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NewsBBC1 to start Choir Wars
BBC1’s latest Saturday night talent show is to stage a contest between amateur choirs.
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NewsTV-Loonland inks Little Princess deals
TV-Loonland has secured a raft of new TV and home entertainment deals for The Illuminated Film Company’s pre-school hit Little Princess (65 x 11-mins).
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Parthenon brings HD docs to Asia
Parthenon Entertainment will head to the Asia Television Forum with a number of new HD docs after selling over 350 hours of programming in the region at Mipcom.
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Electric Sky sells to Viasat
Electric Sky has concluded a raft of deals following last month’s Mipcom, including a package of titles to Scandinavia’s Viasat and two sales for Visual Voodoo’s Cannibal Superstar.
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NewsNBDtv reports record Mipcom
NBDtv has reported a record Mipcom with sales secured across its music catalogue and deals lined up for its latest drama and factual titles.
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NewsParthenon bought by private equity
Factual and kids indie and distributor Parthenon Entertainment has been acquired by Arkaga, a private investment company for an undisclosed sum.
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NewsBBC Trust unsure over Gaelic service
The BBC’s plans for an£18m tri-media digital Gaelic language service are in doubt after the BBC Trust questioned its wider public value.
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NewsBBC kicks off multimedia news era
The BBC has launched its multimedia newsroom today with its boss Peter Horrocks admitting it faces questions over how to cover fewer stories in-depth while still retaining the distinct qualities of TV, radio and web news.
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NewsHit inks new deal for Thomas
Hit Entertainment has struck a new licensing deal with toy company Tomy for its classic pre-school property Thomas and Friends.
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NewsITV1’s Jack draws 5.7m
ITV1’s Remembrance Day drama My Boy Jack shot down the opposition at 9pm last night with 5.7m viewers (24.8%).
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NewsBBC to include music in podcasts
The BBC is launching its first podcasts to feature music clips following a deal with royalties body Phonographic Performance Limited (PPL).
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NewsOnline ad measurement moves step closer
Broadcasters have moved a step closer to measuring the effects of online advertising after joining forces to develop a common standard for streamed, simulcast and downloaded content.
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NewsFuller in Google TV talks
Simon Fuller, the creator of Pop Idol, is understood to have had secret talks with Google over the past year regarding a TV-over-the-internet joint venture.
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NewsDee leaves 5 Live for UTV
BBC Radio 5 Live commissioning editor Moz Dee has quit the station to join UTV Radio as director of programmes in the new year.
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NewsUK plans for US strike issues
UK broadcasters are preparing contingency plans in the light of the US writers’ strikes.
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NewsCurtis: lie to commissioners
Filmmaker Adam Curtis has urged his peers to 'cheat and lie' to commissioners in order to get innovative films on air.
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NewsTV Critics 11 November 2007
TV critics' verdict on programmes - including ITV1’s First World War drama, My Boy Jack - broadcast on 11 November 2007
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NewsThe Champions set for film remake
Classic 60’s TV series The Champions is set to be transformed into a Hollywood movie.
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NewsBlue Peter in another TV fakery claim
Blue Peter is the subject of yet another TV fakery scandal after it emerged that producers drafted in child actors to pose as competition winners.
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NewsABC plugs in Dance Machine
US network ABC has landed Dance Machine, an unscripted series from RDF USA.