All People articles – Page 320
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NewsYouTube stars hire development exec
YouTube stars Caspar Lee and Joe Sugg have appointed a development executive to generate a slate of programmes for their fledgling production business.
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NewsC4 comedy shake-up revealed
Channel 4’s comedy commissioning team is set for a major shake-up, Broadcast can reveal.
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NewsRussell Brand leaves manager John Noel
Russell Brand has left his manager John Noel after 15 years to move to Hannah Chambers Management.
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NewsEmmerson & Hungate exit Warner Bros
Claire Hungate and Nick Emmerson are leaving Warner Bros Television Production UK after two years in charge of the super-indie.
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NewsLast chance for early bird tickets to Indie Summit
Stephen Lambert, Alan Hayling and Leanne Klein will discuss shows changing broadcasters and indie / channel relations at the Broadcast Indie Summit next month.
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NewsPeter Morgan reveals Crown challenges
The Crown creator Peter Morgan has lifted the lid on the challenges of writing and producing the big-budget Netflix drama and admitted that casting changes for series three are being considered.
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NewsHigh-profile execs join Doc/Fest board
ITV factual controller Jo Clinton-Davis and Sky factual commissioner Siobhan Mulholland are among the new appointments to the Sheffield Doc/Fest board.
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NewsAardman hires ArthurCox founder
Aardman Animations, the studio behind Shaun The Sheep and Wallace And Gromit, has hired industry veteran Sarah Cox as executive creative director.
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NewsBBC ups pay for senior team
BBC director of content Charlotte Moore and deputy director general Anne Bulford have received 10% pay rises after their remits were expanded in July.
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NewsLionsgate UK eyes film remakes
Mad Men producer Lionsgate is looking to remake feature films such as Brooklyn and Bend It Like Beckham as British TV series following the appointment of former ITV drama chief Steve November.
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NewsBBCW hires Kate Phillips replacement
BBC Worldwide has hired Tricked creator Sumi Connock as creative director of formats.
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NewsAndrea Wong to exit SPT
Sony Pictures Television president of international production Andrea Wong is to leave the Left Bank-owner after six years.
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NewsIn brief: A+E Networks; Sky; Somethin' Else; Arrow Media
New hires for A+E Networks and Somethin’ Else as Sky expands its online video offering.
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NewsLookout Point hires Apple Tree Yard producer
Lookout Point has bolstered its creative team with the appointment of Apple Tree Yard producer Chris Carey.
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NewsBBC Studios exec joins revamped C5 production arm
BBC Studios’ Jeff Anderson has joined Channel 5’s revamped in-house production arm Elephant House Studios as director of factual.
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NewsBBC Comedy exec moves to Netflix
Sophie Taitt, head of production at BBC Comedy, has relocated to Los Angeles to work for Netflix.
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NewsBBC completes marketing and audiences restructure
Jane Lingham has been named BBC marketing and audiences director for brand, media and planning, completing a restructure of the wider marketing and audiences department.
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NewsThe Box snares ITVS digital chief
ITV Studios digital entertainment chief Athena Witter has joined The Box Plus Network to strengthen its original content offering.
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NewsIn brief: Eleventh Hour; House Productions
Safe House indie Eleventh Hour and Tessa Ross and Juliette Howell’s House Producitons have each made senior hires.
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NewsBBC and ITV set to revamp daytime schedules
ITV is eyeing “marmite” daytime formats that can move into primetime, while the BBC is searching for diverse, live series that appeal to the whole country, as both broadcasters freshen up their daytime schedules.