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Poldark star Aidan Turner has won the Breakthrough prize at today’s Broadcasting Press Guild Awards. His gong was collected by one of his Poldark co-stars Heida Reed at a ceremony held on Friday lunchtime at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane. But once …
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Aidan Turner, Russell T Davies and Suranne Jones among the winners at the Broadcasting Press Guild Awards – Radio Times
Former Doctor Who boss Russell T Davies slams ‘astonishing’ lack of gay characters on TV – Express.co.uk
The producer and writer, who was responsible for reviving Doctor Who in 2005, hinted to Express.co.uk at the Broadcasting Press Guild Awards today that soap operas are doing the best job of introducing gay, bisexual and transgender characters to a …
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QI creator John Lloyd wants more referendum ‘analysis’ on news bulletins – Irish Examiner
QI creator John Lloyd has said he wants more “analysis” on news bulletins broadcasting reports about the EU referendum. The television industry figure was speaking on Friday at the Broadcasting Press Guild (BPG) awards at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, …
John Lloyd receives ‘outstanding contribution to broadcasting’ awardBritish Comedy Guide
Sir Martin Sorrell: BBC licence fee should ‘maybe change over time’ – The Guardian
The Guardian
“The BBC is a very fine institution but I have some sympathy with some things you hear,” he said, speaking at the a Broadcasting Press Guild breakfast on Wednesday. “Even us together, all of us, if we were paid £3.5bn up front on 1 January [each year …
Source:: Sir Martin Sorrell: BBC licence fee should ‘maybe change over time’ – The Guardian
WPP’s Martin Sorrell reconsiders strength of newspapers – Media Week (registration)
Media Week (registration)
His comments made at the Broadcasting Press Guild this week mark a major U-turn on a presentation he gave at an Enders Analysis event just a week earlier, when he had once again referred to Mary Meeker’s time spent versus media spend analysis that …
Source:: WPP’s Martin Sorrell reconsiders strength of newspapers – Media Week (registration)
Trust to meet Thoday & Mulville over BBC3 – Broadcast
Broadcast
Speaking at a Broadcasting Press Guild lunch earlier today, the indie managing directors revealed they have called a meeting of Pact members, scheduled for 26 March, as part of their campaign to prevent the channel being reinvented as an online-only …
Mulville and Thoday rally fellow indies to save BBC3Televisual
Source:: Trust to meet Thoday & Mulville over BBC3 – Broadcast