All articles by Catherine Neilan – Page 49
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NewsThompson: free TV "has a lot to prove"
Free-to-air broadcasting has “a lot to do and a lot to prove” if it is to exist in the future, Mark Thompson has claimed.
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NewsBBC North to create drama fund
BBC North is looking at creating a drama fund to encourage more regional indies to come forward with pitches for the broadcaster.
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NewsAbraham defends Hunt's Countryfile decisions
Channel 4 chief executive David Abraham has defended Jay Hunt’s decision to refresh Countryfile by changing its line up, branding the move “very successful”.
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NewsMiriam O'Reilly to launch support network
Miriam O’Reilly, the former Countryfile reporter who last week won an ageism tribunal case against the BBC, is launching a network to offer advice and support to women who face discrimination in the work place.
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NewsBBC Monitoring to cut 72 jobs
BBC Monitoring is planning to cut 72 jobs to meet a reduction of £3m from its income, as part of the government’s Comprehensive Spending Review announced last autumn.
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NewsZodiak secures Being Human US sales
The US remake of monster drama Being Human has been picked up by broadcasters around the world ahead of its debut Stateside tonight.
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NewsBBC Arabic Service faces 48-hour strike
The BBC’s Arabic Service is set to experience widespread disruption this week, as journalists plan to embark on a 48-hour strike.
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NewsPeter Fincham receives RTS honour
ITV director of television Peter Fincham is among five industry figures to be awarded RTS Fellowships.
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NewsWelsh broadcaster axes S4C2
Beleaguered Welsh broadcaster S4C has announced it plans to shut down its second channel S4C2, in light of the 25% cut to its budget that will be brought in over the next four years.
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NewsBBC to make extra cuts of £400m
The BBC is embarking on a six month consultation over swingeing cuts across the corporation, as it seeks to make savings of 20%, amounting to roughly £400m.
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NewsBBC1 and BBC2 both eyeing new series of Miranda
BBC1 and BBC2 are both vying to air the third series of sitcom Miranda, which has just been ordered.
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NewsCohen commissions raft of drama series for BBC1
A new adaptation of Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations and a “blue-collar” series about prisoners’ wives are among a broad first raft of drama commissions by Danny Cohen for BBC1.
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NewsO’Reilly fallout hits home
Miriam O’Reilly’s tribunal victory over the BBC has divided the industry - but whether in favour of the ruling or against it, the consensus is that it will have significant repercussions.
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The Broadcast InterviewGrant Mansfield and Natalka Znak, Zodiak USA
With the US remake of their BBC3 hit Being Human about to start on the SyFy channel, Zodiak USA’s chief executive and chief creative officer tell Catherine Neilan about working in LA.
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NewsBBC urged to bring forward submission for cuts proposals
The BBC has been urged to bring forward the date for its proposals about where savings and cuts will be made to accommodate the 16% cut in revenues due in 2016.
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NewsBBC F1 coverage racing into HD
The BBC is to broadcast this year’s Formula One season in high definition for the first time, thanks to Formula One Management’s decision to enable an HD feed.
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NewsBBC to offer Miriam O'Reilly work
The BBC has apologised to Miriam O’Reilly in light of today’s employment tribunal ruling, and said it will be speaking to the presenter about the possibility of offering her work.
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NewsMiriam O'Reilly wins ageism case against BBC
Former Countryfile presenter Miriam O’Reilly has won her employment tribunal case against the BBC on the grounds of ageism and discrimination – but not sexism.
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NewsJohn Cresswell named Arqiva boss
John Cresswell, former chief operating officer for ITV, has been appointed as the new chief executive of media services firm Arqiva.
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NewsJohn Cresswell named Arqiva boss
John Cresswell, former chief operating officer for ITV, has been appointed as the new chief executive of media services firm Arqiva.