All articles by Michael Rosser – Page 65
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NewsMusical chairs continue for Don’t Stop Believing
Channel Five is to move musical talent show Don’t Stop Believing yet again next week, after shifting it into an earlier slot last night.
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NewsITV’s Namiech resurfaces at FME
Emmanuelle Namiech has joined FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME), eight months after leaving ITV Studios.
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NewsShine hires Americas CEO
Shine Group has poached the president of Fox TV Studios to run its Americas business and oversee LA indie Reveille.
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NewsFive lands crime dramas in deal with Warner Bros
Five has secured the next series of police drama The Mentalist and two new US crime dramas as part of a major deal with Warner Bros International.
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NewsBBCW sets sights on China with showcase event
BBC Worldwide is planning a fresh push into China with a new showcase event dedicated solely to the country.
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FeaturesRaising Hope, Fox (US)
Broadcast shines the spotlight on forthcoming Fox comedy Raising Hope.
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New Fox unit poaches Target exec
Fox’s new unscripted formats division in the US has hired a senior Target Entertainment exec.
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NewsSky 1 cancels Blake’s 7 remake
Sky 1’s plans to remake cult science fiction series Blake’s 7 and produce a spy show with Gillian Anderson have been cancelled.
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NewsLynne Frank returns to Time Warner
Lynne Frank, the former chief of ESPN Europe who led the sports broadcaster’s drive into the UK, is to join Warner Bros Pictures.
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NewsC4 links with Kinetic to secure US cable dramas
Channel 4 has secured a potential pipeline of US drama and miniseries through a development deal with Kinetic Content, the indie run by former RDF USA boss Chris Coelen.
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NewsMad Men exec to head Cineflix scripted division
Cineflix has hired an executive behind Emmy award-winners Mad Men and Breaking Bad to head its new scripted programming division.
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NewsSalmon boards Love Bus
Ex-Blue Peter presenter Zoe Salmon is to present a new dating show for Fiver, in which the action plays out on a double-decker bus.
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NewsFive set to axe JLC shows
Justin Lee Collins’ game show and chat show are set to be axed by Five after both performed poorly in the ratings.
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NewsBBC names features, formats boss
Alison Kirkham has been appointed the new commissioning editor for factual features and formats on BBC1 and BBC2, replacing Jo Ball.
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NewsBabelgum acquires Broomfield films
Classic documentaries from British film-maker Nick Broomfield have been acquired by web video platform Babelgum.
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News‘Proud’ BBC supporters mount Twitter campaign
Culture secretary Jeremy Hunt has caused a surge in activity on Twitter following his calls to change “a huge number of things” at the BBC.
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NewsNight Garden creator to speak
Andrew Davenport, the creator of children’s series In the Night Garden, is to deliver the keynote speech at this year’s Brand Licensing Europe show.
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NewsLion places Snowball in Scotland
Lion Television has appointed Andrew Snowball to oversee its Glasgow operations.
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NewsIMG signs Pilot Film & TV deal
IMG Entertainment has forged a new deal with Pilot Film & TV Productions to sell over 200 hours of programming around the world.