All People articles – Page 367
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NewsC4 hires De Burgh in commissioning team reshuffle
Channel 4 has rejigged its commissioning team, moving Tom Beck from entertainment to factual entertainment to cover Tina Flintoff ’s maternity leave.
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NewsCon Air director develops music drama with The Who
Con Air and The Expendables 2 director Simon West is working with iconic rock band The Who to develop a TV series about London’s music scene in the 1960s.
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NewsBal Samra lands beefed up role
BBC commercial director Bal Samra has been handed a beefed up role with responsibility for the broadcaster’s business partnerships, spend management and global and digital developments.
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NewsPassion brings in BBCW formats chief
BBC Worldwide exec Elin Thomas has joined Passion Distribution as global head of sales.
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NewsLord Coe out of BBC Trust race
Lord Sebastian Coe has ruled himself out of the race to become the next BBC Trust chair.
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NewsConroy joins ITV drama
ITV has appointed Sarah Conroy as commissioning editor for drama to cover the maternity leave of Charlie Hampton.
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NewsCurtis Brown agent strikes Endemol indie deal
Former Curtis Brown agent Tally Garner has set up an indie and struck a distribution partnership with Endemol.
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NewsDiane Coyle fails to make Trust shortlist
The acting chair of the BBC Trust, Diane Coyle, has failed to make the shortlist for the full-time position.
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NewsCelia Taylor lands Sky promotion
Sky head of factual Celia Taylor has had her role expanded to include responsibility for entertainment commissioning at the broadcaster.
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NewsC4 News digital head joins Newsbeat
Channel 4 News’ multiplatform head Anna Doble plans to take Radio 1 Newsbeat to the “next level” when she joins the BBC music station later this year.
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NewsNewsnight names Evan Davis as Paxman replacement
Radio 4 Today programme presenter Evan Davis has been hired as the replacement for Jeremy Paxman on Newsnight.
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NewsRobert Marsh to chair BCMA
Former Zodiak Active and Fremantle Media exec Robert Marsh has been hired as global chairman for the Branded Content Marketing Association (BCMA).
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NewsSimon Shaps exits Core Media
Simon Shaps has left Core Media as the American Idol owner reins in its international business to focus on the US market.
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NewsIWC Media hires formats boss
Matchlight creative director Paul Murray has stepped down after less than a year to join IWC Media as head of formats.
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NewsDiscovery poaches BBC's Dominic Coles
Discovery Networks has poached BBC senior exec Dominic Coles.
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NewsBBC appoints director of audiences
The BBC has hired Nick North from research business GfK as director of audiences.
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NewsLord Burns sounds note of caution over BBC plans
Channel 4 chairman Lord Burns has voiced concerns about the future of the indie sector and the licence fee following Tony Hall’s plans to scrap BBC quotas.
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NewsHall: BBC must ‘compete or compare’ to survive
Tony Hall has unveiled plans to introduce a “compete or compare” culture at the BBC to ensure the corporation is on the strongest footing possible going into charter renewal negotiations next year.
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NewsCharlie Bunce handed Renegade role
Renegade Pictures has recruited Charlie Bunce as its first head of features and formats for television in an effort to boost its output in these genres.