All People articles – Page 329
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NewsBetty staffs up to bolster male-skewing & features output
Betty has hired two executive producers to ramp up its male-skewing adventure output and features programming.
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NewsViacom hands Holmes expanded remit
Viacom has promoted Comedy Central UK boss Louise Holmes to oversee programming for the comedy channel and MTV UK as part of a management team shake-up.
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NewsBBC mulls content supremo role after Cohen’s exit
The BBC is giving serious consideration to installing a director of content who would oversee TV, radio and online, rather than replacing director of television Danny Cohen directly.
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NewsMark Price exits Waitrose amid C4 speculation
Channel 4’s deputy chairman Mark Price has stepped down as Waitrose managing director amid speculation that he will take over from Lord Burns.
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NewsBBC Trust probing Yentob's Kids Company involvement
The BBC Trust is investigating whether Alan Yentob broke editorial guidelines over his involvement in the corporation’s reporting on failed charity Kids Company.
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NewsJeremy Dear joins Wall to Wall
Jeremy Dear has joined Wall to Wall as director of international factual after only establishing his factual indie The Ideas Room last year.
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NewsDiscovery opts not to replace Phil Craig
Phil Craig will not be replaced as the chief creative officer of Discovery Networks International (DNI), as new boss Marjorie Kaplan bids to build relationships with the UK indie sector.
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NewsSteve Regan set for C5 secondment
MTV commissioner Steve Regan is to move to Channel 5 for a six-month secondment to boost the free-to-air broadcaster’s move into entertainment.
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NewsStuart Murphy: my future lies outside TV
Stuart Murphy is hunting a role outside of the TV industry when he leaves Sky and has ruled out replacing Danny Cohen at the BBC.
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NewsStuart Murphy to leave Sky
Sky director of entertainment channels Stuart Murphy is to stand down after six years, and the broadcaster’s commissioning structure will be rejigged so he will not be replaced.
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NewsCecilia Beacon to leave Fox UK
Cecilia Beacon, director of broadcasting and marketing at Fox UK, is leaving the pay-TV broadcaster after 12 years.
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NewsCohen: end of an 'all-powerful' era
Danny Cohen could be the last “all-powerful” BBC director of television, as the corporation begins the task of replacing him.
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NewsSharon Horgan ties with Pulse Films
Sharon Horgan’s indie Merman has launched a joint venture with Pulse Films to create branded content.
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NewsDerren Brown unveils Vaudeville Prods
Derren Brown has unveiled a production company to take creative control of his future TV projects.
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NewsKim Longinotto to receive Grierson award
The Grierson Trust has named filmmaker Kim Longinotto as the recipient of the BBC Trustees’ Award.
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NewsCohen: no conspiracy theory behind my departure
Director of television Danny Cohen has told Broadcast his decision to leave the BBC is about his personal need for a fresh challenge rather than any “climactic situation” facing the corporation.
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NewsCohen: BBC faces seismic challenges
Danny Cohen has acknowledged that he is leaving the BBC as it prepares for “challenges the like of which [it] and the television industry have never faced before”.
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NewsDanny Cohen: letter to staff
Click to read the note sent to BBC staff by outgoing director of televison Danny Cohen.
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NewsDanny Cohen to leave BBC
Danny Cohen is to leave the BBC to “pursue a new leadership challenge”.
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NewsColette Foster lifts lid on Birmingham indie
Colette Foster, the former Remarkable Television co-managing director, hopes to spark a renaissance in TV production in Birmingham with the launch of hew new indie, Full Fat Television.