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Leading role for Baby Cow talent head
Baby Cow Productions has promoted Lindsay Hughes to head its Manchester office alongside executive producer Heather Coogan and head of development Ric Michael. Hughes is currently head of talent and has been with the company since it was set up in 1999. Baby Cow, which makes Nighty Night and Johnny ...
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C4 pays£12m for coveted Freeview slot
Channel 4 is due to announce it has won the latest Freeview slot after Five withdrew its bid following its new investment in Top Up TV. C4, which had put in an initial bid higher than Five, will pay a reported£12m for the coveted slot. Initially, it is expected to ...
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Interview: John Hardie - Doubling up Disney
The European executive vice-president of Disney Channel is tackling a crowded market with changes that could double the number of homes his shows reach. John Hardie talks strategy.
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Comment: Mark Calvert - Opening up the news
Five News' decision to use celebrities as editors stoked up some nice publicity, but on a deeper level raised questions about who sets journalistic agendas, says Mark Calvert.
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In My View: Richard Woolfe - TV makes a difference
The BBC's charity drives are high-profile and successful, but multichannel too has the power to change society for the better, argues Richard Woolfe.
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A social minefield
A socially anxious Steven D Wright ponders the etiquette of the TV dinner party circuit.
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Playout players plan next push
The playout and transmission market is on the brink of massive change, so how are providers and broadcasters geared up for a future of content-to-mobile and HDTV? A Broadcast survey took their pulse. By Chris Forrester.
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BBC Prime in Korea
BBC Prime has become the first British channel to launch in South Korea, showing everything from The Catherine Tate Show to Parkinson. The entertainment service will broadcast on Skylife, South Korea's digital satellite broadcaster, which will carry the programmes with Korean subtitles. The launch is part of a pan-Asia drive ...
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Return of the heroes
A rush to remake classic adventure series such as Doctor Who, Robin Hood and The Prisoner suggests we've had enough of anti-heroes and ambiguity and that old-school heroes are back in fashion, says David Wood.
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ITV's new doyenne of daytime
Simon Shaps pulled off a coup by enticing CBBC controller Alison Sharman to defect to ITV. But is his new factual and daytime boss ready for the challenge?
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All points north
The BBC's prospective move to Manchester is already building a creative buzz in the north, writes Conor Dignam, Editor.
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NewsBBC unveils major boost to regions
BBC director of television Jana Bennett has unveiled a package of measures to increase production outside London - doubling the corporation's regional development fund and assigning specific genres to BBC nations.
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NewsDover leaves Celador fold
Stephen Dover, chief executive of Celador parent company Complete Communications Corporation (CCC), has quit.
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NewsEx Sky man hits out at EC Premiership plans
Trevor East, the former Sky Sports chief recently poached by Irish sports broadcaster Setanta, has waded into the row over the selling of Premiership football rights, claiming the new proposals will only benefit Sky.
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NewsTennant tops Broadcast talent survey
Mysterious time-travelling adventurer Doctor Who has beaten mockney salad boy Jamie Oliver to be crowned TV's Top Talent in Broadcast's annual Hot 100 survey.
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NewsLiving TV show hit by sex conviction
Living TV has taken a£600,000 hit after being forced to pull its new reality series Family Forensics because a presenter was convicted of engaging in sexual activity in the presence of a child.
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NewsIndie gallops off with Royal Ascot racing win
Sunset + Vine has won the contract for coverage of Royal Ascot and the Derby from the BBC's in-house production team.
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Optimistic launches sport channel on Sky
Optimistic Entertainment is launching three more channels on Sky, including a sports offering to capitalise on the run-up to the 2012 London Olympics.
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NewsBBC hires to ease factual
The BBC is to hire six additional factual commissioning executives amid producers' concerns that the current team is struggling to handle the volume of submissions.
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NewsC4 has another art attack
Channel 4 has launched another major public art initiative, with a scheme to fund three 'Sci-Art' projects.