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Directors cut
Directors Cut has confirmed that the company will con--tinue unchanged following managing director Peter West's untimely death earlier this month. West shared ownership of the company with fellow company directors Andrew Elliott and Fred Hart.
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Commissioner's Q & A: Joe Talbot
The Men & Motors' commissioning editor is planning to cater for an undervalued male audience by making programmes about cars and martial arts
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DG in church talks
BBC director general Mark Thompson is to offer an olive branch to religious groups by making a speech at the Churches' Media Conference in Derbyshire. Thompson will talk to 300 delegates at the June event, outlining the BBC's commitment to religious broadcasting. His attendance comes in the wake of a ...
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Charity do Rocks on
Indie Initial is to reprise its charity fashion and musical extravaganza, Fashion Rocks.
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Enteraction unveils quiz channel venture
Enteraction TV, the company behind Thomas Cook TV and London TV, is launching a channel dedicated to live quiz shows, games and puzzles.
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Granada makes CGI one-off for Sky One
Granada has been commissioned to make another CGI special for Sky One - this time examining what would happen if two aeroplanes collided over a major city.
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Deverell takes operating reins at CBBC
The BBC's head of interactive news has been made chief operating officer of children's BBC. Richard Deverell currently runs BBC news' interactive and on-demand services including online news, but from 20 June will take up his new post under incoming CBBC controller Alison Sharman. He will be replaced at BBC ...
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Skaramoosh holds cake election
Skaramoosh has designed 45 10-second links and a 40-second promo for Nickelodeon based on the general election. The 2005 Cake Elections take place at the so-called 'Houses of Partiment' beneath chiming 'Big Bun' where viewers will be asked to vote one of three cakes, referring to Nick toons shows such ...
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Five buys UK rights to house from NBC
Five's new director of acquisitions, Jay Kandola, has made her first purchase, buying the UK terrestrial rights to US medical drama Housefrom NBC Universal International Distribution. The show features Hugh Laurie in the lead role as Dr Gregory House, a maverick anti-social doctor who specialises in ...
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Jacobs goes to Blue
Jim Jacobs has joined VTR Media Services broadcast company Blue as studio manager. Jacobs, who joined last month, is now responsible for Blue's three sound studios, which have recently dealt with the audio on shows such as Footballers' Wives Extra Time.He has previously worked at companies ...
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UK Post warns of BBC 'sweeteners'
BBC Resources should be prevented from being given lucrative contracts to make its sale more attractive, UK Post is to tell the government next week.
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BBC sells The Greatest Show on Earth
BBC Worldwide has pre-sold football documentary The Greatest Show on Earthto broadcasters SVT in Sweden and SBS in Australia. The 6 x 50-minute series ' a collaboration between BBC Worldwide and Fifa ' traces the World Cup story from the 1930s to the present day, reconstructing ...
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BBC buys latest Wallace and Grommit
Aardman Animation's new feature-length film has been bought by the BBC in an exclusive deal for UK terrestrial TV rights. Wallace and Grommit - The Curse of the Were-Rabbitwill be screened on BBC1 in 2008, after being released in UK cinemas this year. The corporation has ...
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Kemp back in 'Enders
Actor Ross Kemp has landed a£500,000 deal with the BBC that will see him reprise his role as EastEndershardman Grant Mitchell and direct three new projects. Kemp will return to the BBC1 soap in the autumn for what the BBC is claiming will be
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Five's new Home and Away spot
Five Creative Services has produced a 60-second image spot for Home and Away. The promo features cast members from the Australian soap playing beach volleyball with the sun, who were framed by director of photography Paul Barton to look as if they were giants. Directed by ...
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BBC on top form at RTS sports awards
Gary Lineker was named sports presenter of the year at the Royal Television Society sports awards this week, on a night the BBC scooped the lion's share of prizes.
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Broadcast reveals Digital Channel Awards shortlist
Broadcasthas published the shortlist for its new Digital Channel Awards, which recognise innovation, creativity and commercial success in digital broadcasting.
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King Arthur's disasters return to CITV
CiTV has commissioned a second series of Zenith Entertainment's animation series King Arthur's Disasters, which features the voices of Matt Lucas and Rik Mayall. The series, a co-production with Neptuno Films, will return for a 13 x 30-minute run later this year. Zenith head of children's ...
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New head for Arrow
Chrysalis is to appoint Alan Carruthers as full-time programme director for its digital adult rock brand The Arrow. Carruthers, who also runs the radio group's West Midlands station 100.7 Heart FM, will step down as Heart programme director - a role he has occupied for eight years - when a ...