All Whizz Kid articles – Page 9
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NewsDRG acquires Treasure Tag
MIPTV: So You Think You Can Dance host Cat Deeley is in Cannes promoting a new treasure hunt format, which has been acquired for distribution by DRG.
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FeaturesBafta Awards graphics
New category packagesfor the 2010 Film awards that will then be repurposed for different Bafta ceremonies.
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NewsC4 eyes Deeley pilot
So You Think You Can Dance host Cat Deeley has signed up to front a new treasure hunt entertainment format, where people race around UK cities to win a big cash prize.
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NewsYouTube's U2 stream attracts 10m
YouTube’s move into streaming exclusive content live has been hailed as a huge success after almost 10 million computers around the globe tuned in for U2’s live concert from LA.
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NewsU2 concert streamed online for free
YouTube is to stream a live performance by U2 for free, as part of a move to show more full-length and premium content online.
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FeaturesMSN Xclusives
Pop stars VV Brown, Frankmusik, the Maccabees and Sugababes are among the acts set to star in an interactive web music initiative that will be produced by Whizz Kid’s digital arm Tough Cookie for web giant MSN.
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NewsC4: new boss, same problems
Channel 4 is poised to fast-track its hunt for a new chief executive to resolve the uncertainties that have dogged it for the last two years over its future funding, size and scope.
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NewsEdge Group to invest ‘millions’ in TV sector
Music investment company Edge Group has earmarked “tens of millions of pounds” for investment in the TV indie sector as it repositions itself as a crossmedia funding body.
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NewsWhizz Kid wins ABC order for celebrity dance show
Whizz Kid Entertainment is remaking its Comic Relief celebrity dance format Let’s Dance for America’s ABC1 as a primetime show.
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T4 orders celeb eye-view doc
Channel 4 has ordered a showbiz pilot from Whizz Kid Entertainment where a pin-hole camera fixed at eye-level follows celebrities for a day to see how they really live.
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Tough Cookie's founding duo leave Whizz Kid
Andy Wood and Neill Sullivan, the founders of web content specialist Tough Cookie, have left its parent Whizz Kid Entertainment to set up a new multiplatform company.
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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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BBC boosts in-house production team
BBC controller of entertainment Jon Beazley has expanded his in-house production team with two new editors.
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Talking Point: MipTV
Last week we asked: Will UK content sell well at MipTV?72% said Yes 28% said No
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Behind the Scenes at ... Whizz Kid Entertainment
Whizz Kid EntertainmentNumber of staff 15Locations LondonKey staff Malcolm Gerrie, chief executive; Lisa Chapman, managing director and executive producer
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Comic Relief's Let's Dance goes interactive
Tough Cookie has developed interactive content for Comic Relief's Let's Dance that will include video of the celebrity dancers' rehearsals.
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Comic Relief to cash in on celebrity dance trend
BBC1 has lined up more dancing celebrities - this time paying homage to iconic dance routines in a new live shiny-floor show.
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NewsWhizz Kid lands ITV New Year's bash
Elton John, Will Young and X Factor winner Alexandra Burke will star in ITV1's New Year's Eve special at the O2 arena.
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NewsC4 plans festive Nokia Green Room special
Whizz Kid Entertainment has been commissioned by Channel 4 to produce an hour-long Christmas special of music show The Nokia Green Room.
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FeaturesThe future for music shows
Q: What are going to be the key editorial ingredients that make music shows successful in future?