All articles by Alexandra Chapman – Page 17
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NewsThe Garden opens up Tatler for BBC2
Inside Claridges-indie, The Garden Productions, is to go behind the scenes at high society magazine Tatler.
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NewsHarding: 'no escaping' BBC redundancies
BBC’s director of news and current affairs James Harding has told staff that future job cuts across the division are inescapable as the corporation ploughs ahead with its cost saving scheme.
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NewsRussell Howard’s Good News moves to BBC2
Russell Howard’s Good News will move to BBC2 as the corporation begins to pave the way for BBC3’s switch online.
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NewsBBC pays out £2m car allowance
BBC staff car allowances ran to £2m in 2013, a 12% drop on the £2.3m bill from the previous year.
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NewsUKTV’s Clare Laycock to lead TLC
UKTV commissioner Clare Laycock will return to Discovery to head up female-skewing channel TLC.
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NewsPressure grows for fresh TV diversity targets
Broadcasters and indies should be hit with financial penalties for failing to hit targets introduced to boost diversity, according to four leading figures.
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NewsTV ‘grossly unfair’ to runners
Runners in the TV industry face low pay and long hours, are poorly treated and lack career progression, according to new research.
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NewsKeo appoints exec to lead drama push
Keo Films has appointed Carson Black as executive producer to lead its push into scripted content.
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NewsHarriet Harman: licence fee alternatives must be considered
Alternatives to the BBC licence fee should be examined, according to shadow culture secretary Harriet Harman, who has warned that the funding model is “a means to an end.”
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NewsBBC plans News and radio job cuts
The BBC is planning to cut almost 600 jobs across its news and radio divisions, according to American business magazine Forbes.
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NewsArmando Iannucci calls for BBC subscription service
The Thick of It creator and writer Armando Iannucci has urged the BBC to launch an international subscription service to help bolster its revenues.
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NewsTV runners’ pay and diversity issues exposed
Bectu’s first-ever survey of runners shows that barely any earn enough to live in London and there is a lack of diversity among TV’s junior staff.
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NewsSam Bickley made acting BBC3 boss
Sam Bickley, BBC3’s head of documentaries and features commissioning, will step up to run the channel in an acting capacity later this month.
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NewsBBC receives over 1k complaints over Ukip coverage
The BBC has received a total of 1,190 complaints from viewers over its coverage of the UK Independence Party (Ukip) recent European Parliament 2014 election coverage.
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NewsBafta chairman: training key to diversity
Bafta chairman and Mentorn chief executive John Willis has stressed the importance of training and award schemes in encouraging diversity in the TV, film and games industries.
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NewsLion hires BBC development exec
Emma Lorenz, the BBC head of channel development behind BBC3’s Life and Death Row and forthcoming BBC1 doc The Met, is to join Lion Television as director of development.
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NewsComic Relief bans controversial investments
Comic Relief has banned indirect investments in alcohol, arms and tobacco companies following a review prompted by a Panorama documentary last year.
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NewsBBC’s Samantha Anstiss returns to production
BBC documentaries commissioner Samantha Anstiss is returning to programme making to set up a creative label within the corporation’s in-house production arm.
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NewsBBC renews e-book push with updated D-Day title
The BBC has renewed its push into the e-book market with the release of an updated D-Day title to mark the 70th anniversary of the landings.
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NewsClarkson contract talks spark criticism
The BBC should not extend Jeremy Clarkson’s contract until after the publication of an Ofcom report, according to a law firm which has complained to the broadcaster about Top Gear.