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Tern boosts factual
Scottish indie Tern Television has recruited Banned in the UKproducer Paul Gallagher as executive producer to expand its factual output. He has joined the indie's Glasgow office and will be responsible for documentary projects.
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Sky One orders doc on Kate moss fall
Sky One has commissioned Scream Films to make a fast turnaround documentary charting the fall from grace of supermodel Kate Moss. Kate Moss: Fashion Victim?is an hour-long special looking at the media outcry which followed printed pictures of Moss taking drugs and her subsequent dismissal by ...
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Quiz Nation debuts Celebrity Sudoku
Optimistic Entertainment is making a live daily series called Celebrity Sudokuto kick off its new look Quiz Nation channel. The two-hour show, being executive produced by radio presenter Richard Bacon and Flipsideassociate producer David Owen, uses nine celebrity faces instead of the ...
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BT Broadband staffs up for launch
BT is beefing up its headcount ahead of the launch of its new broadband television service, poaching staff from The Hallmark Channel and Turner Classic Movies (TCM). TCM programme director Bobbie Fox will take on the role of head of film and Hallmark Channel research manager Luba Kassova becomes head ...
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Two more departures at GCAP
Two more leading executives are to leave radio giant GCap Media, following chief executive David Mansfield's departure last week. Commercial director Linda Smith and operations director Paul Davies - both former Capital Radio directors - will leave shortly. The news came as GCap announced merger savings of£25m, up from the£7.5m ...
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Debonnaire takes reins at Springer indie
Avalon, the UK indie and PR firm behind Jerry Springer - the Opera, has named former chief operating officer of Talkback Thames Sally Debonnaire as managing director. Debonnaire, who left Talkback last week, will report to Jon Thoday and Richard Allen-Turner, joint managing directors of the ...
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NewsSupernanny continues to grow with 5.3m
The long-running success of Channel 4's Supernannycontinued last night as the penultimate episode won its slot with 5.3 million (22.8%).
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NewsShare bonanza for ITV execs
ITV chief executive Charles Allen could bag over£1.5m after he was handed new share options this week.
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NewsGeorge reigns over Elizabeth with 5.3m
ITV1's new series All About Georgedebuted with 5.3 million (23.4%) last night - winning the 9pm slot ahead of Spooksand the first part of Channel 4's acclaimed drama Elizabeth I.
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NewsPEER POLL: football coverage
The latest question in Broadcast's peer poll asks: Is overexposure by Sky damaging the Premiership?
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Jetix moves into TV gaming
Jetix UK has launched a free-to-play games service on Telewest which allows kids to watch TV and play games at the same time.
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Granda scoops HBO factual deal
Granada International has scored a coup by replacing Channel 4 International (C4I) as the distributor of HBO's documentary and family programming slates.
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Schlessinger Media licenses BBC titles
US distributor Schlessinger Media, a division of Library Video Company, has licensed exclusive US educational and home video distribution rights to three new BBC series: Primary History: Aztecs, Science Clipsand Primary Geography: Water.
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Zig Zag's James Dean doc sold in Sweden
Amsterdam-based production and distribution company Off the Fencehas sold Zig Zag's brand new investigative documentary The Day That James Dean Diedto TV4 Fakta in Sweden.
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Princess launches new formats at Mipcom
Princess Productions will launch new formats We are Detectivesand Office Monkeyat Mipcom.
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3DD sells U2 concert to Channel 4
Music programming distributor 3DD Entertainment has been appointed to handle worldwide distribution of the high definition special Vertigo 2005 - U2 Live from Chicago.
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NewsTWI teams with Endeavor for new venture
Producer and distributor TWI has teamed with Hollywood talent agency Endeavor to launch Transend, a new production venture that will create entertainment and reality programming for the global market.
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NewsDyke and Blackley to speak in Cannes
Hit Entertainment chairman Greg Dyke and former Merrill Lynch analyst Neil Blackley are among the latest heavy-hitters to join the expanded conference programme at this year's Mipcom.
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NewsID Distribution picks up Rainbow portfolio
London-based independent distributor ID Distribution has doubled its catalogue after picking up the international rights to 400 hours of lifestyle and factual programming from US cable broadcaster Rainbow Media Holdings.
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NewsFremantle launches Jamie's Great Italian Escape
Fremantle International Distribution is looking to expand the global reach of its Jamie Oliver franchise with the launch of Jamie's Great Italian Escape(6 x 30-minutes) at Mipcom.