BBC Three will expand its output with a new editorial pillar

BBC Three has launched a new editorial pillar, in order to broaden its output and create yet more opportunities for up-and-coming writers. BBC Three Controller Damian Kavanagh describes this as “an exciting creative moment for the channel and the production community as we are broadening the scope of our commissioning. We have received extra investment … >

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The BBC denies that television drama is in crisis

An article in The Telegraph at the start of the week ahs been met with a robust response from the BBC. The piece in the paper had argued that British television drama was “in crisis”, arguing that “one series after another reeks of glossy, easily exported blandness”. It was a criticism aimed in the aftermath … >

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Watch the new Doctor Who title in action

The BBC have unveiled this motion graphic of the new Doctor Who logo. There’s nothing by way of new ‘content’ of course – it’s not suddenly Professor Who – but there’s been a total stylistic overhaul and it’s looking really groovy. There seems to be a secondary, static logo too, also published today by the … >

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BBC reveals the top 10 iPlayer episodes of 2017

It was a very big year for the BBC’s iPlayer service, with the BBC announcing that on average 272 million programmes were streamed a month in 2017. Figures were up 11% on 2016, with 3.3 billion requests for programmes in total across the 12 months. Which is rather a lot. Furthermore, the BBC has also … >

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There are seven swearwords that BBC World Service news can’t utter in the US

The latest issue of Private Eye magazine has an interesting nugget relating to recent comments made by US President, Donald Trump. Trump, you may recall, was said to have called certain nations on the planet “sh*thole countries”, which presented something of a challenge to broadcast news editors. Whilst Radio 4, reported Private Eye, could report … >

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The Victim: new BBC drama heading to Scotland

A new BBC One drama is set to start filming in Scotland later this year, it’s been revealed. The Victim, a modern day legal thriller, is set to start shooting in the spring. Four hour-long episodes are to be produced, and the shoot for the series will take place in Scotland. Rob Williams has penned … >

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