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Talkback promotion
Talkback Thames has promoted production executive Donna Wiffen to head of production in its drama department. Reporting to head of drama Paul Marquess, she will work on The Bill , Family Affairs and new interactive projects based around the shows. ...
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Good results for FKE
Fox Kids Europe has posted a strong set of half-year financial results, with revenues increasing to£47m for the six months to 31 March this year, from£40m at the same point last year. Profits stood at£6.4m, up from£1.7m, while UK and Ireland revenues went up 39%, from£9.9m at 31 March 2003 ...
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Sen takes OSF role
OSF Productions has appointed Paul Sen, whose credits include Seven Ages of Britain and The Bollywood Story, as its executive producer for science and history. He takes up the role from 10 July after completing the four-part ...
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Hobbs to Celador
Celador Productions has appointed Alexandra Hobbs to the position of director of business and legal affairs and Heather Hampson to the role of head of production. Hobbs will be responsible for all Celador Productions' negotiations with broadcasters and talent.
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UKTV finds£1.8m for factual slate
UKTV is pouring£1.8m into commissioning up to 60 hours of new factual programming for 2005.
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C4 to unlock secrets of Einstein's brain
Two scientists will examine Albert Einstein's brain in a new Channel 4 documentary - one of several commissions from C4 head of science Simon Andreae.
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45 jobs set to go at Teletext
Up to 45 jobs are to go at Teletext after the company decided to axe its non-core activities.
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Broadcasters given warning over repeats
terrestrial broadcasters have been warned that if they use too many repeats of UK-produced programmes they may not be able to include them in their quotas in future.
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ITV1 can't miss with England game
England's first match in the Euro 2004 football tournament was a ratings blockbuster for ITV1 despite the national side losing 2-1 in extra time to France.
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Jones to explore
Former Granada International general manager Ian Jones has resurfaced with a new role as president of Explore International and senior vice-president, National Geographic Television & Film Productions. He has already taken up the new roles, in which he will oversee international sales, co-production and co-financing. He said he was looking ...
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UK networks down
BBC1 and ITV1 have suffered the largest drop in share of any public service broadcasters in Europe over the past decade. A report commissioned by Italy's Rai Marketing Direction, which looked at broadcasting in the UK, Germany, France and Spain, found that among state broadcasters BBC1's share had slumped the ...
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Holmes signs to R5
GMTV frontman Eamonn Holmes has been signed up by BBC Radio 5 Live to host a new Saturday morning news and sports show. The Irish presenter, who began his career at Ulster Television where he worked across both news and sport, will launch the show on 28 August following the ...
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Hewland sells Mile High to Fox
Hewland International has sold the international format rights to its racy Sky One air steward drama Mile High to US network Fox.
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France's M6 buys up ITV crime dramas
GRANADA International has sold its ITV cop drama Murder in Suburbia to French channel M6, as part of raft of deals with the broadcaster, writes Paul Revoir.
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C4 picks up rights to virgin festival
Channel 4 has landed the rights to broadcast the V Festival for the next three years. The event, which is held in Chelmsford and Staffordshire simultaneously will be screened live on E4 on 21 and 22 August. In addition, C4 will screen two 90-minute highlight shows. In the run-up to ...
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Paramount buys Charlie Sheen comedy
Paramount Comedy has signed its first deal with Warner Bros International Television Distribution, picking up hit show Two and a Half Men. Paramount Comedy, owned by Viacom, has acquired the exclusive UK cable and satellite rights to the 23 x 30-minute first series of the show, which is currently showing ...
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BBC ends exclusive Audley Harrison deal
The BBC has ended its exclusive£1m UK TV and radio rights deal with boxer Audley Harrison, saying it wants to focus more on emerging talent. Harrison's last fight for the BBC - his 17th bout for the corporation - will be this Saturday (19 June) against a Polish fighter, Tomasz ...
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British tv triumphs at rockie Awards
British programme-makers dominated the Rockie Awards at the Banff Television Festival in Canada, winning nine out of a possible 20 awards. Winners included Tiger Aspect's Catherine Tate Show; Lion TV's The True Face of War; the BBC's This Little Life; BBC and Endor Productions' State of Play; BBC and Ziji ...
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Sky One picks up Kenny vs Spenny comedy
Sky One has signed a deal with Distraction Formats for 10 episodes of the Canadian comedy format Kenny vs Spenny. Indie Monkey will produce the series after securing exclusive UK rights. James Baker, head of Sky One, said the show, in which two 'friends' test each other's boundaries of tolerance ...
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BBC signs deal to show prime in italy
BBC Worldwide has completed a deal to broadcast its international entertainment channel BBC Prime on Italy's Sky Italia platform for the first time. The deal, which takes effect from 1 August, will allow an extra 2.6 million households access to the channel, which airs BBC programming across Europe, the Middle ...