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Thames signs up talent for ITV sitcom
Thames TV has assembled an established team of comedy talent including the writer of Murder Most Horrid for a new ITV1 sitcom.
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UKTV on history Trail
UKTV History has commissioned a primetime DIY history series which will show viewers how to unlock local secrets by looking around the features of their area.
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New Lion Scot head
Colin Cameron, who quit as the BBC's head of network development for nations and regions last month, is to head Lion Television's Scottish division. Cameron, who had been at the BBC for over 30 years, will take up his new role at the All3Media-owned indie on 1 September. His BBC ...
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Globecast goes HD
Satellite service provider GlobeCast is planning to kit out all its satellite newsgathering trucks for high-definition broadcasting. GlobeCast has one of the largest fleets in Europe, with more than 40 newsgathering vehicles, and the largest fleet in France. GlobeCast is a subsidiary of France Telecom.
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Five takes wildlife, science for kids
Five has recommissioned two of its most popular children's series for the weekend Shake strand. Five controller of children's programming Nick Wilson has ordered a second 13 x 30-minute series of Michaela's Wild Challenge from Two Hand Productions. The series, ...
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Felt Music launches Soho facility
The music composers that worked on the BBC's animated series Hamilton Mattress have opened a composition company in Soho called Felt Music.
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Doc follows football trainees
BBC Radio Five Live is to launch a new documentary series tracking the ambitious students of Birmingham City's football academy.
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Can Dawn light up Sky?
James Murdoch is relying on a revived Sky One to help drive take-up and the pressure is on for Dawn Airey.
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ITV's UEFA cup coup
ITV has signed an agreement with Newcastle United to show exclusive live coverage of the team's Uefa Cup home games this season. The games will air on either ITV1 or ITV2 when the competition begins with two first-round matches from 16 September. ITV has rights for all the home games ...
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Ready Steady Cook Jumps up
JUMP has designed and produced the opening titles for the latest series of the long-running cookery game show Ready Steady Cook. The titles pit a red pepper against a green tomato as they race against the clock around a kitchen. Senior designer Russell Hilliard ...
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Commissioners Q&A
Angharad Jones S4C's commissioning editor, drama and film is looking for plot-driven stories, reckons her channel could do with more humour and is excited by a choir drama filled with songs and sex
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CNBC Live In Europe
Pan-European finance and business news channel CNBC is launching a live video streaming service to mobile handsets in 17 European countries. Subscribers will be able to view the channel continuously on mobiles throughout Europe. The service will be provided by Newmediacom, part of the Phones International Group. Users can register ...
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Clear promotion
Clear's Peter Bach has been promoted from executive producer, film to the head of the film department, replacing Steve Garrad who has moved to film specialist Double Negative. In addition senior producer Pierre Fletcher has joined Clear from Smoke & Mirrors. Before becoming a post producer Fletcher worked as an ...
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The Contender fails to floor rival Champ
Mark Burnett, the British producer behind forthcoming NBC boxing show The Contender , has lost his first bid to block a rival show airing on Fox.
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Target poaches Celador's Eastaff
Celador International director of consumer products and marketing John Eastaff has been hired by distributor Target Entertainment. He will look to raise the profile of Target's portfolio, which includes Footballer's Wives and Bad Girls , as well as seeking opportunities ...
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Hunt is on for Boaden's successor
The hunt for a successor to BBC Radio 4 controller Helen Boaden begins next week following the deadline for applications on Tuesday (31 August). BBC Radio 1 controller Andy Parfitt has told friends he will put his name forward, while other possibilities include BBC head of television news Roger Mosey, ...
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More planet rock for Biography channel
The Biography Channel has picked up a further batch of Planet Rock profiles for a forthcoming music month. The deal, with Ireland-based indie Monster Distributes, will see profiles on musicians such as Moby, Air and Beyoncé air in October. The batch of 14 episodes marks ...
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Challenge bets on US co-pros
CHALLENGE, the Flextech entertainment channel, has signed a multimillion-pound co-production deal with new US network Casino and Gaming TV (CGTV).
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BBC Post move in final stages
BBC Post Production's long-awaited move from Pebble Mill to Birmingham's The Mailbox is due to be completed within a fortnight and plans to expand into the new BBC drama production village site are being discussed.