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Tigress adds Corney in executive shuffle
Tigress Productions has appointed Five natural history commissioner Bethan Corney, completing a senior editorial triumvirate that also includes Kath Moore and Dick Colthurst.
Firecracker heads for US and drafts in Oriel
Firecracker Films has opened a US office and drafted in former IWC Media managing director Sue Oriel to help develop the business.
Sky execs arrive at Five
Former Sky execs Andrew O’Connell, Donna Taberer and Nan Whittingham will join their former boss Richard Woolfe at Five on 24 August.
Monty Python receives Bafta honour
Bafta is to mark the influence of Monty Python’s Flying Circus with a special award, 40 years after the comedy troupe’s TV debut.
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Jamie Oliver, Fresh One
Jamie Oliver wanted more to production company Fresh One than just pukka presenting, so he turned to television veteran Roy Ackerman. Robin Parker looks at their recipe for success