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BBC reports record global audiences
The likes of YouTube and Facebook "add up to over 60 per cent of audience reach"
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House of Lords to question BBC DG, Channel 4 CEO
The House of Lords Communications Committee continues its inquiry into PSB
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Co-commissions bring record investment to UK production industry
Evidence to be submitted to House of Lords Communications Committee
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Ofcom gives provisional approval for BBC iPlayer changes
Broadcaster plans to make programmes available for 12 months or longer
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BBC unveils 360° video Blue Peter Garden Explorer
Lets users create a custom trailer with memorable Blue Peter moments
Business
Ofcom will not conduct assessment of BBC/UKTV deal
Deal sees BBC Studios take control of UKTV’s entertainment channels
Technology
BBC launches Step Into Tech scheme
Aimed at women returning to work, college leavers and career changers
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Netflix and Amazon streaming revenues “double those of UK broadcasters”
Streaming giants made £1.1bn in UK revenues last year
Production & Post
BBC completes first live 5G production trial
Reduces both complexity and cost of production
Content
FA Cup returns to FTA following new broadcast deal with BBC and ITV
BBC and ITV to share broadcast rights from 2021
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Framestore animates Putin in new BBC chat show
Tonight With Vladimir Putin employs "ground-breaking live VFX"
Business
BBC welcomes NAO report into salaries
NAO warned that Netflix could drive up BBC spending
Reports
Business
Netflix could buy a British production company
Sees itself existing alongside ITV and the BBC
Business
Discovery not threatened by Netflix says CEO
David Zaslav argued that Discovery is unrivalled in the factual space
Features
It was one small step
Jenny Priestley talks to broadcaster James Burke about the 50th anniversary of the Moon landing
Content
Line Of Duty most-watched programme of 2019
13.2 million viewers watched episode one of the current series
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BBC to stream first MLB games played in Europe
The New York Yankees play the Boston Red Sox at London Stadium on 29th and 30th June
Technology
BBC announces first full-length interactive programme
BBC Click’s 1,000th show will use tools created by BBC R&D
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BBC submits findings to Ofcom for iPlayer upgrades
Claims that proposed changes will strengthen public value
Technology
BBC completes second 5G Smart Tourism trial
Uses remote rendering to give smartphone users a 'window in time'
Business
BBC ‘prepares for no deal Brexit’
Allows the corporation to continue broadcasting in Europe in the event of no deal Brexit
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BBC to stream FA Cup matches in Ultra HD
Semi-final and final will be available in Ultra HD and HDR for the first time
Business
Discovery, BBC to split UKTV channels
Also announced Discovery SVoD to house BBC natural history programming
Business
BBC outlines iPlayer upgrades and Britbox launch in annual plan
Expects Britbox to be launched "towards the end of 2019"
News
Production & Post
Timeline dives into Blue Planet Live
Timeline has provided a remote production service for the BBC
Content
BBC triumphs at RTS Programme Awards
Broadcaster won the Live Event, Sports Programme and Channel of the Year categories
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Media regulation is out of date, warns BBC chair
Sir David Clementi to address the Oxford Media Convention
Content
UK viewers want more women’s sport
52 per cent think the BBC should be doing more to encourage women in sport
Production & Post
BBC Studioworks gears up for Comic Relief
Studioworks' multiplexer hub to support post production services
Features
Comic Relief: Live and laughing
TVBEurope talks to Red Nose Day showrunner Peter Davey and executive producer Colin Hopkins
Technology
BBC Northern Ireland signs Memorandum of Understanding with Digital Catapult
Three year commitment will see BBC NI and Digital Catapult work together to advance projects within the immersive sector
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BritBox partnership ‘supports the whole PSB ecology’ says Hall
Both Lord Hall and ITV's Carolyn McCall have been setting out their vision for BritBox
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BBC testing new innovations for iPlayer
BBC R&D looking at innovation that will offer viewers a more personal service
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BBC and ITV confirm plans for new ‘transformational streaming service’
Set to launch in the second half of 2019
Technology
BBC selects Bitmovin Encoder for live and UHD content
Solution enables broadcaster to make live shows available via catch-up and VoD available as close to TX as possible
Business
BBC and ITV to launch ‘Netflix rival’
Expected to make classic British shows available to subscribers
Business
Screen Scotland, BBC team up to support Scottish TV industry
Focused on creating a sustainable TV sector in Scotland
Technology
BBC trials live radio over 5G
Trial on Stronsay, Orkney, aims to boost BBC's reach in rural areas