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Salmon poaches ex-BBC children's drama head
TV Corp's new chief executive, Peter Salmon, has made his first hiring, snapping up the BBC's former head of children's drama Elaine Sperber.
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Help for charity
The Cartoon Network has spent£30,000 installing animation equipment at the educational facility YCTV to celebrate its 10th anniversary. The charity, which helps 11 to 20-year-olds, targets socially excluded teenagers to build both self-confidence and animation skills. Around 2,000 young people have gone through its doors over the past 10 years ...
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Fight channel launches on Sky
Sumo wrestling fans will get the chance to watch regular tussles with a new channel dedicated to fighting.
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Canis expands
Canis Media Group, the multichannel firm set up by former BBC executive Ed Hall, has bought My Phone TV from West-Midlands based Gems TV. Currently a retail channel selling mobile telephones and airtime packages, Hall intends to broaden My Phone TV's content to include fitness and home accessories. The channel's ...
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Brits up for Emmys
Framestore CFC and VooDooDog are among the British companies competing at this year's Emmy awards. Framestore is looking to follow up on its 2003 success when it won the outstanding animated programme for a Walking with Dinosaursspecial. Framestore's CGI contribution on The ...
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Devilfish breaks news for CNN
Broadcast agency Devilfish has just completed a promotional film for CNN mobile service CNN Mobile. The 30-second spot was created using a new technique that treats still photographs as a 3D space. It depicts a series of locations, including a golf course, where mobile phone users could watch breaking news ...
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NewsBlood, guts and transsexuals on the menu at Edinburgh Television Festival
Blood, guts and transsexuals are among the themes at this year's Edinburgh International Television Festival, writesAlice de Picarda.
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Jowell tops RTS bill
Media secretary Tessa Jowell has agreed to give the keynote speech at this year's Royal Television Society Cambridge Convention. Delegates lined up for the bi-annual event include Yahoo chairman Terry Semel, BBC director general Mark Thompson, BSkyB chief executive James Murdoch, his sister Elisabeth Murdoch, head of indie Shine, and ...
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BBC may export iMP
The BBC is considering launching a commercial version of its planned Interactive Media Player (iMP) to sell programmes to overseas viewers. The iMP, which the BBC is trialling as a free proposition in the UK later this year, will allow UK licence fee payers to download BBC TV and radio ...
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NUJ slams BBC for freelancer policy
The NUJ has claimed freelancers are being treated as 'second-class citizens' by the BBC, and is asking them to contact the union with examples of unfair treatment. The row has been sparked after recent negotiations on pay - staff were given a 3.5% pay rise, but this did not apply ...
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NewsBBC: 'naive' over Springer backlash
The BBC governor who rebelled against the screening of Jerry Springer - The Operahas said the corporation's managers were 'naive' in underestimating the effect the programme would have on faith groups.
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Century sells Feltham sings to Australia
Century Films has sold its Bafta-winning documentary Feltham Singsto Australian broadcaster SBS, as part of a trio of deals. Australian public broadcaster SBS has also acquired Pornography The Musical, the indie's 2003 Channel 4 film, which looked at the UK's porn industry, ...
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Orion TV auction shows sold on
Orion TV has shifted its ITV daytime hits Bootsale Challenge(pictured) and Trading Treasuresto broadcasters in Denmark and Australia. Denmark's TV2 Charlie has taken 30 episodes of each show while Australia's How To network has taken 30 episodes of ...
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Avalon hires fox exec to head us arm
Avalon, the UK indie and PR firm behind Baddiel and Skinner Unplanned, has named Fox Television Studios executive David Martin as president of its US operations. Martin will develop original scripted comedy and dramas using the company's comedy formats and talent. He has been with Fox ...
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RDFR pays annual fee for Blast! Films product
RDF Rights has inked a two-year distribution deal with Blast! Films giving it first look at all international TV and consumer product rights.
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Bands compete on MTV for slot with Anastacia
MTV has commissioned a new talent trawl show in which 10 unsigned European bands get to compete for a warm-up slot on pop star Anastacia's European tour.
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VTR admits to trading loss
VTR plc last week admitted that market conditions would mean the facilities group turning a loss in its August full-year figures.
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Darlow Smithson adds FCP suites
Independent production company Darlow Smithson has boosted its post-production capability with£175,000 worth of Apple Final Cut Pro (FCP) high-definition suites as it takes more work in-house.
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Firecracker looks at steroid abuse
Firecracker Films is to follow up its Five show The World's Strongest Boywith three commissions for the broadcaster including a documentary exploring the misuse of steroids.
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Vote for TV's 50 most influential
Who are the most influential people in British television? Broadcastis asking you to take part in our poll to find the 50 most powerful. Whether it's Lew Grade, who built the world's most powerful showbusiness network, or Rupert Murdoch, who built up Sky into a satellite ...