All Nations and Regions articles – Page 90
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FeaturesGoing live across the nation
Large-scale live non-sport productions are no longer the preserve of London
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FeaturesStudios have the last laugh
Entertainment shows are big business for studios outside of London, with appreciative audiences, good facilities and nearby accommodation for guests.
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NewsIndies champion the north
The north of England needs a more “fluid and flexible” production pool, according to a group of regional indies that have united to promote growing opportunities outside of London.
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NewsKen MacQuarrie named BBC regional chief
Long-serving director of BBC Scotland Ken MacQuarrie has been appointed as the corporation’s new director of nations and regions.
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NewsTrue North tackles regional talent drain
Leeds-based indie True North is to tackle a talent drain to London through a series of networking events promoting the benefits of working outside of the capital.
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NewsBBC Wales plans £9m savings
BBC Wales is seeking to save £9m per year by 2022 as part of a major shake-up of senior management and commissioning staff.
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NewsBBC Alba seeks 'parity' with S4C
BBC Alba and its supporters have called for “greater parity” between the Gaelic broadcaster and its Welsh counterpart S4C as part of charter renewal.
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NewsBBC Studios appoints NHU chief
BBC Studios has appointed veteran wildlife producer Julian Hector as head of the Natural History Unit.
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NewsKay Mellor lands BBC1 drama
Kay Mellor’s Rollem Productions has landed a BBC1 drama series about a registrar from Leeds.
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NewsCrimewatch rebooted as weekly format
Crimewatch is to air weekly for the first time in its 32-year history as it undergoes a major refresh which includes live segments filmed from a mobile incident studio.
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NewsMPs back Scottish Six news show
The Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee has called for the BBC to press ahead with plans for a Scottish Six O’clock news programme.
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NewsBBC Studios hunts popular factual chief
BBC Studios is launching a popular factual division and is hunting for a creative exec to run the unit as it searches for the next generation of shows such as Crimewatch.
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NewsBBC nations and regions spend declines as 2016 target looms
The BBC has fallen below its 2016 target for producing half its programming outside of London after two years of exceeding it.
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NewsBBC hires drama commissioner for Scotland
Gaynor Holmes has been hired as the BBC’s first drama commissioning editor for Scotland with a remit to invigorate the nation’s scripted output.
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CommentPSBs must be free to provoke
The Brexit vote has shown public service broadcasters’ folly in chasing the centre ground, says Des Freedman
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NewsBBC defends BAME hiring policy
The BBC has aggressively defended its decision to offer script editing positions to BAME candidates after tabloid claims that this policy was “anti-white”.
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NewsHall pledges to improve regional representation
BBC director general Tony Hall has pledged to make noticeable improvements to the portrayal of the devolved nations on the BBC within the next three years.
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FeaturesNations and Regions: local TV
The brainchild of former culture secretary Jeremy Hunt, local TV got off to a less-than-stellar start. Where do the surviving channels sit in the broadcasting ecology? asks Stephen Arnell
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FeaturesNations and Regions: post industry goes west
Along with Salford, Bristol is booming thanks to a busy BBC slate, leaving the likes of Liverpool, Leeds and Birmingham playing catch-up. Adrian Pennington reports