Mar 29 2017
UK comms regulator Ofcom has launched a consultation on detailed proposals for how it will regulate the BBC’s performance under its new Royal Charter, which outlines how it should deliver for audiences. Ofcom becomes the first independent, external regulator of the BBC on April 3rd. Its role is to hold the Corporation to account against […]
Mar 2 2017
Schedules for April reveal changes to the BBC’s international news channel, BBC World News, with an apparent restructure of its news provision throughout the day. Most of the channel’s main news strands will be expanded to cover three hour blocks in the schedule from 3rd April 2017, with GMT broadcast on the hour, every hour […]
Mar 1 2017
The UK’s annual television licence fee is to rise to £147 from £145.50, the government has announced. The increase, which will come into effect on 1 April, marks the the first rise in the licence fee since 2010. In October that year, the coalition government announced the fee would be frozen at £145.50 until 31 […]
Feb 2 2017
The BBC has performed well in collecting the licence fee, having increased the amount of revenue it collects, reduced collection costs and improved its reputation overall. It has, however, performed less well in reducing evasion, according to the National Audit Office (NAO), which it estimates cost the Corporation between £251 million (€294m) and £291 million […]
Dec 16 2016
A study conducted ahead of the Parliamentary debate about the BBC’s Royal Charter reveals the British public’s attitude towards the BBC, particularly the licence fee. The study, by research and consulting firm Strategy Analytics, shows that 71 per cent of people feel the BBC is important to them personally and 71 per cent are satisfied […]
Sep 12 2016
The BBC has lost its deal to broadcast The Great British Bake Off, the makers of the international hit have confirmed. Love Productions said talks with the BBC had been taking place for a year, with a last-ditch meeting on Monday. They were reported as saying the issues were both money and the development of […]
Aug 7 2016
NBC in the United States is leading the way here The network plans to broadcast hundreds of hours of ultra HD coverage during the Rio Games. It will cover athletics, swimming, men’s football, and judo using the technology, which is four times high definition. However, there will be on a 24-hour time delay, given the […]
Aug 7 2016
NBC in the United States is leading the way here The network plans to broadcast hundreds of hours of ultra HD coverage during the Rio Games. It will cover athletics, swimming, men’s football, and judo using the technology, which is four times high definition. However, there will be on a 24-hour time delay, given the […]
Aug 3 2016
The BBC has confirmed that the BBC iPlayer radio app is now officially available around the world. iPlayer Radio first became available outside the UK last month in the Republic of Ireland and the USA. Now the app is available internationally via the relevant country-specific app stores for iOS, Android and Amazon. Users who downloaded […]
Jul 12 2016
Spending on TV content was down by 5.2% from £1.8bn (US$2.37bn) to £1.7bn while digital spending was up 23%, from £124.6m to £153.3m, partly because of BBC3’s move to become an online-only channel. BBC1 is still the most-watched channel in the UK, with 72% of British viewers watching, while programming including The Night Manager, Doctor […]
Jul 11 2016
More than half of TV viewing is to main five public service channels Around three in four viewers satisfied with programmes on these channels More spending on new UK drama and factual programmes, but less on children’s, arts and classical music and religion Public service broadcasters (PSBs) still account for more than half of broadcast […]
Jun 14 2017
Wimbledon 2017 on the BBC – serving up an ace anniversary
The rackets are out, the strawberries and cream are being prepared and the words ‘quiet please’ will soon become a familiar phrase. BBC celebrates 90 years of Wimbledon coverage, 1927-2017 New for 2017: Wimbledon qualifying matches broadcast live from Roehampton for the first time Sue Barker leads the TV coverage across BBC One and BBC […]
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By Expat • Sport, UK Media News • • Tags: BBC, BBC Red Button, HD, Wimbledon 2017