All articles by Robert Shepherd – Page 15
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Indies bank on Woolfe spending at Five
Indies expect Five to swing back into action with incoming channel controller Richard Woolfe splashing the cash on a handful of statement shows.
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Jetix merger prompts Disney executives' exit
Disney Channels EMEA general manager Michael Cairns and vice-president, global original programming Steve Aranguren have both left as part of its integration with Jetix Europe.
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TalkSport confirms Brand and Gallagher show
TalkSport has confirmed that Russell Brand will make a return to radio with a new football show co-hosted with Noel Gallagher.
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TLRC urges shareholders to reject UKRD takeover bid
The Local Radio Company (TLRC) has urged shareholders to reject a£1.44m bid from rival UKRD Group, saying it has found an alternative capital injection.
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Sky 1 acquires Stargate Universe
Video: Sky 1 has snapped up the latest edition of the Stargate franchise, SGU: Stargate Universe, starring British actor Robert Carlyle.
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Virgin Media inks deal with Netplay TV
Interactive gaming company NetPlay TV has secured a deal with Virgin Media TV to take over production of the 'Challenge Jackpot' brand, including its television channel and website.
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Former Xfm chief to run Bauer's Scottish stations
Bauer Media has named Graham Bryce, a former head of London station Xfm, as managing director of its Scottish radio stations.
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Moyles to defend Sony title
Outspoken BBC Radio 1 host Chris Moyles has been given the chance to defend his best breakfast show title after being shortlisted in the Sony Radio Academy Awards.
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Tony Jordan awards writer prize
Video tape technician Mark Wilkinson has won the Red Planet Pictures' new writers initiative for 2008, The Red Planet Prize, while the winning script for 2007 is currently in development at the BBC.
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Burnham to report on Everton for Talk Sport
Media secretary Andy Burnham is to appear on Talk Sport as a football reporter for the Premier League game between Everton and Wigan Athletic.
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Playboy fined£22.5k for hardcore broadcast
Playboy TV has been fined£22,500 for broadcasting unencrypted explicit 'adult material'.
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Shed hails US progress after bumper results
Shed Media has earmarked the US as the place for future growth with 30% of its gross profit now coming from across the Atlantic.
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BBC3 goes to Manchester for fresh pair of sitcoms
Nigel Havers is the unlikely star of one of a pair of new BBC3 comedy series from Manchester indies.
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Back 2 Back first deal for Shaps' indie network
Simon Shaps has struck a deal with producer Back 2 Back in his first step to creating a “virtual super-indie”.
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TV order for Whitehouse- Higson radio comedy
Paul Whitehouse and Charlie Higson's spoof phone-in show Down the Line is the latest Radio 4 show to transfer to TV.
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BBC1 series for Dead Ringers star
BBC1 is to air a pre-watershed comedy series featuring Dead Ringers star Jon Culshaw.
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Virgin Media's Sit-Up TV sold to German company
Virgin Media has sold its Sit-Up TV business to Munich-based Aurelius for an undisclosed fee.
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Five orders Simon Cowell and Michael Jackson docs
Five has ordered two more 60-minute fast turnaround docs from Zig Zag Productions on Michael Jackson and Simon Cowell.
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Living acquires US version of 10 Years Younger
MipTV: Living has acquired nearly 200 episodes of 10 Years Younger US from Target Entertainment Group.