Tag: BBC

Jo Street, a seasoned developer, producer and commissioner, has been appointed as the BBC's commissioning editor for entertainment and daytime, a newly created position that is effective August 1.

BBC One has lined up a new six-part music series featuring top U.K. and international stars for live broadcast this fall.

The BBC has published its annual plan for 2017-18, which in part outlines a greater effort to highlight the distinctiveness of its services.

LONDON: Ofcom has issued a set of proposals for regulating the performance of the BBC, including new quotas for U.K.-originated programs.

LONDON: The BBC has secured rights for the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2019 and will broadcast every game across TV, radio and online.

LONDON: Tony Hall, the director-general of the BBC, has put out a call to reinvent the iPlayer, which must make a "leap from a catch-up service to a must-visit destination in its own right."

LONDON: The former Bank of England deputy governor David Clementi has been confirmed as the next BBC chairman.

LONDON: The BBC and the All England Club have extended their broadcast partnership for Wimbledon coverage for another four years.

LONDON: The BBC's director-general, Tony Hall, has welcomed the newly drafted charter as an "opportunity to write the next chapter in the BBC’s history."

LONDON: As of today, a new law is in effect that requires viewers to be covered by a TV license in order to download or watch BBC programs on-demand on the BBC iPlayer.