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Opinion - In my view - When will I be famous?
What do you do when your otherwise well brought up children announce that they want to be on TV, asks Daran Little.
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NewsExtras loses over 1m
The second part of Ricky Gervais' comedy Extrason BBC2 lost 1.2 million viewers from the opening week, but still managed a healthy average of 3.4 million (16.1%) at 9pm.
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NewsOfcom raises Five's commissions quota
Ofcom has capped Five's quota for original productions commissioned for the channel at 55% of all hours from 2006, up two per cent on the 2005 level.
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NewsEnteraction appoints Davidson
Enteraction TV the company that runs Thomas Cook TV and the new Great Big British Quiz channel has drafted in former Telewest boss, Stephen Davidson, as chairman of its board.
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NewsPlowman: WoCC could wipeout BBC's own comedy
The BBC's head of comedy Jon Plowman yesterday warned that the Window of Creative Competition (WoCC) had the potential to effectively wipeout the BBC's own comedy production department.
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NewsBarenboim to give Reith lectures
Daniel Barenboim, the celebrated conductor, is to deliver next year's Reith lectures, which will run on Radio 4 in a new 9am slot to give them more impact.
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NewsBBC dismisses WoCC report
The BBC has defended plans for its Window of Creative Competition (WoCC), after a report found serious concerns that it could kill off in-house production at the corporation.
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NewsBBC hands out comedy cash
The BBC has issued the second of its comedy bursaries, to a new writer from Liverpool.
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News3.1m drawn to BBC2's Sherlock Holmes
BBC2's drama one-off, The Strange Case of Sherlock Holmes and Arthur Conan Doyle, gave the channel a respectable peak audience of 3.1 million (14%) at the start.
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Tombs moves to Paramount
Paramount Comedy has poached UKTV's head of entertainment and drama, Matt Tombs, to become its new director of programming and planning.
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Men and Motors puts programming online
Men and Motors is launching a broadband service this August, putting over 100 hours of programming online.
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Leopard pounces
Leopard Films, producer of BBC1 daytime show Cash in the Attic, has poached Ricochet head of development Sharon Stansfield to take the same job at its London office. Leopard has also promoted Cash in the AtticUSA producer Nick Rigg to vice-president of ...
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Under no illusions
Objective Productions managing director Andrew O'Connor says the indie outfit is no one-trick pony as it attempts to move beyond magic and become a major supplier of comedy programmes.
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Mobile phone TVs set for rapid growth
Mobile phone sales will hit 1 billion in 2009 with smartphones the fastest growing area of the market.
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Format Focus: red/blue
A format which pitches liberals against conservatives has yet to find the backing of a broadcaster.
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Golden Square finishes Sky job
Soho post-production house Golden Square has just completed work on the first two instalments of the new campaign for Sky. The spots focus on a dog that is confused by the services offered by Sky. His housemate, a duck, explains what is available. Split-screen composites and 3D CGI photo-realistic body ...
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Sci Fi hires Farrar
Sci Fi UK has poached VH1's head of scheduling, Jon Farrar, as its new programming director. He will be responsible for the channel's day-to-day programming and long-term growth strategy. The news comes as the channel beefs up its autumn line-up with five acquisitions: Court TV's Psychic ...
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Lola up for Emmy
Special effects facility Lola is up for an Emmy award for outstanding special visual effects for a miniseries, movie or a special for its work on the HD BBC/Discovery co-production Supervolcano. MPC is also up for an Emmy for outstanding individual achievement for its work on ...
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London Studios offers HD editing
The London Studios is investing£1.5m in its post-production facilities as it adds an additional 11 suites and makes its first step into high-definition editing.
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ITV role for Gimme Gimme's Dreyfus
James Dreyfus, star of Gimme Gimme Gimme, is to play the part of two characters in his first lead role in an ITV1 comedy. Inside Out(working title), a 90-minute comedy from Tiger Aspect, revolves around a career criminal and an actor who ...