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NewsDoctor Who peaks at 44% share
The much-hyped return of Doctor Whoto BBC1 not only meant victory over the Autons but also saw off ITV1's popular duo Ant and Dec.
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India gets BBC feed
BBC World has created a separate satellite feed for India as part of an experiment in localised news. The channel has been making versions of its programmes specifically for India for seven years, but will now broadcast a unique schedule to the country from its Asian PAS 10 satellite. If ...
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New COO for ITV
ITV has promoted Ian McCulloch to the role of chief operating officer for its broadcasting division. McCulloch, who is currently managing director of operations at the company, has just gone to Harvard on a business course, but will take up the role on his return. He will continue to report ...
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Opening at Jetix
Kids channel operator Jetix is looking for a new director of acquisitions for Europe, following Henrietta Hurford-Jones' decision to quit. Her resignation comes a month after former senior vice-president of programming and acquisitions Benoit Runel was made redundant as part of a drive to streamline the department. A spokesperson for ...
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FHM radio plan
Emap, publisher of Broadcast,is considering launching a radio station based around lads' magazine FHM. However, Shaun Gregory, managing director of Emap's national radio brands, told the Financial Times that the group would not go ahead until they 'get it right'.
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ITV regional chief
Central News East editor Mike Blair has been appointed to the new role of controller of regional programmes for ITV Central. Blair has been editing the news show for the past three years and has just completed the move from the Lenton Lane site to the new Terry Lloyd House ...
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ABC1 in ad deal
Disney entertainment channel ABC1 has signed its first advertising deal, teaming up with the world's largest advertiser, Procter & Gamble. From Friday (1 April) the channel, which has not taken any ads since its September 2004 launch, will feature two advertising breaks per half-hour during shows. There will, however, be ...
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BBC digital radio
Listeners to the BBC's digital radio stations have increased by 83% over the past year, helped by the success of the corporation's Radio Player technology. The technology gave a boost to the corporation's digital-only stations - 1Xtra, 6 Music, BBC 7, the Asian Network and Five Live Sports Extra - ...
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Target in Jacko trial show sale
Sky News' reconstruction of the Michael Jackson trial is being bought up by broadcasters around the world.
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BBC team head to US to remake Strictly
The BBC team behind Strictly Come Dancingare decamping to the US to make a version of the hit show for ABC.
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FX chief made Fox president
Peter Ligouri, the head of the FX cable network in the US, has been promoted to president of Fox Entertainment, the broadcaster of hit shows such as The OCand 24.
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Format focus: Miss Personality
In this reality show, beauty queens have to ingratiate themselves with the locals in a small Australian town.
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Merchandising backs Muffin's return
Maverick Entertainment is planning a major merchandising blitz for its classic kids character Muffin the Mule, which will return to the BBC in September in a modern, 2D incarnation from Blue Fish Cartoons. Maverick has agreed a worldwide licensing deal with Derbyshire rights group Peak Entertainment which plans a novelty ...
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C4 launches property show magazine
Channel 4 is continuing to spin off its hit property shows into consumer titles with the launch of a Location Location Locationmagazine later this month. The show's producer, IWC Media, and rights manager, RDF Rights, have secured a deal with publisher Brooklands Group for the monthly ...
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Granada int signs deal with Telefe
Granada International has inked a deal making Telefe International its format agent in Latin America. Formats such as Saturday Night Takeaway, This is my Momentand Fat Clubwill be offered to broadcasters, which will produce them with local partners ...
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ID to distribute Dr G: Medical Examiner
ID Distribution has secured the worldwide distribution rights to US factual series Dr G: Medical Examiner.The show launched last July on Discovery Health Channel and has been commissioned for a second 21 x 60-minute series. It is produced by New York indie Atlas Media Corp and ...
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Canadian channel takes School Dinners
Channel 4 series Jamie's School Dinnershas been sold to Canadian channel the Food Network. The four-hour series, produced by Oliver's Fresh One Productions, will broadcast from 4 June. The programme, in which the celebrity chef campaigns to ban junk food in schools, has already been sold ...
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Three hours for royal wedding coverage
The BBC is committing only three hours to the forthcoming Royal Wedding - half the time it dedicated to Prince Charles' first wedding to Princess Diana. The corporation will hand over a block of its daytime schedule to Friday's ceremony (8 April) covering Charles and Camilla's journey to the Guildhall ...
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Freeview leads digital TV numbers surge
Almost 60% of UK households have digital TV, according to Ofcom's latest Digital Television Update. It revealed that in the three months to 31 December 2004 the total number of digital homes grew by 914,980 to 14,773,881 (59.4% of homes). Only 55.9% of homes were digital by 30 September. Freeview ...
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Thames TV promotion for Horton
Claire Horton, executive producer of Pop Idoland The X Factor, is being promoted to deputy head of entertainment at Thames Television. She will be responsible for developing and pitching new entertainment formats to broadcasters. Horton will report to Richard Holloway, head of ...