All Broadcast articles in 15 October 2004 – Page 3
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RDF asks if Jacko is wacko
RDF Media is to follow up its hit documentary Michael Jackson's Face with a look at the mental state of the dysfunctional superstar.
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Apax move links Dyke with ITV bid
Former BBC director general Greg Dyke has joined private equity firm Apax Partners, increasing speculation that he plans to head a bid for ITV.
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Ant & Dec form indie
ITV entertainment stars Ant and Dec have set up their own production company called Gallowgate Productions and are developing a new entertainment format. The newly formed operation, named after an area of Newcastle, is also looking at comedy drama and the pair are also keen on doing a sitcom.
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Moore to make another it's my life
ITV has commissioned Manchester-based indie Moore Television to make a fourth series of its Terry Christian-fronted ethics series, It's My Life. The 8 x 45-minute run will again look at the moral dilemmas faced by young people and air next year. Geoff Moore is ...
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Commissioner's Q&A: Andrew Mackenzie
Channel 4's editor, factual entertainment has a budget of up to£170,000 an hour and is hunting for series ideas for the 11pm slot
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Jamie's Kitchen transfers to Amsterdam
Jamie Oliver is to open the first overseas branch of his restaurant Fifteen in Amsterdam where recruits will be filmed for a new version of the hit Jamie's Kitchen format.
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Five to air Stargate Atlantis after Sky
Five has secured a second-window deal with Sky One for its recent MGM International Television Distribution acquisition Stargate Atlantis. The series, a spin-off from sci-fi series Stargate SG-1 , will launch on Sky One this month and will arrive ...
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Pheonix7 selected
Software provider Phoenix7 has been selected by Education Digital, managers of Teachers' TV, to supply its channel management software. Education Digital - comprising Brook Lapping, ITV plc and the Institute of Education - was chosen by the government last year to manage the channel. Zeus, provided by Phoenix7, provides channel ...
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C4 goes X-rated for film history
Channel 4 is to broadcast some of the most controversial sex scenes on television with a new commission from ITN-owned production arm Visual Voodoo.
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S4C commissions kids series about sheep
S4C has commissioned a new long-running children's show featuring a family of sheep. Siwan Jobbins, S4C commissioning editor for children, has ordered 52 x 15-minute series The Baas from Cardiff-based indie Cynhyrchiadau Ceidiog Creations for broadcast in mid-2005. It will feature actors in costumes, created ...
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S4C's Jones to quit after decade in post
S4C chief executive Huw Jones has announced he will step down at the end of next year. Jones, who has been at the helm of the Welsh channel since 1994, said he will remain until December next year when a series of public service broadcasting reviews will have been concluded. ...
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BBC Birmingham marks 30 years since pub bombings
BBC Birmingham has commissioned Midlands independent BFM Productions to make a 30-minute documentary marking the 30th anniversary of the Birmingham pub bombings.
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All3Media signs series deals at Mipcom
All3Media International secured sales at Mipcom for series including Midsomer Murders and Ultimate Force. AB Group in France has picked up the 16 x 60-minute drama Ultimate Force. Extension deals for the drama ...
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Ten Alps arm 3BM wins Five series
Michael Buerk is to front a one-off special for Five that will count down the top 10 seminal moments in modern history.
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Do we need BBC3 and 4?
If BBC3 and BBC4 are not working then the solution might not be to change their remit but to close them.
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Scott to quit C4 after 24 years
Channel 4 deputy chief executive David Scott, the channel's longest serving board member, has become the first senior executive to quit since the arrival of new chief executive Andy Duncan.
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GI does£3.2m of business at Mipcom
Granada International (GI) has struck£3.2m worth of deals at this year's Mipcom television festival including the first sale of Michael Parkinson's ITV chat show.
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Paul O'Grady off to strong start on ITV1
ITV1's new 5pm to 6pm daytime series The Paul O'Grady Show has got off to a strong start, beating Richard & Judy on Channel 4 in its first two episodes.
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NewsBBC3 attacked for being ?poor value'
BBC3 could be radically redefined away from its 25 to 34-year-old target audience after a major government-backed review claimed it was not value for money.