All People articles – Page 355
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News7 Wonder appoints senior duo
Micky Flanagan’s Detour De France indie 7 Wonder has unveiled the second stage of its growth plans: opening a Birmingham office and making two senior appointments.
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NewsKevin Lygo to rip up ITV rulebook
Kevin Lygo is expected to rip up ITV’s traditional commissioning structure and blur the boundaries between genres as he aims to breathe new life into factual and entertainment.
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Vox Pictures appoints head of development
Drama indie Vox Pictures has appointed development consultant and former script editor Joe Williams as head of development.
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NewsLord Burns bemoans ‘erratic’ BBC charter renewal
Former Channel 4 chairman Lord Burns has criticised the government’s handling of BBC charter renewal, branding it an “erratic process”.
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NewsContent Television appoints UK sales chief
Content Television has appointed a former Koch Media director as its UK sales chief.
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NewsBBC criticised over Kids Company scandal
A report examining the collapse of children’s charity Kids Company has said that the BBC’s handling of Alan Yentob’s role in the scandal reflected poorly on its leadership.
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NewsComic Relief chief exec steps down
Kevin Cahill is to step down after 19 years as chief executive of Comic Relief later this year.
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NewsTributes flood in for Sir Terry Wogan
Tributes have been paid to Sir Terry Wogan, with Radio 2 controller Bob Shennan calling him “one of the greatest radio hosts this country has ever heard,” and ITV director of television Kevin Lygo praising his sense of family.
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NewsMOTD chief to join Whisper Films
Channel 4-backed indie, Whisper Films, has hired the BBC’s Match of the Day chief as its head of television.
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NewsJames Murdoch appointed Sky chairman
James Murdoch is to return to Sky as chairman four years after he stepped down from the role.
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FeaturesRobert Banks Stewart: 1931 - 2016
The Bergerac creator will be remembered for much more than casting Catherine Zeta-Jones in The Darling Buds of May.
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NewsElaine Bedell to leave ITV
Director of entertainment and comedy Elaine Bedell is to leave ITV after seven years.
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NewsNew C4 chair has ‘open mind’
New Channel 4 chairman Charles Gurassa is neither an axeman drafted in to sell off the broadcaster, nor a white knight appointed to stave off privatisation. But he will play a key role in determining the broadcaster’s future.
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NewsSyco steals The Voice UK exec
The X Factor producer Syco Entertainment has poached Tim van Rongen, executive producer of The Voice UK.
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NewsKeo joins forces with Field Day
Keo Films plans to add arts, factual entertainment, history and lifestyle programming to its slate via a joint venture with newly-launched indie Field Day.
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NewsCharles Gurassa appointed C4 chairman
The deputy chairman of Easyjet, Charles Gurassa, will replace Lord Burns as the next Channel 4 chair, Ofcom has revealed.
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NewsPinewood launches TV production arm
Pinewood Group has recruited the producer of Fortitude, The Enfield Haunting and The Last Kingdom to lead its newly-formed TV production company.
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NewsSteven Moffat to leave Doctor Who
Steven Moffat is to step down as Doctor Who’s showrunner in 2017 and will be replaced by Broadchurch creator Chris Chibnall.
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NewsJanice Hadlow to exit BBC after 30 years
Former BBC2 controller Janice Hadlow will become the latest high-profile executive to step down, as she prepares to leave after a near 30-year career at the BBC.
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NewsBBC comedy hit by second exit
The BBC’s in-house comedy unit has suffered its second departure of the week – after it emerged executive producer Ben Farrell is returning to Objective Productions.