All People articles – Page 355
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NewsPartners in Crime co-producer hires UK chief
Partners In Crime co-producer RLJ Entertainment has hired former Fremantle Media exec Shane Murphy as managing director of its UK production business.
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NewsTerry Burns denied chance to stay on as C4 chairman
Lord Burns will step down from his position as chairman of Channel 4 next year after the government rejected Ofcom’s recommendation to extend his tenure.
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NewsZig Zag hires ITVS producer
Zig Zag has hired ITV Studios producer Andy Scott as head of entertainment as part of a senior management overhaul.
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NewsEmmerdale producer to take over Coronation Street
Days before Coronation Street is to celebrate its 60th anniversary with a live special, it has emerged the soap’s producer will leave his role at the end of the year.
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NewsDawn Airey joins Getty Images
Dawn Airey is to move to New York to join Getty Images as its chief executive officer.
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NewsJana Bennett promoted to run History
Former BBC chief Jana Bennett has been promoted to run US cable network History following the departure of Dirk Hoogstra.
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NewsFremantle Media backs Andreae indie
Simon Andreae has launched a London-based indie with a 25% investment from the increasingly acquisitive Fremantle Media.
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NewsBargain Hunt presenter suspended
Bargain Hunt presenter Tim Wonnacott has been suspended after clashing with producers on the in-house show.
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NewsFiona Campbell to chair Edinburgh TV Festival
BBC current affairs head Fiona Campbell has been appointed as advisory chair for the 2016 Edinburgh International Television Festival.
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NewsLucy Lumsden to leave Sky
Sky head of comedy Lucy Lumsden is stepping down after nearly six years to return to the “coalface” of television production.
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NewsRenegade co-founder takes on Warner group role
Renegade Pictures creative director Jon Rowlands is leaving the indie after nearly 10 years to take on a newly created brief at Warner Bros. Television Production UK.
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NewsKudos reshuffles production team
Kudos joint chief executives Diederick Santer and Daniel Isaacs have reshuffled the company’s production team.
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NewsBig names lined up for Broadcast Commissioning Forum
Recently appointed BBC genre chiefs Patrick Holland and Polly Hill are among the big names speaking at Broadcast’s Commissioning Forum in November.
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NewsBBC Children’s reshapes senior team
BBC Children’s has shaken up its senior management team, appointing Sarah Muller as its first in-house creative director of scripted, animation and co-productions.
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NewsKill Your Friends producer launches indie with major backers
Gregor Cameron, a former producer on The Word, has launched a TV and film production company and is developing a spin-off of dark music business comedy Kill Your Friends for the small screen.
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NewsRobert Lindsay moots Citizen Smith reboot
Robert Lindsay has revealed that 1970s sitcom Citizen Smith could to return to television – although it is yet to be formally pitched to a broadcaster.
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NewsDawn Airey leaves Yahoo!
Dawn Airey has stepped down as Yahoo!’s European boss after just over two years.
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NewsPact hires head of diversity
Pact has hired Anjani Patel as diversity lead for television to replace the BBC-bound Joyce Adeluwoye-Adams.
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NewsHospital Club awards shortlist unveiled
Love Productions’ Anna Beattie, director Peter Kosminsky and BBC iPlayer chief Victoria Jaye are among the TV executives shortlisted for the 2015 H.Club 100 awards.
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NewsAndrew Baker joins Drive board
Former ITV head of business affairs Andrew Baker has joined co-production firm Drive as a non-executive director.