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  • BBC World News to premiere ‘BBC at War’

    BBC World News to premiere ‘BBC at War’

    MUMBAI: Hailed and derided in equal measure, the BBC in 1939 had yet to seal its reputation. With the advent of war, the corporation found itself thrust into a battle against the Nazis, and the machinations of the British government. This series examines how the conflict transformed the BBC, what impact its broadcasts had at home and abroad, and uncovers the battles that raged with the government over its independence – out of which was forged the template for the modern BBC. Wholly unprepared for what was the world’s first broadcast war, the BBC fended off complete government takeover and emerged as a trusted global news source, transmitting in 47 languages. Using a wealth of preserved recordings and previously unseen documents, Jonathan Dimbleby uncovers the compelling story of how the BBC went into battle – against Hitler and Whitehall’s ministers – and its part in the social revolution that the war provoked. He also considers the voices of the BBC at war – many of whom became household names but would never have been allowed near a microphone in different circumstances. From an early Nazi propaganda coup that forced the BBC into action, to how stubborn determination and technical improvisation enabled broadcasting from the heart of the war zone, The BBC at War reveals how World War Two was the making of the BBC – and nearly its breaking.

    Episode One Timings

    Sat 6th Jan

    02:40pm

    Sun 7th Jan

    01:40am, 07:40am, 8.40pm

    Episode Two Timings

    Sat 13th Jan

    02:40pm

    Sun 14th Jan

    01:40am, 07:40am, 8.40pm

  • Tata BlueScope Steel appoints Riten Choudhury as MD

    Tata BlueScope Steel appoints Riten Choudhury as MD

    Mumbai: Tata BlueScope Steel, an equal joint venture between Tata Steel and BlueScope Steel, Australia, has appointed Mr. Riten Choudhury as the Managing Director effective fromSeptember 1, 2013.

    Prior to this appointment, Mr. RitenChoudhury was Vice President ofthe Building Products business of Tata BlueScope Steel since 2010, and has successfully led the business towards sustained growth and high performance.

    Mr. Choudhuryhas a rich experience in fields such as Profit Centre Management, Strategy, Sales and Marketing. He has held various senior positions within the Tata group. Hehas a graduate degree in Mechanical Engineering and an MBA from XLRI, Jamshedpur in Marketing and Finance. He is a Chevening Scholar and has been awarded the ‘Chevening Manager for Leadership’ scholarship by the British Government.

  • British government asks BBC to adapt to digital era

    British government asks BBC to adapt to digital era

    MUMBAI: The British government has granted the BBC its license fee for the next 10 years, but also asked the broadcaster to adapt those principles to the digital era and that it needs to return to its roots of “informing, educating and entertaining”.

    Suggesting that the corporation should put entertainment at the heart of its mission, these recommendations came in the form of a White Paper on the future of the BBC.

    It also called for the BBC to avoid copycat programming and expensive foreign acquisitions, and confirmed new regulations designed to prevent the BBC from bullying commercial competitors.

    Both the charter renewal, valid until 2016, and the White Paper come just two years after the devastating Hutton Report, which found that the BBC had engaged in irresponsible journalism.

    The paper did lay out some new goals for the BBC. One of them is that the broadcaster should convert to full digital transmission by 2012. Another is that the BBC’s programs and websites should be of high quality and engaging.

    According to media reports, the report also commends the announced goal of BBC director general Mark Thompson to cut 4,000 jobs and re-invest the resulting £355 million a year in savings back into programming.