All CBBC articles – Page 54
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NewsRace begins for Channel of the Year
The race for the Channel of the Year Awards 2010 begins today, with more children’s stations in the running than ever before.
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NewsCBBC acquires £8m Jungle Book
The BBC has picked up an £8m reworking of The Jungle Book made in 3D.
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Coolabi's Scott quits for indie sector
Coolabi head of children’s programming Julian Scott is quitting the company to set up his own indie.
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NewsCarrington hunts kids comedy
MIPTV: Less than a week into his new job at Turner Broadcasting, former CBeebies boss Michael Carrington has promised “quick decisions” and put a call out for a major new international series.
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NewsLenny Henry R4 show in line for TV move
Comedian Lenny Henry could be back on BBC television as the corporation’s in-house comedy team looks to adapt two more radio shows following the success of BBC2’s Miranda.
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NewsKids to grill Cameron on CBBC
David Cameron is to face questions from children about issues that affect kids, as part of a CBBC general election special.
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NewsDimbleby to host election coverage
Veteran broadcaster David Dimbleby will anchor the BBC’s general election night coverage, it has been confirmed.
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Behind The ScenesMission: 2210, CBBC
The team behind CBBC’s new fantasy gameshow had to make the impossible possible to bring the ambitious project to the screen.
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NewsBBC North commissioning drive begins to pay off
BBC North director Peter Salmon’s efforts to encourage more commissioning from the north of England has kicked off with a first children’s order for Leeds-based factual producer True North.
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NewsBBC Children’s departures hint at fears over careers
Senior BBC Children’s staff who had signed up to the Salford move are leaving the department amid concerns over career progression.
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NewsBBC's Goodchild takes IPTV role
Marc Goodchild, head of interactive and on-demand at BBC Children’s, is leaving the department to take up a new role in the IPTV team.
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NewsSalt Beef to produce live CBBC magazine show
Start-up Salt Beef TV has become the only indie to win a tender to produce one of several magazine shows for CBBC.
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NewsRTS snubs talent shows
The X Factor and Britain’s Got Talent have been snubbed at the Royal Television Society Awards.
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The Broadcast InterviewAndrew Jackson: the BBC’s straight-talker
Natural History Unit chief Andrew Jackson isn’t afraid to say what he thinks, and his self confessed lack of ‘pedigree’ is just what the corporation ordered, writes Katherine Rushton
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NewsBoomerang signs £4m deal with S4C
Indie Boomerang Plus has signed a three-year £4m deal to produce content for S4C’s pre-school service Cyw.
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NewsSarah Jane Adventures gets double order
Doctor Who spin-off The Sarah Jane Adventures is to run for two more series, with Russell T Davies remaining at the helm.
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NewsThompson: Teens don't need dedicated services
The BBC will no longer target teenagers with dedicated services Switch and Blast! but will still engage them through the likes of EastEnders, according to director general Mark Thompson.
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NewsBrooker to battle talent shows at RTS awards
BBC4 series Newswipe with Charlie Brooker is to battle with ITV1 blockbusters Britain’s Got Talent and The X Factor at this year’s RTS Awards.
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NewsBGAN X-Stream provides BBC kayak journey coverage
BBC News is using a mobile broadband satellite service from Stratos to broadcast live coverage of a record-breaking Amazon River kayak journey in aid of Sport Relief.
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Boomerang profits fall but future looks rosy
Boomerang Plus’s profits for the six months to 30 November tumbled to £490, 000, but the production company has £50m in commissions and revenues in the pipeline over the next few years.