All People articles – Page 296
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Vox Pictures appoints head of development
Drama indie Vox Pictures has appointed development consultant and former script editor Joe Williams as head of development.
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NewsLord Burns bemoans ‘erratic’ BBC charter renewal
Former Channel 4 chairman Lord Burns has criticised the government’s handling of BBC charter renewal, branding it an “erratic process”.
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NewsContent Television appoints UK sales chief
Content Television has appointed a former Koch Media director as its UK sales chief.
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NewsBBC criticised over Kids Company scandal
A report examining the collapse of children’s charity Kids Company has said that the BBC’s handling of Alan Yentob’s role in the scandal reflected poorly on its leadership.
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NewsComic Relief chief exec steps down
Kevin Cahill is to step down after 19 years as chief executive of Comic Relief later this year.
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NewsTributes flood in for Sir Terry Wogan
Tributes have been paid to Sir Terry Wogan, with Radio 2 controller Bob Shennan calling him “one of the greatest radio hosts this country has ever heard,” and ITV director of television Kevin Lygo praising his sense of family.
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NewsMOTD chief to join Whisper Films
Channel 4-backed indie, Whisper Films, has hired the BBC’s Match of the Day chief as its head of television.
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NewsJames Murdoch appointed Sky chairman
James Murdoch is to return to Sky as chairman four years after he stepped down from the role.
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FeaturesRobert Banks Stewart: 1931 - 2016
The Bergerac creator will be remembered for much more than casting Catherine Zeta-Jones in The Darling Buds of May.
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NewsElaine Bedell to leave ITV
Director of entertainment and comedy Elaine Bedell is to leave ITV after seven years.
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NewsNew C4 chair has ‘open mind’
New Channel 4 chairman Charles Gurassa is neither an axeman drafted in to sell off the broadcaster, nor a white knight appointed to stave off privatisation. But he will play a key role in determining the broadcaster’s future.
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NewsSyco steals The Voice UK exec
The X Factor producer Syco Entertainment has poached Tim van Rongen, executive producer of The Voice UK.
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NewsKeo joins forces with Field Day
Keo Films plans to add arts, factual entertainment, history and lifestyle programming to its slate via a joint venture with newly-launched indie Field Day.
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NewsCharles Gurassa appointed C4 chairman
The deputy chairman of Easyjet, Charles Gurassa, will replace Lord Burns as the next Channel 4 chair, Ofcom has revealed.
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NewsPinewood launches TV production arm
Pinewood Group has recruited the producer of Fortitude, The Enfield Haunting and The Last Kingdom to lead its newly-formed TV production company.
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NewsSteven Moffat to leave Doctor Who
Steven Moffat is to step down as Doctor Who’s showrunner in 2017 and will be replaced by Broadchurch creator Chris Chibnall.
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NewsJanice Hadlow to exit BBC after 30 years
Former BBC2 controller Janice Hadlow will become the latest high-profile executive to step down, as she prepares to leave after a near 30-year career at the BBC.
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NewsBBC comedy hit by second exit
The BBC’s in-house comedy unit has suffered its second departure of the week – after it emerged executive producer Ben Farrell is returning to Objective Productions.
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NewsWhittingdale pledges to preserve C4 remit
Channel 4’s public service remit will be preserved should the broadcaster be sold, culture secretary John Whittingdale has promised.
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NewsTony Hall reflects on ‘dark chapter’ after Savile report leak
Tony Hall has described Jimmy Savile’s BBC tenure as a “a dark chapter” in the corporation’s history after a draft copy of the Dame Janet Smith Review was leaked to investigative journalism website Exaro.