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TVF seals deals for UK factual shows
UK factual distributor TVF International has secured a series of deals throughout Europe with British programmes including the second in the BBC science documentary series, Motherland. Discovery Europe has picked up 60-minute film Motherland: Moving On, the follow-up to ...
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NGTI draws up co-pro for dinosaur doc
National Geographic Television International (NGTI) has signed co-production deals with Five, France 5 and ZDF in Germany for a new prehistoric documentary. Sky Monsterswill tell the story of Pterosaurs, the first large animals with the ability to fly. The two-hour documentary will use CGI to illustrate ...
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Five and Seven Network spin off The Tribe
Five and Seven Network Australia have commissioned a spin-off from kids tween series The Tribe. The New Tomorrowis a 26-part sci-fi programme about a world with no adults. Indie Cloud 9 is due to start production in Australasia next month with delivery ...
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LBC hires Frost to cover election
Sir David Frost has been hired by London talk station LBC 97.3 FM to front coverage of the forthcoming general election. The veteran presenter, who is stepping down from his Breakfast with Frostshow on the BBC later this year, will anchor the overnight results show on ...
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Betts to leave uktv for sci-fi channel
NBC Universal has poached UKTV commercial director Nick Betts to head the UK Sci-Fi Channel. He will join in the summer, reporting to Patrick Vien, president of NBC Universal Global Networks. Betts replaces former managing director Dan Marks who left in January to take up a new role as chief ...
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Pop idol company sold for£100m plus
Simon Fuller's 19 Entertainment, the creator of the Pop Idolformat, was this week bought by the US firm CKX for more than£100m. CKX, which owns the assets of the Elvis Presley estate, has made Fuller a director of the company. He is locked into the job ...
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Smith confirmed as BBC worldwide head
John Smith has been confirmed as the chief executive of BBC Worldwide after eight months overseeing the division. Smith took over as acting chief executive last July after Rupert Gavin stood down. He will also retain the role of chief operating officer of the BBC and oversee the sale of ...
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Joey gets second series in US and UK
Joey, the Friends spin-off dogged by plunging ratings, has been commissioned for a second season in the US and will again be screened by Five in the UK. US network NBC said the sitcom will return for a new run later this year, claiming it to be the 'best new ...
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Passion for politics
Alastair Stewart believes that ITV News Channel can become a real force in rolling news reporting and is ready to fight off any threat of encroachment on impartiality by partisan networks, David Rowan discovers
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Election fever
With the election date all but named, what tricks do the broadcasters have up their sleeves to convince a jaded electorate that their coverage will be worth tuning into?
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By royal appointment
Establishing a rapport with the royals was crucial for a series about Windsor entitled The Queen's Castle. Producer/director Matt Reid describes his meetings with Prince Philip
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Little girls, big camera
Delissa Needham finds that it is physical barriers that are holding back women in the low-budget arena
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Reporting from the killing fields
The independent camera operator/journalist has become indispensable to terrestrial and satellite news broadcasters ...
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Losing the youth vote
Whether it's producing Question Timefor kids or putting presenters in parkas, broadcasters' attempts to get young people turned on to politics have more chance of winning awards than viewers, says Sam Delaney.
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Adding mischief to politics
Rather than vie with the BBC and ITV over coverage of the general election, Channel 4 commissioner for news Mark Rubens is taking a more inventive approach.
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Gilligan's top 10 political bust-ups
Another day, another row between a politician and a journalist. Earlier this month, live on Newsnight, the Health Secretary John Reid challenged the programme's description of him as an
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Benefit of the doubt
Thompson's swingeing cuts at the BBC are attracting a great deal of flak, but in the long-term he may yet be vindicated.
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NewsUnions fight back against BBC cuts
The BBC faces a showdown with angry unions over its latest round of job cuts, which will mean a fifth of the workforce being axed.
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NewsWillis defends BBC in-house
John Willis, one of the BBC's most senior programme executives, has warned that the rise of the independent sector could see the corporation's in-house production
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NewsITV and C4 win Freeview slots
ITV and Channel 4 have bagged Crown Castle's two vacant Freeview slots.