18 Oct 2007
| by Andrew McCormick
LONDON - BBC Worldwide, the public broadcaster's commercial arm, is to press ahead with plans...BBC Worldwide, the corporation s commercial arm, will now take over the development of BBC.com along with BBC Global News, which runs the BBC World TV channel. Web portals covering genres ...
versions of the iPlayer - will now form a key part of commercialising BBC.com. The plans follow the BBC ...
11 Apr 2006
| by Iolo Jones
Broadcaster: BBC...Product: BBC Integrated Media Player Campaign: Interactive television Score: 2 out of 5 ...
in bringing together broadband TV
content owners, viewers and advertisers. The BBC is in danger of skewing ...
to
view and download online. While it's admirable that the BBC is innovating and working hard to make ...
05 Feb 2002
| by MediaWeek
BBC turns to Bennett...The BBC has appointed Jana Bennett as director of television, replacing Mark Thompson who left ...
and general manager with Discovery Communications in the USA, and a former BBC director of production, will join the BBC in April. BBC director-general Greg Dyke said: "Jana's experience and success over ...
30 Jan 2001
| by MediaWeek
BBC bags Lewis...The BBC is celebrating today as it is expected to confirm a deal for exclusive coverage of Lennox Lewis' defence of his world heavyweight boxing title. Lewis is due to meet American Hasim Rahman on April 21. The fight will be shown on BBC 1 and featured on Radio 5 Live. A spokesman for the BBC said ...
12 Dec 2002
| by MediaWeek
Historical start for BBC...Walking with Cavemen: BBC special By Deborah Bonello Poetry and history form the backbone of this winter's schedules for BBC1 and BBC2. A poetry anthology and search for the UK's best new poet are headline features of BBC2's £100m schedule, with a documentary on Philip ...
16 Jun 2000
| by MediaWeek
BBC scores consolation goal...The BBC and BSkyB have won the rights to show the FA Cup and England internationals, paying ...
agreement ensures that Match of the Day will continue to exist as a live format after the BBC lost the rights to Premiership highlights earlier this week. Under the deal, the BBC will schedule FA Cup ...
22 Aug 2002
| by MediaWeek
BBC chases success...Wild West: one of BBC1's autumn schedule highlights Senior TV buyers reacted fiercely to the unveiling of the BBC1's autumn schedule this week, claiming its latest raft of programming ...
have again raised concerns that the BBC continues to drift from its public service remit ...
23 Jan 2001
| by MediaWeek
BBC abandons balloon logo...The BBC is to get rid of its hot air balloon logo after nearly four years. New BBC 1 controller Lorraine Heggessey says the balloon – which has flown over more than 30 landmarks – is now “irrelevant ...
to write in with ideas for new locations for it to fly over. The BBC has been criticized for spending too ...
12 May 2000
| by MediaWeek
BBC Radio boosts audience...listeners” boosted figures across both commercial and BBC radio. Radio had a total reach of 43.4 million ...
Audience Research body. It grew 1.5% over the quarter. The BBC’s share of total audience increased 0.8% year-on-year to 51%, reaching 31.5 million adults. Of BBC stations, Radio 2 and Five Live fared best ...
28 Oct 1999
| by MediaWeek
Bruvs win BBC battle...By Amy Vickers The culmination of the Mitchell gang wars in BBC 1’s EastEnders, which saw Grant ...
.8 million viewers. BBC 1’s DIY SOS, at 8.00pm the same night, continued to do well with a 38% share, 8.9 million viewers. BBC celebrated again after Walking With Dinosaurs was officially declared ...