The way the corporations commercial arm now reports its results makes it almost impossible to assess how it is performingThe BBCs commercial arm Worldwide formerly BBC Enterprises used to be a simple affair. Take BBC-produced programmes, sell them to broadcasters around the world and invest the profits in future BBC productions. BBC Enterprises declared profits were always pretty low primarily because the criteria they used to decide on programme investment were (deliberately) in many cases only borderline commercial. The idea was to invest as much as possible in new programmes, thus reducing declared profits and the tax bills that came with them. Throw in BBC magazines and BBC Books and that was it. True, the relative lack of commerciality almost certainly provided cover for widespread inefficiency, but it was at least relatively straightforward.The last 10 years, however, have seen BBC Worldwide transformed. Under former director general Mark Thompson and chief executive John Smith, refocusing on profitability of the declarable type and expanding into a host of new markets and activities became the priorities. Worldwide now runs channels all over the world and has its own production businesses in the US, India, France and Germany. It set up its own format factory in Los Angeles and began investing directly in indies and paying for and distributing non-BBC content. It set out to conquer the world with the global iPlayer. Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
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Reach, which also publishes the Star and the Express titles, says Ukraine war has affected advertisingThe rising cost of paper has dented profits at the publishing company Reach, which owns titles including the Mirror, the Express and dozens of local newspapers.Physical newsprint costs have... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2022-07-26 11:26:46 UTC ]
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It seems Black Mirror is making a comeback. Three years after the fifth season of the sci-fi anthology series arrived, Variety reports that Netflix has greenlit a sixth season.Details are scant for now, though it seems casting is in progress for a season that's expected to have more episodes... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2022-05-16 14:22:10 UTC ]
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To see on primetime television the activists who fought for disability rights in the 1990s was a profoundly moving momentBefore we even reach the opening titles of Then Barbara Met Alan – the BBC’s one-off drama depicting the fight for the 1995 Disability Discrimination Act (DDA), which aired on... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2022-03-22 06:00:48 UTC ]
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Oneworld has commissioned an "unforgettable" insider account from former BBC "Newsnight" producer Sam McAlister, the "booker extraordinaire" who secured an infamous interview with Prince Andrew. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2022-01-17 23:51:46 UTC ]
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Mirror Books has signed journalist Sebastian Murphy-Bates' book on serial killer Stephen Port. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2022-01-04 10:18:42 UTC ]
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HarperCollins has scooped Why is This Lying Bastard Lying to Me?, an insider account and debut by former BBC political programming editor Rob Burley. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-12-17 14:50:05 UTC ]
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Audiobook firm W F Howes has teamed up with publisher Head of Zeus on the audio launch for Lọlá Ákínmádé Åkerström’s debut novel In Every Mirror She’s Black. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-10-29 01:40:29 UTC ]
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Lucy Caldwell has won the BBC National Short Story Award with Cambridge University, a prize she has been nominated for three times. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-10-20 02:07:31 UTC ]
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Supply chain specialist Woodland Group has acquired 50% of logistics company Worldwide Book Services, Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Elle McNicoll's A Kind of Spark (Knights Of) will be brought to UK screens in a live action series, following a partnership with BBC Children's and 9 Story Media. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-10-10 20:11:31 UTC ]
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Lucy Caldwell has been shortlisted for the BBC National Short Story Award for the third time, in a year dominated by new voices. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-09-10 09:37:40 UTC ]
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BBC Books is releasing Match of the Day: Top 10 of Everything by Gary Lineker, Alan Shearer, and Micah Richards, to accompany a new 30-episode series of the hit BBC Sounds podcast. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-09-10 02:05:35 UTC ]
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Mirror Books has acquired worldwide rights from The Can Group to Christine McGuinness' first book A Beautiful Nightmare. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-08-18 11:33:49 UTC ]
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Fiona Sampson’s biography reads like a thriller, a memoir and a provocative piece of literary fiction. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2021-08-17 12:00:00 UTC ]
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Mirror Books has scooped My Hidden Race, the life story of Team GB athlete Anyika Onuora, which promises to reveal the “brutal reality” of professional sport for many Black females. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-08-07 00:42:40 UTC ]
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The International Publishers Association and PEN have documented hundreds of attacks on press freedom, many of them targeting LGBTQ and dissident groups. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-08-06 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Mirror Books will publish a guide to reducing your carbon footprint from ITV meteorologist and climate change expert Laura Tobin. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-06-12 18:03:38 UTC ]
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Driven by strong sales in the U.S. in 2020, revenue at Penguin Random House increased 4.6% over 2019, while profits jumped 23%. The U.S. accounted for 58% of worldwide sales, up from 56% in 2019. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-03-30 04:00:00 UTC ]
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In Ide’s fifth novel about Isaiah Quintabe, the private investigator’s search for peace proves elusive. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2021-02-26 13:00:00 UTC ]
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Peter Barnes’ monologue about a royal footman was commissioned for radio but never broadcast until now. Director Philip Franks and others unravel its mysteryThe most celebrated set of dramatic monologues for broadcasting and theatre are Alan Bennett’s Talking Heads, first performed in the 1980s.... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2021-02-12 13:00:44 UTC ]
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