All articles by Katherine Rushton – Page 18
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NewsBBC restricting drama writers, claims Poliakoff
“Kafkaesque” committees at the BBC are artificially restricting writers and endangering television drama, Stephen Poliakoff has claimed.
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NewsC4 to follow fight for Harrow scholarships
Channel 4 is to lift the curtain on the fight for scholarships to Harrow School, after Boomerang Plus secured behind the scenes access.
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NewsTop Gear rapped over gory "suicide"
Ofcom has rapped Top Gear over the bloodiness of a sketch that portrayed a man committing suicide, sparking 50 viewer complaints.
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NewsOfcom bows to BBC over Pedigree Dogs ruling
Ofcom has held off publishing rulings about BBC1’s Pedigree Dogs Exposed documentary after sparking “unprecedented” anger from the corporation.
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The Broadcast InterviewNick Fraser, Storyville
BBC4’s Storyville editor Nick Fraser has a reputation for being unrelentingly highbrow - so why does he want the series to be funnier? He reveals all to Katherine Rushton.
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NewsMalone changes tune for BBC schools show
The Choir presenter Gareth Malone is to turn from music to education in a TwentyTwenty Television series for BBC2.
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NewsGale’s BBC Bristol factual team gets three new execs
BBC head of Bristol factual Ben Gale has added ballast to his development team with three further appointments.
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NewsTop-heavy BBC needed staff cuts, insiders say
The BBC’s move to axe more than 100 senior managers has sparked outrage among staff - largely over the fact there were so many in the first place.
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NewsSyfy in US transfer
BBC3 supernatural comedy-drama Being Human is to get an American makeover after Syfy greenlit a 13-part remake from RDF Media USA.
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Shine recruits Nam and Stott for new positions
Shine Group has hired former Five head of rights Steve Nam and former ITV Global Entertainment marketing chief Caroline Stott to fill two new roles.
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NewsTony Blair and Dolly Parton to discuss faith on BBC1
Fern Britton is to interview Dolly Parton and Tony Blair about their faith in a new BBC1 series this Christmas – one of the first commissions from its new religion chief Aaqil Ahmed.
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NewsBBC sports exec heads to college of journalism
BBC head of sports news James Porter - one of the first senior figures to decline the move to Salford - has secured a new 12-month post in the corporation’s college of journalism.
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NewsJason Horton to head BBC South
The BBC has hired Jason Horton as its new head of BBC South, replacing Mike Hapgood who retires at the end of the year.
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NewsGordon Ramsay to co-pro MasterChef US
MasterChef is finally heading to the States - featuring Gordon Ramsay.
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NewsTinopolis finalises Pioneer deal
Welsh production giant Tinopolis has finalised its acquisition of Pioneer Productions in a deal thought to be worth between £12m and £15m in a mix of cash and shares.
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NewsMore than 100 BBC senior managers to go
The BBC is to axe more than 100 of its senior managers in a bid to slash its pay bill by a quarter over the next three and a half years.
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NewsBBC archive could be decades away
The BBC is to launch an online catalogue of every programme it has broadcast by the end of next year - but could take decades to release a full online archive.
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NewsThompson restricts BNP to once a year
The BBC will give the BNP a platform on a range of political programmes - but no more than once a year, director general Mark Thompson has said.
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NewsBeing Human to get American makeover
Being Human is to get an American makeover after Syfy greenlit a 13-part remake from RDF Media USA.
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NewsCash Cab enters US syndication
Lion Television’s US daytime hit Cash Cab is to go into syndication with MGM Domestic Television.