All Nations and Regions articles – Page 111
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NewsHunt unveils plans for new national TV channel
Culture secretary Jeremy Hunt has today unveiled his vision for local television, which will kick-off with the launch of a prominent and independently-run national TV channel.
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NewsBBC North to create drama fund
BBC North is looking at creating a drama fund to encourage more regional indies to come forward with pitches for the broadcaster.
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NewsJobs under threat at Screen Yorkshire
Screen Yorkshire has put all staff members under consultation as part of a review of the future of the regional agency.
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NewsSTV launches Edinburgh news service
STV has launched a pilot Edinburgh-based news service as it aims to bolster its localised current affairs content.
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NewsC4 orders regional music show
Channel 4 has commissioned a new four-part music show that will be based in different locations across the country and presented by Gavin & Stacey actor Mathew Horne.
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NewsSTV poaches News Int'l exec
STV has appointed News International exec Steven Walker to the newly created role of director, corporate development.
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NewsITV technology exec hired by MediaCity
MediaCityUK has appointed ITV’s former head of production technology John O’Shaughnessy as head of technology operations.
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NewsDyke backs local TV services
Greg Dyke will claim tonight that local TV services have a commercially viable future in at least 60 areas of the UK.
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NewsNorth East indie awarded £300,000
Newcastle-based indie Bonafide has secured a tranche of fresh investment funding that will help develop a new sitcom being co-produced with Steve Coogan and Henry Normal’s indie Baby Cow.
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NewsC4 hunts for doc talent in the North East
Channel 4 has partnered with Northern Film & Media to launch a hunt for documentary makers that will see three films produced.
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NewsITV confirms move to MediaCityUK
ITV has confirmed it is to relocate its Manchester base – including the Coronation Street set – to Salford’s MediaCityUK.
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NewsITV could settle dispute with STV out of court
The long-running legal dispute between ITV and its Scottish franchise holder STV could yet be settled out of court.
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NewsShooting Stars' Bob Mortimer launches BBC comedy hunt
Bob Mortimer is fronting a new initiative to unearth and nurture new comedy talent from the North East.
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NewsLocal TV challenges revealed
An advisory body has delivered a sobering account of the commercial viability of culture secretary Jeremy Hunt’s local TV agenda.
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NewsC4 should boost regional spend, say MPs
Channel 4 should aim to spend 15% of its network budget on original shows from the UK’s nations and regions, the House of Commons Culture, Media and Sport Committee has recommended.
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CommentView from the North
As regional agencies have suffered cuts in investment and governance, Tom Harvey writes that trimming the fat is one thing… but a bullet to the head is another.
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NewsLate Kick Off returns to BBC Regions
BBC English Regions has recommissioned football magazine show Late Kick Off, the second series of which will run on BBC1 in the new year.
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NewsScreen agencies launch film-making scheme
A trio of northern screen agencies have launched an initiative aimed at bringing together writers, directors and producers in the region, through an intensive six-month mentoring scheme.
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NewsSingapore/UK to inject £50,000 into web projects
South West-based businesses are set to benefit from a second injection of funds in multiplatform projects from the Media Authority of Singapore.
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NewsITV 'close to Salford move decision'
ITV is set to end weeks of speculation by announcing whether it will be joining the BBC at the MediaCityUK complex in Salford, according to reports.