BBC Studios’ Natural History Chief Julian Hector Exits After Nearly 30 Years At The ‘Planet Earth’ Production Unit

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentSky Italia executive Nicola Maccanico is stepping down from his post at the Comcast-owned pay-TV to become managing director of Italy’s Istituto Luce-Cinecittà, the state film entity that operates Rome’s expanding Cinecittà Studios.Maccanico’s sudden career move comes as Italy’s Culture Minister Enrico Franceschini is implementing an ambitious relaunch of the iconic studios.

Fans are swarming to social media to lament the news that Irish DJ and presenter Annie Mac is hanging up her boots at BBC Radio One after 17 years.

Kelly Osbourne is sharing a recent struggle in her sobriety journey. The 36-year-old TV personality took to her Instagram Stories on Monday to let her followers know that she relapsed after nearly four years of being sober. «This is a little hard for me to talk about, but I've always promised you that I will always be honest with you about where I'm at and what's going on in my road to recovery,» Osbourne began.

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Annie Mac has announced that she is to leave BBC Radio 1 after seventeen years working at the station.The Irish DJ said her departure was “all about time”, and said she wanted to devote more time to seeing her children and working on new projects.It has since been confirmed that her weekday evening show, Future Sounds, will now be taken over by Clara Amfo.Amfo will now be replaced on her mid-morning slot by Rickie Haywood-Williams, Melvin Odoom and Charlie Hedges.Confirming her last show will

Jenna Marbles and Julien Solomita are engaged!

Moscow International Film Festival Unveils PlanThe Moscow International Film Festival is set to run as a physical event in the Russian capital from April 22 to 29, making it one of the first international film festivals to take place in physical form this year. The event will run on site for the Russian public and virtually for international delegates.

Naman Ramachandran BBC Studios Productions has expanded its factual leadership team with the appointment of Nicola Pinn as director of production, and hiring ICM Partners’ Ian Moffitt in the new role of director of commercial and business development.The roles will work closely with Tom McDonald, MD of factual, BBC Studios Productions.Pinn will be responsible for production management as well as contributing to strategy across the three factual production units – the Natural History Unit, the

Going green! Earth Day (April 22) is quickly approaching so to honor our planet in advance of the annual event Us Weekly’s Stylish is here to help you give your beauty routine a clean and sustainable refresh.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefBBC Studios, the commercial arm of the British Broadcasting Corporation, has appointed Phil Hardman as senior VP and GM of its operations in India, South East Asia, Japan and Korea.The move is a streamlining of operations under Jon Penn, executive VP for the APAC region.

EXCLUSIVE: ABC is looking at the lighter side of the natural history world.

EXCLUSIVE: Jim Reynolds, creator, executive producer and showrunner of The Neighborhood, is leaving the popular CBS comedy series after three seasons. CBS Studios, which is behind the multi-camera sitcom starring Cedric the Entertainer and Max Greenfiend, will name a new showrunner for Season 4, which was picked up by CBS in February.

Canada's actors union, ACTRA, has seen Olivia Nuamah, its national director of diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging, unexpectedly exit after just four months in the newly-created post.

Naman Ramachandran Julian Hector, head of the Natural History Unit at BBC Studios Productions, will step down at the end of the year after five years leading the unit, and almost three decades at the BBC.Since taking over from Wendy Darke in 2016, Hector has overseen a stellar period in the Bristol, England-based production house’s 64-year history, with programs like “Planet Earth II,” “Blue Planet II,” “Dynasties” and “Seven Worlds, One Planet” proving global successes.Under his leadership,

Homeland and Supergirl actor David Harewood is to front a BBC Two documentary on the history of blackface minstrelsy after recent controversy about the issue in several high-profile comedy shows.