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TV-Loonland Appoints head of studio
Animation house TV-Loonland has appointed Beth Parker to the role of head of studio for its Telemagination studios. Parker, who joined the firm as head of production in 2001, will be responsible for overseeing all TV-Loonland shows such as The Cramp Twins, Pongwiffy and Little Ghosts. Parker will also continue ...
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RDF appoints Millichip
RDF Media has bolstered its distribution division with the appointment of Living TV senior commissioning editor Jane Millichip.
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SMG poised to announce new chairman
Virgin Radio-owner SMG is poised to announce the replacement for chairman Don Cruickshank before its annual meeting on 4 June. Insiders claimed that an existing member of the board will become Cruickshank's successor. The role was tipped to go to Michael Grade before he stepped in as chairman of the ...
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Andreae rewarded with own department
The commissioner behind controversial Channel 4 shows such as The Autopsy , and The Boy who Gave Birth to his Twin has been given his own department. C4 head of science Simon Andreae is being moved out of Peter Dale's ...
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Cloud 9's the tribe sells to Sweden
Cumulus, the distribution arm of Cloud 9 Screen Entertainment, has inked a new deal for its hit series The Tribe. Swedish children's channel, the SVT-owned Barnkanalen, has picked up the third season of the show, which follows a group of youngsters who have to fend for themselves in a society ...
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Only 47% left to convert to digital TV
Only 47% of the country does not have access to digital TV, according to new Ofcom research. The regulator said this week that penetration of DTV had increased from 50% to 53% for the three months ending 31 March. It said Freeview homes had increased over the quarter to 3.5 ...
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Wong on Hit 40 UK
Radio indie Somethin' Else has hired Katherine Wong as producer of weekly chart show Hit 40 UK. She will handle a revamped version of the show, which will launch this Sunday with new presenters Katy Hill and Simon Hirst. The chart, broadcast every Sunday, ...
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C4 swoops on 50 episodes of US reality hit about teenagers
Channel 4 has picked up 50 episodes of US cable reality hit Switched! to broadcast in its T4 youth slot, writes Glen Mutel.
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C4I strikes deals for Derren Brown
Channel 4 International has sold two series featuring psychological illusionist Derren Brown to Finland. Brown's new series Trick of the Mind and Derren Brown Mind Control have been picked up by Finnish station YLE. South Africa's SABC has also picked up Trick of the Mind, which finished its 6 x ...
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C4 in talks over Popworld radio station
Channel 4 has started talks with UBC Media that could lead to the broadcaster venturing into radio for the first time.
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S4C restructures
Welsh channel S4C has completed a three-month restructure of its commissioning department with two new appointments. Lowri Gwilym will join as commissioning editor for general factual from BBC Wales and handle all documentary and current affairs output for the channel. In addition, film, TV, theatre and opera director Ceri Sherlock ...
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Channel 4 takes a look at medieval times
Channel 4 has commissioned three 60-minute documentaries about the 14th century. The Granada-produced The Black Death, commissioned by C4 head of history Hamish Mykura and executive produced by Bill Jones, will look at the plague. The Peasants' Revolt, from Spire Films, looks at the uprising of 1381. It was commissioned ...
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4 learning unveils autumn highlights
Channel 4's education arm, 4 Learning, has unveiled a raft of programmes for autumn, including a documentary series focusing on anti-social behaviour. The 5 x 30-minute Rude Britannia will look at the behaviour of 14 to 19-year-olds. It will be accompanied by the six-part 'rites of passage' series The ...
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Tonight editor to join America's 20/20
ITV's Tonight editor James Goldston has quit the programme to join Martin Bashir in the US on long-running ABC current affairs show 20/20. Goldston will take up the post in August in an executive producer role. It is understood that Goldston's wife, BBC political correspondent ...
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BBC books C4's 124
Channel 4's studio facility 124 has been booked by the BBC to film The Cram. It goes into the studio from 7 June to 18 June. 124 has previously worked with the BBC, doing post on Clive Anderson's The Sharp End. Meanwhile, TWI's Mediahouse has been chosen by At ...
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Radio 1 looks at India's biggest rock band
Somethin' Else is to travel the world for a slate of documentaries commissioned by BBC Radio 1 and digital station 1Xtra. DJ Bobby Friction will present a 30-minute programme following India's biggest rock band. Parikrama - Rock in India will air on R1 in mid-August. Gay in JA will focus ...
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NewsMorrison close to pouncing on Lion
All3Media, the indie formed by former Granada chief executive Steve Morrison, is poised to acquire Lion Television.
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NewsLygo & Bazalgette out of race for C4 job
Channel 4 director of television Kevin Lygo and Endemol UK chairman Peter Bazalgette - two frontrunners for the vacant C4 chief executive role - have ruled themselves out of the race.
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NewsTiger lifts lid on murky world of pet surgery
Five is to spotlight the bizarre world of plastic surgery for pets with a documentary from indie Tiger Aspect.