All People articles – Page 276
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NewsDeputy editor to leave ITV News
ITV News’ deputy editor and director of newsgathering Tim Singleton is to leave the broadcaster after 24 years.
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NewsCarnival hires head of development
Kudos’ head of development Joanna Strevens is to join Downton Abbey indie Carnival Films in the same role.
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NewsWhisper recruits C4 commissioning executive
Channel 4 TV events and sport commissioning executive Andy Stevenson has joined sports indie Whisper Films as a development producer.
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NewsScott Free London hires Origin exec as MD
Scott Free London, the UK film and television division of Ridley Scott’s company, has poached Origin Pictures boss Ed Rubin to become managing director.
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NewsBakish takes top job as Viacom merges int'l and US units
MTV and Channel 5 owner Viacom has merged its international division with its US channel group and appointed Bob Bakish as acting president and chief executive.
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NewsFox Networks Group promotes Fraser
International distributor Fox Networks Group has promoted Prentiss Fraser to managing director of content distribution.
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NewsCDN appoints executive director
British Film Institute diversity manager Deborah Williams has been appointed as executive director of Creative Diversity Network.
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NewsBob Bakish tipped to become Viacom boss
Viacom International Media Networks boss Bob Bakish is tipped to become interim chief executive of parent company Viacom as the company inches closer to a merger with CBS.
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NewsAttenborough: too much cooking on TV
TV has become saturated with cooking and gardening shows, according to former BBC2 controller David Attenborough.
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NewsBlakeway hires new MD
Zinc Media-owned indie Blakeway has appointed producer Lucy van Beek as managing director.
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NewsSister Pictures hires Humans exec
Humans producer Chris Fry has joined his old boss Jane Featherstone as an executive producer at Sister Pictures.
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NewsStudio Lambert eyes entertainment
Studio Lambert is moving into shiny floor entertainment for the first time with the launch of a label run by a former series producer of The X Factor and Celebrity Big Brother.
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News120 jobs to go as Brexit bites ITV
ITV is to make 120 jobs redundant across its business to “futureproof” following Brexit.
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NewsObituary: James Zafar, set designer
Tributes have been paid to James Barrie Zafar, set designer of Masterchef and The Great British Bake Off, who has died at age 48 after a battle with cancer.
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NewsITV shuts down northern drama hub
ITV Studios has disbanded its northern drama hub, making four jobs redundant, as it continues to contribute towards ITV’s £25m of planned Brexit savings.
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NewsBob Shennan appointed BBC director of radio
Radio 2 and 6 Music boss Bob Shennan has been appointed director of BBC Radio following last month’s promotion of James Purnell.
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NewsAdam Jacobs to leave DNI
Discovery Networks International executive producer Adam Jacobs is leaving the company after more than 10 years, while VP programming for Nordics and Benelux Paul Edwards is also exiting.
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NewsBBC drama chief joins Euston Films
Drama chief Hilary Martin is leaving the BBC and re-joining former colleague Simon Judd to establish a Manchester base for Euston Films.
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NewsShonda Rhimes eyes UK project
Grey’s Anatomy and Scandal creator Shonda Rhimes has revealed that she is eager to create a show for the UK and is eyeing the possibility of tapping intoDisney’s increasingly international production presence.
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NewsDamian Collins appointed CMS chair
Conservative MP Damian Collins has been elected chair of the culture, media and sport select committee.