All BBC articles – Page 480

  • Dipdap
    News

    CBeebies’ Dipdap morphs into drawing app

    2013-05-30T09:13:00Z

    CBeebies animated character Dipdap is being turned into an app following a licensing deal between Ragdoll Worldwide and interactive entertainment specialist Cube.

  • Tom Kerridge
    News

    BBC2 dishes up pub grub series

    2013-05-30T08:02:00Z

    BBC2 is preparing to serve up new cookery talent with a series exploring pub grub and another about spicing up British food with exotic ingredients.

  • BBC News
    News

    BBC mulls DMI alternatives

    2013-05-30T08:00:00Z

    The BBC could face a bill of many more millions of pounds if it attempts to salvage what remains of the Digital Media Initiative (DMI) by purchasing off-the-shelf technology.

  • World Strongest Man
    News

    C5 and cashflow worry indies

    2013-05-30T08:00:00Z

    The failure of broadcasters to understand indies’ cashflow pressures is the production sector’s biggest concern, according to a Pact survey of its members.

  • The White Queen
    Behind The Scenes

    The White Queen, BBC1

    2013-05-30T07:59:00Z

    Combining three of Philippa Gregory’s Wars of the Roses novels into one 10-part television series was like a Mensa test, says Emma Frost

  • BBC
    News

    Date set for inquest into death of BBC journalist

    2013-05-29T12:55:00Z

    An inquest into the death of BBC journalist Russell Joslin, who apparently committed suicide following a series of workplace harassment claims, is to take place on 5 July.

  • Colin Barr
    News

    Minnow Films hires Our War exec producer

    2013-05-29T12:52:00Z

    Minnow Films has hired Colin Barr, the Bafta-winning executive producer behind Our War, as creative director as it expands into drama.

  • peekabu
    News

    BBCW reveals second Labs wave

    2013-05-29T12:32:00Z

    A pilot login system for children which relies on visual recognition has helped developers Peekabu Studios become one of the next wave of start-ups to join the BBC Worldwide Labs scheme.  

  • Margaret Thatcher
    News

    Margaret Thatcher funeral drives iPlayer viewing

    2013-05-28T17:00:00Z

    Margaret Thatcher’s funeral has become one of BBC iPlayer’s most watched live TV broadcasts - only falling behind the corporation’s London 2012 Olympics coverage.

  • Today programme
    News

    BBC turns on radio downloads

    2013-05-28T11:58:00Z

    BBC plans to make radio content available to download on iPlayer have been given the greenlight.

  • The Voice
    News

    BBC1 confirms return of The Voice

    2013-05-28T11:15:00Z

    BBC1 has confirmed that The Voice UK will return after it signed a deal for a third series of the singing contest.

  • The Fall
    News

    The Fall secures second series

    2013-05-28T09:08:00Z

    BBC2 has ordered a second series of Gillian Anderson thriller The Fall after it became the channel’s biggest drama series launch in eight years.

  • James Stephenson
    News

    James Stephenson made BBC World News boss

    2013-05-24T16:22:00Z

    BBC News at Six and News at Ten editor James Stephenson has been made BBC World News head of news.

  • Jim_Gray
    News

    Jim Gray linked to BBC TV current affairs role

    2013-05-24T13:33:00Z

    Contenders for the newly created BBC current affairs role are emerging, with former Channel 4 News editor Jim Gray being strongly linked to the job.

  • The Voice
    News

    The Voice set to return to BBC1

    2013-05-24T12:57:00Z

    BBC1 is close to commissioning a third series of The Voice UK after judging its existing two-year, £22m deal for the talent contest a success.

  • John Linwood
    News

    BBC suspends tech boss Linwood

    2013-05-24T12:56:00Z

    The BBC’s chief technology officer John Linwood has been suspended over the broadcaster’s failed Digital Media Initiative.

  • BBC
    News

    BBC axes £100m DMI project

    2013-05-24T11:24:00Z

    The BBC is to shut down its £100m Digital Media Initiative (DMI) project after director general Tony Hall said it had “wasted a huge amount of licence fee payers’ money”.

  • Emeli Sande
    News

    DCD secures Emeli Sandé sales

    2013-05-24T09:55:00Z

    Distributor DCD Rights has secured sales of Emeli Sandé Live at the Royal Albert Hall to countries including Brazil, Hong Kong and Finland.

  • Penny Marshall
    News

    A failure for women and TV

    2013-05-23T08:05:00Z

    With just one female correspondent out of 11, the BBC could learn from ITV, says Lis Howell.

  • James Harding
    News

    BBC news chief vows to hike female talent

    2013-05-23T08:00:00Z

    James Harding pledged to increase the number of female broadcasters across BBC News’ output in one of his first addresses to staff.