All People articles – Page 301
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NewsPotato lures Shine TV exec
Shine TV’s senior development executive Claire Morrison is to join ITV Studios label Potato as its first head of development.
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NewsArchie Norman ‘approached to become Tesco chairman’
ITV chairman Archie Norman has been approached to head up Tesco’s board of directors.
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NewsBBC England COO named
Jenny Baxter has been named as the new chief operating officer of BBC England.
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NewsStudio Lambert lures BBC exec to lead drama
Susan Hogg, the senior BBC producer behind Lark Rise To Candleford, is leaving the corporation to establish Studio Lambert’s drama division.
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NewsC4 restructures sport commissioning team
Channel 4 has handed Ed Havard its head of sport role and promoted Ian MacKenzie to nations and regions manager following the departure of Stuart Cosgrove.
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NewsAudio Network hires Skype exec as CFO
Music licencing firm Audio Network has hired Skype executive Kim Clarke as its chief financial officer.
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NewsJim Sayer to leave Maverick after a decade
Maverick Television chief executive Jim Sayer is stepping down from the All3Media indie after a decade.
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NewsBen Stephenson in talks to leave the BBC
BBC drama controller Ben Stephenson is in talks over a high-profile move to the US, Broadcast can reveal.
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NewsTrue North founder sets up indie
True North co-founder Glyn Middleton has set up his own indie six months after leaving the Leeds-based business.
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NewsSky appoints entertainment commisisoner
Former Chatty Man exec producer Richard Ackerman has joined Sky as a non-scripted commissioner.
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NewsBBC America names programming chief
BBC America has appointed Sundance exec Nena Rodrigue in the newly created role of executive vice president of original programming.
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NewsBen Cavey opens comedy label
Tiger Aspect head of comedy and entertainment Ben Cavey has launched his own label, which will specialise in developing sitcoms for up-and-coming comedy talent.
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NewsBBC recruits for diversity push
The BBC has hired six diverse, industry-facing assistant commissioners as part of the corporation’s mission to represent every family and community in the UK.
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NewsFox UK brings in Jeff Ford
Jeff Ford is to return to the UK to take up the role of managing director of Fox International Channels UK.
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NewsZodiak Americas boss exits
Zodiak Americas chief executive Jonny Slow is leaving the super-indie after more than ten years.
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NewsBoundless hires The Undateables exec
The Undateables producer Sarah Spencer has become Boundless’ second hire in less than a month.
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NewsIan Squires leaves ITV after 20 years
ITV controller of current affairs and news operations Ian Squires will step down after the 2015 general election, ending a 20-year career at the broadcaster.
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NewsFairhead: BBC charter renewal must not be handled by elite
Rona Fairhead will today warn that the job of renewing the BBC’s charter for the next decade should not be handled by a “small elite” if it is to deliver value for licence fee payers.
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NewsLiberty Bell lands Call Centre exec producer
The Call Centre executive producer Jon Connerty has joined Avalon Factual indie Liberty Bell as an executive producer.
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NewsMeirion Jones to leave the BBC
Meirion Jones, one half of the investigation team behind Newsnight’s dropped Jimmy Savile story, is to leave the BBC.