All People articles – Page 334
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NewsPeter Horrocks to leave the BBC
Peter Horrocks, the director of the BBC World Service group, is to leave the corporation next year.
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NewsWho is Rona Fairhead?
Rona Fairhead was the surprise choice to replace Lord Patten as the BBC Trust chair this weekend. A largely unknown quantity to the broadcasting industry, Broadcast runs the rule over the government’s preferred candidate.
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NewsRona Fairhead to be BBC Trust chair
Rona Fairhead, the former chairman and chief executive of the Financial Times Group, is poised to become the chair of the BBC Trust.
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NewsUKTV poaches Sky creative exec
UKTV has poached Sky creative executive Scott Russell to oversee creative output across its ten channels.
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CommentObituary: Neil Patience
Neil was one of the most positive people you could ever wish to work with, says This Morning sound man Nick Thomas
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NewsHBO Europe hires London-based drama exec
HBO Europe has hired its first London-based executive, The Borgias producer Steve Matthews.
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NewsFormer Discovery exec Andrew Jackson joins Plimsoll
Former Discovery executive Andrew Jackson has joined Grant Mansfield’s fledgling indie Plimsoll Productions.
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CommentRichard Attenborough blazed a trail for C4
The former C4 chairman left an extraordinary legacy
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NewsMoore blames social media for Generation Game mishap
BBC1 controller Charlotte Moore has blamed social media for the confusion over Miranda Hart’s involvement in a revival of The Generation Game.
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NewsBryan Elsley & Tony Jordan: writers need to grow up
Leading drama writers have called on their peers to “grow up” and take more responsibility for the production of their shows as high-end series increasingly adopt a US showrunner–style model.
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NewsBBC to relaunch e-commissioning system
Danny Cohen has revealed that the BBC will relaunch its e-commissioning system this autumn as he bemoaned the corporation’s commissioning performance.
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NewsPeter Fincham predicts US-style pitching
ITV director of television Peter Fincham believes the consolidation of the British indie sector could lead to the introduction of US-style beauty parade pitching.
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NewsDavid Abraham takes aim at Sky and US studios
MacTaggart: Channel 4 chief executive David Abraham has demanded that Sky pay to carry its services and argued that it should be handed the chance to strike “more flexible deals” with the rapidly consolidating indie sector.
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NewsTony Hall backs BBC's Cliff Richard coverage
BBC director general Tony Hall has backed actions taken by BBC reporters covering the raid of Sir Cliff Richard’s home in South Yorkshire.
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NewsGary Lineker launches sport doc indie Goal Hanger
Gary Lineker has established his own production company in an effort to grow his international profile and get more involved in work behind the camera.
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NewsBBC Worldwide bolsters content team
Nat Geo commissioner Hannah Demidowicz and Viacom vice president of commissioning Andrea Speziale-Bagliacca are to join BBC Worldwide’s commissioning team.
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NewsBBC developing real-life Outnumbered
The BBC is developing a real-life Outnumbered starring Hugh Dennis and produced by Grant Mansfield’s Plimsoll Productions.
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NewsBafta hires BBC exec for sustainability push
Bafta has hired Jez Nightingale, BBC in-house comedy’s head of production, as a sustainability production consultant.
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NewsStars demand broadcasters ring-fence BAME cash
Idris Elba, Harry Hill and Emma Thompson are among the group of prominent actors, writers and producers to have written to the major broadcasters urging them to ring-fence money to create more diverse programming.
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NewsLord Birt predicts BBC will reject Scottish government proposals
Former director general Lord Birt has predicted the BBC will reject Scottish government proposals to work closely on the creation of a Scottish Broadcasting Service if there is a Yes vote in the independence referendum.