All BBC articles – Page 421
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NewsBBC tool helps kids’ create online game
The BBC has launched Make It: Technobabble, a spin-off online platform from the CBBC series that allows children to develop their own games.
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NewsSalmon: BBC must tread carefully over in-house plans
The BBC must ensure that plans to commercialise its in-house production arm do not impact the progress the corporation has made in the regions, according to BBC England director Peter Salmon.
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NewsKids figures urge chancellor to commit to tax break
Over thirty of the leading figures in the British kids’ TV industry have urged chancellor George Osborne to commit to a tax break for live action programming in the autumn statement.
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NewsBBC in £2m branded merchandise push
The BBC is prepared to spend as much as £1.9m on branded merchandise to promote its services and programming over the next four years.
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NewsBBC DJ’s Ched Evans rape remarks investigated
Nick Conrad’s controversial comments about the Ched Evans rape row on BBC Radio Norfolk last month are to be investigated by Ofcom.
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RatingsRemember Me scares off 1m
SUNDAY: Remember Me scared 1m viewers away from BBC1 for its second episode as I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here entertained its biggest audience in 11 days.
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NewsBBC shelves Shannon Matthews drama
BBC1 has paused production on a dramatisation of Shannon Matthews’ hoax kidnapping to address “important production and editorial matters”.
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RatingsStrictly 2m ahead of The X Factor
SATURDAY: Strictly Come Dancing held a 2m viewer lead over The X Factor, as mythical drama Atlantis continued to underperform.
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PodcastTalking TV: BBC1’s entertainment quest & Charlie Higson
Talking TV returns from a short sabbatical with a bounty of goods, including the story behind BBC1’s forthcoming Harry Hill comedy drama Professor Branestawm.
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NewsRadio 5 Live lauds online success
BBC Radio 5 Live has heralded its campaign to reach more listeners online after its In Short service generated a record number of requests in October.
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NewsBBC2 orders Spanish Armada docudrama
BBC2 is to tell the “untold story” of the Spanish Armada in a forthcoming docudrama.
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RatingsLife Story bows out on low
THURSDAY: David Attenborough’s BBC1 wildlife series Life Story bowed with its worst ratings of the series.
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NewsBBC Children’s may become part of in-house plans
The BBC is considering making its children’s television production department part of its plans for a commercial production arm.
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NewsBBC daytime bailiff show inspires comedy project
Toast of London creator Arthur Mathews is developing a BBC sitcom inspired by BBC1 daytime show The Sheriffs Are Coming.
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NewsScotland may be handed BBC charter renewal role
The Scottish government should have a formal voice in BBC charter renewal negotiations, according to Lord Smith’s report aimed at devolving power to the nation.
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RatingsI’m a Celebrity fires The Apprentice
WEDNESDAY: I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here! trumped The Apprentice for a second week on the trot, as Sky Arts’ Danish drama The Legacy debuted with 29,000.
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NewsBBC set for additional £400m cuts
The BBC faces fresh cuts of £400m across the next two years that will take total savings by 2016/17 to £1.5bn.
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NewsBBC launches interactive football drama
The BBC is launching a Somethin’ Else-produced interactive football drama as part of its World War One season.
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CommentBBC faces up to UK devolution
Change is coming despite Scotland’s No vote, says Maggie Brown
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NewsRadio 1 to boost video quality for iPlayer move
BBC Radio 1 is to improve the quality of its video content following its launch on iPlayer.