All BBC articles – Page 441

  • Episodes
    Ratings

    Episodes returns with 940k

    2014-05-15T11:51:00Z

    Episodes returned for a third run on Wednesday with its lowest series debut audience to date, but it still managed to hold off competition from Channel 4’s Derek.

  • Reece Shearsmith
    News

    iPlayer shorts pave way for BBC3’s move online

    2014-05-15T07:52:00Z

    A collection of BBC iPlayer comedy shorts will help pave the way for BBC3’s move online next year, according to the VoD platform’s head of TV content.

  • Danny Cohen
    News

    Cohen: listen to junior staff

    2014-05-15T07:43:00Z

    Danny Cohen has revealed that junior staff will sit on senior management interview boards to break up the “hierarchical” working structures at BBC television.

  • Woody
    News

    Happy Tramp secures BBC1 sitcom

    2014-05-14T13:13:00Z

    Happy Tramp Productions, the indie established by a Zeppotron co-founder and The Inbetweeners movie director, has secured a comedy commission starring Kayvan Novak from BBC1.

  • Newsnight
    News

    Newsnight ratings fall 5%

    2014-05-13T13:27:00Z

    Ian Katz faces an uphill battle to improve Newsnight’s ratings after its audience fell 5% since he took over as editor in September last year, according to data compiled by Broadcast.

  • Tony Blackburn (credit: Karwai Tang)
    News

    Indies land 12 Radio Academy awards

    2014-05-13T10:10:00Z

    BBC Radio 2 was crowned Radio Academy UK station of the year on Monday – as independent production companies walked away with 12 awards.

  • Election debate
    News

    Lords: boost election debate diversity

    2014-05-13T09:29:00Z

    UK broadcasters vying to host an election debate next year should consider installing moderators from more diverse backgrounds, according to a group of peers.

  • Donna_Taberer
    News

    TV Collective to host freelance career seminar

    2014-05-12T13:13:00Z

    The TV Collective will provide career advice for TV industry freelancers at an event in London this week.

  • BBC
    News

    BBC pre-recorded N-word radio show

    2014-05-12T11:53:00Z

    The BBC Radio Devon show that carried a version of The Sun Has Got His Hat On containing the N-word was pre-recorded, it has emerged.

  • Eurovision 2014
    Ratings

    Eurovision hits high note

    2014-05-12T10:35:00Z

    Conchita Wurst helped Eurovision score its second best ratings in eight years on Saturday.

  • BBC
    News

    BBC local radio DJ quits in latest N-word scandal

    2014-05-12T08:11:00Z

    David Cameron has joined Boris Johnson in condemning the BBC’s handling of a local radio DJ after he played a version of The Sun Has Got His Hat On containing the N-word.

  • Newsnight
    Ratings

    Newsnight hits 14-month low

    2014-05-09T11:25:00Z

    BBC2’s Newsnight hit a 14-month low on Thursday, while Posh Pawn reached a series high.

  • Caroline Wyatt
    News

    BBC News on brink of religious affairs appointment

    2014-05-09T11:22:00Z

    BBC News is close to moving defence correspondent Caroline Wyatt to cover the religious affairs brief.

  • Chris Patten
    News

    DCMS kicks off hunt for Patten’s successor

    2014-05-08T07:20:00Z

    The BBC Trust may have to wait up to six months for chair Lord Patten to be replaced – and John Whittingdale has warned that there won’t be a “massive queue” of candidates clamouring to fill the role.

  • BBC World Cup
    News

    BBC unveils World Cup plans

    2014-05-07T13:28:00Z

    The BBC will launch an online World Cup breakfast show as part of a commitment to broadcast 50% more coverage of the football tournament than in 2010.

  • Sarah Brown
    News

    BBC drama producer Sarah Brown joins STV

    2014-05-07T12:11:00Z

    BBC drama producer Sarah Brown is to join STV Production to lead its output in the genre.

  • Happy Valley
    Ratings

    Happy Valley slips by 800k

    2014-05-07T11:16:00Z

    The absence of Champions League football on ITV boosted the fortunes of BBC2, Channel 4 and Channel 5 on Tuesday, but could not prevent Happy Valley shedding 12% of its audience.

  • Lord Patten
    News

    Lord Patten: the key moments

    2014-05-07T09:15:00Z

    Following Lord Patten’s decision to step down after undergoing major heart surgery, Broadcast reflects on the key moments of the BBC Trust chairman’s three-year reign.

  • Quirke
    Video

    VIDEO: Quirke, BBC1

    2014-05-06T17:05:00Z

    Click to view the trailer for the three-part adaptation of Benjamin Black’s books set in Dublin city morgue and coproduced by Element Pictures and Tyrone Productions.

  • Chris Patten
    News

    Lord Patten steps down after undergoing heart surgery

    2014-05-06T16:55:00Z

    BBC Trust chairman Lord Patten is to stand down with immediate effect after undergoing heart surgery.