All People articles – Page 255
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NewsEx-Milkshake boss launches indie
Former Channel 5 kids boss Jessica Symons has launched an independent production company, Ivy House Productions.
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NewsSky non-scripted commissioner exits
Sky commissioning editor Richard Ackerman is leaving the broadcaster after two years.
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NewsBBC1 to shake up Saturday night with Tom Hardy drama
BBC1 will ‘reinvent’ its approach to drama next year by carving out a new post-watershed slot for the genre on Saturday nights.
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NewsIn brief: All3Media; High Noon
All3Media has appointed a chief executive for its Dutch subsidiary IDTV, while Cake Boss producer High Noon has made a round of promotions.
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NewsSun Military Awards producer to head CTVC
Not-for-profit indie CTVC has hired the producer of ITV’s Sun Military Awards as its chief executive.
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NewsHolby exec to oversee BBC Studios continuing drama
Holby City and Casualty executive producer Oliver Kent has been appointed to the new role of head of continuing drama in BBC Studios’ scripted division.
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NewsDavid Lammy 'shocked' by DCMS decision
David Lammy has slammed culture secretary Karen Bradley’s decision to block the appointment of a BAME woman to the board of Channel 4 as “shocking” and called on the MP to “explain herself”.
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NewsExit puts David Bergg in spotlight
ITV scheduling chief David Bergg is finally in the spotlight as the broadcaster’s “prince of darkness” prepares to leave after 15 years.
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NewsPlanet Earth II exec backs strong relationship with BBC
Planet Earth II executive producer Mike Gunton has described the “magnetic pull” that the BBC exerts on the Natural History Unit, even as BBC Studios prepares for commercialisation.
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NewsKevin Lygo puts fun at heart of ITV
Kevin Lygo has placed fun and entertainment at the heart of his new-look ITV schedule and will use US-style entertainment chat show The Nightly Show to “extend the primetime feeling” of the channel.
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NewsTVF International brings in new bosses
TVF International is restructuring its executive ranks as director of programming Alice Hamlett steps down after eight years with the distributor.
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NewsKeating leads C4 non-exec appointments
Ofcom has appointed four non-executive directors including former BBC2 controller Roly Keating to the board of Channel 4.
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NewsBBC Wales appoints commissioning boss
BBC Wales head of development Nick Andrews has been appointed head of commissioning across the regional division’s television, iPlayer and interactive platforms.
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NewsEnd of an era as ITV's David Bergg steps down
ITV director of programme strategy David Bergg is to leave the broadcaster after 15 years, to be replaced by Rosemary Newell.
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NewsObituary: Darryl Noad, lighting director
Darryl Noad, award-winning lighting director, passed away on Friday 18th November after a short battle with lung cancer. He was 57.
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NewsCITV boss faces the axe
ITV is restructuring kids channel CITV in a move that could see the departure of kids chief Jamila Metran.
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NewsBBC kicks off commissioner shake-up
Commissioners across factual and comedy are set to lose their jobs as part of the latest stage of the BBC’s cost-cutting drive.
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NewsWainwright awarded Wellcome Screenwriting Fellowship
Happy Valley writer Sally Wainwright will develop stories exploring science and health
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NewsDCMS holds up Channel 4 appointments
The DCMS is holding up the appointment of five Channel 4 non-executive directors recommended by Ofcom in what has been labelled an “unprecedented” move.
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NewsC5 rebrands in-house production arm
Channel 5 is rebranding its in-house production arm 5Production and is searching for a factual boss as it broadens its remit across Viacom channels and international broadcasters.