All BBC articles – Page 461
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NewsSNP outlines blueprint for BBC break-up
The Scottish government plans to create a Scottish Broadcasting Service (SBS) using £320m of licence fee cash if the nation votes for independence in the 2014 referendum.
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NewsUK indies win at Euro Science TV awards
UK indies including Pioneer Productions were recognised at the European Science TV and New Media Festival, held in Portugal last week.
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NewsLocal TV goes live
Local TV will today launch on Freeview channel eight in Grimsby as Estuary TV is pushed live.
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NewsCBeebies preps Three Little Pigs
CBeebies is lining up a multi-platform series of programming based around the story of The Three Little Pigs next Easter.
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NewsRonan Bennett to write Wallander finale
Top Boy writer-producer Ronan Bennett is to write the final episodes of Left Bank Pictures’ crime series Wallander starring Ken Branagh.
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PodcastTalking TV: Doctor Who, Derren Brown and diversity
Broadcast’s latest Talking TV podcast gets to grips with the Doctor Who 50th anniversary, diversity and Derren Brown.
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NewsCBBC to adapt Jacqueline Wilson’s Hetty Feather
CBBC has commissioned two new dramas – including a series from Tracy Beaker author Dame Jacqueline Wilson.
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NewsBBC4 acquires Scandinavian Mad Men-esque drama
The BBC has acquired Scandinavian drama Crimes of Passion, a six-part crime thriller described as Mad Men-meets-The Killing.
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NewsBBC to invest £23m in Birmingham
The BBC is to boost investment in Birmingham by more than £23m over the next three years, creating over 80 jobs as part of its commitment to the city.
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NewsUnions threaten BBC strike
BBC director general Tony Hall’s union relations will be properly tested for the first time in the coming months after they raised the threat of strike action over bullying and pay changes.
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NewsRevealed: 2013’s best acquisitions
From superhero spin-offs to headless horsemen, Broadcast assesses the year’s biggest imports
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NewsBBC Arabic tribunal defeat reveals more unrest
More details have emerged about the unrest at BBC Arabic after a broadcast journalist won an employment tribunal against the global news division.
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NewsBBC Birmingham set for boost
Lord Patten and Tony Hall are expected to offer BBC Birmingham a boost amid growing pressure to increase investment in the Midlands.
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NewsLumley meets Will.i.am for BBC1 doc
Joanna Lumley is to spend time with The Voice UK coach Will.i.am for a special BBC1 documentary.
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NewsBBC Arabic loses employment tribunal
The BBC blocked a broadcast journalist from securing a promotion because of his involvement with the National Union of Journalists (NUJ), a court has ruled.
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NewsRadio 4 plans Twitter comedy push
Radio 4 has kicked off a social media campaign which taps into Twitter to try to expand its audience.
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NewsBBC religion staff ‘positive’ about colleagues
The BBC’s religion and ethics staff are “particularly positive” about their colleagues - despite Bectu launching a survey on working conditions in the department last week.
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NewsPatten hits back at Grant Shapps
BBC Trust chairman Lord Patten has branded Tory MP Grant Shapps’ attack on the corporation last month as “exceptionally ill-judged”.
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Behind The ScenesAfrica 2013: Countdown to the Rains, BBC2
The key was the positioning of the fixed rig - and avoiding hippos, says Sarah Peat
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NewsBBC2 to tell story of Messiah
BBC2 has commissioned a drama documentary from Reef Television about Handel’s Messiah.