All Nations and Regions articles – Page 101
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CommentView from the North
As regional agencies have suffered cuts in investment and governance, Tom Harvey writes that trimming the fat is one thing… but a bullet to the head is another.
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NewsLate Kick Off returns to BBC Regions
BBC English Regions has recommissioned football magazine show Late Kick Off, the second series of which will run on BBC1 in the new year.
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NewsScreen agencies launch film-making scheme
A trio of northern screen agencies have launched an initiative aimed at bringing together writers, directors and producers in the region, through an intensive six-month mentoring scheme.
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NewsSingapore/UK to inject £50,000 into web projects
South West-based businesses are set to benefit from a second injection of funds in multiplatform projects from the Media Authority of Singapore.
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NewsITV 'close to Salford move decision'
ITV is set to end weeks of speculation by announcing whether it will be joining the BBC at the MediaCityUK complex in Salford, according to reports.
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NewsScreen agencies chief allays producer fears
The new body housing the UK’s regional screen agencies has moved to reassure producers that they will not be left “high and dry” in their quest for funding.
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CommentBBC North is planting deep and permanent roots
Corporation is already investing in the region and more will follow, says Peter Salmon
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NewsVision+Media CEO quits
Vision+Media’s chief executive Alice Morrison is to step down to pursue personal interests following the shakeup of the UK’s screen agencies this week.
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NewsSTV launches local online news network
STV has launched 10 websites covering local news across four council areas in Scotland.
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NewsRegional screen agencies to restructure
The UK’s nine regional screen agencies are to be restructured into three hubs under sweeping changes announced today by culture minister, Ed Vaizey.
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NewsBBC launches pilot to share local radio content
The BBC is piloting a scheme in which local news content across regional radio stations is shared during weekday afternoons to free up resources for the more widely heard morning shows.
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NewsBBC 'not biased in coverage of Rangers'
BBC Scotland was not biased in its coverage of Rangers Football Club or its fans, the body responsible for the broadcaster’s editorial standards has said.
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NewsAnti-terror doc 'misleading'
A BBC documentary gave a “significantly misleading impression” of an anti-terrorist operation, according to the BBC Trust’s editorial standards committee.
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NewsRoof raises public money
Kirstie Allsopp and Phil Spencer’s new production company has been given funding of nearly £240,000 by government body Scottish Enterprise and will create 14 permanent jobs north of the border.
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NewsDouble Band secures funding as part of NI development push
Belfast-based factual indie Double Band Films has secured £100,000 in development funding from regional bodies as part of a broader push to develop network shows.
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FeaturesGame on for indies in Northern Ireland
HBO’s decision to shoot fantasy epic Game Of Thrones in Belfast is just the boost the local production sector needs, says Robin Parker.
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CommentMaking the case for Wales
S4C may fund quality Welsh-language programming but it needs to be shown as having a genuine economic impact in Wales, writes Owen Stickler.
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NewsITV already drawing up plans for Salford
Granada Reports has scoped out a space at MediaCityUK in Salford and Coronation Street is believed to have agreed a site near the hub as ITV edges closer to relocating its north-west operations.
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NewsBBC Wales director Menna Richards to step down
Menna Richards, the BBC Wales director who led a “creative transformation” in the nation, is to leave the corporation next February after more than 10 years at the helm.
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NewsWelsh viewers back S4C
Welsh broadcaster S4C has received a tentative thumbs-up from the viewing public, with a slim majority of people agreeing there is a need for a national language channel.