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3sixtymedia titles Gameshow
3sixtymedia Creative produced titles and graphics for ITV1's Ant & Dec's Gameshow Marathonfrom Granada/Talkback Thames. Creative director Paul Kearton and designer Sue Bodicoat designed and directed the opening sequence in which Ant and Dec appear in seven old gameshows. Bluescreen footage was shot of the duo ...
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The Hive animates UKTV idents
VTR design house The Hive has created new idents for UKTV Gold's latest season of programmes. The concept is simple - the new programmes arriving are represented by an animated box with UKTV Gold's logo on it falling at high speed through a brightly coloured cloudy sky. Designed by Dunning ...
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NewsFord reshapes acquisitions at C4
Jeff Ford, Channel 4's new director of acquisitions, has stamped his mark on the department with a wide-ranging staff restructure.
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Ofcom opens bidding for Tyne FM licence
Ofcom has put one of the last remaining regional FM licences up for grabs, this time covering Tyne & Wear and Teesside.
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BBC loses Cole to Tigress factual team
Tigress Productions has appointed BBC executive producer Matthew Cole to join its factual entertainment, science and contemporary factual team.
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News is too white, says ITV's Mannion
ITV News editor in chief David Mannion has called for broadcasters to use 'positive discrimination' to make TV newsrooms more multicultural.
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BBC website revamps to plug key shows
The BBC TV channels' website is to be revamped to focus promotion on just a few key programmes.
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UTV buys up Juice
Ulster TV (UTV) has acquired the remaining 67% of Liverpool station Juice FM that it did not already own from joint-venture partner Absolute Radio UK. The station will now be integrated into UTV Radio. UTV bought the station from Forever Broadcasting in September 2003 for£3.1m, in partnership with Absolute, an ...
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Purvis: ITV cost-cutting threatens news
Former ITN chief executive Stewart Purvis has suggested that regional and late-night news on ITV could struggle to survive if the broadcaster implements further cost-cutting.
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Newsnight 'not fair'
Former Conservative party press chief Guy Black has won a partial victory against the BBC, after he complained about a Newsnightreport on the party's leader, Michael Howard last year. Black complained about the programme's coverage, claiming extracts from interviews had been used selectively and missed out ...
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ITV plans terror doc
Rageh Omaar, the reporter famed for his coverage of the war in Iraq for the BBC, will set his sights closer to home for his next ITV project. ITV controller of current affairs, arts and religion Dominic Crossley-Holland is looking to sign the reporter to present a Christmas special on ...
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ITV and Sky renew Champions League deal
ITV and Sky have retained the rights to UEFA Champions League Football for a further three years. Under the new deal, which kicks off from the start of next season, ITV will take the pick of the two best matches on Tuesday nights - one on ITV1 and the other ...
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Licences awarded
Ofcom has awarded 10 community radio licences, in Bradford, Halifax, Chorley, Rochdale, Norwich, Aberdeen, the Orkney Islands, the Isles of Scilly and Ardwick and Wythenshawe in the Manchester area. Community radio stations cover small transmission areas, are run on a not-for-profit basis, and are geared to support the local community.
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Unique cuts staff
UBC Media has made two redundancies from its production arm Unique. The redundancies were from junior levels, and were in response to market changes, said the company. It has recently completed a full strategic review of the group. Unique recently won a contract to produce a new adult contemporary chart ...
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Barb to factor in PVR ratings
TV ratings service Barb is to include audience figures from PVRs.
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BBC to enhance radio experience on Freeview
The BBC is to revamp its Freeview radio channel service by introducing more interactive elements.
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Lawson moves to BBC2 for Xmas show
Nigella Lawson is to host a new BBC2 show called Nigella's Chocolate Christmas Special. The 60-minute show, which is being produced by Bristol-based independent Quickfire Media, will feature recipes and on location footage from places including the Eden Project cocoa plantation. Former BBC independents executive Elaine ...
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Sharman orders Pratchett drama
Children's BBC controller Alison Sharman has commissioned her first drama for the department - an adaptation of a Terry Pratchett novel. Zoë Wanamaker, Frank Finlay and Keith Barron have been lined up to star in Johnny and the Bomb. The 3 x 50-minute series is being ...
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Green Green Grass debuts strongly
The Green Green Grass, the sitcom spin-off from Only Fools and Horses, was an instant hit, with the first 30-minute episode attracting an average audience of 9.1 million (41.6%). The John Sullivan comedy, which aired on Friday (9 September) at 8.30pm and featured the character of ...
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UTV takes major stake in First Radio
Ulster Television (UTV), the new owner of TalkSport parent company The Wireless Group, has taken a 50% stake in radio sales house First Radio Sales, owned by The Local Radio Company, for£500,000. First Radio Sales will now represent 113 stations including the UTV radio stations, as well as the 29 ...