All News articles – Page 2016
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NewsMichael Palin stars in WWI drama
Michael Palin is to return to TV drama in a story set on the battlefields of World War I, written by Ian Hislop.
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NewsC4 Murder Trial: court on camera
Channel 4’s unprecedented look inside a Scottish murder court is unlikely to prompt a flood of filming requests into restricted areas of the judicial system, its producers have claimed.
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NewsNBC snags The Bible sequel
US network NBC has commissioned Lightworkers Media to produce a follow-up to Mark Burnett’s epic The Bible.
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NewsBT Sport signs Arena & Telegenic OB deals
Arena Television and Telegenic have been awarded the contracts to provide outside broadcast facilities for BT Sport’s coverage of top-flight English football and rugby union matches.
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NewsRoly Keating returns £375k payoff
Former BBC archive director Roly Keating has handed back his £375,000 payoff after the National Audit Office found that the process to award it was “seriously deficient”.
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NewsPurnell defends Trust over payoffs
James Purnell has described a damning report on BBC payoffs as “humbling” - but claimed it is unfair to blame the BBC Trust for not preventing the bumper severance deals.
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NewsCohen warns talent over 'inappropriate conduct'
Danny Cohen has written to an on-screen BBC star to warn them about their inappropriate behaviour, the new director of television has revealed.
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NewsTurner poaches new kids head from Disney
Patricia Hidalgo has left Disney after 15 years to work for rival kids channel brand Turner International.
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NewsBBC staff payoffs ‘put public trust at risk’
The BBC has been lambasted for putting “public trust at risk” after spending nearly £370m on staff payoffs over the past eight years.
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NewsCindy Rose to leave Virgin Media
Virgin Media’s television boss Cindy Rose is to leave the company following its acquisition by Liberty Global.
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NewsBeattie to run Tiger Aspect's kids division
Production executive Tom Beattie has been promoted to the role of head of animation and children’s programming at Tiger Aspect.
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NewsCDN gets digital revamp
ITV has rebooted the Creative Diversity Network’s online presence in its bid to transform it into a one-stop, interactive hub for companies seeking to boost diversity among their staff.
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NewsITV orders 12 Yard celeb format
ITV has commissioned celebrity entertainment format Big Star’s Little Star from 12 Yard Productions.
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NewsEricsson to acquire Red Bee Media
Ericsson is to take a huge step in the UK playout market by buying Red Bee Media for an undisclosed sum.
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NewsUnions extend BBC ballot after pay offer
The broadcasting unions have agreed to extend their strike ballot over the BBC’s 2013-14 pay after the corporation tabled a fresh offer.
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NewsCrozier plots more ITV acquisitions
ITV chief executive Adam Crozier is planning to continue the broadcaster’s indie acquisition drive as a key element of its five year transformation plan.
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NewsWales date for Expert Women Day
The nationwide rollout of the BBC Academy’s Expert Women Days is continuing with an event in Cardiff on 10 October.
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NewsLove transforms management team
Love Productions has poached Nutopia’s commercial director Rupert Frisby, hired a producer to head up its US operations and promoted two senior production staff.
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NewsBBC & C4 combine for Scottish push
The BBC has teamed up with C4 to bolster the indie factual community in Scotland, as part of a number of new Network Supply Review initiatives.
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NewsSundance Channel backs BBC's Honourable Woman
US broadcaster Sundance Channel has come on board the BBC’s Middle Eastern political thriller The Honourable Woman.