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Basil Brush set for german invasion
The Basil Brush Showis set to be screened in Germany after Entertainment Rights struck a 26-episode deal with German network ZDF. The veteran children's character, which returned to the BBC last year, will also air on German kids channel Kika from autumn next year. Additional sales have been made with ...
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Indies recruited for Teachers TV
Education Digital, the Brook Lapping and Carlton-backed consortium, appointed by the government this week to launch Teachers TV, has been granted a budget of around£45m subject to a successful pilot. The bulk of the money will be spent with indies.
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Sky channels dominate 'millionaires club' chart
Despite a recent spate of poor ratings for its flagship channel, Sky One, BSkyB continues to dominate multichannel's
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Radio groups show off big revenues
The radio sector has posted strong results for the second week running with Scottish Radio Holdings, The Wireless Group and UBC Media all reporting good financial performances.
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Trade body for post houses
The UK Film Council and the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) are committing funds to the development of a new trade body for the post-production sector.
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ORTV replaces MD
ORTV managing director Lynne Osborne is taking early retirement in the new year. Her replacement, director of programmes Nicholas Claxton, will assume immediate control of the indie.
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News 24 revamp boosts analysis
The BBC's former media correspondent Nick Higham is to present a new nightly analysis slot on BBC News 24 as part of the channel's revamp which goes live on Monday (1 December).
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Cowey moves to urban music show
Former Top of the Pops (TOTP) executive producer Chris Cowey has taken on his first role since leaving the BBC, producing an urban music show for new digital entertainment channel Nation 277.
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RDF wins more orders from ITV
RDF Media has tightened its grip on ITV1 with a batch of commissions including a six-part factual entertainment show and a one-off documentary.
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BBC creates two factual strands
The BBC's documentary and contemporary factual department has created two factual brands for BBC2 and BBC3, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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BBC wins at Emmys
The UK picked up five awards at the International Emmys in New York on Monday (24 November), including the Directorate Award for BBC director general Greg Dyke. BBC awards went to The Kumars at No 42, made by Hat Trick Productions, ...
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Bectu labour vote
Broadcasting union Bectu's ballot on whether it should cut its ties to the Labour party is due to close at midday on Friday (28 November). Bectu is the first union in the country to poll its members on the issue following a motion passed at its conference in May. However, ...
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Five orders Batman's life story
Five has commissioned three one-off documentaries on subjects including the history of comic book hero Batman and the life of porn king Larry Flynt, writes Michael Rosser.
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More soap for ITV2
ITV2 has asked Granada to make another set of soap Specialsand Secretsfollowing the success of Coronation Streetspin-offs Richard Hillman Exposedand Peter Barlow Exposed. ITV2 head ...
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TWI shows struggles of 'superman'
Former Superman star Christopher Reeve's continuing struggle to walk again is to be chronicled in a second film for BBC1 by indie TWI. The first film pulled in 5.1 million viewers, and TWI is now also working on a separate show about Reeve for US network ABC.
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New role for Henry
Hallmark Channel chief executive Jeff Henry has joined brand exposure experts Margaux Matrix as non-executive chairman. The company, which was set up by former Cap Gemini consultants Steve Burgess and Joe Sweeney, specialises in optical recognition technology to measure brand exposure in TV adverts.
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BBC to look at kids in care
The BBC is launching a season of programmes about children in care. The season - to air in February - will be headlined by a BBC2 drama from film-maker Brian Hill, director of the 'docu-musical' Feltham Sings.
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ITV's The vault returns for third series
ITV has recommissioned Carlton gameshow The Vaultafter it recovered from a shaky start as a Saturday night show. The show is set to return for a third series next spring - although it is likely to be given a midweek berth. Meanwhile, ITV controller of ...
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Granada takes a look at extreme dieters
Discovery Health channel director Clare Laycock has commissioned Granada to make a show about extreme dieting techniques and asked GMTV to make a series on life coaching. Desperate Dietersis a 15 x 30-minute series which looks at people who turn to radical approaches like jaw ...
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Discovery orders model town from oval
Discovery Home & Leisure channel director Paul Welling has commissioned indie Oval to make a 15 x 30-minute series reconstructing a coastal town in miniature. Model Town, to be aired from July, is being executive produced for Oval by Dave Hatter and for Discovery by ...