All CBBC articles – Page 34
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NewsGordon Ramsay's daughter fronts CBBC series
Gordon Ramsay’s daughter is to front a CBBC cookery series produced by the celebrity chef’s indie One Potato Two Potato.
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NewsPlummer-Andrews preps 'smiley' emoticon series
The emoticon is to be transformed into a TV star after former CBBC chief Theresa Plummer-Andrews teamed up with French indie OuiDo Productions.
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NewsWatch summons Objective magician
Psychological illusionist Katherine Mills is to perform mentalism and magic on Watch after the channel ordered an Objective Productions format.
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NewsAmazon Prime to chase UK first-run acquisitions
Amazon is ramping up its strategy to acquire exclusive, first-run content for the UK market after picking up Halle Berry sci-fi drama Extant.
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NewsThe industry reacts: TV execs on BBC quota plans
Tony Hall’s plans to tear up quotas at the BBC and ‘liberate’ in-house production has been largely welcomed by the indie sector and rival broadcasters.
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NewsCBBC and CBeebies team up
The BBC plans to launch at least two dramas that will air on both CBBC and CBeebies over the next 18 months, and has its eye on a breakout hit that could get a Saturday teatime repeat on BBC1.
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NewsDrama backs Writersroom
Drama executives have heralded the BBC Writersroom’s role in fostering new talent amid fears that it could be sidelined as the corporation bids to cut costs.
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FeaturesTax cut momentum builds
Children’s Media Conference delegates endorse campaign to extend tax breaks to live-action kids’ shows.
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NewsCharlie Bunce handed Renegade role
Renegade Pictures has recruited Charlie Bunce as its first head of features and formats for television in an effort to boost its output in these genres.
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NewsSideline hires development boss for UK push
Irish indie Sideline Productions has hired Ask Rhod Gilbert producer David Noble to help ramp up its business in the UK.
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NewsHorrible Histories set for CBBC revival
CBBC is planning to return to Horrible Histories for a full series of the sketch comedy.
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NewsCBBC to visit Scream Street
CBBC has picked up a stop-motion animated series from Coolabi and Manchester-based indie Factory TM.
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NewsFlix to open new facility at The Space Project
Manchester post firm Flix is to open another facility at The Space Project.
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NewsProducers donate £1m to Creative Skillset fund
Production levies on a total of 61 high-end TV dramas and animations have returned more than £1m to Creative Skillet’s Skills Investment Fund since it was set up in April last year.
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NewsBBC3 wins big at 2014 Broadcast Digital Awards
BBC3 was the big winner at this week’s Broadcast Digital Awards, picking up five gongs including Channel of the Year.
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NewsZig Zag hires head of development
Zig Zag has hired September Films’ factual entertainment boss Peter Wyles to become head of development.
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NewsKids’ classics set for TV return
A nostalgic commissioning boom and a rush to wring value out of rights is behind a glut of revivals of iconic British children’s TV shows, according to industry experts.
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NewsDanger Mouse to return on CBBC
Danger Mouse is to return to screens 30 years after it launched as CBBC ordered a remake of the classic kids cartoon from FremantleMedia.
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RatingsBroadcasters’ battle for daytime
Networks put up a strong fight for this fertile ground says Stephen Price
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NewsBBC3 to breathe new life into zombie genre
BBC3 may be on the chopping block but it plans to innovate ahead of its move online with a Release The Hounds-style crossgenre zombie gameshow.