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BBC: reaching young people a major ‘strategic issue’
Successfully reaching young people is “one of the single biggest strategic issues” now facing the…
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BBCWW upbeat despite drop in cash returns
The BBC’s commercial arm reported a year-on-year increase in sales and profits, but cash returns…
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BBC breaks Wimbledon streaming record
The BBC served 24.1 million stream requests during Wimbledon this year, making it the most-streamed…
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BBC changes US news partner
BBC News and CBS news have struck an editorial and newsgathering partnership that will allow…
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BBC adds iPlayer live restart to set-top boxes
The BBC is rolling out ‘live restart’ iPlayer functionality to compatible set-top boxes. Starting with…
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BBC Worldwide channels launch on Polish OTT service
Cyfrowy Polsat-owned OTT TV service Ipla has added three BBC Worldwide channels to its programming…
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BBC works on voice-activated kids content
The BBC’s Research and Development arm has been working on prototype projects with BBC Children’s…
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BBC launches experimental VR app
The BBC has launched a virtual reality app for iOS and Android through its experimental…
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BBC wants ‘demonstrably broader’ channel
UK public broadcaster the BBC wants its flagship network, BBC One, to have a “demonstrably…
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BBC plans ‘fewer but bigger kids commissions’
The head of the BBC’s kids department has said her division’s commissioning focus has switched…
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BBC tackles kids SVOD threat with £34m boost
BBC Children’s will receive its largest cash boost “in a generation”, with an extra £34…
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Cricket returns to BBC after two decades
Live cricket is to return to the BBC for the first time in 21 years…
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BBC needs to focus on online, talent and finance, says commerce chief
The BBC needs to respond to the fragmentation of audiences and the emergence of global…
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BBC technology chief outlines UHD TV priorities
A combination of High Dynamic Range (HDR) and Wider Colour Gamut (WCG), rather than higher…
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One Love Manchester breaks BBC iPlayer records
The One Love Manchester benefit concert has broken live viewing records on the BBC iPlayer….
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BBC Worldwide confirms BBC Store closure
BBC Worldwide is shutting down its transactional VOD service, BBC Store, amid changing viewing habits…
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BBC news grows global reach
BBC content now reaches a weekly global audience of 372 million, according to the UK…
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Ampere: Over 55s failing to see attractions of SVOD
Over 55s are not tuning in to subscription video-on-demand, even though they have embraced catch-up…
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BBC Worldwide places BBC Store under review
The BBC’s commercial arm, BBC Worldwide, is mulling whether to close down its transactional VOD…
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BBC reports 23% increase in April iPlayer traffic
The BBC reported a 23% year-on-year increase in programme requests to its on-demand iPlayer service…
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Liberty Global, Virgin ranked among top UK employers
Liberty Global, Virgin and the BBC ranked among the UK’s top 10 employers, according to…
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Producers welcome new S4C chief
Welsh indie production body the TAC has welcomed the appointment of senior civil servant Owen…
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BBC to roll out iPlayer password controls
The BBC will soon make iPlayer users create passwords and log-in in order to access…
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BBC must ‘reinvent itself’ for a new generation
During its current charter period the BBC has set itself the challenge of reinventing itself…
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BBC Advertising names business development and innovation chief
BBC Worldwide’s advertising unit, BBC Advertising, has named Errol Baran as SVP of business development…
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Netflix co-production among raft of BBC drama commissions
The BBC has announced a raft of new drama series including Duty/Shame, a co–production with Netflix…
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Access Entertainment buys Packer out of RatPac
Access Entertainment has bought James Packer out of PatPac Entertainment, the US production company the…
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BBC renews deal with Unified Streaming
UK public broadcaster the BBC has agreed to work with video-streaming technology provider Unified Streaming…
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Google to add BBC content to Google Earth
Google will have a raft of BBC content on its relaunched Google Earth service. The…
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BBC to up its investment in Northern Ireland
The BBC is to invest an additional £11 million (€13 million) in new services in…