All Nations and Regions articles – Page 95
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NewsBaby Cow Manchester relocates to MediaCity
Baby Cow is to move its Manchester division into the MediaCity complex at Salford Quays.
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NewsBBC kicks off Roath Lock era
The BBC’s Roath Lock Studios drama hub has opened in Cardiff and will be home to 175,000 sq ft of HD-ready studios, filming areas, post production facilities and the largest green screen in Europe.
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NewsScots to query BBC funding
The BBC is facing another attack on its funding, with the Scottish government calling for £75m to be ring-fenced from the licence fee to fund a national PSB.
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NewsAdastra wins Turner order
Turner Broadcasting’s pre-school brand Cartoonito has ordered its first pan-EMEA show from Grandpa In My Pocket-producer Adastra.
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NewsAntix moving to MediaCityUK with first terrestrial order
Antix Productions, the indie behind Most Haunted, is relocating to MediaCityUK and has scored its first terrestrial commission.
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NewsScottish ad market puts pressure on STV
STV has reported a 5% decline in revenues and a marginal decrease in profits as a challenging Scottish advertising market took its toll.
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NewsWaterloo Road move ‘can build Scottish hub’
Shed founder Eileen Gallagher is convinced Waterloo Road’s move from Rochdale to Glasgow can help create a genuinely sustainable drama hub in Scotland.
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NewsFinal DQF proposals begin to take shape
A picture of the BBC’s final Delivering Quality First proposals is emerging, which includes running News 24 on BBC2 Daytime, an archive and repeats-focused BBC4, and a consolidation of English regions.
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NewsSTV Productions aims to double revenue with closer indie ties
STV will consider indie acquisitions and is targeting closer ties with the production community as part of ambitious plans to double its production arm’s revenue by 2015.
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NewsWaterloo Road moving to Glasgow
Shed Productions’ Waterloo Road is being moved to Glasgow in a £25m deal designed to help establish a sustainable drama base in Scotland.
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NewsScottish TV and digital media gets funding boost
Channel 4, Scottish Enterprise and Creative Scotland are among the organisations that will work together to deliver a £1.4m TV and digital media funding package over the next three years.
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NewsBBC Birmingham staff fear network cull
Staff at BBC Birmingham fear all network production will be moved outside of the city when they are updated on the corporation’s plans next month.
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NewsC4 to open Bank Of Dave with Glasgow’s Finestripe
Self-made millionaire David Fishwick will attempt to set up a bank and prove he can do a better job than the established high-street names in a 3 x 60-minute series for Channel 4.
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NewsLocal TV locations revealed
The government has named 65 UK towns and cities in the running to host a local TV channel.
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News4thought.tv to return with new series editor
Channel 4’s religion and ethics strand 4thought.tv is to return with 365 new films made by Irish indie Waddell Media - and a new series editor.
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NewsInclusive backs local TV
Multiplatform production company Inclusive Digital has established a Local Digital News spin-off to offer digital, editorial and management support to organisations launching local TV channels.
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NewsBBC Wales appoints director
The BBC has appointed a new director of BBC Wales, replacing Menna Richards who left in February.
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NewsSTV to air Downton Abbey
STV is to broadcast the first and second series of Downton Abbey this autumn after opting out of the drama when it aired on ITV1 last year.
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NewsLocal TV plan sparks cherry-picking fears
Local TV bidders are set to scramble to win licences in London, Birmingham and Manchester, but regions without major cities could be left underserved.
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NewsTern in BBC daytime first with ‘buddy movie’ series
Tern TV has produced its first daytime series for the BBC, a ‘buddy movie’ format in which John Craven and Jules Hudson travel the country exploring Britain’s endangered heritage.