The BBC will continue to be Glastonbury Festival’s exclusive, multimedia broadcast partner, following a multi-year extension, and has announced that this year it will broadcast 40 hours of Glastonbury coverage across its TV channels, as well as over 85 hours of live radio. Lorna Clarke, BBC Director of Music, commented: “Glastonbury 2023 will have even […]
Featuring live music from Rena Morfi and Marina Satti and stand-up comedy from Zissis Roumbos, the programme will include interviews and conversation with Athens creatives including theatre director and performer Mario Banushi, and film producer Amanda Livanou. Recorded in English for BBC World Service radio, The Arts Hour on Tour visits cities all over the […]
UK broadcast regulator Ofcom has published a consultation on proposed changes to the performance measurement framework (PMF) it uses to assess the BBC’s performance in delivering its Mission and promoting its Public Purposes. The existing PMF was put in place in 2017 and sets out the performance measures, metrics and main data sources used for […]
AudioUK, the trade body for independent audio production companies, is calling for more of BBC’s radio and audio non-news speech content to be open to competition for external producers. It has made the call in response to the publication of an internal radio and audio speech production review, the result of which is some speech […]
BBC Northern Ireland has appointed Kevin Kelly as Head of News and Current Affairs. Kelly had been interim Head of News and Current Affairs since January 2022 and succeeds Adam Smyth, who was recently appointed Director of BBC NI. Kelly will have lead responsibility for the BBC’s News and Current Affairs output in Northern Ireland, […]
The BBC Board has commissioned a thematic review of the Corporation’s migration output, which is says is “part of its responsibility for setting and monitoring editorial standards across the BBC”. The review will assess BBC coverage of major migration topics affecting the UK. Expert on migration data Madeleine Sumption, Director of the Migration Observatory based […]
Comedian news reporter Jonathan Pie, known for his popular online rants, satirising the world of politics, is launching a new podcast series on BBC Sounds, commissioned by BBC Radio 4. The show sees Pie confronted with the views of the general public as he takes to the airwaves for a brand-new late-night phone-in show. Behind […]
The BBC has announced two new factual commissions at Wales Screen Summit. Both commissions are being produced out of Cardiff and are being made by South Shore. Catherine Catton, BBC Head of Commissioning, Factual Entertainment & Events, commeted: “These two new shows showcase the food, passion and creativity of people all across the UK and […]
The BBC has announced increased support for people who are struggling to pay the TV Licence. A new action plan will aim to reduce the number of women in severe financial hardship who are prosecuted for licence fee evasion. The plan is a response to the BBC’s Gender Disparity Review, which was set up to […]
The BBC has published the conclusions of a review into Richard Sharp’s obligations in respect of conflicts of interest since his appointment as BBC Chairman. Sharp resigned from the role on April 28th after a report into whether he had been sufficiently candid about connections with former Prime Minister Boris Johnson concluded he had not. […]