All articles by Jessica Rogers – Page 16
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NewsOfcom confirms junk food ad ban
Ofcom has confirmed it will go-ahead with plans to ban junk food advertising to children under 16.
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NewsRussian TV network takes Wedding show
All3Media International has secured pre-sales for the format to the upcoming BBC1 entertainment series Your Wedding in Their Hands.
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NewsFive slams TV cancer claim
Five director of children's programmes, Nick Wilson, has rubbished a psychologist's claims that children under three should be banned from watching TV because it is linked to cancer, autism and Alzheimer's disease.
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Blakeway and Brook Lapping move into radio
Ten Alps-owned indie Blakeway and Brook Lapping have expanded into radio production securing a series of commissions for BBC Radio 4.
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Hit poaches Copley to head Hot Animation
Hit Entertainment has hired Andi Copley as the new managing director of its animation studio Hot Animation.
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NewsDesperate Housewives to run until 2011
US studio ABC has signed up Desperate Housewivescreator Mark Cherry for a further four years. The eight-figure deal will secure the future of the hit US show until 2011.
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NewsItalian publisher joins race for Endemol
Italian publisher De Agostini is preparing a bid for Big Brotherproducer Endemol, according to reports in Italy.
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Features
The Making of the ? show
This weird behind-the-scenes look at the build-up to a talk show has guests without the actual show.
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NewsIgnite fund ready to seal two deals
Just three months after its launch, Ignite, the£2m investment fund set up by RDF, is close to tying up two deals with a factual and a comedy producer.
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Daybreak deal boosts Target's drama output
Distributor Target Entertainment has signed an output and development deal with Mentorn's newly formed drama arm Daybreak Pictures.
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NewsC4I sells Taliban and Iraqi films
Distributor Channel 4 International has sold a trio of hard-hitting documentaries about Iraqi death squads and Taliban fighters to networks in Belgium, Finland, Norway and Sweden.
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NewsEastEnders star to be US Bionic Woman
Ex- EastEnder Michelle Ryan has landed the role of The Bionic Woman in a US remake of the 70s show.
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NewsDe Mol sets up clearing house in LA
Big Brother creator John de Mol is setting up a format clearing house in the US.
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NewsMySpace hires AOL exec
Fox Interactive Media (FIM) has hired AOL executive Chris Ellis to commercially develop social network MySpace and video-games network IGN.
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NewsFive hands Trisha feuding family series
Trisha Goddard is to help more feuding families resolve their differences on Five but this time in a primetime observational documentary series, rather than a daytime talk show.
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NewsOfcom launches kids TV review
Ofcom has started its review into the future of children's programming with an investigation into the extent to which the BBC, ITV, Channel 4, S4C, Five and Teletext are fulfilling their PSB responsibilities.
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NewsFremantle signs first-look deal with Jackie Collins
Fremantle Media North America has signed a one year, first-look deal with novelist Jackie Collins as part of the group's continued push into scripted programming.
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NewsChrysalis mulls demerger
Chrysalis is to launch a strategic review of the company which could lead to the sale of its radio arm.
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NewsBlog: Words of advice for Michael Grade
At a recent media society event various TV veterans gave words of advice for ITV's new executive chairman. But what do you think Grade should do? Have your say on Broadcast's latest blog.
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NewsFormer Ofcom exec makes Ingenious move
Media investment group Ingenious has hired former Ofcom executive Kip Meek as a board director.