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News303 BBC staffers volunteer for redundancy
The BBC Vision Productions division is understood to have had 303 people register their interest in voluntary redundancy.
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News'War comedy' tops new BBC2 season
A comedy about 'a small African war' as seen through the eyes of journalists will be aired by BBC2, as part of its winter/spring 2008 schedule.
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NewsFremantle sells Brits down under
FremantleMedia Enterprises has sold 84 hours of lifestyle and music programming to Australian pay-TV operator XYZ.
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NewsRDF Rights picks up Extreme Pilgrim
RDF Rights has acquired the international distribution rights to BBC2’s new factual entertainment series Extreme Pilgrim.
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NewsElectric Sky signs up Ian Wright
Electric Sky has picked up a raft of new titles in time for this month’s Asia TV Forum, including a new ITV1 travel series fronted by Arsenal legend Ian Wright.
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NewsSowerbutts takes on Zodiak distribution role
Diverse Production managing director Paul Sowerbutts has taken on the additional role of vice president of distribution at parent company Zodiak Television.
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NewsUK projects secure EU investment
Chorion, Brook Lapping, Seventh Art Productions and Bergmann Pictures have secured funding from the EU’s Media programme.
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NewsDavies builds Fluorescent's Empire
Fluorescent Media has teamed up with the producer of the US version of Who Wants to be a Millionaire? to jointly pitch and produce a new cross-platform gameshow format.
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NewsCartoon Network picks up Skunk Fu!
Cake Distribution has licensed its hit animated series Skunk Fu! to Cartoon Network Europe for its EMEA Channels.
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BBC Worldwide names new marketing boss
BBC Worldwide Americas has appointed Andrew Jackson to the newly created role of senior vice president of marketing.
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NewsBBC2 unveils White season
BBC2 is to focus on white working class Britain in a season of “unflinching” programmes looking at why some sections of that community “feel increasingly marginalised”.
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NewsEntwistle to head BBC Knowledge
Acting BBC4 controller George Entwistle will succeed Glenwyn Benson as BBC Knowledge controller.
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NewsBBC2 to tackle white working class
BBC2 will focus on white working class Britain this autumn/winter, with a raft of “unflinching” programmes looking at why some sections of that community “feel increasingly marginalised”.
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NewsWarner Bros to launch UK channel
US studio Warner Bros has partnered with Virgin Media and BT Vision to launch a new entertainment channel devoted exclusively to the studio’s content.
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NewsThe One Show breaks 5m
BBC1 magazine programme The One Show gained 5.1m viewers (23.4%) at 7pm last night, its largest audience ever.
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NewsBrits dominate Emmy awards
British programming and talent swept the board at the international Emmy awards in New York last night, picking up seven awards.
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NewsBenson moves to policy and strategy
BBC Knowledge controller Glenwyn Benson is moving away from programming to take up a newly created senior role within the BBC’s Policy and Strategy division.
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NewsC4 orders peace activist death drama
Channel 4 is lining up a feature-length drama about the death of British peace activist Tom Hurndall for next spring.
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Spun Gold Secures Two-Year Titchmarsh Deal
ITV1 has committed to a massive 140 hours of The Alan Titchmarsh Show after signing a two-year deal with producer Spun Gold, writes Rob Shepherd.
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NewsJK and Joel join Virgin Radio
Virgin Radio has signed former Radio 1 DJs JK and Joel to present a new Saturday and Sunday morning show on the national pop and rock station.