All articles by Chris Curtis – Page 91
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NewsLisa Opie quits
Five managing director of content Lisa Opie has resigned, following chief executive Jane Lighting out of the business.
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NewsJane Lighting resigns
Jane Lighting will leave Five tomorrow (2 May), paving the way for Dawn Airey to become the broadcaster's new chief executive.
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NewsRTL: Lighting knew about our plans
RTL has squashed suggestions that the first Jane Lighting knew of her departure from Five was when ITV issued a statement about Dawn Airey leaving to join its rival.
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NewsAirey bows out with stake in Hackett indie
Dawn Airey's final deal at ITV was to buy a 25% stake in a start-up indie created by former Brighter Pictures managing director Elaine Hackett.
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News‘Iconic leader' needed for ITV job
Michael Grade will have to find a charismatic and high-profile replacement for Dawn Airey if ITV is to stay on course with its plans to buy into the UK indie sector, sources have warned.
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NewsRTL won Airey with whirlwind approach
RTL took just a few weeks to convince Dawn Airey to quit ITV to become Five's new supremo.
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NewsSTV to expand genre swith Clements at helm
SMG's TV production arm will target a wider range of genres and attempt to build stronger relationships with broadcasters after finally securing Alan Clements as director of content.
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NewsKangaroo under investigation
The Office of Fair Trading is to give rival broadcasters the chance to air concerns about the creation of Kangaroo, the BBC Worldwide, ITV and Channel 4 video-on-demand joint venture.
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NewsRajar to trial online diaries
Rajar is planning to introduce an online survey for recording radio listening and give up on its trial of electronic devices as an alternative to its traditional diary system.
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NewsExcelsior takes ITV to court
A Touch of Frost indie Excelsior Group Productions has issued a multi-million pound claim against ITV in the High Court of Justice today (24 April) over unpaid royalties.
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NewsRDF and Clements settle dispute
RDF Media and Alan Clements have settled their long-running dispute, with the former IWC creative director now free to join a competitor from 15 September this year.
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NewsDigital channels help C4 break even
Channel 4 broke even in 2007 despite spending more on content than ever before - but it has warned it will move into the red this year under its current funding model.
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NewsTern South lands ITV1 order
Tern South has won its first commission from ITV1, to make a film about the failed Millennium Dome diamond robbery in 2000.
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NewsEnt Rights ends takeover talks
Postman Pat-owner Entertainment Rights has ended the takeover talks it began back in January.
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NewsBafta in soundbites
There may not have been many tears or an obvious controversy, but this year's Bafta winners didn't disappoint with their acceptance speeches. Here are some of the best extracts.
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NewsSomethin' Else boosts factual team
Cross platform producer Somethin' Else plans to ramp up its factual TV output by appointing Nina Davies as executive producer.
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NewsSofia's Diary makes first web-to-TV leap
Teen drama Sofia's Diary will become the first major web show to air on British television after being snapped up by Five in a ground-breaking deal.
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NewsCelebs add to charity coffers in Attic spin-off
John McCririck, Brian Conley and Michael Winner will sell off their unwanted possessions in a celebrity spin-off of long-running BBC daytime show Cash in the Attic.
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NewsShine Reveille to pitch MySpace content to broadcasters
MySpace has signed a deal with Shine Reveille that will see the distributor pitch a selection of the website's new original content to TV broadcasters.
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NewsTalkback makes Hole pilot for BBC1
Talkback Thames has made a UK pilot of “human Tetris” format Hole in the Wall for BBC1.