All Nations and Regions articles – Page 103
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Taggart writer adapts Field of Blood for BBC
BBC Scotland is to adapt Denise Mina novel The Field of Blood, with Taggart and Rebus screenwriter David Kane writing and directing.
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BBC promotes Begg to North role
BBC North has appointed Isabel Begg as the new head of rights, business affairs and partnerships, as part of the corporation’s restructure of the department and increased emphasis on regions.
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East of England projects thrown lifeline
The country’s regional screen agencies could throw TV and film projects in the East of England a lifeline after Screen East collapsed last week.
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Screen East to close amidst theft allegations
Screen East, the regional screen agency for the east of England, is no longer operating following insolvency, and finance manager Melvin Welton has been arrested on suspicion of theft, it has been confirmed.
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SNP considering rival PSB
Scotland’s culture secretary Fiona Hyslop has launched a review examining the viability of a new Scottish public service broadcaster to compete with the BBC.
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Channel M hires controller
GMG Radio has hired Ofcom’s John Furlong as the controller of its local Manchester TV station Channel M ahead of a relaunch of its live TV service.
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Peter Salmon rejects BBC North critics
The man in charge of the BBC’s move to the north of England has hit out at critics of the plan, accusing them of dredging up “old stereotypes”.
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Sheen’s passion for Port Talbot in trio of DCD docs
Super-indie DCD Media has won a clutch of three documentaries including a BBC Wales two-parter that sees The Damned United star Michael Sheen return to his home town of Port Talbot to produce epic play The Passion.
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S4C cuts pose “real threat” to its future
Indies have warned that proposed cuts to Welsh channel S4C pose a “real threat” to the future of the broadcaster.
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C4 orders £1m of Scottish commissions
Channel 4 is to turn the spotlight on Scotland’s burgeoning computer games industry in a three-part series that it has greenlit as part of £1m of cross-platform commissions from the nation.
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BBC executive resigns over relocation
The BBC HR boss behind convincing staff to make the move north has resigned - because he does not want to relocate.
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BBC’s Sanderson swaps Storyville for Review Show
BBC factual exec Greg Sanderson is swapping docs strand Storyville for The Review Show.
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STV to air Shed web drama Being Victor
Shed Media’s web drama Being Victor will transfer to TV this autumn after the producer struck a deal with Scottish broadcaster STV.
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Health threat for Welsh indies?
With S4C facing a massive cut in funding, challenging times lie ahead for Welsh production companies. But network commissions offer a potential lifeline.
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View from the North
If the British TV industry is to be successful in an increasingly competitive global marketplace, we need to ensure that we build the creative sectors across the whole of the UK, writes Tom Harvey.
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Ofcom examines local media ownership rules
Ofcom has been asked to consider the effects of further relaxation of regional media ownership rules, it announced.
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Assembly should 'control TV in Wales'
Plaid Cymru’s leader has said the Welsh Assembly Government should take control of broadcasting in Wales.
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Breakfast move defended
BBC North director Peter Salmon has hit back at critics questioning BBC Breakfast’s move to Salford, describing it as “a defi ning moment in how the show develops”.
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Making friends in the North
BBC North director Peter Salmon talks to Lisa Campbell about the move to MediaCityUK.
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BBC boosts regional training with new role
As it prepares to move more than 2,000 staff to Salford in the next two years, the BBC has appointed Liz Molyneux to the new role of partner for BBC North and the nations at the BBC Academy training division.