All articles by Michael Rosser – Page 93
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NewsAll Star Mr & Mrs to return
ITV1 has ordered a second series of All Star Mr & Mrs following its successful revival earlier this year.
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NewsWorking mums get online soap
Twofour-owned IPTV specialist Digital Bridge is set to launch an online soap targeted at working mothers, which will run weekly on new webTV channel and social networking site Mumspower.com.
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NewsBT Vision signs ITV content deal
ITV programming is to be made available through BT's new digital TV service BT Vision.
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NewsEdmonds takes subtle swipe at Sachsgate producers
Variety Club Showbiz Awards: Noel Edmonds has taken a veiled swipe at the producers behind Russell Brand's infamous prank call to Andrew Sachs.
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NewsGreen Week: Leopard goes green
Video: It's not easy being green, but Leopard Films chief executive James Burstall has spoken to Broadcastnow about how the indie is working to become more eco-friendly.
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NewsBuzzcocks creator slams ‘bear pit' of male-dominated shows
The co-creator of Never Mind the Buzzcocks and They Think It's All Over has slammed “testosterone-heavy” panel shows, branding them a “bear pit”.
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NewsGale to 'take a few weeks off'
Ben Gale, outgoing director of programmes for Five, has told Broadcastnow that he will take time off before the end of the year and then consider his options.
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NewsWoolfe in, Gale out at Five
Richard Woolfe is to step down as director of programmes for Sky 1, 2 and 3 to become channel controller at Five. The move will see Ben Gale, director of programmes at Five, leave the broadcaster.
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NewsBBC drama and factual shows head to NZ
Jonathan Dimbleby's epic journey across Russia that aired in May is to be seen by viewers in New Zealand as part of a raft of sales by BBC Worldwide to Prime Television.
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NewsRippon is named Newsnight editor
Peter Rippon has been named editor of BBC's Newsnight programme, replacing Peter Barron who stepped down in July to join Google.
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NewsCineflix names acquisitions head
Cineflix International has hired a head of acquisitions to “substantially increase” the number of titles in the distributor's catalogue.
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NewsMark White is new Five MD
Mark White has been named the new managing director of Five and 'right-hand man' of chief executive Dawn Airey.
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NewsSky channels to return to Virgin
BSkyB's basic channels will return to the Virgin Media cable platform on 13 November after the pay TV rivals buried the hatchet to finally sign a carriage deal.
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NewsKoala Brothers to raise profile Down Under
CBBC series The Koala Brothers is set for a boost in Australia following a raft of deals by rights owner and producer Spellbound Entertainment.
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NewsImpossible hires RTS winner
Impossible Pictures, the indie behind Walking With Dinosaurs and Primeval, has hired an RTS award-winning producer to boost its factual output.
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NewsFiver buys US dance and magazine series
A fashion reality show in the spirit of The Devil Wears Prada and a dance competition fronted by Showgirls star Elizabeth Berkley have been acquired by Five's digital channel Fiver.
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NewsSenior C4i sales exec dies
A senior sales executive at Channel 4 International, whose TV career spanned 30 years, has died shortly after returning from the Mipcom market in Cannes.
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NewsHeroes exec to school scriptwriters
A Hollywood producer/director with credits ranging from Heroes to Buffy and the co-creator and writer behind Life on Mars are to school scriptwriters at a workshop in Wales next month.