All BBC articles – Page 5
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NewsBBC confirmed as 2023 Eurovision host broadcaster
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and the BBC have confirmed that the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest will be hosted in the United Kingdom.
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Daily NewsNEP supports Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee
NEP Group revealed that it worked with BBC Studios Events on the broadcast of Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee in June.
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NewsBBC names ex-Netflix exec Lindsay Salt as director of drama
Lindsay Salt has been appointed as the new director of BBC drama.
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NewsAmazon and BBC break BT Sports’ exclusive hold over Champions League
BT Sport has lost its exclusive hold over coverage of the UEFA Champions League, with streaming service Amazon securing 17 games and the BBC airing highlights for the first time.
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NewsBBC to broadcast Glastonbury in UHD
The BBC is to broadcast in Ultra High Definition (UHD) from the Glastonbury Festival this summer, marking the first time it has broadcast any music event in UHD.
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NewsBBC to close BBC Four and CBBC and cut 1,000 jobs
The BBC is to stop broadcasting linear channels BBC Four and CBBC and cut 1,000 jobs to save money following the UK government’s decision to freeze the licence for two years.
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NewsBBC Natural History Unit hires first ever CGI exec producer
BBC Studios’ Natural History Unit has appointed BAFTA-winning visual effects supremo Mike Davis as CGI executive producer, the first dedicated role of its kind for the unit.
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NewsStars rally behind Channel 4 and BBC at BAFTA TV Awards
Public service broadcasters won the lion’s share of prizes at the BAFTA Television Awards, which saw stars and leading industry figures speak out against the privatisation of Channel 4 and changes to the BBC licence fee.
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NewsBBC Studioworks adds former Doctor Who sound stages to portfolio
BBC Studioworks is to hire out and manage four sound stages at BBC Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff, it has been announced.
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VideoIBC Digital 2021 Interview: BBC Sport’s Barbara Slater, winner of IBC 2021 International Honour for Excellence
Barbara Slater, BBC Director of Sport, was awarded the IBC 2021 International Honour for Excellence in recognition of her career in sports broadcasting and for leading the way in establishing women’s sport and bringing women to the fore in sports broadcasting. She talks about her career, achievements and goals for ...
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NewsUK government sets out plans for TV industry reform
The UK government has confirmed its plans to overhaul the BBC licence fee, privatise Channel 4 and regulate streaming services.
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NewsIt’s a Sin, Graham Norton and Strictly honoured at RTS awards
The Royal Television Society has revealed the winners of its 2022 Programme Awards.
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NewsLord Grade selected as Ofcom chair
Former BBC Chairman and Channel 4 Chief Executive Lord Grade has been named as the new chair of UK media regulator Ofcom.
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Industry TrendsFlexibility, scalability and complexity: Inside BBC Wales’ all-IP Central Square facility
The 15 July 2019 marked BBC Wales’ inaugural live transmission from Central Square, its new headquarters in the heart of Cardiff, by Announcer/Director Tim Cooper. Shortly after that, the first radio broadcast went out on 25 July. By September of 2020, TV news programmes including Wales Today and Newyddion had ...
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NewsBritBox UK MD Will Harrison to depart
Will Harrison, Managing Director of BritBox UK, is to step down from his role ahead of the launch of new streaming service ITVX.
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NewsVersa expands Manchester studio footprint
TV and film studio business Versa Studios has opened Versa ABC, a 5,000 sq ft ‘studio in the sky’ overlooking Manchester City centre.
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NewsScreenSkills report reveals unscripted TV challenges
Research by training organisation ScreenSkills on unscripted TV has laid bare a wide range of skills needs with a particular focus on shortages in the “squeezed middle” of experienced crew.
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NewsBristol’s Bottle Yard Studios begins £12m expansion
Work is underway on the expansion of Bristol film and TV production facility The Bottle Yard Studios.
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NewsBBC Three returns to broadcast TV
BBC Three returns as a broadcast channel this week – nearly six years after it moved online.
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NewsUK government freezes BBC licence fee, plans review of funding model
The UK government has frozen the BBC licence fee for two years and is to embark on a major review of how the public service broadcaster is funded.
