Entries in 'bbc' (93)
BBC returns to games addiction
Listeners to BBC Radio 5Live this morning have heard the broadcaster's return to the touchy subject of alleged video games addiction.
PS3 iPlayer helps BBC break records
The BBC has announced that viewing figures on the PS3 reached 7m in December.
MS rubbishes Kinect RROD claims
A seemingly lightweight report on the BBC linking motion camera Kinect to new instances of the 'Red Ring of Death' on some Xbox 360 consoles has been dismissed by Microsoft.
UKIE criticises Panorama show
The UK games industry has dismissed BBC’s Panorama report on games addiction for ‘failing’ to progress the debate.
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ITV promises fair games addiction investigation
A flood of angry emails has prompted ITV to assure the industry that any investigation into video games addiction will be fair.
Lorraine Kelly investigates games addiction
Clearly, ITV has missed the widespread backlash against the BBC’s Panorama on games addiction as it’s now launching its own investigation. And who better to head up this initiative than ...
OPINION: Panorama
In 2001 I spent six months in Sri Lanka. When you’re living and working in the jungle there’s not much to do of a night, and as a result I ...
Panorama – a synopsis
People have addictive personalities. Said people can conceivably become addicted to games. As games become more popular that risk increases. That’s the central premise of Panorama’s ‘Addicted to Games’, which ...
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Panorama claims games 'trick' players
BBC's suspicion-raising Panorama documentary on games addiction doesn't air until Monday night - but details of the broadcast are already leaking out.
Final Doctor Who Adventure dated
The fourth and final instalment in the current run of the BBC’s Doctor Who: The Adventure Games will be released for the PC on Christmas Day.
More Panorama details emerge
Early information about next week’s Panorama investigation into addictive gaming paints a dark picture of what might be aired on Monday night.
£50m target for BBC’s games plan
BBC Worldwide says its move back into video games is like ‘growing a new limb’ and that it could become a £50m business for the firm.
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YouView turns TVs into consoles
The humble TV set-top box is finally emerging as a genuine challenger to Nintendo, Microsoft and Sony.
‘Games addiction’ cases rising
Counsellors are concerned by the rising number of those ‘addicted’ to video games.
Doctor Who game exec to leave BBC
The man who commissioned the Sumo-made Doctor Who: The Adventure Games is to depart the BBC.
Alan Wake resonates with TV sector
In an interview with MCV concerning the BBC’s new focus on video gaming, BBC Worldwide’s vice president for digital entertainment Robert Nashak has singled out Microsoft’s Alan Wake for particular ...
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BBC recomissions Doctor Who Adventure games
Such has been the success of the PC and Mac Doctor Who Adventure Game series that the BBC has confirmed that the games will return for a second series in ...
GaBoom impresses on Dragons’ Den
New video games trade-in site GaBoom enjoyed a welcome piece of mainstream TV coverage last night when founder Jess Ratcliffe appeared on BBC2 show Dragons’ Den in an effort to ...
BBC’s games plan goes into Top Gear
Big names in gaming have joined BBC Worldwide as the firm prepares to announce its first wave of titles.
Fly the TARDIS in third Doctor Who game
The first details about the third instalment of the Doctor Who Adventure Games series have been revealed by the BBC.
Doctor Who goes international
Having already achieved great popularity in the UK, the BBC’s Doctor Who Adventure Games series is to get an international release.
iPlayer 3 heading to PS3
The BBC has confirmed that it intends to bring the new and improved iPlayer 3 application to the PS3.
500,000 download new Who game
Half a million consumers downloaded Doctor Who: The Adventure Games in its first two weeks.
BBC: Move more precise than Kinect
In what can only be seen an unwelcome PR blow for Microsoft ahead of its E3 press conference at 18:00 (BST) tonight, the BBC’s tech correspondent has voiced his unease ...
BBC explains early Doctor Who release
There was a flurry of activity across Twitter last night as Doctor Who fans discovered that episode one of the Doctor Who: The Adventure Games was available to download ahead ...
