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CDN opens in north
The Cultural Diversity Network - the organisation that aims to improve ethnic representation in TV on and off screen - has opened a branch in the north of England. CDN-North comprises representatives from nine organisations based in the north of England - BBC GMR, ITV Granada, Liverpool Film Studios, Media ...
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Hadlow start date
New BBC4 controller Janice Hadlow will take up the role on 26 July, the BBC has confirmed. However, because of holiday commitments she will not be at her desk full-time until the beginning of September, meaning she will also not be attending the Edinburgh Television Festival. Hadlow, previously Channel 4 ...
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Talkback comedy
Channel 4 is testing a topical comedy show from Talkback Thames. The show, entitled The News Never Sleeps , is a non-broadcast pilot, which is being overseen by C4 head of comedy Caroline Leddy. C4 is hoping that, if the trial is successful, the show ...
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Olympics coverage
The BBC will give its biggest ever commitment to the Olympic Games this summer when it broadcasts more than 1,250 hours of coverage. More than 250 hours will air on BBC1 and BBC2 with another 1,000 hours on interactive television, where viewers will be able to choose from five different ...
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News 24 promotion
BBC head of television news Roger Mosey has promoted BBC News 24 strand editor David Kermode to the post of weekend editor, television news. He replaces Jawad Iqbal, who becomes editor of BBC4 News. Kermode will be in charge of all BBC1 bulletins as well as output on the news ...
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Lion to restage the Crusades
Lion Television has won a multimillion-pound commission from US broadcaster the History Channel to bring the wars of the Crusades back to life.
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Woolworth's and BBC in DVD joint-venture
BBC Worldwide has announced plans to merge its video and DVD publishing business with Woolworth's video and music publishing operation, VCI, creating a business with a£180m turnover.
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Diet Trials set for Germany
BBC Worldwide is to co-produce a new series of slimming reality series Diet Trials for German audiences.
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Granada sells package to South Korea
Granada International has sold more than 35 hours of programming to South Korean cable broadcaster Joongang, including The Forsyte Saga , Celebrity Bootcamp, Marry Me, The Tourist Trap, Brides of the Bath and Cirque du ...
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Nickelodeon orders prism cartoons
Indie Prism Entertainment has won a commission from Nickelodeon Europe to make its planned Simpsons -style cartoon based on real families. Three families from Benelux, Scandinavia and Spain will be chosen to star in local versions of the show. They will feature in comedy-driven storylines ...
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C4I sales success in France and Germany
Channel 4 International has made several documentary sales into France and Germany. French broadcaster M6 has bought six titles, including The Kidnapping of Elizabeth Smart from Darlow Smithson Productions, Lock up Your Songs from Firecracker Films, ...
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Screentime scores with soccastars
Screentime Partners has inked deals for its football-based reality format Soccastars. VideoMedia Italia will make a local version for Italy while Advance TV has picked up the option for the Netherlands. The format will also be pitched to broadcasters in Denmark, Estonia, Finland and ...
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Cineflix completes zero hour deals
Cineflix International's disaster documentary series Zero Hour has been licensed to Australia's Seven Network, the Holland Media Group, New Zealand's TVNZ and Germany's Vox. The 4 x 60-minute series was co-produced by 3BM Television and Cineflix's parent company, Cineflix Canada, and received additional funding from ...
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New sales executive for Minotaur
Minotaur International has appointed former Fireworks International director of factual Marjie Woods as senior sales executive. Reporting to vice-president Sarah
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Format focus: TV diaries
Public voting adds interest to a show based around what at first resembles Big Brother audition tapes
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C4 probes 9/11 terror attacks
Conspiracy theories surrounding the September 11 attacks will be put to the test in an investigative documentary for Channel 4.
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ITV orders its first paranormal show
ITV has commissioned its first paranormal investigation with a one-off show from September Films in which a psychic attempts to drive out a spirit haunting a family home.
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Bravo to air LA-Miami rally
Model Helena Christensen, actor Nick Moran and heiress Paris Hilton are among the celebrities taking part in a new car rally across America to be shown on Flextech's channel Bravo.
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Five looks at ?human computer'
Five has teamed up with four other broadcasters to make a programme about a boy dubbed the 'human computer'.
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Countdown safe for another five years
Channel 4 has recommissioned Yorkshire Television to make its long-running daytime quiz show Countdown for another five years. Under the new contract between C4 and Countdown producer Yorkshire Television, presenters Richard Whiteley and Carol Vorderman are tied in to the ...