All People articles – Page 291
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NewseOne exec joins Lionsgate
eOne senior vice president Charlotte Thorp has joined Lionsgate UK as senior vice president and head of European television sales.
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NewsPolly Hill on brink of shock ITV move
BBC drama controller Polly Hill is on the brink of a shock move to ITV, Broadcast can reveal.
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NewsNatural history chief exits BBC
The BBC’s first female Natural History Unit (NHU) boss Wendy Darke has become the latest BBC Studios board member to leave the corporation.
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NewsDiscovery’s Dee Forbes to lead RTÉ
Discovery’s European boss Dee Forbes has been appointed as director general of Irish public broadcaster RTÉ.
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NewsFilm 4 head David Kosse steps down
Film 4 head David Kosse is to step down from his position after 18 months to join US studio STX Entertainment.
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NewsSteve November to leave ITV
ITV drama boss Steve November is to leave the broadcaster after sixteen years.
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NewsUS indie Megalomedia hires UK development boss
US production company Megalomedia has hired the series producer of Help! My Supply Teacher is Magic as its head of development as it looks to grow its UK ouput.
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NewsRondo appoints first commercial director
Welsh indie Rondo Media has appointed Sion Clwyd Roberts as its commercial director.
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NewsDermot O’Leary returns to The X Factor
Dermot O’Leary will be back at the helm of The X Factor when the long-running format returns to ITV in the autumn.
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NewsFiona Campbell moves into digital role at BBC News
BBC head of current affairs Fiona Campbell has moved into the newly-created role of controller of BBC News mobile and online.
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NewsC4 duo reunite to launch indie
Gogglebox commissioner David Glover and Dragonfly TV managing director Mark Raphael are joining forces to establish a production company.
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NewsSky buys a spoonful of Sugar Films
Sky has taken a minority stake in Pat Younge’s production company Sugar Films, continuing its UK indie investment strategy.
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NewsIndustry pays tribute to BBC’s Jon Beazley
Some of entertainment’s biggest names have paid tribute to Jon Beazley, the former BBC in-house entertainment boss who died at the weekend.
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NewsLove to look beyond BBC and C4
Love Productions creative director Richard McKerrow has admitted that The Great British Bake Off indie is too reliant on the BBC and Channel 4.
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NewsBBC names Top Gear 'editorial lead'
Clare Pizey has been named as the ‘editorial lead’ in charge of Top Gear following mounting speculation about the show’s leadership in the fall-out from the controversial cenotaph stunt.
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NewsMark Linsey to lead BBC Studios
Acting BBC director of television Mark Linsey has been appointed director of BBC Studios with immediate effect after Peter Salmon decided to join Endemol Shine Group.
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NewsFormer BBC entertainment boss Jon Beazley dies
Former BBC in-house entertainment boss and Strictly Come Dancing showrunner Jon Beazley has died after a short illness.
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NewsDavid Ellender leaves Slingshot Global Media
David Ellender has left Slingshot Global Media, the international drama firm that he established in 2014, according to reports.
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NewsAdam Crozier's earnings slip 18%
Adam Crozier’s pay packet fell by 18% in 2015 but the ITV chief executive still took home nearly £4m including bonuses and benefits.
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NewsITV America hires non-scripted chief
ITV America has appointed former Turner and Mark Burnett executive David Eilenberg to run ITV Entertainment.