All articles by Katherine Rushton – Page 24
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NewsBradshaw may scrap BBC Trust before Charter Review
RTS CAMBRIDGE: The row between the BBC Trust and the government intensified late yesterday evening, with Culture Secretary Ben Bradshaw suggesting he could scrap the Trust before the next Charter Review.
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FeaturesThe wind of change blows through BBC
As the BBC faces its biggest overhaul since the 2006 Creative Future review, Katherine Rushton examines executive reaction to the shake-up and what the changes will mean for the corporation.
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NewsPitt oversees Screen England united front
The nine regional screen agencies have joined forces as Screen England, and recruited docs veteran Ruth Pitt and former Channel 4 head of corporate relations John Newbigin to head the new operation.
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NewsBBC cuts My Family budget; orders two new series
BBC1 has cut the budget for My Family by 15%, and commissioned a 10th and 11th series of the sitcom.
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NewsBBC eyes online docs archive
The BBC is considering creating a permanent online portal to house full-length documentaries as part of its plan to revolutionise how it uses its archive.
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The Broadcast InterviewCaroline Raphael, Radio 4
Risky, edgy, experimental: BBC Radio 4’s commissioning editor talks to Katherine Rushton about comedy, compliance, self-censorship and using the radio waves to strike TV gold.
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Shine exhumes corpses for BBC2’s History Cold Case
BBC2 has ordered a history series from Shine Television, billed as “Time Team for dead bodies”.
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NewsRedmond: BBC and C4 must work together
RTS CAMBRIDGE: Grange Hill creator Phil Redmond has called for BBC and Channel 4 to be merged as a single “creative content provider” in a bid to save teen television.
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NewsPalin slams BBC "interference"
Veteran broadcaster Michael Palin has hit out at the culture of “managerial interference” at the BBC, claiming it no longer allows the sort of creative freedom that led to Monty Python.
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NewsDCMS and BBC Trust at war over top-slicing
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has entered a war of research with the BBC Trust – issuing new findings about public opinion on top-slicing that directly counter findings by the BBC’s governing body.
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Trust concludes on BBC events sponsorship
The BBC Trust has formally banned commercial sponsorship of on-air BBC events, as part of a shake up of its sponsorship rules.
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NewsBBC hands "size and scope" review to ex-Tory advisor
The BBC has handed the review of its “size and scope” to John Tate, formerly a senior Tory advisor who has worked closely with David Cameron.
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Nick Jr to launch new morning block for kids
Nickelodeon UK is ramping up its pre-school presence with the launch of a new daily two-hour block designed to help get children ready for the day ahead.
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NewsAnalysis: are you ready for musical chairs?
The industry is bracing itself for another round of executive musical chairs - with insiders predicting a complex series of moves could end with ITV’s Elaine Bedell and Alison Sharman going head to head to become the broadcaster’s director of television.
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NewsBBC links up with Ecosse for Atkinson adaptation
The BBC is lining up a major adaptation of Kate Atkinson’s Behind The Scenes At The Museum from Mistresses producer Ecosse Films.
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NewsTrust review to shrink BBC
The BBC is facing its biggest shake-up since 2006’s Creative Future strategy after the BBC Trust fired the starting gun on a major review of its size and scope.
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NewsBBC loadsamoney row rages
Greg Dyke and Will Wyatt have waded into the BBC pay row - agreeing with the Tories that corporation exec salaries are too high.
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NewsThe Culture Show’s Morgan to drive BBC production training
The Culture Show editor Eddie Morgan is stepping down from the BBC2 show to become head of the college of production within the new BBC Academy.
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RDF Rights seals deal to distribute Macqueen films
RDF Rights has signed a deal to distribute the first slate of films from former C4 head of documentaries Angus Macqueen’s indie Ronachan Films.
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NewsCBeebies head counts himself out of kids’ role
CBeebies controller Michael Carrington has ruled himself out of the running for BBC Children’s controller - leaving Nickelodeon UK boss Howard Litton and CBBC head of drama and acquisitions Steven Andrew as frontrunners.