All Mentorn Media articles – Page 11
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NewsITV’s battle for the sexes
ITV is assessing the gender balance across its portfolio of channels, unveiling more details of ITVBe and preparing for life without European football.
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Behind The ScenesAll Creatures Great and Stuffed, C4
Alongside the bizarre footage of flying cats, sharks and ostriches, it was important that we didn’t lose sight of the human story
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NewsBafta chairman: training key to diversity
Bafta chairman and Mentorn chief executive John Willis has stressed the importance of training and award schemes in encouraging diversity in the TV, film and games industries.
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RatingsQuestion Time scores 2.7m with Joey Barton
Joey Barton and Piers Morgan’s Question Time appearance failed to lift the show’s ratings to a notable high on Thursday - as ITV’s line-up continued to trample the competition.
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NewsReef eyes primetime push with Spun Gold hire
Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is-indie Reef Television is pushing into primetime with the hire of former Spun Gold exec Chris Kelly.
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NewsCharles Thompson back in production with TVTP
Former Mentorn and Steadfast exec Charles Thompson is back in production as chief creative officer of emerging indie TVT Productions.
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NewsMentorn appoints director of programmes
Mentorn Media has promoted Tayte Simpson to become its director of programmes.
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NewsBoundless hires Mentorn’s Hannah Wyatt
Mentorn Media’s director of programmes Hannah Wyatt is to join Fremantle Media UK label Boundless as creative director.
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NewsBBC accused of 'censoring' gay Muslim debate
The BBC has been accused of censoring a discussion about being a homosexual Muslim after dropping a question from youth debate show Free Speech.
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NewsVice makes C4 & Pulse hires
Multiplatform content producer Vice has appointed Fried Chicken Shop developer Max Gogarty, and Channel 4 docs commissioning editor Lina Prestwood to bolster its growing production team.
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NewsIain Scollay joins Mentorn
Mentorn Media has hired Iain Scollay, one of the founding members of Scottish indie Matchlight, to the newly created role of creative executive.
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NewsC4 plans Benefits Street live debate
Channel 4 has responded to the heated reaction to ob-doc series Benefits Street by organising a one-off live debate.
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NewsWater firm doc in BBC2 pipeline
Mentorn Media is to go behind the scenes at FTSE 100 water company United Utilities for a primetime BBC2 series.
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NewsHayley Valentine joins Mentorn as director of current affairs
Mentorn Media is beefi ng up its current affairs programming with the appointment of BBC Scotland’s Question Time executive editor Hayley Valentine.
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NewsC4 installs mini-rig season
Channel 4 is launching a season of mini-rig docs set in locations including a taxi firm and 24 hour emergency call-out offices.
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NewsSteve Anderson to exit Mentorn Media
Question Time executive producer Steve Anderson is to leave Mentorn Media to establish NBC News’ factual arm Peacock Productions in the UK.
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NewsMentorn serves up Australian AFP for Good Food
Good Food has commissioned John Torode’s Australia, a new ad-funded series produced by Mentorn Media.
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NewsOfcom finds C5 murder doc guilty
Channel 5 crime doc Murder Files has been found in breach of Ofcom regulations for broadcasting violent scenes before the 9pm watershed.
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NewsOscar Pistorius doc heads to China
BBC3 documentary Oscar Pistorius: What Really Happened is heading to China after Passion Distribution struck a deal with a local broadcaster.