All Nations and Regions articles – Page 106
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NewsBectu protests Casualty job cuts
Broadcasting union Bectu met with BBC executives last night over what it brands “unacceptable and immoral” plans to dismiss seven Casualty staff days before production begins on the next series.
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NewsWales first to go digital
Wales has become the UK’s first digital nation with all analogue television signals switched off at midnight.
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Wales shakes up creative industry funding
Welsh ministers have announced a shake-up of the way they handle industries such as media, television and film.
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NewsITV: no IFNC discussions before election
The celebrations of the winning IFNC bidders have been cut short after ITV said it would not begin contractual discussions with them until after the imminent election.
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NewsITV local news winners named
Consortia including Johnston Press, Trinity Mirror and UTV have been named as the preferred bidders for ITV’s three regional news pilots - with ITN missing out.
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NewsBBC North commissioning drive begins to pay off
BBC North director Peter Salmon’s efforts to encourage more commissioning from the north of England has kicked off with a first children’s order for Leeds-based factual producer True North.
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NewsBBC Children’s departures hint at fears over careers
Senior BBC Children’s staff who had signed up to the Salford move are leaving the department amid concerns over career progression.
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NewsBBC North launches radio indie fund
Radio indies in the north of England are set for a boost following the creation of a £40,000 commissioning fund by the BBC.
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NewsGMG axes original content and staff at Channel M
All but four jobs at Manchester based TV regional station Channel M have been placed into consultation, after owners GMG axed the channel’soriginal output.
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NewsBBC lines up more George Gently
The BBC has begun filming on two feature-length episodes of Inspector George Gently – the first to be filmed in north-east England.
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Northern Ireland to earn millions from HBO epic
Northern Ireland’s TV community is set for a multimillion-pound boost after HBO confirmed plans to film what is thought to be the biggest TV production ever staged in the UK.
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NewsMSPs 'should pressure BBC on Alba'
Politicians in Scotland should join forces and encourage the BBC to make a Gaelic TV channel available on Freeview, according to the culture minister.
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NewsTime Team ordered until 2013 but budget cut back
Channel 4 has moved long-running history series Time Team to Wales and guaranteed that it will air until at least 2013 - but has cut the budget by about 15%.
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NewsSNP calls for competition for the BBC
Scottish culture minister Fiona Hyslop will set out the need for competition to the BBC in a speech to a Broadcasting Summit later today.
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NewsRTÉ enlists help of ITV to co-fund Single-Handed
RTÉ drama Single-Handed is to be resurrected for a second series after ITV agreed to come on board as a co-producer.
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NewsBruce Parry off to Arctic for next BBC2 adventure
Amazon presenter Bruce Parry is to turn his attention to the Arctic Circle in a series for BBC2 - one of two major new productions from Wales.
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NewsCall for free-to-air Scottish football
Eight out of ten people believe that Scotland football games should be shown on free-to-air television channels, a survey has revealed.
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NewsPact: STV indie status will harm Scotland
Pact has warned against granting STV’s production arm indie status, claiming that the reclassification will harm the Scottish indie sector with little benefit for the commercial broadcaster.
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NewsITV1 and Twofour win top Broadcast awards
ITV1 was last night named Channel of the Year at the Broadcast Awards, where it also scored success with ratings juggernauts The X Factor and Coronation Street.
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NewsSetback for Salford as CBeebies chief quits
BBC Children’s move to Salford suffered a major setback yesterday after CBeebies controller Michael Carrington quit the corporation.