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NewsSamir Shah is UK government’s preferred choice for BBC chair
The 71-year-old, who owns Juniper TV, will appear before MPs on the Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee for pre-appointment scrutiny.
NewsThree-quarters of film and TV workers out of work in UK due to US strikes, says Bectu
The union has conducted a survey of nearly 4,000 UK workers.
NewsUK’s Film & TV Charity gets £500,000 grant boost
Broadcasters back support package amid rise in applications.
NewsBectu warns US strikes could hit UK production
The union for the creative industries warned that a “perfect storm is brewing” for the freelancers.
NewsElan Closs Stephens appointed acting BBC chair
Welsh non-executive board member to replace Richard Sharp later this month
NewsWarner Bros Discovery, Liberty Global weigh £1bn sale of UK production group All3Media - reports
Group is home to ’Empire Of Light’ producer Neal Street Productions and ’The Tourist’ producer Two Brothers.
NewsAmelia Brown lands top job at Fremantle UK
Former Thames boss - who was slated to leave - will replace Simon Andreae.
NewsBBC’s Storyville confirms Emma Hindley as lead commissioner
Hindley was appointed as interim lead in August of last year.
NewsBBC Studios acquires minority stake in Andrew Eaton and Tracey Scoffield’s Turbine Studios
Production company’s credits include Steve McQueen’s Small Axe and Netflix’s The Edge of War.
NewsBafta appoints Spun Gold to help “reinvent” Film and TV Awards
The Platinum Jubilee Celebrations producer will take charge of the events for two years.
NewsRishi Sunak retains Michelle Donelan as UK culture secretary
New prime mininister reappoints culture secretary after she backed his leadership bid
NewsUK's Bectu and Pact agree another extension for TV drama negotiations
Ballot pushed back to late November to allow more time for negotiations.
NewsStudiocanal appoints TV series COO
Alix Lebrat to oversee development of international dramas and factual formats.
NewsUK’s Film & TV Charity snaps up former BBC News production head
Anna Mishcon will help drive the charity’s mental health resource the Whole Picture Toolkit.
NewsNew UK culture secretary pledges ‘evidence-based’ review of Channel 4 sale and BBC licence fee
Donelan described herself as “somebody that listens” and decides policy “based on evidence”.
NewsBBC TV drama department hit by departure of three senior executives
Acting head of drama Ben Irving, senior commissioner Manda Levin to leave, while development head Tom Lazenby has deparated.
NewsPact and Bectu extend UK TV drama agreement
Termination of existing deal to be postponed until 30 September to allow a solution to be reached
NewsWarner Bros, Disney, BBC among organisations to sign Equity’s anti-bullying pledge
Other signess include Sky, Paramount, Apple TV+ and Screen Scotland.
NewsSam Mendes, Armando Iannucci prep HBO comedy pilot ‘The Franchise’
Superhero satire worked up via Neal Street and Dundee Productions.
News‘The Snowman’, ‘When The Wind Blows’ illustrator Raymond Briggs dies at 88
The author’s books inspired Channel 4’s much-loved Christmas animations.