All BBC articles – Page 325
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Bectu survey: BBC Studios bosses don't know what they're doing
BBC staff have issued a vote of no confidence in the management of BBC Studios following the departure of Peter Salmon, according to a Bectu survey.
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BBC appoints acting drama chief
The BBC’s independent drama commissioning editor Lucy Richer is to step up as acting controller of drama following Polly Hill’s departure.
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BBC Charter debates to take place in Commons and Lords
Culture minister Baroness Neville-Rolfe has stated that the BBC’s new charter will be debated in both the Lords and the Commons before the end of the year.
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Charlotte Moore: BBC departures inevitable
The unprecedented number of senior management departures is an inevitable consequence of restructuring the BBC, according to programming boss Charlotte Moore.
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BBC opens door to distinctiveness targets
The BBC has opened the door for the government to introduce more rigorous targets on distinctiveness as it looks to sharpen the breadth of content it offers audiences.
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Toast producer joins BBC comedy team
Toast of London producer Kate Daughton has joined Shane Allen’s BBC comedy commissioning team after Gregor Sharp went on sabbatical.
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VIDEO: The Hollow Crown, BBC2
Benedict Cumberbatch, Judi Dench and Michael Gambon tell Shakespeare’s bloody history of the English Throne
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BBC's Money for Nothing heads to US
Scottish indie Friel Kean Films is developing its BBC daytime format Money For Nothing for America.
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Home Fires continues Undercover dominance
SUNDAY: ITV’s Home Fires continued to dominate BBC1’s Undercover as the battle of the crime dramas continued.
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iPlayer opens up with Shakespeare season
BBC iPlayer will host content from third-party institutions including the British Film Institute, the Royal Shakespeare Company and Royal Opera House for the first time as part of its Shakespeare celebrations.
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BGT piles on 1.3m as Michael McIntyre launches solidly
SATURDAY: Britain’s Got Talent piled on 1.3m viewers without competition from The Voice UK, while Michael McIntyre’s Big Show outperformed the comedian’s previous outings for BBC1.
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BBC facing 'cash raid' from DCMS
The BBC faces an anxious wait for the white paper on charter renewal amid conflicting reports over the weekend about government plans to raid the corporation’s finances.
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BBC white paper to be published in May
The government’s white paper on BBC charter renewal will be published in May, culture minister Ed Vaizey has confirmed for the first time.
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Ensuring the BBC is for everyone
Today the BBC’s record on reflecting the diversity of the UK will be debated in parliament. It’s a debate I welcome, says Tunde Ogungbesan
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Muslim doc draws 1.2m to C4
WEDNESDAY: Channel 4’s Trevor Phillips-fronted documentary What British Muslims Really Think easily beat slot average, while the return of ITV’s crime solving duo Scott and Bailey triumphed at 9pm.
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C4 and C5 ‘open’ to iPlayer distribution plan
Channel 4 and Channel 5 have indicated that they are open to distributing their programming on iPlayer as the BBC advances plans to expand the service to third-party content providers.
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BBC in race for drama chief
The race to replace BBC drama chief Polly Hill has begun, as the vacuum in permanent creative leadership at BBC Television causes growing concern.
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Ralph Rivera steps down as BBC digital boss
Ralph Rivera’s role as the BBC’s digital director has been made redundant and the online boss will take on a six-month education project for the corporation.
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BBC and BT extend FA Cup deal
The BBC and BT Sport will continue to share rights to the FA Cup until 2021 after extending their deal with the Football Association for three years.