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NewsJackson to target stars
Paul Jackson, ITV's new director of comedy and entertainment, is to launch a comedy talent offensive when he joins the network next month - with major BBC stars such as Jonathan Ross said to be on the hit list.
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NewsSalmon quits after Tinopolis takeover
TV Corporation chief executive Peter Salmon has decided to quit following the takeover of the company by Welsh indie Tinopolis.
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NewsProfile: Liam Keelan - ITV's new daytime signing
ITV's new head of daytime, Liam Keelan, faces the task of finding fresh talent for the lunch and teatime slots and filling the hole where O'Grady used to be.
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Tantrums and tiaras
Following Paul O'Grady's shock defection from ITV to Channel 4 last week, Paul Revoir offers a list of top 10 tips for keeping your star talent content with their lot and not in any hurry to jump ship to a rival.
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Gyngell takes top job at Granada US
ITV has handed responsibility for its North American arm to Australian TV veteran David Gyngell.
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Syco to make US Star Duets
Star Duets , the new ITV1 celebrity singing format from Simon Cowell's indie Syco TV, is to be remade in the US, writes Leah Milner.
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Format focus: Top Chef
The makers of Project Runway are back with a similarly competitive reality series set in the kitchen, writes Dan Wootton.
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Lost set to lose slot in C4 schedule move
Channel 4 has decided to push forward its airing of the second season of US hit Lost, meaning the drama series will probably have to find a new timeslot. The broadcaster confirmed the second series of the Disney show, currently airing in the US, would ...
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Under Construction sells to Latin America
Indie Zeal Television has secured new deals in Latin America and eastern Europe for its house-building reality format Under Construction. Chile's Canal 13, has ordered 65 primetime episodes to be made by local producer Promofilm. Sales across the Latin American region are being handled ...
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Sci Fi beats BBC America to Dr Who rights
BBC Worldwide has finally sold the latest Doctor Who to a US broadcaster, with the Sci-Fi Channel picking it up. The channel, which is available in 85 million homes, has taken first-run rights to the first series and has optioned the second. The 13-part 60-minute ...
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GI hires drama chief for programme team
Granada International has boosted its programming team by appointing Noel Hedges as head of drama. Hedges was previously vice-president of sales at GI, in charge of selling shows to France and Scandinavia. The programming team is responsible for all programming acquisitions, investments and co-productions.
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Root6 supports Blond Bond's first outing
Broadcast supplier and reseller Root6 has won the contract to provide editorial support on the latest Bond film, Casino Royale. The film, which goes into production this month, marks the debut of 'Blond Bond' Daniel Craig. It will be the third Bond feature supported by ...
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VTR recalls Morahan
Soho facility VTR has brought back a former head of marketing, Steve Morahan, as head of production. Morahan had worked at the company for 10 years before leaving to launch production company Renegade One and consultancy Captive People. Morahan will oversee VTR's six producers and manage the company's business development ...
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New staff for Beam
Digital asset management company Beam.tv has taken on Condor Post Production's managing director, Tom Horton, as its business development director. Horton spent two years heading Condor and will promote Beam.tv as a solution that digitally enables the versioning and distribution of TV ad campaigns. Kate Georgiou also joins as new ...
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Vizrt acquires
Broadcast graphics company Vizrt is set to acquire asset management software developer Ardendo for almost£13m. The deal is expected to boost Vizrt's graphic-based service to provide the world's first multi-platform production system. Vizrt's clients include ITN, BBC Sports and Sky News.
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Virtual museum for BBC daytime
The BBC is to create a 'virtual museum' of famous artefacts, as part of a series of commissions from BBC daytime controller Jay Hunt.
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Pepper posts HD Hotel Babylon
Pepper has finished the HD post-production for Carnival Films' Hotel Babylon, an 8 x 60-minute drama about the indulgent activities in a five-star hotel. Pepper supplied the Adrenalines for offline editing done on location and senior editor Shane Warden oversaw the online, conform and VFX, ...
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Momoco titles Eleventh Hour
Momoco, through production company Maguffin, has designed and animated the title sequence for Eleventh Hour, a 4 x 60-minute thriller from Granada TV starring Patrick Stewart as a professor who tackles disasters caused by modern science. Designers Nic Benns and Miki Kato created a series ...
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Spun Gold profiles Britain's rudest comic
Spun Gold, the indie set up by former Carlton factual entertainment controller Nick Bullen, has been commissioned to make an access documentary about blue comic Roy Chubby Brown for Channel 4. The documentary, called Roy Chubby Brown: Britain's Rudest Comedian, will look at the performer's ...
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Mobile TV figures add up, trial finds
Mobile phone users are prepared to spend over 20 minutes a day watching TV on their phones, according to the first set of results from the Oxford mobile TV trial.