Blog posts by year and monthMay 2010
Posts (17)
The Editors blog - Impartiality and coalition government
"We're all in new territory: government, opposition - and broadcasters. Coming to terms with the "new politics" of coalition sets us some new challenges, just as we're trying to recover our breath from the extraordinary events of recent weeks". Ric Bailey, the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's chief political adviser. Ov...
Our survey says...
"But how do you know for definite how many people were watching TV last night?" That's the kind of question I get asked on a regular basis when I tell people I work in audience measurement at the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ. Along with my team, it's our job to find out how many people watched TV, listened to the radio a...
We are changing lives with 'One Water'
Every now and then fate deals us a good card. Excellent sales of One Water across Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ catering outlets up to March mean that a third play pump can be set up to help communities in Malawi. One Water also has money left over to get well on the way to purchasing a fourth one! Thanks to all staff and...
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Internet blog - new homepage launches
Over on the Internet blog, Jo Wickremasinghe has announced the launch of a new version of the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ homepage. Changes include a new navigation bar across the top of the page to facilitate easier and faster access to the most popular sites across the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ. The new navigation bar is slowly be...
Over the Rainbow - the story behind the singing
This weekend I was on the set of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ One's Over the Rainbow in Fountain Studios, Wembley. It's the latest Andrew Lloyd Webber-fronted search for new West End talent. The main hunt is for an actress to play Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz, but for the first time this year the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ is also involving the...
Flexible working, video conferencing and the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ
Lots of people talk about the benefits of using video links to avoid the need for travel. In the main there is a fair degree of scepticism about the usefulness or otherwise of this technology, for example, 'it's expensive, the picture is poor and one needs a degree in rocket science to get the ki...
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Internet blog: Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ iD on CΒι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Children's have just entered the final phase of the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ iD roll out for CΒι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ. This means that children will be able to access all CΒι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ content using one password and one iD. This animation shows how children can get a new Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ iD account. Over on the Internet blog, Marc Goodchild, Head of In...