All articles by Katherine Rushton – Page 9
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NewsDelia show crew owed £150,000
Freelancers who worked on BBC2’s Delia Through The Decades are owed a total of £150,000 - and the cooking superstar is herself about £50,000 out of pocket.
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NewsBBC to apologise for "distorted" facts on Panorama
The BBC Trust has ordered an on-air apology from the BBC after en episode of Panorama “distorted known facts” and breached its own impartiality rules.
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NewsBBCW signs Universal Music TV deal
BBC Worldwide is to distribute all of Universal Music UK’s new television output after signing a long-term deal.
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NewsBBCW to take Glastonbury on tour
BBC Worldwide is taking Glastonbury around the world after signing an exclusive deal to distribute footage from the music festival across television and radio.
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NewsBectu urges BBC's IT crowd to strike
Bectu is urging Siemens staff working at the BBC to strike over pay.
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NewsCNBC ramps up free-to-air presence
Business news broadcaster CNBC is to launch on Freesat as part of an “aggressive” bid to increase its UK presence.
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NewsDragonfly bolsters creative team
Dragonfly Film and Television has made two new senior hires following the departures of co-founders Nick Curwin and Magnus Temple.
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NewsCyrte takes stock of UK deals
Cyrte Investments, the low-profile Dutch private equity house, is pulling the strings in a fresh round of consolidation in the UK indie sector.
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NewsBetty secures BBC3 order for fit pensioner format
BBC3 is to pit unhealthy young Brits against fitness-obsessed American pensioners in a 5 x 60-minute series from Betty.
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NewsMensah upbeat on indie drama
BBC1 is planning a “hot, passionate” detective series and a look at single fatherhood in two major dramas series steered by head of independent drama Anne Mensah.
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NewsBBC touts its distinctiveness
The BBC’s size and scope review has yet to be published, but the word on the lips of the corporation’s staff is “distinctiveness”.
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NewsBBC opens doors to new drama writers
BBC Drama is to hold monthly “open days” for new and upcoming writers.
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NewsITV brings in external consultants
ITV has brought in external business analysts LEK Consulting to conduct its 12-week strategic review.
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NewsBBC News to broadcast live from Cuba
BBC News is to broadcast live from Cuba next week – thought to be a first for a UK news channel.
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NewsTrust gives hope to 6 Music
Under-fire BBC radio station 6 Music has received a vote of confidence from the BBC Trust – despite revelations that just 20% of adults even know it exists.
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NewsGately tribute is first order for Ballard indie
A tribute to late Boyzone star Stephen Gately will be the first commission for 10 Star Entertainment, the indie launched by former BBC entertainment exec Bea Ballard at the start of 2009.
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NewsBBC has 382 staff on £100k or more
Some 382 BBC staff - including 35 producers - are on six-figure salaries, according to new figures published over the weekend.
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NewsSky 1 pilots format from new Noel JV
Sky 1 is to test a Price Is Right-style format jointly developed with Noel Edmonds.