All Nations and Regions articles – Page 89
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NewsS+V wins broadcast bid for Glasgow 2014
Sunset + Vine has won its first-ever host broadcast contract to cover the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games.
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NewsHeggessey leads £7.1m Boomerang MBO
Lorraine Heggessey has led a £7.1m management buyout of Boomerang Plus that will see the indie group de-list from the stock exchange.
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NewsScottish indies offered £1m to help international sales
A £1m TV production scheme has been created for Scottish producers in a bid to boost network commissions and drive international sales.
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NewsBBC nearing nations spend target ahead of deadline
The BBC has all but hit its target for production spend in the nations four years ahead of deadline – but spending in the English regions has stalled.
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NewsC4 hands Waddell another year of 4thought.tv
Northern Irish indie Waddell Media has won a recommission of daily religion and ethics strand 4thought.tv, and a commission to follow Countdown host Nick Hewer as he drives 4,000 miles across Sierra Leone for Channel 4.
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NewsChildren take on Olympic event challenge from CBBC
CBBC is to follow a group of children from Middlesborough as they create an event for their town on the afternoon of the Olympic Games’ opening ceremony.
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NewsLess than half BBC Birmingham Vision staff to relocate
Proportionally fewer BBC staff are making the move from Birmingham to Bristol than moved for its high-profile relocation from London to Salford.
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NewsBBC's Cassian Harrison to work with Scottish indies
BBC specialist factual commissioner Cassian Harrison is to have his role expanded, taking on Sam Anthony’s duties on an interim basis.
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NewsRTÉ to shake up its news after defamation finding
Irish state broadcaster RTÉ will appoint new senior staff to its current affairs and news operations after the Republic’s regulator found it had defamed a Catholic priest and seriously breached its commitment to objective and impartial news.
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NewsLook Good Naked exec joins RDF TV West
RDF TV West has further expanded its team, hiring How To Look Good Naked’s executive producer.
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NewsThompson: politicians must decide over Scottish BBC
Mark Thompson has said the politicians must establish whether the BBC could be carved up to create a separate Scottish entity, rather than the broadcaster itself.
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FeaturesScotland: Creative Clyde
From a purpose-built hub on the banks of the River Clyde, Scotland’s TV industry is setting its sights on international growth.
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NewsMichael Lyons to chair local TV bid
Former BBC Trust chairman Sir Michael Lyons has been named chairman of local TV bidder YourTV.
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NewsOfcom: auctioning ITV and C5 licences should be considered
Auctioning off the ITV and Channel 5’s public service broadcasting licences could offer “benefits to UK consumers”, according to an Ofcom report.
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NewsMentorn renews Question Time contract
Mentorn Scotland has won the contract to produce BBC1’s flagship political panel show Question Time for another three years, fending off competition from Lion TV.
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NewsRTE boards Rival surf series
Rival Media is to produce a reality series about teen surfers for RTE Ireland.
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NewsWales should seek own C3 licence, report says
The Welsh government should seek a specific Channel 3 licence as part of a range of measures to safeguard the nation’s media interests, a new report has recommended.
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NewsOfcom invites local TV bids
Ofcom has opened its doors for bidders to submit their applications to run local TV services in 21 towns and cities across the country.
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NewsManchester's Channel M axed
Jeremy Hunt’s vision for local TV has been dealt a major blow after the Guardian Media Group (GMG) announced it is to close Manchester television station Channel M.