All articles by Robert Shepherd
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NewsRuby signs ITV Studios co-production deal
Small Island producer Ruby Television has inked a long-term development and distribution deal with ITV Studios Global Entertainment and will work with the writers of Life On Mars for their first project as business partners.
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NewsDisney Channels EMEA buys surf series for XD
Disney Channels EMEA has acquired an animated sitcom about six teenagers who come together one summer to surf and work at the world-renowned Surfer’s Paradise Resort.
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NewsLiving presents celebs at 75 without the nip-tucks
Living will reveal what an elderly Katie Price would look like if she had not had plastic surgery in one of two major commissions for Granada Media.
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NewsMTV's Viva a ratings success
MTV Networks UK’s entertainment channel Viva has become a top ren-rated Freeview channel since its launch in October.
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NewsTarbuck teams with Criminal for Sky 1 pet show
Sky 1 has signed actress Liza Tarbuck and former Fun Lovin’ Criminals’ frontman Huey Morgan to front a new primetime entertainment series described as an “animal celebration”.
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NewsGervais sidekick to front Sky 1 doc
Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant will keep a watchful eye on podcast star Karl Pilkington as he embarks on a journey to discover the Seven Wonders of the World for Sky 1
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NewsUKTV acquires Notting Hill Carnival doc
A Don Letts documentary celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Notting Hill Carnival has been acquired by UKTV’s Blighty.
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Callow plays Wilde in online drama
Radio indie Made in Manchester’s second radio drama for The Independent’s website will see actor Simon Callow star as Oscar Wilde.
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NewsBSkyB's Sullivan moves to Sky Deutschland
BSkyB customer group managing director Brian Sullivan, who has spearheaded the pay-TV group’s move into on-demand, HD and 3D, is to leaving the UK company to become chief executive of Sky Deutschland.
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Isaacs leaves Twenty Twenty as part of restructure
Twenty Twenty creative director Jamie Isaacs is to leave the company in a senior management reshuffle.
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NewsBBC1 orders third series of Merlin
BBC1 has ordered a third series of Shine Television’s hit family fantasy drama Merlin.
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NewsMurphy to overhaul Sky 1 roles
Sky 1 has embarked on a major restructure of its commissioning team which has resulted in the departure of commissioning editor for factual entertainment and specialist factual Emma Read.
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NewsRogerson named UKTV director of commissioning
UKTV has promoted director of factual and fact ent commissioning Jane Rogerson to the newly created role of director of commissioning.
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NewsRadio indies to get online content store
Former Radio Independents Group chairman Neil Gardner is leading an initiative to create a dedicated online portal to sell audio content made by the UK indie sector.
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The Broadcast InterviewOrion Ross, Disney Channels
Disney Channels’ vice-president of original series is aiming to treble European animation output over the next few years, and is looking for ideas for 14 pilots.
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NewsDisney bids to treble European animation output
Disney is to treble its animation output from Europe “over the next few years” as part of its strategy to complement the live-action shows coming out of the US.
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NewsC4 bids to slash budgets for returning shows
Channel 4 shows River Cottage and 8 Out Of 10 Cats are set to be produced on almost half their 2009 budget when they return next year.
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NewsSeeSaw signs with BBC Worldwide
Video-on-demand service SeeSaw has inked its first content deal with BBC Worldwide to broadcast shows including classic Doctor Who, Cranford and That Mitchell & Webb Look online.
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NewsR2 to celebrate pioneering US musician
House of the Rising Sun singer Eric Burdon is to present a series about the life and legacy of seminal US singer Huddie “Lead Belly” Ledbetter for BBC Radio 2.
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NewsRadio 4 seeks ethnic listeners
BBC Radio 4 is to review its programming in a drive to attract more ethnic listeners following criticism that it is ‘too white’.