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Flawless to make DJ talent show for ITV
Flawless Media is developing a DJ talent show for ITV which will offer the winner a year-long management contract. The six-part The Joy of Deckshas been backed by drinks brand Smirnoff and will be the first advertiser-funded series to be broadcast across both ITV1 and ...
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Open Mike gets paramount comedy orders
Indie Open Mike Productions is the company behind the two Paramount Comedy channel commissions, which were reported in Broadcast(17.10.03). Jo Brand will host a chat show while in 12 x 5-minute £100 in Brightoncomedians are given£100 to spend on something ...
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Mipcom deals hit by early closure
Major distributors failed to make last-minute sales at this year's Mipcom television market after companies closed their stands early, the organiser of the event has claimed, writes Michael Rosser.
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ITN to give universities free access to archive
ITN is to give colleges and universities across the UK free access to its huge news archive - one of the world's largest film and image libraries, writes Michael Rosser.
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Nat Geo buys Mayday and Dogs with Jobs
Cineflix's London-based international distribution arm has sold a brace of programmes to National Geographic Channels International (NGCI). Mayday, a 6 x 60-minute series offering a scientific view of recent air crashes, will be screened in 144 countries and 26 languages. It has also been pre-sold ...
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Ware exit prompts rejig at ITN Factual
ITN has promoted Philip Armstrong Dampier and Marilyn Bennett to run ITN Factual, following the departure of Julian Ware as director of programmes last week, writes Paul Revoir.
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Emap boosts radio team
Media giant Emap, the publisher of Broadcast, has bolstered its radio management team by appointing new deputy programme directors to four of its key stations, writes Michael Rosser.
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RDF makes first sales for US court TV
RDF International has made its first distribution deals for Court TV, after taking on nearly 80 hours of programming from the US crime and investigation network. Dutch broadcaster SBS has acquired the free-TV rights to I, Detective(26 x 30 minutes), where viewers get the chance ...
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Derbyshire to R5
DJ Victoria Derbyshire is to replace Nicky Campbell as the host of BBC Radio 5 Live's mid-morning phone-in programme. Julian Worricker has been filling in for the slot since previous host Fi Glover's departure in June. Derbyshire, who currently co-hosts the station's breakfast show, will take over the 09.00-12.00 slot ...
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Indies' RTS hopes
Indies Mosaic Films, Matchbox TV, Clementine Productions and Zig Zag Productions have all been nominated for awards at next week's Royal Television Society London regional programming awards. Both Mosaic and Matchbox are in the running for the independent producer gong. The BBC took the majority of nominations, with 16 out ...
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Ludus sells three formats to US
Format house Ludus is set to make its first foray into the US after selling the US rights to talent agency CAA for three of its formats - Laughing all the Way to the Bank, which features comics learning their trade at a boot camp, with a studio audience betting ...
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Parthenon to distribute for scandinature
Factual indie Parthenon Entertainment has signed a five-year distribution deal with Scandinavian wildlife production outfit Scandinature Films. Parthenon will handle international sales of the firm's entire natural history and science catalogue, which includes 36 hours of documentary programmes including Viking Voyages, Dead Sea Scrolls and ...
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Noddy goes to Poland, Asia and Slovenia
Brand management company Chorion has made several international sales of its£10m CGI children's series Make Way for Noddy. The 100 x 10-minute series, which is currently shown on Five in the UK, has been sold to Polish broadcaster TVP, IVM in Indonesia, RTV in Slovenia and MediaCorp TV12's Singaporean free-to-air ...
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NewsEx-ITV chiefs call for City figure to step in
Former ITV executives have backed the appointment of a big name from the City to become chairman of the merged company, following the successful campaign by Carlton shareholders to oust Michael Green from the role, writes Paul Revoir.
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NewsJones to head regional ITV
Carlton and Granada have lined up ITV News Group chief executive designate Clive Jones for an expanded role, in which he would take control of all the broadcaster's regional programming, writes Paul Revoir.
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NewsDating show to take over from Blind Date
ITV has commissioned a Saturday night dating show, loosely based on the format of Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway, to replace the axed Blind Date, writes Paul Revoir.
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NewsBSkyB shareholders fear repeat of Carlton battle
A major representative of BSkyB's shareholders has said it hopes to avoid a public battle akin to that at Carlton over the appointment of the company's new chief executive, writes Rosemary Gallagher.
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NewsC4 to 'shed light' on Brown stunt
Channel 4 is set to repeat its controversial Russian roulette stunt, in which illusionist Derren Brown supposedly fired a loaded gun at his head, with extra unseen footage in an attempt to
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Zig Zag series charts Euro 2004 build-up
Indie Zig Zag has picked up one of the last commissions under Sara Ramsden's reign as controller of Sky One with a series tracking the progress of a trio of English national footballers preparing for Euro 2004, writes Rosemary Gallagher.
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Finding ITV ad ref proves difficult
Headhunters looking to appoint the new independent adjudicator to oversee the fair handling of advertising rates at the newly merged ITV are said to be finding it tough to locate a suitable candidate, writes Paul Revoir.