Robin Parker
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Universal International Studios president Beatrice Springborn on building a talent-focused studio group
The studio is working with French-Vietnamese ’Call My Agent!’ writer Quoc Dang Tran and ‘We Are Lady Parts’ creator Nida Manzoor.
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Edinburgh TV festival switches to online-only for 2020 edition
Freelancers will be offered free access to the digital event.
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Outspoken Sheffield Doc/Fest programme director departs festival
Luke Moody said ‘dinosaurs’ of UK TV had narrowed focus of the festival programme.
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Krishnendu Majumdar to chair Bafta
Me+You Productions co-founder takes over from Neal Street Pictures’ Pippa Harris.
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'Black Mirror' and 'The Crown' scoop technical Emmys
USS Callister was named outstanding television movie.
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Michaela Coel: TV industry must better protect 'misfit' talent
Chewing Gum creator says TV lets ‘misfits’ down.
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Bad Robot hires A+E exec for TV role
Carlos Williams joins in the newly-created role of head of business operations, television.
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Female writers slam glass ceiling in UK TV drama
76 women sign open letter to commissioners that claims British drama is “overwhelmingly written by men”.
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'Narcos' producer Gaumont sets up UK division
Kudos executive producer Alison Jackson will take the role of UK president.
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Vice to tackle 'boys' club' culture
Bids to quell UK staff unrest following claims that led to suspension of senior execs.
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Tom Hardy, Ridley Scott, Steven Knight to adapt Dickens novels for BBC1
A Christmas Carol to launch series of adaptations from Taboo team.
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NBC drafts in cable boss to run international production
30 year veteran Jeff Wachtel will move to UK.
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Doc/Fest: Daisy Asquith talks 'Queerama' and 100 years of gay film
Filmmaker on making Sheffield Doc/Fest’s opening film.
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"Challenge" to get ordinary Muslims on camera, says Doc/Fest panel
Media misrepresentation of Muslims, and fear of reproach from within their communities, are hindering depictions of the less “extreme” and pluralist aspects of Islam, according to leading filmmakers.
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Industry failing women directors
Directors UK (DUK) is challenging broadcasters and producers to ensure that 30% of all shows are directed by women by 2017, after a major study found significant inequality in key genres, from crime drama to panel shows.
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Netflix to double original content spend
Original commissions are set to account for a fifth of Netflix’s content spend within the next few years.
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Horrible Histories film in the works
The producers of Horrible Histories are in talks to produce a full-length feature film spin-off of the CBBC show.