December 6, 2023

Televisual: BBCS and Getty launch online archive platform

Televisual: BBCS and Getty launch online archive platform. “Getty Images, in partnership with BBC Studios, is launching a new online platform giving its customers greater access to BBC archive video. The platform, powered by MAM software specialists VIDA Content OS, allows easy access to over 57,000 programmes from the BBC archive which was previously only available offline by a heavily manual process. Customers can now securely search the entire digitised library, view, annotate, clip, share, and download previews for use within projects.”

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November 14, 2023

The Guardian: Lost Doctor Who episodes found – but owner is reluctant to hand them to BBC

The Guardian: Lost Doctor Who episodes found – but owner is reluctant to hand them to BBC. “The episodes, one featuring the Daleks, would offer viewers a chance to travel back in time without the use of a Tardis. But the Observer has learned that the owners of the rare, rediscovered footage are not prepared to hand it over to the BBC, even as the clock ticks down to the 60th anniversary of the show’s launch this month. Veteran film collector John Franklin believes the answer is for the BBC to announce an immediate general amnesty on missing film footage.”

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October 11, 2023

BBC: 60 Years of Doctor Who drops on BBC iPlayer alongside landmark online archive

BBC: 60 Years of Doctor Who drops on BBC iPlayer alongside landmark online archive. “Before the Anniversary Specials hit our screens, viewers will have the opportunity to travel back in time with any of the Doctors through the show’s 60 year history with the classic series… As the perfect companion to the back catalogue, the BBC will simultaneously launch an extensive online archive from the show’s history.”

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October 3, 2023

Deadline: Star BBC Presenters Should Avoid “Political Campaigning” On Social Media, New Rules State

Deadline: Star BBC Presenters Should Avoid “Political Campaigning” On Social Media, New Rules State. “While presenters should be allowed to enjoy freedom of expression on social media, they should not be involved in ‘party political campaigning, support for or attacks on political parties, individual politicians, governments or activist organisations,’ the report states. Furthermore, the BBC should should ‘be prescriptive’ in what is not acceptable to help presenters find the line.”

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August 26, 2023

BBC: BBC announces Creator Lab, a brand new talent scheme for Social Media Content Creators, in collaboration with TikTok

BBC: BBC announces Creator Lab, a brand new talent scheme for Social Media Content Creators, in collaboration with TikTok . “Announced at the Edinburgh TV Festival 2023, the BBC will be collaborating with TikTok for the first year of Creator Lab on this brand new scheme which aims to give 100 social and digital creators, who have an interest in pursuing a career in television, the opportunity to take part in a development programme where the BBC will host in-person sessions and provide attendees with tools to boost their social presence and help build their next step in their media careers, alongside input from experts and insights from TikTok, one of the biggest talent initiatives the short-from mobile video app has worked on in the UK to date.”

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July 31, 2023

The Verge: BBC launches an ‘experimental’ Mastodon server

The Verge: BBC launches an ‘experimental’ Mastodon server. “The BBC has launched its own ‘experimental’ Mastodon server, marking one of the first major news outlets to establish an instance on the Twitter alternative. You can access the server at social.bbc, which encompasses posts from a handful of BBC accounts, including BBC Radio 4, BBC Taster, BBC Research & Development, and a few more.” If you haven’t gotten into Mastodon yet, or if you HAVE gotten into Mastodon and you’re looking for your fam, check out MastoGizmos. 11 tools for exploring, browsing, and making the most of Mastodon. Free and ad-free.

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July 8, 2023

Scroll .in: Delhi court issues fresh summons to BBC, Internet Archive and Wikimedia in defamation case

Scroll .in: Delhi court issues fresh summons to BBC, Internet Archive and Wikimedia in defamation case. “A Delhi court on Friday issued fresh summons to the BBC, non-profit body Wikimedia and digital library Internet Archive in a defamation case related to a documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s alleged role in the 2002 Gujarat riots, reported the Live Law.”

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April 9, 2023

Deadline: Elon Musk’s Twitter Wrongly Labels The BBC As Being “Government Funded”

Deadline: Elon Musk’s Twitter Wrongly Labels The BBC As Being “Government Funded”. “The BBC is not funded by the UK government. It is funded by the British public, through a system known as the license fee. The government plays a role in setting the level of the license fee, but the fee is collected by the companies contracted by the BBC through the TV Licensing authority. The BBC’s operations and editorial decision-making are entirely independent of the government.”

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February 21, 2023

Deadline: BBC Takes Down Story About Will Ferrell After Being Fooled By Fake Twitter Account

Deadline: BBC Takes Down Story About Will Ferrell After Being Fooled By Fake Twitter Account. “The BBC has taken down from its website a story about Will Ferrell after being fooled by a Twitter account that did not belong to the Anchorman actor. Ferrell has been in the UK this month on something of a soccer tour, attending a variety of games and mingling with fans.”

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January 25, 2023

Hollywood Reporter: Elon Musk’s Twitter Bows to India Request to Censor Links to BBC’s Narendra Modi Doc

Hollywood Reporter: Elon Musk’s Twitter Bows to India Request to Censor Links to BBC’s Narendra Modi Doc. “Despite the Twitter owner’s self-proclaimed stance as a ‘free speech absolutist,’ the platform has removed all links to videos from a documentary exploring allegations against Modi for fanning the flames of prejudice against Indian Muslims.”

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January 24, 2023

The Hindu: Internet Archive takes down upload of BBC’s Modi documentary

The Hindu: Internet Archive takes down upload of BBC’s Modi documentary. “The Internet Archive, a US-based repository of webpage archives and media uploads by users around the world, has taken down a widely circulated upload of the first episode of the BBC’s The Modi Question, the documentary that was ordered off of YouTube and Twitter by the Union government, The Hindu has found.”

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