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NewsLiverpool to host MTV Awards
The MTV Europe Music Awards 2008 will be held in Liverpool at the newly built Echo Arena.
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NewsBebo unveils interactive drama
Social network Bebo, in association with Endemol UK, is launching a ‘reality based’ interactive drama called The Gap Year.
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NewsMartin fronts Christmas food show
UKTV Food is set to team up with TV chef James Martin as he cooks up festive treats from the comfort of his own kitchen in a five-part Christmas special.
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NewsChoir of celebrities sings festive classics
ITV1 is to air a two-part seasonal entertainment special featuring a celebrity choir singing viewers’ favourite Christmas classics in aid of the Prince’s Trust.
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NewsKitchen games served up
Granada America has struck a deal with Canadian games developer Ludia to create video games based on its Hell’s Kitchen format.
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Multimedia move for Tern
Tern Television has launched a multimedia division, run by former IWC development producer Simon Meek.
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NewsBBC4 series to trace history of Spanish art
The BBC is making its first series dedicated to the history of Spanish art, to air on BBC4.
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NewsUpbeat results lead Blinkx to staff up
Blinkx is set to increase its headcount by a third by the end of this year after revenues grew by 23% to£1.46m in the five and a half months to 30 September 2007.
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NewsAfrica Channel to get world music showcase
Music indie Phoenix Film & Television is to produce a weekly world music showcase for the Africa Channel in which celebrities including Johnny Depp, Brian Eno and Robert Plant will introduce live performances.
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NewsGorman to travel the US
More 4 is to screen a feature-length documentary in which comedian Dave Gorman attempts to travel the US without using any chain store, restaurant, gas station or hotel.
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NewsVictoria’s secrets to be unveiled in drama
Channel 4 has ordered a drama- documentary exploring the life and loves of Queen Victoria.
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NewsBBC stars lose listeners
The BBC’s best-paid radio talent, including Jonathan Ross, Chris Moyles and Terry Wogan, have all shed listeners during the period 16 June to 25 September.
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News1Xtra breakfast duo move to R2
Former BBC 1Xtra breakfast show hosts Jason and Iyare are moving to BBC Radio 2 to present a new series called The A to Z of Street Music.
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NewsCity predicts radio upturn
City analysts believe GCap Media’s bounce back in the third quarter Rajars is good news for the whole commercial radio sector and is likely to lead to increased investor confidence.
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NewsCommercial stations seek more networked shows
Commercial radio is stepping up its campaign to be allowed to broadcast more networked shows in a bid to replicate its London success against the BBC around the country.
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NewsBlakeway grows in triple merger
Ten Alps is to bring three of its production companies under the Blakeway banner to capitalise on the factual indie’s reputation.
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NewsBBC3 freestyle talent show to begin on web
BBC3 has commissioned a multi-platform talent show from Endemol production company Initial West.
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NewsCelebs under microscope
Celebrities including Take That, Kylie Minogue and Lindsay Lohan will be profiled in the second series of Living’s Exposed.
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NewsFlame gets daytime boost with new signing
Indie Flame TV has won two BBC recommissions and boosted its production team by appointing Leopard Films’ Matthew Gordon.