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Kerrang! gets off to a flying start
The new west midlands station, Kerrang! 105.2, run by Broadcast publisher Emap, made a strong debut in its first appearance on the Rajar audience survey. Executives were estimating that the new station, which launched in June, would pick up around 150,000 listeners during its first ...
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Planet Rock travels to spain and Finland
ITV1 late-night series Planet Rock has been sold to broadcasters in Spain and Finland following a deal with indie Monster Distributes. The Biography Channel in Spain and Portugal as well as MTV3 Finland have each taken 20 episodes of the show, which has now stacked ...
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Electric Sky seals documentary sales
Distributor Electric Sky has secured a raft of new deals including the ITV1 series Underworld at War. History Channel UK has picked up the 7 x 30-minute series, produced by Peter Williams TV, as well as documentary Belonging , ...
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Granada renews Finnish output deal
Granada International has renewed a two-year output deal with Finnish public network YLE for a range of documentaries, drama and reality shows. The deal, which follows three-year extensions on output deals with Seven Network in Australia and Belgium's VRT, will include drama such as Miss ...
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Rainy day saving
Xtreme Information has launched Weather-Proof, a service that aims to provide an alternative to weather insurance for location shoots. Weather-Proof claims to be able to save productions between 20% and 50% compared with ordinary weather insurance. The client stipulates how much rain will cause a problem at what times on ...
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Crow names MD
Crow TV has appointed Jocelyn Buckley as its new managing director. The west London post-production facility's former managing director Paul Kingsley will pass the day-to-day running of the company to Buckley, but insists he will remain closely involved in his position as chief executive. Buckley joined last week from the ...
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Cornish expansion
Denham Productions, the indie behind Rick Stein's food series, is to open a new office in Cornwall, creating several new jobs in the region. Development producer Mike Cunliffe will head the office and three more full-time staff will also be hired. Denham, which is based in Plymouth, is working on ...
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UKTV commission spotlights nation
UKTV is offering a snapshot of the nation in a new 90-minute entertainment show fronted by comedian Al Murray. Endemol is producing The People's Poll for the UKTV G2 channel and will compare results from a recent survey about beliefs, lifestyles and careers today with ...
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Record share for urban Choice FM
Ahead of its move into Capital's Leicester Square building, urban music station Choice FM has hit a record share of 3.2%. The London station also reported its second consecutive quarterly increase with a weekly reach of 383,000. Choice, Capital's most recent acquisition, was recently given the green light by Ofcom ...
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History Channel gets redesign
Lambie Nairn has redesigned The History Channel's international branding package. Lambie Nairn used modern and anci...
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Disney channel picks up sleepover club
Scottish indie IWC Media's children's comedy series The Sleepover Club is to be screened on Disney Channel Italy following a deal with distributor Southern Star International. The 26 x 30-minute series, which features a secret society run by a group of teenage girls, has been ...
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Zeal TV buys Chatterbox
Producer-distributor Zeal Television has bought The Chatterbox Partnership in a deal worth more than£1m.
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Management buyout at MPC ?doubtful'
The rumoured£50m price tag for the Moving Picture Company (MPC) has silenced industry talk of a management buyout.
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Mouthy Moyles is breakfast king
Chris Moyles, the self-proclaimed 'saviour of Radio 1', has finally delivered on his promise and has struck a blow to the commercial sector with a three-year high for the BBC youth station's breakfast show.
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Comment: how Moyles had commercial rivals for breakfast
After nearly a year in the job, Chris Moyles' boast to 'kick anyone's arse at breakfast' is indeed coming to pass for Radio 1, much to the consternation of commercial rivals - now kicking themselves for dropping their guard.
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Sanctuary posts Bomber Crew
Sanctuary post has post-produced RDF Media's Bomber Crew for Channel 4. The series gives five grandchildren of second world war bomber crews the same training undertaken by their grandfathers, culminating in flights on the same planes. It combines the training with archive footage and interviews. ...
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Bluw delivers Classic FM idents
Bluw has completed production on idents for Classic FM TV. The series of promos bring the channel's television and radio offerings closer by promoting the radio shows to the brand's TV audience. The idents attempt to mirror the channel's sense of calm by using filmic images and languid camera movements. ...
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Easy starts blaze
Software developer Easy Effects has launched its first vfx plug-ins, following beta testing at Nats Post Production. The plug-in, Blaze, is the first in a line called The Look which is designed specifically for offline and online editors using Avid systems. It aims to fulfil the demands that are put ...
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TWG plans bid for Belfast FM licence
The Wireless Group has joined forces with the Belfast Telegraph in its bid for a new FM licence in Belfast. TWG, which owns the national TalkSport station, will submit a music format titled Delicious FM. SMG has also thrown its hat into the ring and ...