All People articles – Page 353
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NewsSioned Wiliam joins Radio 4 commissioning team
Former ITV comedy controller Sioned Wiliam is to become BBC Radio 4’s comedy commissioner.
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NewsBoundless hires The Apprentice exec
Undercover Boss executive producer Cal Turner has joined FremantleMedia UK indie Boundless to oversee the new series of The Apprentice.
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NewsSimon Andreae leaves Fox
Fox’s reality chief Simon Andreae has left the US network after just over a year and been replaced by a former Electus executive.
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NewsCavanagh handed interim BBC channel exec role
Pointless commissioner Pam Cavanagh has been promoted to acting channel executive for BBC1 and BBC3 on a temporary basis.
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NewsKeshet bolsters UK non-scripted team
Rising Star producer Keshet is bolstering its non-scripted division in the UK with the appointment of ITV Studios exec Simon Shalgosky.
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NewsLords: level of women in news 'simply not good enough'
The number of women in news and current affairs broadcasting is “simply not good enough” and “urgent” improvements in monitoring are needed to address the gender gap, according to an influential committee of peers.
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NewsFormer TV agent stands for Cornish election
Former agent Michael Foster is to draw on the skills he learnt from decades in the film and media industries as he bids to become a Labour MP.
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NewsQuiet rise of Sky boss Gary Davey
Gary Davey will be tasked with shaping Sky’s pan-European content strategy after quietly rising to become one of the pay-TV operator’s most senior figures.
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NewsSimon Dickson resurfaces at Shiver
Former Dragonfly managing director Simon Dickson will create his own label within Shiver as ITV Studios’ factual arm attempts to boost its documentary output.
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NewsEndemol Shine unveils UK senior management
Endemol Shine Group has assembled its senior management team in the UK – the first change to directly impact the company’s 17 UK indies since its mega-merger last year.
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NewsJane Featherstone: end of an era
Kudos chief executive Jane Featherstone will seek a fresh drama challenge when she returns to work in 2016 following her departure from the Endemol Shine Group-owned indie.
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NewsVice producer to head up Random Acts
Channel 4 has hired a Vice Media senior creative producer as editor of Random Acts to supercharge the arts strand.
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NewsTony Hall: 2015 a ‘high risk’ year for BBC
Director general Tony Hall has called on all BBC staff to become “ambassadors” for the corporation as it faces a “high risk” year which includes the general election and charter renewal.
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NewsAcorn inks deal with Red Rooster founders
Acorn Productions, the indie behind Foyle’s War and the Agatha Christie adaptations, has struck an umbrella deal with the founders of former drama powerhouse Red Rooster.
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NewsStuart Cosgrove to leave C4
Channel 4 head of nations and regions Stuart Cosgrove is leaving the broadcaster after 20 years to focus on other projects.
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NewsSky hires Sophie Turner Laing replacement
Sky has hired Sky Deutschland programming boss Gary Davey as Sophie Turner Laing’s replacement.
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NewsJohn McVay lands CDN chairmanship
Pact chief executive John McVay has been appointed as chair of the Creative Diversity Network (CDN) board for the next two years.
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NewsWoodcut Media hires production head
Kate Beal’s fledging indie Woodcut Media has hired Jenni Day as head of production.
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NewsTwofour poaches Remarkable exec
Twofour has poached Remarkable Television’s Kitty Walshe to run its features and daytime division.
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NewsDavid Cameron decides against online ITV News debate
Prime minister David Cameron has been accused by youth voting organisation Bite the Ballot of pulling out of a series of online leaders’ debates hosted by ITV News.