All BBC articles – Page 448
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NewsFormats are back in fashion
Commissioners and producers at Sheffield DocFest 2014 suggested that the ob-doc renaissance is here to stay, but there was also a sense that more factual formats are on the cards.
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RatingsCelebrity Masterchef serves 4.4m
TUESDAY: Celebrity Masterchef cooked up an audience of 4.4m viewers, slipping by 300,000 from last year’s debut.
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NewsBBC Wales to relocate to central Cardiff
The BBC is to move its Welsh headquarters to a smaller and less expensive location in Cardiff city centre by 2018.
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NewsBBC could face strike over pay deal
The BBC could be faced with significant strike action after the National Union of Journalists voted to ballot for industrial action.
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NewsBBC Radio to cut 65 jobs
BBC Radio is to cut up to 65 jobs as part of a major on-going restructuring plan.
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NewsBragg: ITV and C4 must up their game on religion
Television is failing to cover religious issues because commercial broadcasters are leaving it to the BBC to carry the bulk of coverage, according to Melvyn Bragg.
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RatingsDavid Beckham doc scores 4.6m
MONDAY: David Beckham’s adventure into the Amazon hit the road with 4.6m viewers for BBC1.
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NewsAlan Yentob sues Trinity Mirror over phone hacking
Alan Yentob is preparing for a High Court battle with Trinity Mirror after accusing the Daily Mirror owner of hacking his phone.
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NewsCohen frustrated over Quirke sound
BBC director of television Danny Cohen has expressed frustration and concern about the recent sound issues experienced in the BBC1 drama Quirke.
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NewsThe Garden opens up Tatler for BBC2
Inside Claridges-indie, The Garden Productions, is to go behind the scenes at high society magazine Tatler.
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NewsHarding: 'no escaping' BBC redundancies
BBC’s director of news and current affairs James Harding has told staff that future job cuts across the division are inescapable as the corporation ploughs ahead with its cost saving scheme.
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RatingsQuirke ends on a low note
SUNDAY: BBC1 Irish drama Quirke bowed out with a series low performance as ITV’s Soccer Aid peaked with a crowd of 6.4m.
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NewsBBC docs boss: formats could be on way back
DOCFEST: The BBC’s Emma Willis has hinted that Charlotte Moore and Kim Shillinglaw are keen to take more risks with docs on their channels - and that factual formats could be on the point of returning.
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NewsBBC and ITV score World Cup rights until 2022
The BBC and ITV have scored a deal to broadcast the 2018 and 2022 World Cup tournaments.
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NewsLord Coe mulling BBC Trust role
Lord Coe, the man who oversaw the delivery of the London 2012 Olympics, is mulling whether to apply to become the next BBC Trust chairman.
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NewsBBC pays out £2m car allowance
BBC staff car allowances ran to £2m in 2013, a 12% drop on the £2.3m bill from the previous year.
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NewsFreeview and Digital UK to launch IPTV service
Freeview and Digital UK have confirmed that they are developing an internet connected TV service that will rival YouView.
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NewsWorld Cup comes to second screen
The BBC and ITV are gearing up for “the first social World Cup” as they look to take advantage of the rapid growth in internet-connected mobile devices since 2010.
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NewsBBC Trust resumes Comux payments
The BBC Trust has restarted payments to Comux, the organisation responsible for building the infrastructure for local TV, following concerns over its handling of £25m of licence fee money.
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NewsBBC to dramatise life in the Bloomsbury Set
BBC2 will explore the world of London’s controversial literary set in the early 20th century in a period drama from two indie rivals.