Tag: BBC

BBC charities to celebrate the UK’s community spirit and resilience with ‘The Big Night In’ on BBC One

Stuart Mitchell

The BBC is celebrating the acts of kindness, humour and the spirit of hope and resilience that is keeping the nation going during the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic with a special night of programming for BBC One. The Big Night In will see the BBC’s biggest charitable partners, BBC Children in Need and Comic Relief, coming together for the very first time for a special night of television. The live show, produced by BBC Studios Entertainment, will offer some light relief and entertainment, whilst celebrating and rewarding those going the extra…

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BBC announces major commitment to boosting disability representation on and off screen in 2020

Stuart Mitchell

The BBC have unveiled a new series of measures – unveiled on International Day of People with Disabilities – to create new opportunities, to see more disabled people working on some of the BBC’s biggest programmes, and help disabled staff to move around and up the BBC more easily. We will be: Creating job opportunities with BBC Elevate, an initiative to give disabled people with some industry experience the chance to work and gain further experience on flagship BBC shows, including Strictly Come Dancing, The Apprentice EastEnders, Holby, Call The Midwife,…

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Mental health, career support and improved physical health top major BBC study showing what people want from technology

Stuart Mitchell

Results of a major global BBC study into how people could benefit from technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) show mental health support (63%), getting a better job (61%) and improved physical health (55%) are key areas where technology could help improve their lives. Overall, 78% of people said they wanted help with at least one problem in their lives and are open to technology to help them with this. However, currently, the benefits of these new technologies are not living up to people’s personal expectations. And, while as a…

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BBC’s Bring The Noise puts music at the heart of learning

Stuart Mitchell

The BBC has launched Bring The Noise, an educational campaign set to help primary school teachers and parents inspire children to become musicians and see the joys of music-making. New BBC campaign, Bring the Noise, to inspire children to become musicians and discover the joys of music-making Zara Larsson, Nile Rodgers, JP Cooper and YolanDa Brown sign up as Bring the Noise’s ambassadors Bring The Noise live concert with BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, YolanDa Brown, JB Gill and Sharlene Hector, to take place on Thursday 12 September Musicians and artists will…

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New collaboration steps up fight against disinformation

Stuart Mitchell

A new industry collaboration to tackle dangerous misinformation was announced by the BBC and partners today. Major news and tech organisations will work together to protect their audiences and users from disinformation, particularly around moments of jeopardy, including elections. Earlier this summer the BBC convened a Trusted News Summit, bringing together senior figures from major global technology firms and publishing. Recent events such as the Indian elections have highlighted the dangers of disinformation and the risks it poses to democracy, and have underlined the importance of working together around shared…

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