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De Mol: reality genre is at risk
Big Brother creator Jon De Mol has warned producers to put more effort into reality shows, claiming that lacklustre production is threatening the credibility of the genre, writes Glen Mutel and Kate Bulkley.
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Brits make strong start at Rose d'Or
UK shows dominate the shortlists for this year's Rose d'Or Awards, picking up 45 out of the 119 nominations, writes Sam Matthews.
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c4i renews output deal with finland
Channel 4 International has renewed its 59-hour output deal with YLE in Finland, with shows including factual documentaries, comedy and drama. The programmes include Talkback/HBO's Ali G in da USA!!!, The Regency House Party from Wall to Wall and Pioneer Productions documentary Sars: Killer Bug ...
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Living TV bags UK showing of the L word
Living TV has picked up the exclusive rights to a controversial new US drama, described as a lesbian Sex and the City. The 16 x 60-minute drama, The L Word, follows the careers and relationships of a group of lesbians who live in Los Angeles. It began on US subscriber-funded ...
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Granada international vp quits for target
Two more ITV international programme sales staff have left to join the indie sector. Jane Dockery, vice-president of sales at Granada International, has quit to join Target Entertainment as director of sales. Meanwhile, Dominic Rayner, who had spent the past four years as territory manager for Carlton International, will join ...
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Talent tv sets up kids output co-pro
Indie Talent Television is bolstering its children's output with a partnership deal with Canadian indie Amberwood Entertainment. Amberwood specialises in animation and live-action shows for youngsters. In the strategic alliance the two companies will work together on all future animated and live-action children's programmes.
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serious jungle sells around the world
All3Media International has made several sales of CBBC factual series Serious Jungle. The 6 x 30-minute series has been picked up by Japanese public broadcaster NHK, KRO in the Netherlands and Disney Channel in Australia as well as Slovak TV, TVB in Hong Kong, ...
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Top notch and off the fence get together
Indie Top Notch Productions has joined forces with Dutch indie Off the Fence to co-fund several new factual programmes, including two documentaries for Five. Distribution of Top Notch's science and history programmes will be handled by Off the Fence, which will include forthcoming Five documentaries ...
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Ex-BBC man in at C4 day time
Channel 4 has appointed former BBC1 head of planning and scheduling Adam MacDonald to reinvigorate its daytime output and help it boost its overall share.
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Bennett puts more cash into 'big ideas'
BBC director of television Jana Bennett has pumped another£2m into her 'big ideas' fund in order to create more cross-platform projects.
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ITV fire series gets underway
Yorkshire Television has started production on its new ITV firefighter series, which it hopes will turn into a continuing series.
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Multichannel body boosted
The Satellite and Cable Broadcasters Group - a little known but established trade body representing multichannel broadcasters - has made two appointments as it gears up to play a more active role in the sector.
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ITV News struggles at 10.30pm
ITV1's revamped late evening news is struggling to deliver strong audiences in its new slot.
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Cooke leaves Radio 4
Veteran BBC Radio 4 broadcaster Alistair Cooke is retiring after 70 years at the BBC. The 95-year-old has presented the Letter from America show since 1946 and joined the corporation in 1934 as a film critic. The current affairs and historical programme is the world's ...
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C4 promotes Hilsum
Channel 4 News has promoted Lindsey Hilsum to the position of international editor. Hilsum, who has been Channel 4 News diplomatic correspondent for the past eight years, has also reported for the BBC, The ...
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BBC docu-drama role
The BBC has created a new role overseeing the development of docu-dramas following the success of films such as The Day Britain Stopped and Holy Cross. Tom Giles, who series produced the recent award-winning Panorama on the Iraq friendly ...
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Walters rises at S4C
Welsh distributor S4C International has promoted Huw Walters to the newly created role of head of international business. Walters, who was previously the company's head of co-productions, will be tasked with integrating S4C International's sales and co-production businesses. Walters joined the distributor in 1998 after working for the Welsh broadcaster ...
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GWR burn it service
Classic FM-owner GWR has unveiled a new premium service that allows listeners to buy songs on the internet being broadcast by its stations. Hear It, Buy It, Burn It will launch this month on the radio's group network of 34 local radio stations and its national digital station, Core. GWR ...
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It'll be a long courtship
Channel 4 and Five can go in for some corporate flirting but it will take years to tie the knot, says Conor Dignam, Editor
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White steps up to head sales at Five
Five has promoted deputy sales director Mark White as its new sales chief, following the departure of Nick Milligan to Sky. Milligan left the channel on Monday and will join BSkyB in June as managing director of Sky Media, the company's advertising sales division.