All People articles – Page 282
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NewsCulture minister: C4 privatisation is still on the table
John Whittingdale’s departure has done nothing to safeguard the future of Channel 4 after newly installed culture minister Matthew Hancock insisted “all options” remained on the table.
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NewsJames Martin and Anita Rani join This Morning
ITV has hired former host of BBC1’s Saturday Kitchen James Martin and Countryfile presenter Anita Rani to front the Friday slot of This Morning.
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NewsBaby Cow set to hire Christine Langan as new boss
The Queen and Philomena producer Christine Langan is on the brink of replacing Henry Normal as the boss of Baby Cow Productions, Broadcast can reveal.
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NewsFremantle's Wild Blue hires creative director
Fremantle Media-backed factual indie Wild Blue has recruited BBC executive producer Cameron Balbirnie as creative director.
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NewsCulture chair Jesse Norman appointed business minister
The Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee (CMSC) is searching for a new chair after MP Jesse Norman was appointed a junior minister at the department for business, energy and industrial strategy.
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NewsSky News won't face investigation over Owen Jones spat
Ofcom has denied that Sky News presenter Mark Longhurst and reviewer Julia Hartley-Brewer caused “unjustified offence” during a discussion on the Orlando nightclub gun attack that saw Owen Jones storm off the set.
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NewsBob & Co adds David Parfitt as consultant
Academy award-winning producer David Parfitt is to work with investment firm Bob & Co as a consultant.
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NewsCulture minister Ed Vaizey replaced by Matthew Hancock
Culture minister Ed Vaizey has left the government in Theresa May’s cabinet reshuffle, and has been replaced by former paymaster general Matthew Hancock, one of the key figures working on the potential privatisation of Channel 4.
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NewsSue Murphy hires spell 'big sense of adventure' for ITV
Sue Murphy’s first hires spell “a big sense of adventure” for ITV’s factual entertainment department, according to senior figures of the TV industry.
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NewsKaren Bradley named culture secretary
Staffordshire MP and former Home Office minister Karen Bradley has been appointed culture secretary in Theresa May’s newly formed cabinet.
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NewsTurner tracks down C4 data chief
Channel 4 data chief Pedro Cosa is to join Turner to help transform the commercial broadcaster into a ‘consumer-centric, data-driven’ business.
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NewsIndustry split over Liz Warner outburst
Liz Warner’s condemnation of TV as “old, boring and dying” has divided opinion, with senior figures split over whether creative lethargy has infected the industry.
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NewsWhittingdale out as culture secretary
John Whittingdale has lost his job as culture secretary after 14 months in the post.
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NewsShillinglaw lands Endemol Shine empire
Endemol Shine UK has made Kim Shillinglaw its first director of factual and handed her responsibility for its three UK indies that specialise in the genre.
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NewsLionsgate backs Gogglebox duo
Lionsgate has acquired a stake in Primal Media, the new UK indie established by Gogglebox Entertainment co-founders Mat Steiner and Adam Wood.
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NewsCucumber producer joins Doctor Who
Cucumber and Misfits producer Matt Strevens is to join Doctor Who as executive producer alongside new showrunner Chris Chibnall.
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NewsSpotnitz poaches Eleven's Hall
Big Light Productions, the indie established by The X-Files writer Frank Spotnitz, is making a push into the UK after hiring Eleven’s head of production Jamie Hall.
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NewsAvalon raids Bookhouse for creative director
Avalon has hired Bookhouse founder Ian Lamarra as creative director of its factual business.
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NewsLiberty CFO joins Endemol Shine
Endemol Shine Group has appointed Ivan Nash Vila as chief financial officer.