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Blue makes Shameless promo
Blue has completed the post-production for the promo of the new series of Company Pictures' Shameless for Channel 4. The promo, directed by C4's Phil Lind and produced by Peter Maynard, has main character Frank remove the '4' logo and text displayed on screen. Blue's head of visual effects, Chris ...
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Ex-ITN boss in bid to launch The Queer Channel
Former ITN creative director Colin Fallesen is looking to launch a gay entertainment channel.
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BBC looks for US home for Dr Who
The BBC has yet to sell Doctor Who to a US broadcaster despite its cable channel BBC America wanting to buy the show.
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Skaramoosh does baby fx
Skaramoosh has designed the special effects for the promo of a Film Australia/National Geographic co-pro, Who's Afraid of Designer Babies?, a documentary about a couple's use of embryo screening technology to save their son's life. Skaramoosh's head of design, Piers Helm, created reflections in a window and cars whizzing past ...
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Apprentice hit generates spin-offs
The BBC is ramping up its coverage of the new series of hit show The Apprentice by commissioning a spin-off show for BBC3.
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FilmFour set to go free to air
Channel 4 is planning to turn its subscription movie channel FilmFour into a free-to-air service across all platforms including Freeview.
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Homechoice adds Asian TV and music package
Video-on-demand service Homechoice is launching an Asian entertainment package which it hopes will help drive subscriptions when it rolls out in the north of England.
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C4 orders second Sugar Rush series
Channel 4 has recommissioned Shine drama Sugar Rush after it became a surprise summer ratings hit.
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C4 goes back for more rock school
RDF Media reality series Rock School, the Channel 4 show in which ex-rocker Gene Simmons attempts to turn a group of school students into a band, has been recommissioned. The show will be reformatted into 4 x 60-minute episodes rather than the 7 x 30 minutes originally commissioned. The show ...
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O'Leary signs up for C4 morning show
Channel 4 has lined up Dermot O'Leary to host a new live breakfast series early next year called Morning Glory. The show, commissioned from Endemol subsidiary Brighter Pictures, features showbiz news and celebrity guests and will initially run for two to three weeks during Celebrity Big Brother. It will air ...
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E4 to air Beauty and the Geek
Beauty and the Geek, the US reality format from Punk'd creator Ashton Kutcher, is coming to the UK with September Films producing a local version for E4.
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Kalel wins BBC3 pitch competition
Indie Kalel Productions has won a pilot commission after topping a BBC3 pitch idol competition. The channel held a briefing day in October for indies under one year old. They were then given two weeks to come up with a pitch. Kalel - headed by Nick Parnes and Hannah Cantor ...
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Sky One marks CIA 60th birthday with exposé
Maverick presenter Danny Wallace is to host a one-off special for Sky One marking 60 years of the CIA and exploring its various scandals.
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Wise Buddah makes Radio 2 specials
Indie Wise Buddah has secured a series of commissions with BBC Radio 2 for the station's festive schedule. The production company will make 2 x 120-minute Sold on Song specials with Carly Simon and Brian Wilson, produced by Mark Goodier and Paul Sexton. Radio 2 has also ordered a two-hour ...
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V2's Bentley leaves for 3DD role
Distributor 3DD has poached V2 Music Group financial director Jennifer Bentley to fill the newly created position of director of finance and planning. She will be tasked with raising new capital to fund the company's ongoing expansion. In another staffing change, Rachel Job has been promoted to head of acquisitions ...
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More hours means sport on UKTV G2
UKTV G2 is expanding into an 18-hour channel and will become the home of all the network's sports content. From 16 January 2006, the male-skewed channel will have an extra 11 hours - broadcasting from 9am to 3am - and will mix sport with its regular light entertainment programming, which ...
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BBC1 commissions Xmas Test the Nation
Indie Talent TV has been commissioned to make a Christmas special of its interactive quiz show Test the Nation. The 90-minute programme will be broadcast on BBC1 later this month and will test the public's knowledge of the events that unfolded during the year. It will be presented by Anne ...
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Passage of rights
The needs of broadcasters and producers need to be balanced when it comes to new media rights, says Lorraine Heggessey.
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Interview - Esther Rantzen: Still talking tough
Esther Rantzen is still pushing the boundaries of images of women in TV, hence her Women in Film and TV award this week. But she also criticises women for not rising to the challenges presented. By Suzy Bashford.