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BBC renews Premier League highlights package
The BBC will continue to show Premier League TV highlights in the UK for a…
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BBC R&D delivers ‘significant value’ to the wider industry
The BBC’s research and development division, BBC R&D, delivered “significant value” to viewers, the corporation,…
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Christmas cheer for record-breaking BBC iPlayer
The BBC’s on-demand service in the UK, BBC iPlayer, enjoyed a record week over Christmas,…
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BBC poaches Channel 4’s finance director
Channel 4’s group finance director, Glyn Isherwood, will swap public service broadcasters in the new…
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BBC launches Amazon Alexa voice service
The BBC has launched an Amazon Alexa skill for Echo devices – its first full…
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Blue Planet II is BBC iPlayer’s top series of 2017
Big-ticket natural history series Blue Planet II is the most requested show on the iPlayer…
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BBC reaches 98% DAB coverage with new transmitter
The BBC has upped its DAB (digital audio broadcasting) radio coverage to nearly 98% of…
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BBC to make Blue Planet II series available in UHD, HDR
The BBC is set to make all espisodes of David Attenborough’s latest series, Blue Planet II,…
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BBC launches VR production studio
The BBC has launched a virtual reality production studio, BBC VR Hub, in a bid…
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BBC merges Studios and Worldwide
UK public broadcaster the BBC is merging its production arm, BBC Studios, and commercial division…
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Former Ofcom CEO: BBC licence fee sustainable ‘for present purposes’
Former Ofcom boss Ed Richards has said that the BBC licence fee is a sustainable…
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BBC reportedly looking at £500m UKTV/Scripps buyout
BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the BBC, is considering a £500 million (€557 million)…
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Sky rubbishes BBC’s ‘bizarre’ SVOD concerns
Sky’s content chief, Gary Davey, has slammed the BBC’s “bizarre” concerns over the arrival of…
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BBC launches interactive voice drama
The BBC has launched what it describes as its first “interactive voice drama” – an…
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BBC using new streaming tech to expand sports offering
The BBC is to make 1,000 extra hours of sport available on its online platforms…
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BBC chief: SVOD won’t stop £500m content spend shortfall
BBC chief Tony Hall (pictured) has warned a potential £500 million (€565 million) shortfall in…
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Arts Council England backs new VR and AR content project
Arts Council England and technology innovation centre Digital Catapult have launched a new programme that…
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Surprise choice for Channel 4 content chief
UK broadcaster Channel 4 has plumped for the surprise choice of Ian Katz, a news…
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BBC extends Irish language and Ulster Scots content with new iPlayer portal
The BBC has launched a dedicated portal on the BBC iPlayer for Irish-language and Ulster-Scots…
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BBC iPlayer requests up in September
The BBC logged 239 million requests for TV programmes on the iPlayer in September, up…
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BBC partners with UK universities in major data initiative
The BBC has launched a five-year research partnership with eight UK universities in a bid…
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Ofcom to impose wide range of quotas on BBC
Ofcom is to force the BBC to air a diet of 90% UK-produced original programming…
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BBC head of news leaves to start ‘news media venture’
The BBC’s director of news and current affairs, James Harding, is due to step down…
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iPlayer content chief Victoria Jaye to leave BBC
Victoria Jaye, head of TV content for BBC iPlayer, is to leave the BBC. Jaye,…
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BBC iPlayer adds ‘From the Archive’ section
The BBC has added a section to its iPlayer catch-up service that will include a…
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BBC chairman ‘concerned’ over broadcast quotas
BBC chairman David Clementi has said he is “concerned” about quotas relating to its broadcast…
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BBC ‘must future-proof’ against US threats
BBC director general Tony Hall has said getting the “strategic relationship” between the UK pubcaster’s…
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BBC builds proof-of-concept voice sign-in and search for iPlayer
The BBC has built a proof-of-concept version of its iPlayer on-demand platform that allows individuals…
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Benbow exiting in BBC Children’s shake-up
Kay Benbow is the leaving the children’s division of UK pubcaster the BBC as part…
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BBC VR study highlights ‘virtual cinema’ potential and headset woes
The ability of virtual reality to remove distractions and enable viewers to enjoy an immersive…