All People articles – Page 266
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NewsShadow culture secretary Maria Eagle resigns
Shadow culture secretary Maria Eagle has become the latest to MP to resign from her position following a mass walkout from Jeremy Corbyn’s shadow cabinet.
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NewsPioneer hires Arrow Media exec
World’s Weirdest Weather indie Pioneer Productions has hired Arrow Media exec Thomas Viner as creative director.
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NewsAbraham: 'C4 is ready for EU fallout'
Channel 4 is prepared for the “complex and unchartered” implications of the UK’s vote to leave the EU, according to chief executive David Abraham.
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NewsKate Phillips pips Alan Tyler to top BBC entertainment job
BBC Worldwide creative director of formats Kate Phillips has been named the BBC’s new controller of entertainment commissioning.
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NewsKeo Films creative chief launches Greenbird-backed indie
Keo Films creative director Colleen Flynn has launched a production company with backing from indie network Greenbird Media.
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NewsHeavyweight TV and film figures back Remain vote
Heavyweight figures in the TV and film business, including Lord Puttnam and Working Title boss Tim Bevan, have come together to support Britain remaining in the European Union.
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NewsObjective hires scripted chief
Objective has bolstered its comedy and drama division with the appointment of former Peep Show producer Hannah Mackay as head of scripted.
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NewsFacebook Live signs up content partners in US
Facebook has signed $50m (£34m) worth of deals with content creators including BuzzFeed and Gordon Ramsay to help grow its fledgling live streaming service.
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NewsKudos development producer joins Sister Pictures
Kudos development producer Naomi de Pear has left the Endemol Shine Group company to be reunited with former chief executive Jane Featherstone at her indie Sister Pictures.
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NewsITN Prods hires first sports chief
ITN Productions has appointed former IMG executive vice president Alastair Waddington as its first director of sport.
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NewsBBC Studios to mirror All3Media
BBC Studios will look to mirror the operating structures of super-indies including All3Media and Endemol Shine Group after director Mark Linsey finalised his top management team.
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NewsBrooklyn producer appoints TV development chief
Brooklyn producer Wildgaze Films has appointed former Pathé UK creative executive Len Rowles to the role of head of development, film and TV.
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NewsFairhead: BBC board needs fresh thinking
Rona Fairlead has said it will be an “enormous privilege” to chair the BBC’s new unitary board and argued that she wants “fresh thinking” to protect the interests of audiences.
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NewsDownton Abbey producer receives OBE
Downton Abbey producer Gareth Neame and former Channel 4 commissioner Jo Twist were among the TV executives recognised in the Queen’s Birthday Honours.
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NewsAOL staffs up for video push
AOL UK has hired a head of video to oversee an expanded in-house team that creates content for sites including The Huffington Post and TechCrunch.
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NewsMartin Davidson to leave the BBC
Long-standing BBC head of specialist factual commissioning Martin Davidson is leaving to set up a new venture “beyond television”.
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FeaturesThe Broadcast Interview: HBO docs boss Sheila Nevins
HBO documentary chief Sheila Nevins has revealed that she is looking for films that cover the impact of social media on society, male brutality towards women and the status of black art – while warning producers there are no trends in factual filmmaking.
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NewsThe Garden adds 'development firepower'
The Garden has reshuffled its development team, adding in “more firepower” and handing Kate Collier greater responsibility.
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NewsKeshet poaches BBC creative director
The A Word producer Keshet UK has poached BBC exec David Williams to bolster its non-scripted ambitions.
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NewsDrama start-up wins Fremantle backing
Laurence Bowen, the producer responsible for The Eichmann Show, has secured investment from Fremantle Media in his fledgling indie.