All BBC articles – Page 464
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NewsThe Paradise shuts up shop
The Paradise will not be returning for a third series as BBC1 plans to grow new dramas.
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NewsBBC3 in scripted reality first
BBC3 has turned to the producer of Pineapple Dance Studios to launch its first scripted reality show, which will be set in the creative heart of Brixton.
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NewsCohen in hunt for BBC2 boss
BBC director of television Danny Cohen will move quickly to replace BBC2 controller Janice Hadlow and could make an appointment in March.
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NewsPeacock wins first UK commission
BBC3 has ordered a one-off documentary about Amanda Knox from Peacock Productions, marking the NBC News-owned indie’s first UK commission.
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NewsBBC3's Cuckoo returns with Taylor Lautner
Twilight star Taylor Lautner is to join the cast of BBC3 comedy Cuckoo after the channel confirmed it will return for a second series.
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NewsRemarkable lands 200 episode Pointless deal
Remarkable Television has secured a bulk deal with BBC1 to produce over 200 episodes of daytime show Pointless.
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NewsC4 wins seat at election debate table
Channel 4 is to take part in the negotiations to air a prime ministerial TV debate next year as the broadcasters aim to build on the 2010 event.
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NewsGreg Dyke criticises BBC Trust chair
Former BBC director general Greg Dyke has again taken aim at Lord Patten - claiming that he did not do enough to help the corporation during the Jimmy Savile crisis.
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NewsDrama Republic hires BBC production boss
BBC head of drama production Susy Liddell has joined Greg Brenman’s indie Drama Republic.
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NewsJanice Hadlow set to leave BBC2
Janice Hadlow is to step down as BBC2 controller after more than five years to take on a broader role within the television division, Broadcast can reveal.
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NewsBBC Trust to launch major radio review
The BBC Trust is to launch a health check of the corporation’s entire UK portfolio of music and speech radio stations.
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NewsPSBs plan Freeview VoD push
The BBC, ITV and Channel 4 are investigating the opportunity to launch industry-standard IPTV technology that would ensure their catch-up services work across all connected TVs.
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NewsThe Voice gets BBC2 spin-off show
The Voice UK is to be handed a Strictly: It Takes Two-style BBC2 spin-off show when the live rounds of the contest get underway.
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NewsCohen confirms end of all-male panel shows
BBC television boss Danny Cohen has reiterated the corporation’s desire to ban all-male comedy panel shows.
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NewsThe Musketeers returns for series two
The Musketeers will continue their adventures on BBC1 after the channel commissioned a second series of the drama.
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NewsRob Brydon to host BBC1’s Guess List
Rob Brydon is to front a BBC1 Saturday night comedy entertainment format in which celebrities help contestants win bespoke prizes.
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NewsControversial Newsbeat editor handed local radio role
Rod McKenzie, the former Radio 1 Newsbeat editor accused of bullying, has been named the development editor of BBC local radio.
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NewsChris Grayling criticises 'left-leaning' BBC
Justice secretary Chris Grayling has become the latest Conservative politician to accuse the BBC of having a left-leaning bias - even claiming it is present in the corporation’s drama output.
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NewsSalford boss gets DMI role
Alice Webb, the BBC exec who helped oversee its move to Salford, has been drafted in to pick up the pieces of the £100m Digital Media Initiative (DMI) fiasco.
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NewsBBC to be more transparent on distribution
The BBC has committed to being more transparent about the cost of transmitting its television, radio and online services after its distribution bill hit £233m last year.