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NewsMillionaire Live loses a million
8am:Celador's ill-fated Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?live tour lost its parent companies over£1m.
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NewsFox axes Malcolm In The Middle
8am:US broadcaster Fox has pulled the plug on long-running comedy Malcolm in the Middle- a key show for Sky One and BBC2.
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NewsMandabach sitcom goes to BBC
Roseanneproducer Caryn Mandabach has delivered her first sitcom idea to the BBC, as part of the first-look development deal she signed with the corporation in April 2005.
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NewsOfcom to 'partner' BBC over assessing new services
Ofcom will be given a 'partner' role in assessing the market impact of new services launched by the BBC, media secretary Tessa Jowell has said.
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NewsMixed feelings over Sky EPG genre moves
Trouble, the Flextech channel aimed at teenagers, is to be shifted out of the kids' genre on the EPG and into the entertainment genre.
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NewsSci-Fi hires ex-Sky One editor
Former Sky One commissioning editor Sara Johnson has joined the Sci-Fi Channel in a consultancy role.
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NewsPEER POLL: Manchester
The latest question in Broadcast's peer poll asks: Should BBC2 be part of the BBC's move to Manchester?
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NewsHBO sets sights on UK launch
US broadcaster HBO is considering the launch of a premium channel in the UK as part of a larger overseas strategy covering six new markets.
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NewsGyngell takes top job at Granada US
ITV has handed responsibility for its North American arm to Australian TV veteran David Gyngell.
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Syco to make US Star Duets
Star Duets , the new ITV1 celebrity singing format from Simon Cowell's indie Syco TV, is to be remade in the US, writes Leah Milner.
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Format focus: Top Chef
The makers of Project Runway are back with a similarly competitive reality series set in the kitchen, writes Dan Wootton.
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Lost set to lose slot in C4 schedule move
Channel 4 has decided to push forward its airing of the second season of US hit Lost, meaning the drama series will probably have to find a new timeslot. The broadcaster confirmed the second series of the Disney show, currently airing in the US, would ...
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Under Construction sells to Latin America
Indie Zeal Television has secured new deals in Latin America and eastern Europe for its house-building reality format Under Construction. Chile's Canal 13, has ordered 65 primetime episodes to be made by local producer Promofilm. Sales across the Latin American region are being handled ...
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Sci Fi beats BBC America to Dr Who rights
BBC Worldwide has finally sold the latest Doctor Who to a US broadcaster, with the Sci-Fi Channel picking it up. The channel, which is available in 85 million homes, has taken first-run rights to the first series and has optioned the second. The 13-part 60-minute ...
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GI hires drama chief for programme team
Granada International has boosted its programming team by appointing Noel Hedges as head of drama. Hedges was previously vice-president of sales at GI, in charge of selling shows to France and Scandinavia. The programming team is responsible for all programming acquisitions, investments and co-productions.
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Root6 supports Blond Bond's first outing
Broadcast supplier and reseller Root6 has won the contract to provide editorial support on the latest Bond film, Casino Royale. The film, which goes into production this month, marks the debut of 'Blond Bond' Daniel Craig. It will be the third Bond feature supported by ...
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VTR recalls Morahan
Soho facility VTR has brought back a former head of marketing, Steve Morahan, as head of production. Morahan had worked at the company for 10 years before leaving to launch production company Renegade One and consultancy Captive People. Morahan will oversee VTR's six producers and manage the company's business development ...
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New staff for Beam
Digital asset management company Beam.tv has taken on Condor Post Production's managing director, Tom Horton, as its business development director. Horton spent two years heading Condor and will promote Beam.tv as a solution that digitally enables the versioning and distribution of TV ad campaigns. Kate Georgiou also joins as new ...
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Vizrt acquires
Broadcast graphics company Vizrt is set to acquire asset management software developer Ardendo for almost£13m. The deal is expected to boost Vizrt's graphic-based service to provide the world's first multi-platform production system. Vizrt's clients include ITN, BBC Sports and Sky News.
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Virtual museum for BBC daytime
The BBC is to create a 'virtual museum' of famous artefacts, as part of a series of commissions from BBC daytime controller Jay Hunt.