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C4 launches property show magazine
Channel 4 is continuing to spin off its hit property shows into consumer titles with the launch of a Location Location Locationmagazine later this month. The show's producer, IWC Media, and rights manager, RDF Rights, have secured a deal with publisher Brooklands Group for the monthly ...
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Granada int signs deal with Telefe
Granada International has inked a deal making Telefe International its format agent in Latin America. Formats such as Saturday Night Takeaway, This is my Momentand Fat Clubwill be offered to broadcasters, which will produce them with local partners ...
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ID to distribute Dr G: Medical Examiner
ID Distribution has secured the worldwide distribution rights to US factual series Dr G: Medical Examiner.The show launched last July on Discovery Health Channel and has been commissioned for a second 21 x 60-minute series. It is produced by New York indie Atlas Media Corp and ...
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Canadian channel takes School Dinners
Channel 4 series Jamie's School Dinnershas been sold to Canadian channel the Food Network. The four-hour series, produced by Oliver's Fresh One Productions, will broadcast from 4 June. The programme, in which the celebrity chef campaigns to ban junk food in schools, has already been sold ...
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Three hours for royal wedding coverage
The BBC is committing only three hours to the forthcoming Royal Wedding - half the time it dedicated to Prince Charles' first wedding to Princess Diana. The corporation will hand over a block of its daytime schedule to Friday's ceremony (8 April) covering Charles and Camilla's journey to the Guildhall ...
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Freeview leads digital TV numbers surge
Almost 60% of UK households have digital TV, according to Ofcom's latest Digital Television Update. It revealed that in the three months to 31 December 2004 the total number of digital homes grew by 914,980 to 14,773,881 (59.4% of homes). Only 55.9% of homes were digital by 30 September. Freeview ...
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Thames TV promotion for Horton
Claire Horton, executive producer of Pop Idoland The X Factor, is being promoted to deputy head of entertainment at Thames Television. She will be responsible for developing and pitching new entertainment formats to broadcasters. Horton will report to Richard Holloway, head of ...
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Hall joins the Channel 4 board
Former BBC news chief executive Tony Hall has joined the Channel 4 board as a non-executive director for a three-year term. He takes up the part-time role immediately replacing Andrew Graham whose term ended on 31 March. Hall is currently chief executive of the Royal Opera House.
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C4i picks up BBC1 twins doc
Channel 4 International is set to distribute its first BBC1 documentary after acquiring rights to the corporation's recent ratings success , Separating Twins.
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Hit: can they fix it?
The likes of Warner Bros are reported to have walked away from buying Hit Entertainment, so what's in it for venture capital firm Apax, and how will it go about revitalising the flagship brands.
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Best of British
UK production companies' recent success in export sales - especially in formats - is a measure of their growing awareness of a much more globalised TV marketplace. James Curtis reports.
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Super indies, super ideas?
It may be the era of the super-indie, but creativity can be just as effective when it comes in small packages, says Nigel Pickard.
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Don't bite my head off
There's plenty of entertainment value in Mark Thompson having once bitten a colleague, but does it have any wider s...
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Fincham: the popular face of BBC1
Peter Fincham brings with him to his new appointment as BBC1 controller a zest for popular programme-making and a pragmatic approach to the channel's perennial ratings vs public service conundrum.
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Behind the archives
A good working relationship with UKTV allowed Fulcrum TV to maximise its time and budget in making of ...
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Step in the right direction
The BBC still has a long way to go to improve its relations with indies, but Peter Fincham's appointment is a welcome move.
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NewsBBC plans its own network centre
The BBC is planning to set up an ITV network-style commissioning operation, bringing all its channel controllers and commissioners together for the first time in one place.
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NewsSky in EPG shake-up
BSkyB is planning a major overhaul of its electronic programme guide (EPG), giving greater exposure to genres such as religion and adult entertainment.
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NewsDoctor Who looks set for second series
The BBC's Doctor Whoremake is set for another series - but will not feature current star Christopher Eccleston.