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NewsNSPCC wants reality ban for young kids
An NSPCC advisor has called for a UK-wide ban on broadcasters’ use of kids under the age of three in reality TV shows.
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NewsFremantle picks up Aussie brothel drama
FremantleMedia Enterprises has picked up international rights to an edgy new Australian drama series set in an up-market city brothel.
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NewsPower closes deal with Artear
Drama producer and distributor Power has struck a major multi-year deal with Argentine broadcaster Artear covering more than 60 hours of primetime drama and mini-series.
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NewsThe Kids Are All Right with CME
European broadcasting group CME has optioned Endemol’s new BBC1 format The Kids Are All Right in all six of its territories.
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NewsZodiak staffs up London office
Scandinavian production group Zodiak Television has begun the process of staffing up its new London-based distribution office, following its acquisition of Bullseye TV.
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NewsWire in the Blood sold to Italy
Southern Star International has sold all five series of Coastal Productions’s ITV1 drama Wire in the Blood to AXN Italy.
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NewsFireworks renews Emmy deal
Fireworks International has renewed its deal with the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences to handle international distribution of the Primetime Emmy Awards to 2010.
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NewsRDF inks first-look drama deals
RDF Rights (RDFR) has boosted its drama catalogue by signing first-look deals with a trio of drama indies.
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NewsBelgium buys Trinny and Susannah format
Belgian broadcasters are hunting for their very own Trinny and Susannah after optioning the format to the pair’s latest show from Granada International.
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NewsFox Italy picks up 150 hours of C4I shows
C4I has sold more than 150 hours of programming to Fox Italy.
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NewsGaydar’s Lawry joins GCap
Gaydar Radio DJ Yannick Lawry has quit the station to join GCap’s Media Creation division, which specialises in podcasting.
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NewsBBC’s simulcast plans
The BBC is planning more live simulcasts after Radio 5 Live and BBC TV’s Newsnight last week joined forces to look at immigration issues in the UK.
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NewsC4 orders conjoined twin doc
Channel 4 has commissioned a documentary on an Indian girl born with four arms and four legs as she undergoes an operation to remove her conjoined twin.
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NewsGlobal leading race to buy Emap Radio
Senior industry sources have tipped Global Radio as the favourite to acquire Emap’s radio division, but believe the group could have to pay the full price to seal the deal.
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NewsEndemol US seals indie deal
Endemol will move into feature films after its US subsidiary bought a majority stake in US indie Original Media.
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NewsTV Critics 13 November 2007
TV critics' verdict on programmes - including BBC2’s The 800 Million Pound Railway Station - broadcast on 13 November 2007
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NewsMediaCity:uk gets funding boost
The developer of Salford’s MediaCity:uk has secured a£360m funding package to pay for the first phase of the development.
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NewsWhitehaven goes digital
Whitehaven today (14 November) became the first town in the UK to switch off its analogue TV signal.
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The Broadcast Lifestyle Survey 2007
What do you think about the sector you work in? Do you think you're paid enough? Are you happy in your job? Have your say now by taking part in Broadcast’s Lifestyle Survey 2007. Just click on the link below.
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NewsOneword faces uncertainty as Quinn steps up as COO
UBC Media, the AIM-listed radio indie, has promoted commercial director John Quinn to a more senior role amid speculation that it will further streamline its business by pulling out of its Oneword digital station venture with Channel 4.