All People articles – Page 317
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NewsITV top team: in their own words
The key quotes from the commercial broadcaster’s newly-formed commissioning team.
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NewsITV unveils Kevin Lygo’s top team
BBC drama controller Polly Hill, Optomen managing director Sue Murphy and ITV Studios’ Siobhan Greene have been confirmed as the star signings in ITV director of television Kevin Lygo’s new commissioning team.
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NewsCohen Media chief to head Film 4
Cohen Media Group president Daniel Battsek has been appointed director of Film 4.
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NewsHenry Normal to leave Baby Cow
Henry Normal is to leave Baby Cow Productions nearly two decades after launching the Alan Partridge indie with Steve Coogan.
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NewsLord Puttnam lined up for Doc/Fest panel
Director Tilda Swinton, sportsman Ronnie O’Sullivan and Lord David Puttnam are to feature as part of the Sheffield Doc/Fest line-up.
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The Broadcast InterviewCelia Taylor, Sky
Sky’s non-scripted boss talks to Peter White about flying dogs, why ‘funny factual’ is harder than it looks - and why she couldn’t turn down Renegade’s Don’t Tell The Bride
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NewsTV heavyweights to speak at Media Summit
Television industry heavyweights including James Purnell, Sophie Turner Laing and Delia Bushell will be among the keynote speakers at this year’s Media Summit.
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NewsKevin Lygo close to unveiling top team
ITV director of television Kevin Lygo is closing in on naming his top team, with speculation growing that ITV Studios entertainment boss Siobhan Greene is poised for a move upstairs.
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NewsBBC departures fuel unrest
A spate of senior departures from the BBC has fuelled growing unease about the cuts and organisational change facing the corporation under its new charter.
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NewsComedy Central hires development chief
Comedy Central has hired the head of Detectorists-producer Channel X North as its development chief.
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NewsPaul Bennun leaves Somethin' Else after 20 years
Somethin’ Else chief creative officer Paul Bennun has left the multiplatform content business after more than 20 years.
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NewsEd Vaizey: diversity in creative industries 'unacceptable'
Culture minister Ed Vaizey has called the state of diversity in the creative industries “completely unacceptable”.
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NewsTony Hall in staunch defence of public service broadcasting
Tony Hall has defended the role of public service broadcasting and admitted that he feels under attack from the media and Westminster.
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NewsStudio Lambert hires development deputy
Studio Lambert has hired Natalie McArdle as its deputy head of development.
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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.