All Broadcast articles in 05 November 2004 – Page 2
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Commissioner's Q&A: Jonathan Webb
The controller of Challenge and Trouble is working on a new poker variation for Challenge and would like to bring out a glossy factual entertainment on winning and losing big
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US comedy venture
Tom Gutteridge, the former group creative director of UK indie Mentorn, has set up a comedy production unit at Fremantle Media North America. The Instant Comedy Project aims to bring half-hour sitcom ideas to the screen in one week rather than the usual nine-month cycle from script to pilot. Gutteridge, ...
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Cockerell puts Howard in doc
Tory leader Michael Howard is to be the subject of political documentary-maker Michael Cockerell's next major BBC film after the MP granted him exclusive behind-the-scenes access.
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Five hires initial for pop city live
Five controller of pop features and special events Sham Sandhu has commissioned indie Initial to produce four hours of live coverage of the Pop City Live concert in London. The event, which takes place in London on 14 November, will go out live on Five between 1.40pm and 5.30pm. Chloe ...
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RDFR signs first look Cicada deal
RDF Rights has signed a first-look all-rights deal with factual producer Cicada Films that will see the Wife Swap producer put up development funding.
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Phillips to TSL as CEO
Former Thomson UK managing director David Phillips has joined broadcast integrator and manufacturer TSL as its chief executive officer. Phillips will report to managing director and founder David MacGregor and will be responsible for the day-to-day running of the company. Phillips said of his newly created position: 'I'm bringing a ...
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Diverse to celebrate Peter Pan centenary
Indie Diverse is making a biography about Peter Pan for BBC1 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the children's literary classic, written by JM Barrie.
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Cartoon Network grabs Garden Gnome
New BBC pre-school series Gordon the Garden Gnome has been picked up by the Cartoon Network for launch next spring. The 52 x 11-minute series, made by indie Collingwood O'Hare, features the voice of gardening expert and Ground Force presenter ...
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Sharp Capital return
Former Heart DJ Pat Sharp is to rejoin the Capital Radio Group hosting a new evening show on the Century network. Sharp, who left London station Heart 106.2 in August, will broadcast a new evening show across three Century stations covering the north-east, north-west and the East Midlands from January.
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UK Post looks beyond London
Post-production trade body UK Post has so far failed to 'fulfil its brief', according to its own chairman.
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The Station titles Berlin journey
The Station has produced the title sequence for ITN Factual series The Road to Berlin. The series follows pub comedian Al Murray as he follows in the footsteps of the Allied forces from Normandy across Europe to Berlin in the final months of the ...
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Celador in the running for Belfast FM
Celador has revealed plans to bid for the new Belfast FM radio licence with Lagan FM, a music and talk format targeting the over 40s. The company - which produces ITV1 hit Who Wants to be A Millionaire? - said if its proposal was successful ...
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UKTV hires Beaton
UKTV has hired former Action Time joint managing director Caroline Beaton to help market its channels. Beaton, who will continue to run her own consultancy Road Trip Media, will become 'brand champion' and be charged with creating a single brand strategy for programming, marketing and commercial relationships across UKTV's nine ...
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Five signs deal for live NBA basketball
Five has struck a deal with the NBA to show live coverage of American basketball. The two-year deal, which kicked off this week with the Sacramento Kings against the Dallas Mavericks, will see Five screen 25 games at 1.05am on Tuesdays. The channel will also air the high-profile Play Offs ...
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Wish You Were Here back
ITV is to bring back its Wish You Were Here...? spin-off for another daytime run.
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Format Focus: Alpine Ranch
Similar in style to surprise hit The Farm , this celebrity-based reality show could help to keep the format fresh
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Five airs opening of Eygptian tomb
Five is to broadcast the live opening of a tomb in Egypt's Valley of the Golden Mummies as part of a week of programmes in December dedicated to the country's ancient history.
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MTV and CNN join forces for aids special
MTV International and news network CNN International are to embark on their first ever co-production, a special on Aids. The pair, owned by Viacom and Time Warner respectively, have joined forces to produce a 30-minute news report on HIV and Aids. Staying Alive: An MTV ...
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Little Britain again
BBC3 comedy sketch show Little Britain , the digital channel's biggest hit, is set to return for a third series. BBC3 controller Stuart Murphy and head of comedy entertainment Jon Plowman have ordered a 6 x 30-minute series, which is due to air first on ...
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Blue adds to HD
Blue has expanded its HD facilities with an Avid DS Nitris because of increased demand for high-definition editing, such as work on Fat Fiancés , a 50-minute documentary for Cicada Films. Fat Fiancés will air on the Discovery Channel in ...