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NewsCommissioner's Q & A: Elaine Pyke
The commissioning editor, drama for Sky One, Two and Three wants breakthrough, noisy ideas for primetime - and she's prepared to back the right idea with a 'mega terrestrial' budget
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NewsLazarus lands Sumo.TV commercial role
Digital broadcaster Cellcast has hired entertainment executive Steve Lazarus as user-generated content channel Sumo.TV's commercial director.
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Comment - A learning experience
Steven D Wright learnt something about himself at the Broadcast Awards
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The Club hires Eves
Post-production company The Club has hired Promax-nominated visual effects specialist Alec Eves as a senior compositor. Eves spent the previous 12 years at the BBC, where his work included titles and promos for programmes including Newsnightand Panorama.
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Howie fills Clinton-Davis shoes
UKTV has promoted Diana Howie to the role of acting head of commissioning following the move of Jo Clinton-Davis to ITV.
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Cicada goes to school with Tourette's
Cicada Films is to make a documentary for Five called Teachers with Tourette's, about people who despite suffering from the condition have forged successful careers.
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History Channel follows in Weston's wake
The History Channel is to follow Falklands war hero Simon Weston as he embarks on an emotional journey in search of the people who helped save his life.
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iD Distribution takes on sex change doc
UK indie Tigerlily has signed a deal with iD Distribution to distribute its documentary Alexis Arquette - She's My Brother. The one-hour film, which follows flamboyant US actor Arquette as he prepares for gender reassignment surgery, will be launched at Mip-TV this April. The programme ...
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Celador founder takes up director role at Waddell Media
Celador Films founder Paul Smith has returned to his native Northern Ireland to join indie Waddell Media as a non-executive director.
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CBB finale fails to fend off return of Hammond
Earlier this week, I spent two hours in a training session about UK programming with a group of executives from a Chinese broadcaster. Speaking through a translator (a phrase I've always wanted to use in this column), we discussed the major programming event of the past few days - the ...
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Bucks goes online
Sky News has appointed a new associate editor, online as it continues to integrate its TV and online news offering ahead of its online relaunch this spring.
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NewsBrown to head interactive at Flextech
Flextech has promoted interactive producer for Bravo Kevin Brown to the role of creative head of interactive, replacing Ed Humphrey who left to join Buena Vista.
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Brogan set to launch indie Kindle
Former ITV Productions' kids controller Anne Brogan is to set up her own indie, Kindle Entertainment, with her former development colleague Melanie Stokes.
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Rough Cut - Broadband your horizons
Martin Percy explains why a subservient chicken and interactive video are the future
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On location - Growing brains
After tracking down 10 of Britain's most gifted children, Wall to Wall will follow their progress over the next decade. Head of factual Leanne Klein reports on the challenges so far.
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On the Box - Time for new ingredients
Jamie's Chefstruggled to show Leo Burley anything he hadn't seen in other cooking shows but he was thrilled by the task of relocating buildings in Monster Moves.
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BT Vision looks to Belgium for community TV inspiration
BT Vision has said that community TV is 'on the agenda', and would consider adding user-generated channels to its platform once it reaches a critical mass of subscribers.
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NewsIt's Life but not as we've seen it before
BBC1 has commissioned a natural history spectacular billed as the 'natural successor' to its big budget HD blockbuster Planet Earth.
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BBC Wales to develop Scott film
BBC Wales drama is developing a one-off film about explorer Captain Robert Falcon Scott to mark the centenary of the explorer setting sail on his second, fateful expedition to Antarctica in 1912.
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NewsBBC plans production hub for India
BBC Worldwide is planning to set up a permanent hub in India as part of its expansion into global production.