All Broadcast articles in 06 December 2002 – Page 3
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BBC plans Sweeney gameshow
The BBC is hoping a new game show based in Spain and hosted by Claire Sweeney will perk up its Saturday evening entertainment output, write Leigh Holmwood and Georgina Lipscomb
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CBBC orders internet radio drama
Indie Darral MacQueen has been commissioned by the BBC to make a children's drama about an internet radio station, as part of CBBC controller Nigel Pickard's last slate, writes Leigh Holmwood
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Five orders raft of kids shows
Five controller of children's programming Nick Wilson has made a range of commissions including an Australian drama, writes Jon Rogers
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Five lines up Rod Stewart for New Year's Eve
Veteran rock star Rod Stewart is to take centre stage on Five on New Year's Eve. The channel will air a concert performed in New York as part of a 120-minute programme on the star. Ordered by Five controller of youth, music and interactive Sham Sandhu, the concert features tracks ...
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Zoe Ball comes back with sky movie show
Former The Priorypresenter Zoe Ball is to make her TV presenting comeback with a one-off magazine show for Sky Movies. Zoe Ball on Filmis a 45-minute special looking at the big movie releases for 2003 such as ...
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Carlton orders boost west country indies
Carlton Westcountry director of programmes Jane McCloskey has ordered a selection of 6 x 30-minute series from regional indies for the franchise's winter 2003 schedule. Plymouth-based Infinite Pictures is to produce three series: Boys' Toys, a guide to gadgets and activities for men, ...
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Wark Clements to film sleepover club for ITV
ITV controller of children's and youth Janie Grace has ordered a 26 x 30-minute series based on Rose Impey's The Sleepover Club books from Scottish indie Wark Clements. The series, to be co-produced with Australian producer Burberry Productions, will be executive produced by Wark Clements ...
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Murder in small town X to come to BBC 1
The BBC's version of US reality game show Murder in Small Town Xhas finally gone into production after months of development, quashing speculation that it would never make it to the screen. The murder mystery reality show, which flopped in the US, was a key ...
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Nickelodeon gives kids chance of a lifetime
Plymouth-based indie Twofourtv has been commissioned to produce an 8 x 30-minute series, Dare U?, for Nickelodeon. The series challenges kids from around the UK to perform dares in order to win the day out of their dreams - from flying in a fighter jet ...
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Kanjee leaves TSI
TSI Post-Production managing director Simon Kanjee has unexpectedly quit following disagreements over the 'direction in which the company is going', writes Will Strauss
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Dubbs builds four-desk DVD suite
Duplication, conversion and multimedia facility Dubbs has built a new media suite for DVD production at its Poland Street home, writes John Oates
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Grampian in move to£5m studios
Grampian TV (GTV) is leaving its home of 40 years and moving to a new 22,000 sq ft,£5m television centre in Tullos, Aberdeen, writes John Oates
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Blue Turtle posts FHM cover girl contest
Blue Turtle Pictures has completed post-production on the finale to RDF Media and Sky One's search for an FHMcover star. High Street Honeys 2002follows a competition between 10 'girls next door' to become a cover girl for the magazine. The ...
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Music talent search
Production music producer Extreme Music, in association with Broadcast, is launching a production music talent search in order to find the UK's best new composers. A judging panel will pick the best of the tracks submitted and Broadcastreaders can then ...
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Blue adds two staff
Soho facility Blue Post Production has taken on a new senior producer and a new Avid editor. Producer Alison Wendt has been poached from SVC, where she worked for eight years. Editor Kelvin McKeown joins Blue to complete a five-strong team cutting programmes, on-air promotions, music videos, documentaries and commercials. ...
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VE projects expands
Video Europe's VE Projects venture is supplying two children's primetime entertainment shows with multi-camera de-rig systems. The series are a third run of the BBC's Storymakers, an educational programme for Cbeebies, and a series about computer gaming, Lan Jam, produced ...
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4MC restructures TK
Facility house 4MC is reorganising its telecine (TK) department. The changes are part of group-wide TK changes at parent Liberty Livewire. According to the company, the restructure will make it easier to book individuals and facilities across the whole group. As a result of the changes, colourist Rob Wickings is ...
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RatingsLinda Green loses viewers to Jamie Oliver
Viewers are certainly not amused by BBC 1's line up on Tuesdays as both Wild Westand Linda Greencontinued to lose viewers and were convincingly beaten by Channel 4, writes Jon Rogers
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Freeview sellout wrongfoots rivals
Freeview is struggling to keep up with demand from potential new customers ...
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Aha? Ta-ra! TV's Partridge over
Comic Steve Coogan has revealed he will never make another series of ...