All Indies articles – Page 729
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NewsThe X Factor to get spin-off magazine
The X Factor has joined forces with Tesco to launch a branded magazine that will initially be sold exclusively in the retail giant’s stores.
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NewsTalkback’s Bondy joins Princess to bolster fact ent
Princess Productions has poached a Talkback Thames executive as part of efforts to boost its factual entertainment development.
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NewsTake Me Out gets second date
ITV1’s Saturday night speed-dating gameshow Take Me Out is set to return “bigger and better than ever”, according to host Paddy McGuinness.
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NewsShed sets up fact ent arm
Shed Media Group is staffing up for a new division aiming to capitalise on the growth of factual entertainment shows.
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NewsTalkback includes all 150 staffers in redundancy talks
All 150 staff at Talkback Thames will go into consultation over redundancy as part of the super-indie’s restructure.
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NewsTalkback Thames to cut 20% of staff
After the cancellation of The Bill and the shock departure of chief executive Lorraine Heggessey, super-indie Talkback Thames is planning to shed around 30 jobs as part of a restructure designed to cope with “very tough market conditions”.
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NewsBacon to chew the fat with pub guests for ITV4
ITV4 viewers are to get an insight into male pub-talk in a Richard Bacon-fronted chatshow from Talkback Thames.
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NewsTime Warner in talks with Shed
Hollywood media giant Time Warner is in talks to take over Footballers’ Wives and Supernanny television producer Shed Media.
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NewsTalkback staff braced for further cuts after review
Talkback Thames staff are bracing themselves for further job cuts as management consultants complete their review of the company.
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NewsGallagher credits terms of trade success for OBE
Eileen Gallagher’s OBE award is largely the result of her role in helping secure the terms of trade for indies, the Shed boss believes.
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NewsITV to mark The Bill’s passing with behind scenes doc
The final months of production on The Bill are being filmed in a special behind-the-scenes documentary for ITV1.
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FeaturesTalkback’s rapid revolution
More questions than answers as Talkback Thames suddenly faces up to life after Lorraine.
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CommentA jaw-dropping departure
Nobody expected it - but lack of growth helps explain Heggessey’s exit.
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NewsHeggessey exit shocks TV
Talkback Thames’ failure to find successors to its long-standing hits prompted chief executive Lorraine Heggessey’s shock departure, sources have claimed.
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NewsHeggessey leaving Talkback Thames
Lorraine Heggessey is leaving Talkback Thames, a shock move that sees her exit her chief executive post after five years at the helm.
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NewsShed MBO takes fresh twist
The saga of Shed Media’s planned MBO has taken a fresh twist, with a new potential backer emerging.
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NewsShed chief package up to £296,000
The chief executive of the production firm behind Supernanny and Waterloo Road saw his remuneration package jump by more than a third last year, according to the company’s annual report.
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Cowboy Builders to be remade by French channel
Exposé series Cowboy Builders is being remade for leading French broadcaster TF1.
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NewsRoux to train service staff for BBC2 series
Michel Roux is hoping to do for front-of-house restaurant staff what Jamie Oliver did for chefs in a major series for BBC2.
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NewsCutting Edge doc to give glimpse into life of Brucie
Bruce Forsyth is to open up for an intimate documentary portrait for Channel 4’s Cutting Edge strand.