BBC commissions BBC Three drama strand for BBC iPlayer
MUMBAI: BBC has commissioned a BBC Three drama strand exclusively for BBC iPlayer.
Starts 3rd October
MUMBAI: Tony Hall, the UK pubcaster BBC?s new Director General, today set out the ?next chapter? for the BBC, telling staff that he believed "with imagination and hard work, the BBC?s best days lie ahead of us.?
In an email to all staff on taking charge of his new assignment, he outlined a number of questions he believes the BBC needs to address over the coming months. He told staff that he wants to listen to their views, which - along with those of audiences and partners - will be key in shaping the BBC?s ambitions. He will review these themes with the BBC Trust and then set out his thinking in the autumn.
He noted that the BBC is a very special organisation as it enriches millions of lives every day, here and the world over. ?It provokes strong opinions because people care passionately about it. The BBC has a unique history, a special place in the country?s heart and a vital part to play in its future. So I have a very real sense of the responsibility that comes with the role.
?Recent times have been difficult for the BBC, but obviously far more so for those directly affected by these events. We are learning the lessons and thanks to the hard work of staff across the organisation under Tim?s excellent leadership, the BBC has moved forward. We are now winning back trust, something which will always be the most precious commodity for our organisation. We must never take it for granted,? he said.
He added that he is confident about the future for the BBC for two key reasons: the calibre and quality of its people and the values everybody in the media organisation shares.
He said that his job is to enable the employees to do the best work, producing outstanding programmes and services, and to remove the distractions that get in the way of that ambition. ?The BBC sets incredibly high standards. At our best we provide a service like no other. Our challenge is to perform at our best all of the time. In the coming weeks, I will set out how we can all shape the next chapter for the BBC as we move towards our centenary in 2022. Later this year I will share my thinking with the Trust before outlining our new ambitions for the BBC. We will need to make the most compelling case possible by listening to our audiences and partners, and building on our many strengths.?
He said that the questions the company needs to ask itself include:
?There are obviously other big questions and we must address them all whilst adapting to the ways in which Britain, its society, nations and regions are changing.
?Critically this means me listening to you. Over the coming months I want to hear your thoughts about this next stage of our journey. I will be getting out around the BBC as much as possible.
?I am proud to be leading the BBC as we start this next chapter together. We have always been pioneers. As we move towards our centenary it is a time for the BBC to be self-confident and optimistic about the future. You produce brilliant programmes and content, day in, day out. There can be no complacency but I firmly believe with imagination and hard work the BBC?s best days lie ahead of us.?
MUMBAI: BBC Worldwide Channels and Telekom Slovenia today announced a brand new distribution deal that will see the launch of BBC Knowledge for the first time on 1 April.
Slovenia is now the fourth country in Central and Eastern Europe to receive BBC Knowledge. The channel launched in Romania and Hungary in January this year and Cyprus in early February.
The new agreement with Telekom Slovenia will see BBC Knowledge joining BBC Entertainment and BBC World News, boosting the BBC channels? portfolio and presence in Slovenia. BBC Knowledge will be available in the Extended Basic IPTV and Basic Cable package on SIOL TV, reaching over 64,000 subscribers.
BBC Worldwide Channels senior VP, GM Europe, Middle East and Afirica Ian McDonough commented: ?We are absolutely delighted that BBC Knowledge will be available to Telekom Slovenia viewers from 1 April this year. The channel?s award-winning, factual programming is truly at its best this Spring with two phenomenal seasons posing life?s big questions including ?Human Season? and ?War on the Frontline?. And with recent deals in Romania, Hungary, Cyprus and now Slovenia, it is our intention to continue feeding the appetite for BBC Knowledge in the CEE region during 2013?.
Telekom Slovenije marketing director Simon Furlan commented, ?Novelties and improvements that we provide for our customers within our programme scheme are the result of their high standards and expectations. I am convinced that the new BBC Knowledge channel, which will be fully subtitled, offering rich and high-quality educational contents, will meet the high demands of our viewers.?
BBC Knowledge showcases British factual and natural history programming.
BBC Entertainment is already shown on Telekom Slovenia SiOL IP TV service in English and BBC Knowledge will follow its lead.
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