As per the announcement that was made at the end of November last year (see below), yesterday marked the day that BBC Worldwide was formally merged into BBC Studios. The name BBC Worldwide disappeared with it. It doesn’t directly affect you and us, save as to say that the entire BBC is a bit more … >
The current biggest BBC daytime show will get a new run, probably in early 2019.
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 … >
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 … >
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 … >
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 … >
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 … >
Following her success at the National Television Awards Suranne Jones, the show’s star, had a few thoughts about the prospects for the show’s third season.
If you’ve never listened to one of Big Finish’ audio episodes of Doctor Who, now’s your chance!
The BBC has announced that it will be continuing with its series of Julia Donaldson/Axel Scheffler-inspired animations, with a version of one their classic children’s books due for Christmas Day 2018.