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The chief executive of specialist publisher Future has received a 21% pay rise following her stewardship of the business through the Covid-19 crisis. Zillah Byng-Thorne’s salary was increased to £575,000 effective from 1 October, fixed for at least the next two years. In its annual report, the company said this was her first pay review since 2018 and follows an “assessment of Zillah’s individual performance in role, her leadership in delivering exceptional results for our shareholders, a...

A Wild Year on Earth to BBC America Blue Ant International has sold the blue-chip specialist factual series A Wild Year on Earth to BBC America. The six-part docuseries (pictured) is produced by Northern Pictures and narrated by actor and Downton Abbey star Laura Carmichael. BBC America will premiere the series in early 2021 as part of Wonderstruck, its 24-hour block dedicated to wildlife and natural history programming. A Wild Year on Earth was originally commissioned by Blue Ant Media-owne...