All articles by Chris Curtis – Page 96
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NewsHistory sails with Columbus
The History Channel has ordered a feature-length HD special from Lion Television on Christopher Columbus' ill-fated fourth voyage.
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NewsSir Trevor escapes racism censure
Sir Trevor McDonald has escaped censure from Ofcom for calling comedian Bernard Manning a 'fat, white b*stard'. [ALL]
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NewsWall to Wall creates head of talent role
Wall to Wall has appointed its first head of talent, luring back Discovery Networks Europe producer Susie Worster. [ALL]
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NewsDisney to close abc1
Walt Disney Television is to axe US entertainment channel abc1, which has a valuable Freeview slot. [ALL]
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NewsC4 pays out£5m in bonuses
Channel 4's staff bonus package totalled£5.2m in 2006, with more than 40 staff receiving in excess of£20,000 each on top of their standard salary. [ALL]
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NewsFireman Sam to return in HD
Hit Entertainment is to make kids show Fireman Samin high definition CGI animation for the first time. [ALL]
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NewsShine aims to uncover the next musical prodigy
Shine is hunting for the UK's next classical music prodigy in a Fame Academy-meets- Young Musician of the Yeartalent format for BBC2.
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Fremantle's Carter to lead Broadcast 360
Fremantle Enterprises chief creative officer Gary Carter will headline a raft of top speakers at Broadcast's Content 360 conference this month.
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NewsRoberts stokes Storyville debate
Edinburgh:Tom Roberts has stoked the campaign to save Storyvilleby claiming he received a letter from BBC director general Mark Thompson saying that 'if you feed rats half rations, they work better'. [ALL]
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NewsC4 indie pledge will keep status quo
Edinburgh:Channel 4 head of programmes Julian Bellamy has said the broadcaster's commitment yesterday (24 August) to deal with the smallest indies will only sustain the status quo, rather than offering extra opportunities. [ALL]
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CommentWatson defends craft of film-making
Edinburgh:Veteran filmmaker Paul Watson has defended 'manipulation' in documentary making, claiming it is essential in order to get to the 'inner core' of a film. [ALL]
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NewsC4 to up spend with smallest indies
Edinburgh:Channel 4 is planning to send more business the way of the UK's smallest independents by ensuring that 20% of indies producing content for it have an annual turnover of less than£2m. [ALL]
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NewsC4 headquarters to get giant logo
A 48-foot steel Channel 4 logo will be constructed on the steps of Horseferry Rd as part of the channel's Big Artproject in November. [ALL]
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NewsAardman to make Jamie Oliver cartoon
Aardman Animations will create an animated Jamie Oliver as part of a new series being made in partnership with the chef's indie, Fresh One Productions.
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Classic FM hires three new exec producers
Classic FM has strengthened its programming team with the appointment of three executive producers.
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Brook Lapping tracks teacher Antarctica trip
Teachers TV has commissioned two 30-minute documentaries from Brook Lapping on the experiences of four teachers travelling to Antarctica.
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NewsLBC pay-podcasts reach 14,000 subs
LBC 97.3FM's emerging commercial podcast business has surged to 14,000 subscribers who download between 200,000 and 250,000 shows a month.
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NewsSetanta grabs 350,000 for debut match
Setanta's first ever Premier League football match, which saw a late Steven Gerrard free-kick seal a 2-1 win for Liverpool over Aston Villa, attracted 355,000 viewers on 12 August - a 3.5% share in multichannel homes. [ALL]
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NewsSetanta secures new set-top box deal
Setanta has kicked off the new football season by sealing a deal that will see electrical retail giant Currys carry its set-top boxes. [ALL]
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NewsGCap: no more profits from phone-ins
GCap Media will no longer run premium rate phone-in competitions for profit after being rapped by regulator Icstis over a competition it ran on its One Network stations in January. [ALL]