All People articles – Page 260
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NewsBBC Radio boss set to retire
BBC director of radio Helen Boaden is preparing to announce her retirement – a move that would allow the corporation to finalise its management reshuffle.
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NewsStudio Ramsay hires Chris Brogden
Gordon Ramsay’s fledgling indie has hired Tinopolis creative director of entertainment Chris Brogden as chief creative officer.
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NewsMatt LeBlanc signs two-year Top Gear deal
Top Gear host Matt LeBlanc has signed a two series deal with the BBC to return to the motoring show.
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News360Production appoints factual boss
Digging for Britain indie 360Production has appointed Renegade Pictures executive producer Belinda Cherrington as its first director of UK factual.
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NewsSky Vision bolsters senior team
Sky Vision has strengthened its senior team with a number of hires including PBS Distribution boss Gillian Rose, who will lead sales in the US.
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NewsKen MacQuarrie named BBC regional chief
Long-serving director of BBC Scotland Ken MacQuarrie has been appointed as the corporation’s new director of nations and regions.
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NewsHello Halo hires development chief
Glasgow-based indie Hello Halo has appointed Mentorn development executive Natalie Hill as head of development.
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NewsRemarkable makes senior hires
Remarkable has bolstered its senior team by creating head of factual and head of entertainment roles.
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NewsYoungest snares Victory exec
Youngest Media, the indie established by former Endemol execs David Flynn and Lucas Church, has hired a former Victory Television executive as its entertainment boss.
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NewsSacked BBC journalist awarded £50k
Chandana Keerthi Bandara, a BBC journalist working on its Sri Lankan Sinhala service, has been awarded £50,000 compensation by an employment tribunal after his failure to prioritise news of Prince George’s birth contributed to his dismissal in 2015.
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NewsGeater named Bafta commercial chair
All3Media chief operating officer Sara Geater has been appointed chair of the Bafta commercial committee, replacing media lawyer Medwyn Jones.
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News5 News editor moves to Sky
5 News editor Cristina Nicolotti Squires has been appointed director of content at Sky News.
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NewsAlison Sharman lands indie job
Former ITV exec Alison Sharman has joined Thoroughly Modern Media, the fledgling indie that produced Heston’s Dinner In Space.
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NewsPlimsoll appoints chairman
Plimsoll Productions, the indie set up by former RDF exec Grant Mansfield, has appointed Paddy Sellers as its first chairman.
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NewsJohn Cleese: TV execs have no idea
TV executives have “no idea what they are doing” and should put more trust in talent, according to comedian John Cleese.
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NewsRona Fairhead to step down
Rona Fairhead will not lead the BBC’s forthcoming unitary board after prime minister Theresa May requested that she reapply for the job.
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NewsTessa Ross indie makes key hires
House Productions, the indie established by Tessa Ross and Juliette Howell, has hired three executives to its development team.
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NewsShane Allen backs female talent
BBC head of comedy commissioning Shane Allen has highlighted the importance of backing female talent in the wake of the loss of Victoria Wood and Caroline Aherne.
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NewsZodiak UK boss to depart
Rod Henwood is to leave Zodiak Media 12 months after it merged with Banijay.