All People articles – Page 357
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NewsMerger not behind Tim Hincks exit
Tim Hincks has predicted a bright future for Endemol Shine Group and denied that the merger, which created the UK’s first mega-indie, accelerated his exit.
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NewsHincks loss is a blow for Endemol Shine
Group unlikely to seek like-for-like replacement for departing boss
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NewsBBC Studios appoints chief operating officer
Anna Mallett, the director and project lead for the BBC Studios proposals, has been appointed as the division’s chief operating officer.
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NewsLord Burns: Channel 4 could offer fixed return to owner
Outgoing Channel 4 chairman Terry Burns has strongly rejected privatisation plans – but has floated the idea of the broadcaster making a fixed financial return to government.
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NewsNutopia hires BBC history producer
Nutopia has poached BBC Productions’ head of history and business programming Dominic Crossley-Holland.
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NewsTV accountant jailed for five years
Christopher Lunn, accountant to thousands of TV freelancers, has been jailed for five years for evading more than £6m in tax.
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NewsTim Hincks to leave Endemol Shine Group
Endemol Shine Group (ESG) president Tim Hincks is to leave the company in March, ending his 17-year association with the production giant.
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NewsCable: C4 sale would 'imperil' TV industry
Privatising Channel 4 would generate “little or no revenue” and “imperil” the TV industry, according to former business secretary Vince Cable.
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NewsAlaska hires C4 commissioner
Channel 4 commissioner Rich Evans has joined Blinging Up Baby indie Alaska as creative director.
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NewsMaria Eagle appointed shadow culture secretary
Labour’s former defence secretary Maria Eagle has pledged to defend the BBC from Tory cuts after being appointed shadow culture secretary this morning.
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NewsBT Sport exec steps down
BT Sport executive director Grant Best has stepped down from his role but will continue to work closely with the fledgling channel.
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NewsVice hires UK digital content chief
Vice has hired Welcome to Rio producer Wendie Ottewill to head its digital programming in the UK.
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NewsThe Voice showrunner to launch Objective label
The Voice UK executive producer Moira Ross is leaving Wall to Wall after four years to launch Objective Productions’ entertainment label.
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NewsNat Geo restructures international division
National Geographic has restructured its international programming division, resulting in more global programming decisions being made from the US.
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NewsJeremy Corbyn sacks shadow culture secretary
Shadow culture secretary Michael Dugher has become the first casualty of labour leader Jeremy Corbyn’s cabinet reshuffle.
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NewsPeter Kosminsky warns against C4 sale
Peter Kosminsky has issued a warning against privatising Channel 4 “by stealth”, comparing the move to the sell-off of ITV franchises in the 1990s.
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NewsBBC Studios hunts ‘business critical’ development chief
BBC Studios is on the hunt for a head of development as part of a recruitment processes that raises questions about the central development unit put in place by Danny Cohen only two years ago.
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NewsChristmas catch up: what you may have missed
ITV was first past the post for horse racing rights, while the BBC suffered an online blackout and Chris Evans quit TFI Friday. Click for a run-down of the biggest broadcasting headlines from the festive period
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NewsBBC promotes Postgate to lead technology division
BBC Engineering boss Matthew Postage has been appointed chief technology officer of the corporation’s newly-merged technology division.
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NewsBoomerang boss departs
Boomerang managing director Gareth Rees is leaving the indie after almost two decades.