All articles by Matthew Campelli – Page 45
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John Brabourne Award winners revealed
Nine film and television professionals facing difficulties in progressing their careers have won grants of up to £5,000 at the John Brabourne Awards.
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BAME execs urged to return to TV
BBC Academy, Creative Skillset and The TV Collective are teaming up to host an event encouraging 50 black Asian and minority ethnic professionals to get back into the TV business.
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Raw Cut hires creative chief
Police Interceptors producer Raw Cut has appointed Fiona Scott as creative director.
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Peaky Blinders returns with 1.7m
THURSDAY: BBC2 drama Peaky Blinders returned for a second run with 700,000 fewer viewers than the first series debut last year.
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C4 orders fixed-rig fitting room format
Channel 4 is to go inside the nation’s fitting rooms in a genre-bending fixed-rig and features show.
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First Dates pulls 12-part order
Fixed-rig dating show First Dates is to return to Channel 4 for a third run – with an extended 12 part series.
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Ed Richards to leave Ofcom
Ofcom chief executive Ed Richards is to step down after eight years at the helm.
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First-look deal for Little Gem
Ben Gale and Natasha Bondy’s newly established indie Little Gem has signed a first-look deal with ITV Studios Global Entertainment.
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Ben Gale and Natasha Bondy launch indie
Maverick TV’s former director of programmes Ben Gale and ex-Princess Productions exec Natasha Bondy have teamed up to launch a factual indie.
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Objective’s Vine departs for career in movies
Objective Productions’ Michael Vine has stepped down as a director of the company he cofounded to concentrate on a career in movie production.
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ITV backs US digital indies
ITV has moved quickly into digital content production after purchasing minority stakes in two burgeoning US multiplatform indies.
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C4 sets out Shorts strategy
Channel 4 has lifted the lid on its short-form content commissioning strategy as it looks to build its Shorts hub into a destination for young online audiences.
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Euston Films appoints development boss
Former BBC Drama development executive Noemi Spanos has joined FremantleMedia UK indie Euston Films as head of development.
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C4 appoints deputy head of features
Channel 4 has promoted features commissioning editor Alex Menzies to the newly created position of deputy head of features.
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ITV’s Bradby: reporting on the referendum ‘unpleasant’
ITV political editor Tom Bradby has condemned some Scottish referendum campaigners for “sinister” behaviour and thrown his support behind the treatment of his BBC counterpart Nick Robinson.
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BBC2 motorway doc overtakes BBC1 referendum show
TUESDAY: The Garden Productions’ ob-doc The Motorway accelerated away from Scotland Decides after the BBC1 referendum special polled just half the slot average.
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Grierson Award shortlist revealed
The final shortlist for the 2014 Grierson Awards have been revealed with Channel 4 and the BBC leading the way with 16 and 13 nominations apiece.
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ITV backs Californian digital start-up
ITV has teamed up with advertising agency WPP to invest in a Californian multiplatform start-up founded by filmmakers Jon and Jake Avnet and Rodrigo Garcia.
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Emma Read to exit ITN Prods
ITN Productions’ Emma Read is to leave the company next year, prompting a search for two new creative executives.
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Ricky Gervais calls time on Derek
Ricky Gervais appears to have pulled the plug on Channel 4’s Derek after pledging the cult comedy will bow out with a special one-off episode.