All Nations and Regions articles – Page 88
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NewsBlow for north-east as Dene and Sky T&W fold
The television industry in the north-east of England has been dealt a blow by the closure of Sky Tyne and Wear and Newcastle indie Dene Films.
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NewsSky terminates Tyne and Wear site
Sky News has closed its news, sports and events website in Tyne and Wear after nearly two years.
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NewsBBC moves Coast to Cardiff
The BBC is planning to move Coast to Cardiff in 2014 – little more than a year after the programme was relocated to Bristol.
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NewsC4 under nations pressure
Channel 4 is facing mounting pressure from the Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish governments to significantly ramp up the amount of programming it commissions from the nations.
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NewsHall in the dark about Scottish independence plans
BBC director general Tony Hall has admitted he was unaware until yesterday of the Scottish government’s plans to break up the BBC if it wins independence.
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NewsSNP outlines blueprint for BBC break-up
The Scottish government plans to create a Scottish Broadcasting Service (SBS) using £320m of licence fee cash if the nation votes for independence in the 2014 referendum.
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NewsLocal TV goes live
Local TV will today launch on Freeview channel eight in Grimsby as Estuary TV is pushed live.
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NewsBBC to invest £23m in Birmingham
The BBC is to boost investment in Birmingham by more than £23m over the next three years, creating over 80 jobs as part of its commitment to the city.
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FeaturesNorthern Ireland: Factual Entertainment
As drama production booms, is fact ent still Northern Ireland’s biggest strength
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FeaturesNorthern Ireland: Derry
Indies in the city have grown in confidence under the spotlight of the UK City of Culture.
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NewsBBC Birmingham set for boost
Lord Patten and Tony Hall are expected to offer BBC Birmingham a boost amid growing pressure to increase investment in the Midlands.
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NewsBBC religion staff ‘positive’ about colleagues
The BBC’s religion and ethics staff are “particularly positive” about their colleagues - despite Bectu launching a survey on working conditions in the department last week.
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NewsSalmon: C4 would be better off in regions
BBC North director Peter Salmon has suggested Channel 4 should consider moving outside of London to restate its credentials as a distinctive broadcaster.
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Features
Broadcast in Salford: in pictures
The great and the good of TV in the north came together for Broadcast and dock10’s joint party to round off a week of briefings and roundtables at Salford’s MediaCityUK
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NewsAdams Hills' BBC NI show gets new host
BBC Northern Ireland has ordered a second series of comedy panel show Monumental - with Kiwi comedian Jarred Christmas replacing Adams Hills.
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NewsTriple win for Stella at Bafta Wales
Tidy Productions picked up the prize for best TV drama as Sky 1 comedy Stella grabbed three awards at Bafta Wales.Stella, which will return for a third series later this year, also won the best writer and editing award for Ruth Jones and Sara Parry Jones.Rondo Media and Avatar Production’s ...
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NewsITV Salford move sparks collaboration
The relocation of ITV’s Manchester headquarters to MediaCityUK is helping “change behaviour” at the division by increasing internal collaboration.
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FeaturesSalford special: Dock10 Q&A
Robin Parker talks to the team behind the studio’s successful expansion
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FeaturesSalford special: north-west focus
Production in the north-west is being redefined as the centre of gravity shifts away from London to Salford.
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NewsBBC comedy lures back Princess exec
The BBC in-house comedy unit has lured back Rebecca Papworth from Princess Productions and promoted radio producer Steve Canny.