All Nations and Regions articles – Page 102
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NewsBoldface debuts on UTV
Boldface Productions, an indie that focuses on working with disadvantaged youth, has had a series of shorts picked up by Northern Irish broadcaster UTV.
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NewsBBC soap budgets revealed
The cost per hour of the BBC’s continuing drama has tumbled by 20% over the last eight years – but the National Audit Office said it was unable to tell if the shows represent value for money.
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NewsMrs Brown's Boys to return for second series
The BBC has ordered a second series of Irish comedy Mrs Brown’s Boys.
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NewsBBC staff slam local radio proposals
BBC staff have peppered the Ariel letters page with criticism of proposals to cut BBC local radio output, describing them as “a travesty” and stressing the service’s “incalculable value”.
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NewsHunt goes on the road to champion local TV vision
Culture secretary Jeremy Hunt has embarked on a regional charm offensive in a bid to drum up support for his local TV vision.
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NewsCreative England in BBC regions warning
Creative England is to call on the BBC to avoid making Salford a “shorthand for all regional activity” and spread commissioning throughout the regions when it launches this autumn.
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NewsITV overhauls senior news team
ITV is to scrap its most senior regional news roles and incorporate Daybreak into the network news team as part of a management shakeup.
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NewsBroadcasters boost investment in Scottish TV
Creative Scotland has secured partnerships with BBC Scotland, Channel 4, STV and MG Alba to increase investment in Scottish TV.
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NewsBelow the Radar launches news site
Northern Irish indie Below the Radar has today launched an investigative journalism website, which aims to pioneer a new model for the provision of local news.
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NewsWales sees BBC's biggest economic boost
Wales saw the biggest growth in the BBC’s economic impact of all the nations and regions over the last financial year, a report published today has shown.
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NewsSky expands Scottish operations
Sky is to expand its Scottish operations with the creation of 100 jobs.
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Fulmar quits film-making
Fulmar Television & Film, the Cardiff-based producer behind BBC2’s Private Life of a Masterpiece, is no longer actively making programmes.
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NewsBristol City Council unveils plans for Salford-style media hub
Bristol City Council is hoping to attract factual film-makers and animation companies as part of its ambitious plans to create a Salford-style media hub.
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NewsMinister makes case for Scottish TV network
Culture minister Fiona Hyslop has said it is “bizarre” that Scotland does not have its own television network.
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NewsLyons: impact of new BBC licence fee still unknown
The full impact of the BBC’s licence fee settlement is still unknown and the corporation faces “tough choices”, according to outgoing Trust chairman Sir Michael Lyons.
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NewsBBC Wales names drama boss
BBC Cymru Wales has poached an executive from indie Kudos to head up its drama department.
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NewsProtest over Welsh TV channel's future
Activists broke into a Conservative MP’s office and daubed graffiti to protest over the future of Welsh-language channel S4C.
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NewsBristol planning own MediaCity
Bristol City Council is hoping to replicate some of the regeneration seen at Salford thanks to the MediaCityUK by creating its own regional hub.
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NewsSTV joins Channel 6 national TV network bid
ITV’s Scottish licence holder STV has joined the Channel 6 bid to run the new national TV network.
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NewsC4 to shake up supply base
Channel 4 plans to fling open its doors to small, first-time and regional producers after admitting its supplier base has become too narrow.