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Abbey sells shows to Israeli kids channel
Abbey Home Media has sold a brace of pre-school series to Israeli kids channel Hop TV. Wide Eye, made by King Rollo Films, is a 26 x 10-minute series set in a magical forest. It has now been sold to more than 30 countries. Hop ...
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Shine takes on ITV's 5pm slot
ITV1 is pinning its hopes on a new 30-part series about house buying from indie Shine to pull its 5pm slot out of the doldrums.
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Coach trip is C4 order of the day
Channel 4 head of daytime Adam MacDonald has begun the process of reshaping the broadcaster's early afternoon schedule by ordering a new 30-part travel series.
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C4 to air more tales from river cottage
Channel 4 commissioning editor, features Emma Westcott has commissioned a follow-up to River Cottage for the autumn schedule. Beyond River Cottage follows another year in the life of Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall as he attempts to convert a series of ramshackle barns ...
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E4 tunes up new idents in-house
E4 Creative Services has created a set of 10 continuity idents for the channel. The idents feature a group of five lounge-lizard musicians clad in E4-purple-coloured retro velvet suits playing muzak in a variety of different locations, including an aircraft hangar and the balcony of a council flat. The original ...
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NewsAirey questions C4/Five tie-up
Former Five chief executive Dawn Airey has spoken out against a possible merger of her former employer with Channel 4, suggesting the deal does not make sense.
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Carr pilot for C4
Channel 4 head of entertainment Andrew Newman is piloting a topical panel show, which will be hosted by comedian Jimmy Carr. The show, entitled 8 out of 10 Cats , is a non-broadcast pilot, which will be produced by indie Endemol.
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C4 unlocks racing revenue with Sky deal
Channel 4 has opened up a new revenue stream after asking Sky Bet to provide an interactive gambling service for its horse-racing coverage.
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All3media picks up young royals docs
All3Media International has acquired two new documentaries on Prince William and royal rebel Zara Phillips for distribution around the world. Zara Phillips is a 30-minute interview with the young royal who has attracted the attention of the media for her on-off romances with high-profile sportsmen. ...
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Oz hit comedy to air on BBC2
The BBC will give Australian hit sitcom Kath and Kim its UK terrestrial debut on BBC2 this autumn after snapping up the rights to the show.
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BBC1 brings the Rotters' club to life
The creators of Auf Weidersehen, Pet , Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais, have been commissioned to adapt best-selling novel The Rotters' Club for BBC1. The book, by Jonathan Coe, tells the story of a group of Birmingham teenagers in ...
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BBC1 to restage Trafalgar battle
One of history's most decisive sea confrontations, the battle of Trafalgar, is to be dramatised as part of a raft of major BBC1 factual commissions.
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BBC1 grabs BBC3 hit
The second series of hit BBC3 comedy Little Britain is to air on BBC1 after it finishes its run on the digital channel. The first series was repeated on BBC2, but BBC1 controller Lorraine Heggessey snapped it up after it built a cult following. The new series, which will again ...
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Sky FD's£1m hello
BSkyB's new finance chief, Jeremy Darroch, has been handed a golden hello package of shares worth£1.18m. The entitlement is part of Sky's incentive scheme and the benefits will not vest until summer 2007. Crucially, they are linked to a number of performance factors including subscriber acquisition and an increase ...
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NewsLygo handed£20m for C4 content push
Channel 4 director of television Kevin Lygo has been handed an extra£20m to plough into drama, comedy and current affairs.
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NewsTV crews call on US military
News broadcasters this week called on the US military to protect their correspondents in the Iraqi city of Najaf.
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NewsRadio chiefs top 2004 Rich List
Radio chiefs have scored well on this year's Broadcast Rich List, with the fast growth of Saga Radio helping the De Haan brothers secure the number one slot.
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NewsGranada drops junior Eurovision
Granada has pulled out of a deal to produce this year's Junior Eurovision Song Contest , causing the competition to be moved from the UK to Norway.
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NewsCelador ordered to pay out£1m
Celador has been ordered to pay $1.75m (£1m) to the former Indonesian producer of its Who Wants to be a Millionaire? following a court case earlier this year.
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Talkback streets ahead with Beeny
Channel 4 will make over an entire street as part of an ambitious new series from Talkback.