Articles Tagged ‘BBC’
C4, BBC claim multiple BAFTAs
TVThe BAFTA television awards were handed out yesterday (May 12), with Channel 4 and the BBC winning multiple non-fiction awards for programs such as Made in Chelsea (pictured); 7/7: One Day in London and Our War.
“Albino Witchcraft Murders” wins One World Media doc award
TVThe BBC was a multiple winner at the One World Media awards, which recognizes the most outstanding media coverage of the developing world, while Channel 4 also picked up a trophy.
BBC1 preps documentary on sexual assaults
TVUK terrestrial BBC1 and Gold Star Productions have gained access to the St. Mary’s Centre in Manchester, the UK’s leading Sexual Assault Referral Centre, to produce a 60-minute documentary.
Charlotte Moore named interim BBC1 boss
PEOPLE NEWS / TVCharlotte Moore (pictured), the BBC’s commissioning editor of documentaries, has been appointed the acting controller of UK terrestrial channel BBC1, as the public broadcaster searches for a permanent controller.
Renewals round-up: “The Next Star,” “Horizons”
TVUK and North American networks have invested in more business takeovers, pop stars and science and technology innovations, in this week’s renewals round-up. (Pictured: The Next Star)
BBC hires C4′s Anne Bulford
PEOPLE NEWS / TVChannel 4 chief operating officer Anne Bulford (pictured) will join rival British network the BBC in the newly created position of MD of finance and operations.
BBC publishes Pollard inquiry transcripts
TVThe British public broadcaster has published transcripts and appendices to the Pollard Report, with approximately 3% redacted for “a very limited number of legal reasons.”
C4′s Kavanagh returns to BBC
PEOPLE NEWS / TVLess than a year after he left the BBC to become Channel 4′s head of features and factual formats, Damian Kavanagh (pictured) is returning to the British pubcaster to replace Liam Keelan as the controller of BBC daytime.
Purnell returns to BBC as strategy and digital director
PEOPLE NEWS / TVFormer British culture minister James Purnell (pictured) will rejoin the British pubcaster as part of a series of senior management appointments made by incoming director-general Tony Hall, ahead of his arrival on April 2.
BBC hires Talpa exec for formats role
PEOPLE NEWS / TVThe BBC’s in-house entertainment division has named Vincent Dijkema as its program consultant for format entertainment.
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Realscreen Summit 2013 - Lifetime programming EVP Rob Sharenow and cast members from Lunchbox Communications’ boxing project The Stable