All articles by Hannah Gannagé-Stewart – Page 17
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BBC Wales completes management restructure
BBC Wales has completed a management board restructure with the appointment of Sian Gwynedd and Richard Thomas to senior roles.
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Muslim doc to take religion mainstream
Controversial social experiment Muslims Like Us exemplifies the direction of travel for BBC religion and ethics programming, according to commissioner Fatima Salaria.
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BAME charity funding slashed
Diversity charity Creative Access is facing closure after the government withdrew more than £2m of funding for its paid BAME internship programmes.
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S4C chief exec Ian Jones to step down
S4C’s chief executive officer Ian Jones will step down at the end of 2017 after six years at the Welsh broadcaster.
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Ofcom sets out BBC regulatory position
Ofcom has warned the BBC not to expect “special treatment” when it takes over regulation of the broadcaster in April 2017.
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BBC daytime recreates royal recipes
Michael Buerk will explore a range of royal recipes made by celebrity chefs in a 15-part BBC daytime commission for Spun Gold.
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Damazer: BBC chair must not interfere with editorial
BBC Trustee Mark Damazer has warned the government not to appoint a chair of the BBC’s new unitary board who may be ‘tempted’ to intervene in editorial decisions.
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Alison Kirkham calls for ‘big ideas’
BBC controller of factual commissioning Alison Kirkham has called for ‘big, noisy’ popular factual formats ahead of the arrival of former Channel 4 commissioner David Brindley.
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Mentorn promotes Robot Wars exec
Robot Wars executive producer Andrew Robertson has been promoted to Mentorn Media head of entertainment.
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Johnny Vegas stars in BBC1 sitcom
BBC1 has ordered a six-part series of Johnny Vegas’ Home From Home, following a successful pilot as part of its sitcom season.
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BBC renews diverse commissioner push
The BBC is seeking six aspiring commissioners from under-represented backgrounds to apply for a 24-month Commissioning Development Programme.
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BBC introduces Smith Review changes
The BBC has introduced a number of changes to its child safety and whistleblowing processes following Dame Janet Smith’s review of the Jimmy Savile and Stuart Hall scandals.
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Mark Duggan drama informs 2.5m
MONDAY: BBC1’s recreation of the events that led up to the 2011 Tottenham Riots was watched by 2.5m, while Guy Martin’s latest series closed with 1.9m on Channel 4.
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Warner snares ITV exec
Warner Bros Television Production UK has snared ITV executive Alexia Edwards as group commercial director.
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I’m A Celebrity ends on a high
SUNDAY: I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! bowed out almost 1m viewers up on last year’s final as Gogglebox’s Scarlett Moffatt was crowned queen of the jungle.
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BBC1 to shake up Saturday night with Tom Hardy drama
BBC1 will ‘reinvent’ its approach to drama next year by carving out a new post-watershed slot for the genre on Saturday nights.
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Komixx lands first Netflix commission
Netflix has ordered a feature-length adaptation of young adult novel The Kissing Booth from Komixx Entertainment.
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MPs: BBC must take on over-75s licence fee
Members of parliament have voted to uphold plans to hand the cost of over-75s licence fees to the BBC.
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Holby exec to oversee BBC Studios continuing drama
Holby City and Casualty executive producer Oliver Kent has been appointed to the new role of head of continuing drama in BBC Studios’ scripted division.
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Planet Earth II exec backs strong relationship with BBC
Planet Earth II executive producer Mike Gunton has described the “magnetic pull” that the BBC exerts on the Natural History Unit, even as BBC Studios prepares for commercialisation.