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Aussie Gold exit
Darren Gray, director of programming for the Aussie Gold channel, has stepped down months before the station is due to launch. Gray is to resume his career as a theatrical agent and his position will be covered by chief executive Alan Huggett until a replacement is appointed. Aussie Gold will ...
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Cicada names head
Cicada Films, the indie behind documentary To the Ends of the Earth , has appointed Clare Handford as head of development to replace Malcolm Neaum, who was poached by Touching the Void producer Darlow Smithson. Handford previously worked at Fulcrum ...
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BBC digital radio strategy lauded
The BBC's five new digital radio stations have been given a broad thumbs-up, but need clearer remits to distinguish them from their commercial counterparts, according to a government-backed report.
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BBC sweeps awards
The BBC picked up nine awards at last week's Wildscreen Festival in Bristol, with the Natural History Unit winning seven of them. Channel 4 was the only other UK broadcaster to win an award, with Magnetic Storm , made by Dox Productions, picking up best ...
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Reality TV buys up 200 UK hours
Channel producer Zone Vision has signed deals with distributors RDF International and Minotaur to bring 200 hours of UK content to its Reality TV channel.
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Big Brother fight gets Ofcom rap
Channel 4 has escaped with a slap on the wrist from regulator Ofcom over the 'fight night' brawl that erupted during this year's Big Brother.
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Ten Alps signs Fremantle deal
Ten Alps, the indie co-founded by Sir Bob Geldof, has signed a development deal with Fremantle Media North America (FMNA) in a bid to break into the US.
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Nye to adapt comic diary
GRANADA has teamed up with Men Behaving Badly writer Simon Nye to adapt cult classic book The Diary of a Nobody.
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Baker joins TWI
Martin Baker, the former Carlton commercial director, has been appointed commercial director of indie TWI. He joins next month and will be responsible for overseeing TWI's numerous rights and programme deals in the UK and abroad. He will work closely with programme chief Alastair Waddington and head of sport Graham ...
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YTV training plan
ITV Yorkshire has renewed its foundation placement scheme, which gives year-long jobs at the company to people from ethnic minorities. This year's scheme will kick off in November, offering a further 15 one-year placements. The first scheme saw 20 people taking up placements across areas of the business including research, ...
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Grierson shortlist
The Secret Policeman , BBC1's multi-award-winning investigation into racism in the police force, has been shortlisted for the prestigious Grierson documentary award. The investigation, in which BBC reporter Mark Daly spent several months working undercover at the Greater Manchester Police, is up against three Channel 4 films in the best ...
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Battle for cricket
Channel 4 and BSkyB are hot favourites to keep hold of terrestrial and satellite rights to English cricket coverage. The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) is currently considering offers for rights to domestic and international cricket, including Test and one-day international matches, from 2006 to 2009. The ECB is ...
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Miss World 2004
Broadcast has been asked to point out that the forthcoming Miss World 2004 event ( Broadcast , 8.10.04) is being made as a co-production between Miss World Ltd and TWI, with producing duties handled by Paul Kirrage at Miss World TV. TWI is production managing ...
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The training test
The indie sector still has plenty of work to do on the quality of training it provides, as its own research shows
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BBC snaps up American dad in Fox deal
The BBC has bought exclusive UK rights to new US satirical animation American Dad. The series, which features CIA officer Stan Smith, who will do anything to protect his family and America, will air on BBC2 and BBC3 after its US debut on Fox ...
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Lawes leaves Hit Entertainment
Rob Lawes is stepping down as chief executive of Hit Entertainment with immediate effect as Hit prepares to extend its reach in the US. Chairman and founder Peter Orton will take on the role until a replacement is found and said the company needed a leader with 'different skills to ...
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Hit pours£18m into kids channel
Hit Entertainment is to invest up to£18m over the next five years in a new US cable channel for children. Hit will own a 30% stake in the 24-hour channel alongside US cable company Comcast, public service broadcaster PBS and Sesame Street producer Sesame Workshop. ...
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Shine's first feature to get BBC airing
Indie Shine's first feature film, which premieres at the London Film Festival next week, will be screened by the BBC later next year. The 100-minute Bullet Boy , which stars So Solid Crew rapper Asher D, tells the story of two brothers growing up in ...
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Grand Designs spins off exhibition
Channel 4 property development series Grand Designs is to launch its own exhibition in London next year and has been greenlit for a fifth series. The Grand Designs Live! exhibition will be held next summer and builds on the brand created by indie Talkback, which ...
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NewsITV2 hikes budget to take on Sky One
ITV2 has set a target of overtaking Sky One as the UK's most watched digital channel by the end of 2005 and has ploughed an extra£14m into next year's budget to achieve it.