More Edinburgh TV Festival News – Page 3301
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NewsMentorn pressurised into co-pro
8am:Five has insisted that Mentorn brings in a co-production partner on a live history programme after a key producer jumped ship to a rival indie.
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NewsMTV teams with T-Mobile
MTV Networks International has struck a deal with mobile operator T-Mobile to deliver a portfolio of music and children's entertainment content to mobile TV subscribers in Germany, Austria and the UK.
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NewsT-Mobile acquires World Cup rights
T-Mobile International has acquired mobile broadcast rights for all 64 matches of this year's World Cup from Infront Sports & Media for seven European territories, including the UK and host country Germany.
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NewsKudos in new drama deal with BBC1
Life on Marsindie Kudos has won its fourth drama commission for BBC1, this time telling the tale of a supermarket manager who becomes a general election candidate.
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NewsGranada launches landmark China doc
Granada International will launch its landmark documentary series China Inside(4 x 56-mins) at this year's MipTV, along with a broad slate of new factual titles from both the UK and US.
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Strong magazine sales for Midsomer Murders
All3Media International has reported strong sales for magazines based on its ITV1 drama series Midsomer Murdersin the part-works market.
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Fremantle sells Man Stroke Woman
Fremantle International Distribution has sold series one of the Talkback Thames sketch show Man Stroke Womanto broadcasters in seven countries, ahead of its launch on BBC2 later this month.
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ID continues HD push
ID Distribution has brokered two major deals in Asia for a raft of high-definition programming from US network Voom HD.
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NBD TV brings sumo to Mip
NBD TV is throwing its weight behind the traditional Japanese sport of sumo wrestling at MipTV, with the launch of two 90-minute specials and a 39-part series following the World S.U.M.O. Challenge Tour.
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OTF launches Zig Zag doc
Factual producer and distributor Off The Fence will launch Zig Zag's new documentary The Girl Whose Muscles Are Turning to Boneat MipTV.
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RDF acquires War of the World
RDF Rights has acquired the rights to new history series The War of the Worldfrom Ten-Alps-owned indie Blakeway Productions.
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NewsITV's Allen joins Skillset
ITV chief executive Charles Allen has become a patron of Skillset, the body charged with improving training and skills in the television industry.
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NewsSci Fi launches timeshift channel
The NBC-owned Sci Fi channel is launching a +1 offering on Sky, marking the first step in its expansion drive.
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NewsInsurance company settles with Aardman
Aardman Animation's insurers Norwich Union have valued the Wallace and Gromit models destroyed in a warehouse fire at more than£6,000.
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NewsUlster Television 'outperforms'
Ulster Television has posted pre-tax profits of£20.8m, up 19% from£17.5m the previous year, following the takeover of TalkSport and Ireland's LMFM radio group.
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NewsNUJ threatens ITV with strike action
The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) is balloting its members in newsrooms across ITV regions on industrial action. The move comes after it failed to secure better pay for journalists forced to take on more work as a result of new technology.
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NewsITV4 gets Telewest slot at last
Telewest has finally agreed new carriage terms with ITV for new channels ITV4 and CITV.
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NewsPEER POLL: Indie market
The latest question in Broadcast's peer poll asks: RDF chief David Frank thinks the indie market is overcrowded; is he right?
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Platforms - The new kings of content?
Giants from the business world are changing the rules of the TV game. In the first of a two-part series James Curtis looks at the new players you need to watch out for.
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Soho Shorts 2006
Rushes Soho Shorts Festival, which showcases the work of the UK's most talented young film-makers, is calling for entries for 2006. Films must be no longer than 12 minutes for each of the five categories: short film, newcomer, titles & idents, music video and animation. The annual festival runs from ...