All Nations and Regions articles – Page 102
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NewsTinopolis forced to cut jobs on S4C shows
Up to 30 staff on S4C’s flagship magazine shows Wedi 3 and Wedi 7 could lose their jobs after falling foul of the Welsh-language broadcaster’s budget cuts.
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NewsBBC staff to strike over Birmingham cull
BBC Birmingham staff will walk out on strike for 24 hours this week, in protest against plans that will turn the city into a “media ghost town”.
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NewsITVS to close Norwich base
ITV is to close its production unit in Norwich, putting 35 jobs at risk.
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NewsSalford staff complain over Derbyshire
Staff at BBC Radio 5 Live are understood to have complained over preferential treatment for presenter Victoria Derbyshire following the station’s move to Salford.
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NewsBBC staff plan action over Birmingham move
BBC staff are to carry out industrial action over plans to relocate shows such as Hairy Bikers and Countryfile from Birmingham to Bristol.
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NewsC4 reveals indie briefing timetable
Channel 4 has unveiled the list of indie meetings chief creative officer Jay Hunt will hold across the country in 2012.
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NewsPlans for MediaCity phase two unveiled
Plans for how MediaCity UK could look in 20 years time – including a hotel and new public spaces – have been submitted by developer The Peel Group.
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NewsJesting About scheme targets BBC1 prime time
The organisers of BBC-endorsed talent scheme Jesting About are aiming to secure a BBC1 sitcom pilot as part of its renewed focus on “more tangible” results.
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NewsBBC: MPs "pushing on open door" over local radio
BBC bosses have indicated local radio could see some of the proposed budget cuts revoked, telling MPs that their campaigns to save services were “pushing at a partly open door”.
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NewsIndies in frame to run first 20 local TV licences
Preston, Grimsby and Swansea are among 20 locations earmarked by Ofcom as the first to receive a local TV licence – and the government will consult on allowing indies to run them.
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NewsBoomerang in Pooh tie-up
Welsh producer Boomerang is co-producing a live-action and book-style motion graphics series based on Winnie the Pooh for Disney Junior.
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NewsBBC to mark Titanic centenary
The BBC is to recount the tragic story of the Titanic through performance, documentary and archive footage exactly 100 years after the ocean giant sank.
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NewsEndemol wins diversity award; ageism report preview
Big Brother producer Endemol has been honoured for promoting diversity at the annual CDN Awards - where the first findings of a new ageism report were revealed.
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NewsChris O'Dowd teams with Coogan for Sky 1 comedy
The IT Crowd star Chris O’Dowd is to adapt his short film for Sky 1’s Little Crackers into a full length comedy series.
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NewsS4C is ‘secretive and arrogant’, says report
A new report published by S4C has painted the Welsh broadcaster as secretive, arrogant and politically naive.
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NewsQuestion Time up for grabs for Scottish indies
The BBC is putting the three-year contract to produce Question Time out to tender to indies with a base in Scotland.
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NewsBBC Scotland axes four news editors under DQF process
BBC Scotland’s news and current affairs division is having its number of editors reduced from 10 to six as part of Delivering Quality First.
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NewsBBC Birmingham could get relocation sweetener
The BBC is considering sweetening the deal for staff relocating from Birmingham to Bristol, as it looks to entice the entire workforce to make the move.
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NewsCanis to head up bid to build local TV network
Canis Media Group is planning to spearhead a co-operative bid to run the controversial multiplex company that culture secretary Jeremy Hunt wants created as part of his vision for local TV.
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NewsCampaign to save BBC Birmingham gathers momentum
The campaign to save BBC Birmingham has gathered pace, with 11 MPs signing up to an early-day motion to try to fend off the cuts.