All articles by Jessica Rogers – Page 7
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IWC bolsters team with two new producers
IWC Media has boosted its creative team with a pair of hirings in the factual and arts genres.
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NewsIndustry remembers children’s TV pioneer Orton
Industry executives have paid tribute to Hit Entertainment founder Peter Orton, who died last week after an 11-year battle with cancer.
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NewsBBC3 orders PA drama from indie start-up 2am
BBC3 controller Danny Cohen’s first drama series for the channel will be a female-skewing comedy drama about the lives and loves of four personal assistants.
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Power sells 160 hours of shows to Venezuela
Drama indie and distributor Power has secured a deal to supply 160 hours of programming to leading Venezuelan broadcaster Corporacion Televen.
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NewsFremantle signs first-look deal with start-up TXTV
Fremantle Media Enterprises has secured a first-look deal with start-up drama indie TXTV.
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NewsOptomen serves up shows to Europe
Optomen has secured a raft of European sales for its cookery and lifestyle programmes.
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NewsFremantle plans online drama series
Fremantle Media is developing a web-based drama series that it plans to launch in 2008.
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NewsBBCW in talks with Virgin over UKTV stake
BBC Worldwide is understood to be in early discussions with Virgin Media about buying the remaining share of UKTV that it does not already own.
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NewsBate returns as Talent chairman
Terry Bate, the former chairman of TV Corporation, is returning to the TV industry as chairman of the Test the Nation producer Talent Group.
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NewsDarroch replaces Murdoch as BSkyB boss
James Murdoch has stepped down from his role as chief executive of BSkyB to take on the role of running News Corp’s European and Asian media operations.
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NewsOfcom moves to secure BBC kids
Ofcom is in discussions with the BBC Trust over guaranteeing the volume of the corporation’s children’s output.
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News12 Yard’s Young predicts more broadcaster deals
12 Yard founder David Young expects broadcasters buying producers to fuel the next round of indie consolidation, after selling his business to ITV for£35m.
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NewsOpie: Hunt’s exit will not halt commissions
Five director of strategy Lisa Opie is already looking for Jay Hunt’s replacement and has vowed to act quickly in filling the director of programmes role.
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NewsITV buys 12 Yard for£35m
ITV has confirmed it will acquire indie 12 Yard for£35m, and indicated that more acquisitions are on the way.
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NewsGirl power helps boost Victoria’s Secret show sales
The Spice Girls’ first public performance since their high profile reunion has helped British indie Done and Dusted secure a raft of sales for The Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show.
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NewsModel format takes global stage
Minotaur International has sold Whizz Kid Entertainment’s glossy reality series Abbey and Janice: Beauty and the Best into more than 10 territories, including the US.
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NewsFifi to blossom in US
Pre-school show Fifi and the Flowertots is on its way to the US after a deal secured by Hit Entertainment.
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NewsNick commissions Retractorhead shorts
Nickelodeon has commissioned Cosgrove Hall to make a series of interstitials featuring their latest animation property Eddie Retractorhead.
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NewsMPs debate future of kids TV
MPs will debate the future of children’s public service television for the first time today.