All CBBC articles – Page 44
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The Broadcast InterviewAlison Sharman, factual and daytime, ITV
ITV’s director of factual and daytime talks to Jake Kanter about reining in celebrity travelogues, the downfall of Daybreak and why these are the ‘most exciting times’ to be at the broadcaster.
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NewsCBBC’s Dick and Dom join the circus
Kids presenters Dick and Dom are turning ringmasters for a new CBBC show – one of several new commissions for the children’s channel.
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NewsTwickenham Film Studios thrown a lifeline
An anonymous buyer has been lined up to take over troubled facility Twickenham Studios.
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The Broadcast InterviewKim Shillinglaw, BBC, science and natural history
The BBC’s commissioning editor for science and natural history is investing in developing programmes that will take viewers on an unexpected journey.
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NewsCBBC's Trade show to return
Leopard Films is taking its CBBC show Trade Your Way to the USA on the road ahead of a second series.
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RatingsSelf and the self-publicists
Without a synapse or two snapping, it’s hard to imagine Will Self wandering in to Essex’s jaunty TV world, but it would be a sight to behold. Instead we have to content ourselves with them both being represented on TV in the same week.
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NewsBBC launch Connected Studio innovation fund
The BBC is hunting for innovative ideas around its homepage and search/navigation products as the initial area of focus for its £2m Connected Studio fund.
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NewsBBC’s Bucknole joins Disney
BBC Children’s head of scheduling Louise Bucknole is returning to Disney UK to replace Jonathan Boseley as director of programming.
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NewsMaverick swoops for ex-BBC factual boss
Maverick Television has drafted in Ben Gale to its senior UK management team and hired its first US boss as it gears up for growth.
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FeaturesOne Born Every Minute (Shine International)
One of the things sometimes overlooked in the factual format business is that the ability to make a show is as important as the concept. However, an increasing number of UK content providers are marketing their expertise alongside their ideas.
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NewsRandom House indie options Dog Loves Books
The production arm of publisher Random House has optioned a book by award-winning children’s author and illustrator Louise Yates.
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NewsKavanagh signs off with Download recommission
One of outgoing CBBC controller Damian Kavanagh’s final orders has been to recommission Salt Beef Production’s Friday Download - while the current series is still on air.
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The Broadcast InterviewDamon Pattison, Lucky Day
After a string of daytime commissions, Lucky Day is targeting teatime, with Sky ‘at the top of the list’.
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NewsRTS Programme Awards: full list of winners
Browse the full list of winners from the RTS Programme Awards, which saw Channel 4 claim 10 prizes.
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CommentMy Birthday Shook The World / Cilla’s Unswung Sixties / Whisker Wars
Somethin’ Else’s Trevor Klein and Firecracker’s Alex Hay on 9/11 birthdays, mundane 60s and beards.
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NewsC4 poaches CBBC's Kavanagh
Channel 4 has poached CBBC controller Damian Kavanagh to head the department behind Big Fat Gypsy Weddings and Embarrassing Bodies.
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NewsNine Lives ramping up staff after Dispatches win
Manchester-based indie Nine Lives Media is expanding its headcount and moving into new offices after securing a Dispatches output contract from Channel 4 and a BBC3 film in which Richard Bacon attempts to track down his internet “trolls”.
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NewsIndustry mobilises support for Twickenham Studios
Industry concern over the potential demolition and redevelopment of Twickenham Studios is growing.