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Clementi confirmed as BBC chairman
David Clementi has been confirmed as the next chairman of British public broadcaster the BBC….
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BBC Worldwide cruises into maritime market
The BBC’s commercial arm, BBC Worldwide has launched its first channel produced exclusively for cruise…
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BBC looking to develop haptic VR and AR experiences
BBC Earth is looking to experiment with ‘haptic’ virtual reality experiences – involving a sense…
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BBC hails the ‘biggest year ever’ for iPlayer
The BBC has revealed that 2016 was the “biggest year ever” for the iPlayer with…
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UK public backs BBC licence fee
The UK public back the annual licence fee to fund pubcaster the BBC, although many…
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BBC, ITV, AMC pact for BritBox US SVOD service
The UK’s two largest broadcasters and The Walking Dead cable net AMC are joining forces…
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BBC launches first VR project on Oculus
The BBC has launched its first virtual reality (VR) production on the Oculus store. The…
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BBC launches HDR trial of Planet Earth II with HLG technology
The BBC has begun making its flagship natural history series Planet Earth II available in…
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Ofcom reveals BBC regulation plan
Ofcom has revealed details of how it will regulate the BBC from next April, when…
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BBC, Blue Ant launching Earth channel
BBC Worldwide and Blue Ant are rolling out the BBC Earth channel in Canada. The…
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BBC launches vertical news videos
The BBC has updated its popular news app, introducing new elements including vertical videos and…
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BBC launches virtual reality talk show
UK public broadcaster has launched No Small Talk, a virtual reality talk show for millennial…
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BBC preps Attenborough natural history app
The BBC will launch a new app featuring a raft of content from respected naturalist…
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UK indies rebound on international growth
UK indie producers have reversed a sector-wide revenue decline, with international growth propelling the sector…
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Curation is still key and linear still has life, OTTtv attendees told
Curation will continue to be key to bringing viewers to audiovisual content and linear TV…
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Africa launch for CBeebies
The BBC’s preschool channel CBeebies is launching in East Africa on the Zuku pay TV…
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BBC marks 80 years of television
The BBC has opened up its archive to celebrate 80 years since its launch of…
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21st Century Fox names technology chief
21st Century Fox has named News Corp chief technology officer and former BBC digital media…
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BBC Advertising report questions perceptions about Millennials
Traits associated with millennials – a key talking point at all TV industry conferences and…
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Government kicks of search for BBC Board chair
The UK has launched the recruitment process for the chair of the BBC Board –…
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BBC Studios to cut 300 jobs in ‘reshaping’
The BBC’s production arm will do away with 300 jobs to “ensure it is the…
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BBC ups Purnell to director of radio and education
The BBC has promoted director of strategy and education, James Purnell, to a new role…
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BBC factual boss leaves to launch Yaddo SVOD service
BBC factual commissioner Nick Fraser is leaving the UK pubcaster to launch a new subscription…
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Viacom poaches BBC exec for UK kids role
Viacom has hired Sarah Muller to run its kids programming at Channel 5. The new…
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Netflix sets sights on more British originals
Netflix is set to ramp up its British production efforts, with co-production deals in place…
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UK Culture Secretary: TV one of UK’s greatest successes
The UK’s new culture secretary, Matt Hancock, praised TV as “one of the UK’s greatest…
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BBC calls for greater regulation of C4 following Bake Off scandal
The BBC has called for greater content regulation to be imposed on Channel 4, in…
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BBC to require iPlayer logins for all from next year
From early next year all viewers will be required to sign into the BBC iPlayer,…
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BBC experiments with holographic TV
The BBC has created an experimental ‘holographic’ TV as part of its exploration of emerging…
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Amazon unveils release date for The Grand Tour
Amazon is to release The Grand Tour, its hotly anticipated reboot of BBC show Top…