All CBBC articles – Page 33
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NewsTrue North co-founder departs
True North co-founder Glyn Middleton has left the indie after 13 years following investment secured from Channel 4.
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CommentWhere next for the TV Festival?
If Scotland says Yes, my vote is for St Tropez, says Steven D Wright
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NewsGreenbird and Argonon launch Scottish indies
Production network Greenbird and super-indie Argonon are both setting up new Scottish production companies.
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NewsFirst indies win C4 investment
Live from Space indie Arrow Media and The Valleys producer True North are among the first companies to win investment from Channel 4’s £20m Growth Fund.
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CriticsTV Critics: Gomorrah; Railways of the Great War; Horrible Histories
“By the end of one episode of Gomorrah you felt like entering a witness protection programme”
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NewsCBeebies launches app to help kids learn to read
CBeebies is preparing to launch a Storytime app that is designed to improve the reading ability of young children.
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NewsSumners shuts MediaCityUK base and calls in liquidators
Sumners has shut its Salford facility and called in a firm of liquidators.
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NewsGordon Ramsay's daughter fronts CBBC series
Gordon Ramsay’s daughter is to front a CBBC cookery series produced by the celebrity chef’s indie One Potato Two Potato.
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NewsPlummer-Andrews preps 'smiley' emoticon series
The emoticon is to be transformed into a TV star after former CBBC chief Theresa Plummer-Andrews teamed up with French indie OuiDo Productions.
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NewsWatch summons Objective magician
Psychological illusionist Katherine Mills is to perform mentalism and magic on Watch after the channel ordered an Objective Productions format.
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NewsAmazon Prime to chase UK first-run acquisitions
Amazon is ramping up its strategy to acquire exclusive, first-run content for the UK market after picking up Halle Berry sci-fi drama Extant.
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NewsThe industry reacts: TV execs on BBC quota plans
Tony Hall’s plans to tear up quotas at the BBC and ‘liberate’ in-house production has been largely welcomed by the indie sector and rival broadcasters.
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NewsCBBC and CBeebies team up
The BBC plans to launch at least two dramas that will air on both CBBC and CBeebies over the next 18 months, and has its eye on a breakout hit that could get a Saturday teatime repeat on BBC1.
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NewsDrama backs Writersroom
Drama executives have heralded the BBC Writersroom’s role in fostering new talent amid fears that it could be sidelined as the corporation bids to cut costs.
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FeaturesTax cut momentum builds
Children’s Media Conference delegates endorse campaign to extend tax breaks to live-action kids’ shows.
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NewsCharlie Bunce handed Renegade role
Renegade Pictures has recruited Charlie Bunce as its first head of features and formats for television in an effort to boost its output in these genres.
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NewsSideline hires development boss for UK push
Irish indie Sideline Productions has hired Ask Rhod Gilbert producer David Noble to help ramp up its business in the UK.
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NewsHorrible Histories set for CBBC revival
CBBC is planning to return to Horrible Histories for a full series of the sketch comedy.
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NewsCBBC to visit Scream Street
CBBC has picked up a stop-motion animated series from Coolabi and Manchester-based indie Factory TM.
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NewsFlix to open new facility at The Space Project
Manchester post firm Flix is to open another facility at The Space Project.