All BBC articles – Page 363
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NewsBBC plans for life after Cohen
The BBC’s plans to make radical changes to its commissioning structures are set to gather pace following the departure of director of television Danny Cohen next month.
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NewsNo evidence the BBC ‘crowds out commercial rivals’
The BBC Trust has claimed that there is no evidence to suggest that the BBC’s online, entertainment or news content crowds out commercial rivals.
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NewsBake Off audience rises to five-year TV high
The Great British Bake Off final has become the highest-rated original show on British television in five years after it consolidated to nearly 15.1m viewers.
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NewsSpun Gold pilots Dutch singing format for BBC
Spun Gold is piloting a Dutch format for BBC daytime in which four contestants host a singing contest in their own homes over the course of a week.
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RatingsBuilding Cars Live drives off with over 2m
TUESDAY: Former Top Gear host James May returned to BBC2 with a solid performance for motoring manufacturing event Building Cars Live.
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NewsLive at the Apollo moves to BBC2
Live at the Apollo is to move from BBC1 to BBC2 as the latter bids to become more of a home for stand-up comedy.
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NewsBBC1 drama to explore organised crime
The shadowy world of organised crime will form the backdrop of a BBC1 drama from Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell-producer Cuba Pictures.
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NewsBBC journalists to get EU training
All BBC journalists will go through mandatory training about the EU ahead of the in-out referendum which is due to take place within the next two years.
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NewsPact takes BBC Studios fight to DCMS
Pact has placed its concern over the commercialisation of BBC Studios at the heart of its response to the government’s green paper on the future of the BBC.
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NewsBBC mulls content supremo role after Cohen’s exit
The BBC is giving serious consideration to installing a director of content who would oversee TV, radio and online, rather than replacing director of television Danny Cohen directly.
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NewsSimon Albury hits out at BBC diversity policy
The Campaign for Broadcasting Equality has submitted a 27-page response to the government’s charter renewal green paper which is heavily critical of the BBC’s record on diversity.
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NewsBBC clamps downs on expenses to save £50m
The BBC is to crack down on staff expenses, with bans being introduced on first class train travel and certain alcohol claims as the corporation bids to save £50m.
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NewsBBC Trust probing Yentob's Kids Company involvement
The BBC Trust is investigating whether Alan Yentob broke editorial guidelines over his involvement in the corporation’s reporting on failed charity Kids Company.
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NewsFairhead: ‘not a huge appetite’ for BBC local press plans
BBC Trust chairman Rona Fairhead has admitted that there is “not a huge appetite” for one of the corporation’s central plans to partner with local newspapers.
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RatingsStrictly climbs to series high of 9.7m
SATURDAY: Strictly Come Dancing rocketed to a series high and continued to boost Doctor Who.
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NewsBBC Sport app gets personal
BBC Sport will allow fans to follow the progress of their favourite teams more closely as part of personalised functionality being introduced to its app.
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NewsPublic back BBC’s universal funding model
Nearly 60% of the UK support the BBC’s universal funding model, with more than a third of this group being in favour of a household levy, according to findings from the BBC Trust.
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NewsDoctor Foster becomes highest-rated new drama of 2015
Drama Republic’s Doctor Foster has become the highest-rated new drama of 2015 after its final episode consolidated to over 10m viewers.
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NewsBBC unveils major factual slate
BBC1 has ordered a medical experiment challenging the nation’s dependency on prescription drugs as part of a broad slate of factual programmes from Alison Kirkham’s team.
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NewsBedell, Tyler, Watsham and Taylor on hunt for Next Big Thing
Elaine Bedell, Alan Tyler, Richard Watsham and Celia Taylor will debate the Next Big Thing in Entertainment in a key session of Broadcast’s Commissioning Forum next month.