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MUMBAI: On 25 July 2005 the BBC Radio 4 in partnership with the National Gallery, launched a poll to find the greatest painting in Britain. Voting...
MUMBAI: BBC Worldwide has appointed Darren Childs as the MD of BBC’s global TV channels. He is currently Sony Pictures Television International senior VP. He takes...
MUMBAI: BBC Swahili and the BBC’s international charity, BBC World Service Trust, have launched a Swahili language website. It aims to break down taboos and myths...
MUMBAI: The BBC board of governors have published the findings for their Programme Complaints Committee for the period 1 January to 31 March 2005 and for...
MUMBAI: CBBC which is the generic term for UK pubcaster BBC’s children’s programming and online services has made addituions tts management team. Joe Godwin joins CBBC...
MUMBAI: BBC World Service’s Persian entertainment programme Rooze Haftom is the first BBC Persian language programme to be available to audiences via a podcast. The podcast...
Saturday 27th August @ 1740 IST Repeats Sunday 28th August @ 0040, 1240, 2240 IST They bring the horrors of distant conflicts into people’s front...
MUMBAI: Live performances of Beethoven’s complete symphonies have attracted 1.37 million download requests in a BBC trial in the UK which was offered as part of...
MUMBAI: BBC World Service is launching its first online soap opera aimed at English language learners around the world. From 1 August, The Flatmates features a...
MUMBAI: BBC chairman Michael Grade and director-general Mark Thompson have moved up, dislodging News Corp. chairman and CEO Rupert Murdoch off the top position of MediaGuardian...
MUMBAI: Let’s talk about sex! The BBC is all set to unveil sex secrets in the UK. Almost half a million people in the UK have...
MUMBAI: BBC Three will be the first UK channel to premiere its programmes on broadband. It will stream the new series of the hit comedy The...
MUMBAI: The BBC’s board of governors has published the pubcaster’s Annual Report and Accounts for 2004/05 which records a year of radical change throughout the corporation....
MUMBAI: UK pubcaster The BBC has achieved its best ever performance against the statutory 25 per cent independent production quota in 2004. It achieved 30 per...
MUMBAI: Elaine Bedell who is currently the BBC’s independent executive, has been appointed commissioning editor for features and factual entertainment. She completes the line up of...
MUMBAI: The BBC World Service has renewed its transmission agreement with the Singapore-based MediaCorp Technologies. The contract signed a few days ago in Singapore will see...
MUMBAI: The BBC and the Radio Independents Group (RIG) have agreed new Terms of Trade for commissioning radio programming from independents. The new terms apply to...
MUMBAI: BBC Three is to premiere comedy series The Mighty Boosh on the internet before it is broadcast on television in the UK. The second series...
MUMBAI: UK pubcaster The BBC has announced that it will host a conference on Video journalism on 7 and 8 July in the UK. This is...
MUMBAI: “If you prick us do we not bleed”! On Sunday 3 July, 10,000 young performers from 400 schools will bring Shakespeare to life in 100...
MUMBAI: The BBC, together with the Financial Services Authority (FSA), have created a new online interactive tool to help consumers manage their money. A third of...
MUMBAI: Bollywood is coming to BBC! BBC World will feature a show India Business Report: Bollywood Inc, which will examines the business of Bollywood world. The...
MUMBAI: UK pubcaster The BBC has announced plans to take forward the recommendations from the Ronald Neil Report to develop a far-reaching training programme for the...
MUMBAI: The British public have nominated their top five finalists in BBC’s car show Top Gear’s search for the greatest driving song ever. Seventies rock rules....
MUMBAI: The BBC has announced that a contract has been signed with Creative Broadcast Services Limited for the sale of BBC Broadcast. BC Broadcast is involved...
MUMBAI: The BBC has announced that this year’s Wimbledon interactive service is proving more popular, More than two and a half million viewers have already pressed...
MUMBAI: FremantleMedia Licensing Worldwide (FLW), the licensing division of FremantleMedia has announced the appointment of Andrew Piller as International Brand Manager for the culinary adventure format,...
NEW DELHI: As part of the revised uplinking policy, the Indian government has proposed that all foreign news channels like CNN and BBC seeking temporary uplink...
MUMBAI: The BBC has launched the latest edition of its editorial guidelines, the corporation’s code of ethics for all BBC staff. The Corporation will introduce a...
MUMBAI: In a deal struck with BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the BBC, Universal Music has exclusively licensed the rights to exploit content relating to...
MUMBAI: Nick Robinson will succeed Andrew Marr as the BBC’s political editor. Robinson returns to the BBC after three years at ITN where he is currently...
MUMBAI: The BBC could face an investigation by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) if it does not scale back its commercial activities. Media reports indicate...
MUMBAI: On 6 July 2005, the BBC launches a radio amnesty in aid of African nations – fronted by presenter Nick Knowles – in which listeners...
MUMBAI: Jeremy Bowen has been appointed to the newly-created post of BBC Middle East Editor. He will take up his appointment after he leaves his current...
MUMBAI: Three years after it was given the unceremonious heave-ho for “infringing” state broadcasting rules, BBC is eyeing a return to China with the launch of...
MUMBAI: Monday’s total legal victory for Michael Jackson on charges of child molestation, conspiracy and other counts was a verdict that brought a huge cheer for...
MUMBAI: The BBC has acquired UK broadcast rights for the historical drama mini-series Into the West. Steven Spielberg is the executive producer of the series which...
MUMBAI: The Nepalese government has lifted the ban on Indian news channels. The government took the decision in a cabinet meeting held on 8 June and...
MUMBAI: UK public broadcaster The BBC has announced an interactive initiative in the UK Wordhunt. This aims at rewriting the the Oxford English Dictionary (OED). BBC...
MUMBAI: Former British High Commissioner to Canada Sir Andrew Burns has been appointed to the BBC’s Board of Governors as International Governor. Burns, who will take...
MUMBAI: It’s not just the French that are looking to present their point of view to a wider global audience. To air the Russian perspective to...
MUMBAI: In the recent past UK pubcaster the BBC has had to face fire from religious groups over shows like Popetown. The BBC ended up withdrawing...
MUMBAI: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) forecasts that broadcasting rights revenues will top $3.5 billion in the run-up to the 2012 Summer Olympic Games. This represents...
MUMBAI: The European Commission gave its go-ahead on Tuesday to plans for a French international television news network to rival the BBC and CNN. The French...
MUMBAI: What’s The Problem? This is the issue that British television host tries to solve through her new chat show which kicks off on BBC One...
MUMBAI: BBC chairman Michael Grade has expressed the BBC’s fundamental opposition to the idea of contestability – or top slicing – the licence fee. He warned...
MUMBAI: The BBC has announced the shortlist of bidders for the sale of BBC Broadcast. The sale is subject to the final approval of the BBC...
MUMBAI: Thousands of journalists and technicians of British Broadcasting Corp had taken part in a 24-hour long work stoppage. The strike, staged to protest the broadcaster’s...
MUMBAI: What is the greatest driving song of all time? That is the question that the BBC is looking to answer through its car show Top...
MUMBAI: The Asian tsunami tradegy that occured on 26 December is now being tapped by scientists for a scientific documentary. Discovery Channel and the BBC have...
