All Nations and Regions articles – Page 100
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NewsShine’s Humphreys off to Glasgow to join BBC
BBC Vision Productions has appointed the executive behind BBC2’s History Cold Case to the new role of head of specialist factual, based in Scotland.
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NewsBBC Scotland names news boss
RTS award-winning journalist John Boothman has been promoted to the role of head of news and current affairs at BBC Scotland.
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NewsBaby Cow teams with BBC Comedy North
Steve Coogan indie Baby Cow is to develop comedy scripts for production out of MediaCityUK in Salford with the BBC’s in-house comedy department.
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NewsHuw Jones named S4C chairman
The government has confirmed Huw Jones in the post of chairman for S4C.
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NewsJeremy Hunt signals overhaul of local TV plans
Jeremy Hunt has given his clearest indication yet that he will scrap plans for a nationally-led television channel housing local TV services.
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NewsSherlock wins five at Welsh Baftas
BBC1 drama Sherlock won five awards at the Bafta Cymru awards on Sunday night.
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CommentView from the North
A growing creative economy in the North East has been overlooked by a new Government fund and unless the focus is shifted it could spell catastrophe for the region as a whole, writes Tom Harvey.
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NewsBullough named CBBC Production boss
Helen Bullough has been appointed head of CBBC Production with responsibility for in-house series including Blue Peter and Newsround.
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NewsBBC Wales’ Wenger to join Film 4 team
One of the execs behind the latest incarnation of Doctor Who and the resurrection of Upstairs Downstairs has been poached by Channel 4’s movie division Film 4.
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NewsBBC reveals Alba Freeview date
The BBC has secured a date for the launch of its Gaelic language television channel on Freeview.
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NewsJeremy Hunt eyes shake-up of local TV plans
The government may scrap plans for a new national TV network in favour of a more locally-led model, Jeremy Hunt has confirmed.
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VideoVideo: BBC North move begins
The first 100 BBC staff have started work at the new MediaCityUK premises in Salford today - with a new video released to “capture the essence” of the move.
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NewsClive Jones: local TV plans 'not dead'
Former ITV managing director Clive Jones is to chair the Channel 6 bid to run the government’s local TV network and claimed that rumours of the plan’s demise are “exaggerated”.
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NewsITV to call time on Taggart
ITV has pulled the plug on Taggart after 28 years, forcing STV to go it alone on the murder drama.
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CommentTime to get behind Salford
Attitudes towards MediaCityUK need to change for the greater good.
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NewsGallery: BBC Salford
As the first BBC employees take up residence at MediaCityUK in Salford, new pictures have been released of the corporation’s new northern base where BBC Breakfast, Radio 5 Live, children’s, learning, future, sport and technology will be based.
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NewsNorthern Film and Media to become private company
Northern Film and Media (NFM) is to give up its status as a UK regional screen agency in favour of a new public-private business model.
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NewsThompson dispels Salford "myths"
BBC director general Mark Thompson has moved to dispel some of the “myths” surrounding the corporation’s move to Salford, including the misconception that it will cost £800m in taxpayers’ money.
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NewsJones preferred candidate for S4C chair
Former S4C chief executive Huw Jones has been selected by DCMS as the preferred candidate to chair the Welsh language broadcaster.
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NewsJaney Walker resurfaces at Ofcom
Janey Walker, Channel 4’s former managing editor of commissioning, is to join Ofcom to help set and enforce television and radio standards.