All Nations and Regions articles – Page 96
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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.
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NewsBBC comedy exec joins Avalon’s Edinburgh office
Avalon Television has expanded its presence in Scotland after appointing a former Have I Got News For You and Room 101 producer.
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NewsManchester to sign film charter
BVE NORTH: Greater Manchester Councils is to up its support for the TV and film industry by signing a charter – branding it a ‘filming friendly’ county.
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NewsSalmon: BBC North must spread beyond Manchester
MEDIA FESTIVAL: The BBC’s move to Salford must extend further than Greater Manchester throughout the wider English regions, the head of BBC North has said.
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NewsCBeebies calls on North West students
CBeebies is seeking live action content ideas from university students in the North West as the division seeks to establish itself in its new home.
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NewsNUJ: Local radio cuts will hit older listeners most
Cuts to BBC local radio will disproportionately affect older people, the NUJ has claimed.
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Northern Upstart wins funding boost
Northern Upstart has won £75,000 funding from screen agency Northern Film & Media.
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CommentState of Welsh media is a drama in itself
Ken Skates is looking for answers in a bid to maintain a sustainable and forward-thinking media industry in Wales.
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NewsBBC hopes to attract "rivals" to Cardiff
The BBC’s newly-completed drama village in Cardiff could be expanded to include other broadcasters and indies in a similar way to MediaCityUK, Mark Thompson has hinted.