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NewsC4 acquires Welsh toon voiced by Rhys Ifans
Channel 4 has picked up the broadcast rights to Welsh animated series Sali Mali, narrated by actor Rhys Ifans.
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NewsBen Silverman to leave NBC Universal for new venture
Ben Silverman, co-chairman of NBC Entertainment and Universal Movie Studios, is to step down after more than two years in the role and form a new production venture.
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NewsAnt and Dec developing new variety show
Anthony McPartlin and Declan Donnelly’s indie Gallowgate is developing a new Saturday night variety show aimed at ITV1.
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NewsBT Vision chief eyes Premier League for 2010
New BT Vision chief executive Marc Watson said he expects to be able to offer customers the full Sky Sports English Premier League at a reduced price by the start of the 2010-11 season.
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NewsPoliticians fear for BBC NI's Let's Talk
Politicians from the Northern Ireland Assembly fear the BBC’s political panel show Let’s Talk is on the brink of being axed.
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NewsDoctor Who "most successful" sci-fi series
Doctor Who has been recognized as the most successful sci-fi series of all time by the Guinness Book of World Records.
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NewsCast emerges for More4's young Tories drama
Christian Brassington, who took the lead role in Channel 4’s Tony Blair: Rock Star, is to cross political lines to portray the young Boris Johnson in an upcoming More4 drama documentary.
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NewsOcto-Mom signs reality deal
Octuplet mother Nadya Suleman has signed an exclusive deal with Eyeworks for each of her 14 children to star in a reality series.
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NewsX Factor boot camp to be filmed with live audience
X Factor bosses at Talkback Thames and Syco will be shaking up the format further, by holding the “boot-camp” in front of a live audience.
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NewsBBC3 appoints factual commissioning exec
BBC current affairs executive producer Samantha Anstiss has joined BBC3 as a commissioning executive producer working under Harry Lansdown.
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NewsSanjay Singhal named Dragonfly MD
Dragonfly Film and Television – the Shine Group indie formerly known as Firefly – has promoted Sanjay Singhal to managing director as part of a management restructure.
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NewsVirgin holds onto Chuck
Virgin Media has extended its deal to show US spy show Chuck for a further two series.
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NewsJohn Sergeant to front ITV1 travel show
ITV1 AUTUMN LAUNCH: John Sergeant will star on ITV1 this autumn, travelling to England’s tourism hotspots to uncover the “gems and eccentricities” of the UK for a new factual series.
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NewsShine teams with BBCW on Masterchef
Shine has signed a partnership deal with BBC Worldwide to manage the massive expansion of the MasterChef brand in the UK and Eire.
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NewsO’Connell to DJ from Olympic village
Absolute Radio’s Christian O’Connell is to broadcast his breakfast show live from the under-construction 2012 Olympic site.
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NewsAirey: Five still in talks with C4
Five chair and chief executive Dawn Airey has reignited the debate about Five’s failed merger with Channel 4 by calling it a “strange” political decision - but has revealed that the broadcasters remain in talks about other opportunities.
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NewsSharp Project set for phase one
The team behind a new digital media production complex in Manchester hopes to foster the ideal environment for developing a ‘new Google’ when phase one of the £5m scheme opens in September.
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NewsApple adds new ProRes codecs to FCP7
Apple has released a new version of its Final Cut Studio software suite that includes an update to Final Cut Pro complete with new ProRes codecs and support for AVC-Intra.
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NewsArqiva plans VoD service with Kangaroo assets
Arqiva is planning to launch a new consumer video-on-demand service after buying the platform assets of Project Kangeroo.
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NewsRavensbourne plans for Greenwich move
Ravensbourne College will move a step closer to its new Greenwich home next week when it appoints a systems designer, a move that will kick-start the process of technology procurement for the new end-to-end broadcast facility.