All BBC articles – Page 396
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RatingsBBC election coverage triumphs with 7m
THURSDAY: The BBC won the lion’s share of the general election audience as a peak of more than 7m watched the drama unfold before 2am.
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NewsPeter Fincham ‘holds secret meeting with Top Gear team’
Peter Fincham is reported to have held a secret meeting with former Top Gear presenters Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May, fuelling speculation that ITV will swoop for the stars.
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NewsBBC2 axes Banished
BBC2 has cancelled Banished, Jimmy McGovern’s drama about a British convict prison camp in 18th century Australia, after a single series.
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NewsGeneral election 2015: Tory plans for broadcasting
The Conservative Party is on course to win a small majority at the general election. Here is how its plans for the broadcasting industry stack up.
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NewsPolly Hill to become BBC drama controller
BBC head of independent drama Polly Hill will succeed Ben Stephenson as controller of drama at the corporation.
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NewsBT Sport hints at Gary Lineker deal
BT Sport has dropped the biggest hint yet that Gary Lineker is being lined up to front its Champions League coverage later this year.
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NewsBBC and Eurosport track down Diamond League rights
The BBC will air more network coverage of the athletics Diamond League season than ever before as part of rights deals that will run until 2020.
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NewsPatrick Holland wins race to be BBC documentaries boss
Patrick Holland, the managing director at Fremantle Media UK label Boundless, has been named head of documentaries at the BBC.
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NewsSheffield Doc/Fest 2015 line-up revealed
BBC1 controller Charlotte Moore, BBC2 boss Kim Shillinglaw and Channel 4 deputy chief creative officer Ralph Lee are among the executives signed up to talk at this year’s Sheffield Doc/Fest.
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NewsBBC1 plans live Monterey Bay wildlife series
BBC1 will explore the gathering of marine life at Monterey Bay in California as part of a live natural history series in August.
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BBCW widens EBS deal to harvest non-linear data
BBC Worldwide has expanded its contract with EPG data provider EBS to include non-linear EPG data services.
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NewsBBC Brit car series to air in UK
BBC Brit’s first original commission, car format Mud, Sweat And Gears, is to air in the UK after BBC Worldwide closed a deal with pay-TV broadcaster History.
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NewsBBC3 still ‘open for business’
BBC3 controller Damian Kavanagh reassured producers at a BBC3 factual briefing last week that the channel is still open for business and is “desperately” seeking thought-provoking series.
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NewsBBC factual in state of flux
BBC factual is in a state of flux as controller Emma Swain begins a year-long secondment to help shape the corporation’s approach to commissioning over the next five years.
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NewsHead-to-head race for BBC drama controller
Polly Hill and Faith Penhale are the frontrunners in the race to replace Ben Stephenson as the controller of BBC drama.
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NewsDanny Cohen to open Media Summit
BBC director of television Danny Cohen will open this year’s Creative Week as the keynote interview for the Media Summit on 1 June.
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NewsBBC2 teams up with Animal Planet on lion film
BBC2 has teamed up with US cable network Animal Planet for an Icon Films-produced doc set in the Savute Game Reserve in Botswana.
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NewsOfcom launches Top Gear ‘pikey’ investigation
Ofcom is investigating the use of the word ‘pikey’ in Top Gear after a separate BBC Trust investigation in March cleared the show of causing offence.
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NewsBBC Savile review delayed indefinitely
Dame Janet Smith’s review into the culture and practices of the BBC during Jimmy Savile and Stuart Hall’s tenure has been delayed indefinitely following an intervention from the Metropolitan Police.
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RatingsQuestion Time special draws 4.3m
THURSDAY: Question Time’s election special matched the challenger debate a fortnight ago, as BBC2’s The Game made an unspectacular start.