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CNBC keen to go with GfK
Business channel CNBC Europe is in advanced talks to sign up to electronic ratings system GfK after pulling out of Barb last week.
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CNN poaches staff
CNN has increased its London newsgathering team by poaching two editorial staff from Sky News and one from ITV. Sky News' Roger Clark and Katie Turner have been appointed as assignment editors. Clark was editor of Sky News at Ten, while Turner was night programme editor. At the same time, ...
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Commissioner's Q&A: Nick Wilson
Five's controller of children's programmes is proud of carving out a niche for Milkshake in a crowded market, and is looking for programmes to help extend the strand and keep it strong.
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UKTV commissions deck dating show
Red Door Television has been commissioned by UKTV Food to produce a dating series with former Blue Peter presenter Katy Hill. Deck Dates will air in a weekday primetime slot from the end of October and will be co-hosted by chef James Martin. Single contestants will be lined up for ...
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Jetix signs toon co-pro
Jetix Europe, the recently rebranded Fox Kids Europe service, has signed a co-production deal with French production company SIP Animation for an animated action series. The 26 x 30-minute The Insiders (working title) will follow the exploits of a team of rebellious action heroes. It ...
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Creative touch goes into the unknown
London-based indie Creative Touch Films is making a 26-part documentary series about modern-day explorers for the National Geographic channel. Into the Unknown , which will air on National Geographic channels internationally from January next year, is the third biggest adventure and exploration-based series that the ...
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Distraction wins trio of Mid East sales
Distraction Formats has secured a hat trick of format deals in the Middle East. Pan-Arabian broadcaster MBC has opted for 14 episodes of Le Grand Tralala , in which celebrities have to host a live show with no preparation. Future TV will screen 20 episodes ...
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In It to Win It to be remade for Middle East
BBC1 lottery show In It to Win It , made by indie 12 Yard Productions, is to be remade for audiences in the Middle East. Distributor Screentime Partners has sold the format to pan-Arab satellite broadcaster Abu Dhabi Television, which has commissioned 60 episodes from ...
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Editor joins Pepper
Covent Garden facility Pepper has appointed Justin Eely from Oasis Television as a senior editor and Marco Fabbri from Avid Technology as a junior editor and DS specialist. Eely has worked on projects such as Sex Traffic, Foyle's War I, II and III and State of Play during his 15-year ...
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Ex-Virgin exec hired by LRC
Former Virgin Radio producer Gordon Davidson has been hired by the Local Radio Company to be its first group programming director.
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ITV expected to show improved figures
ITV will today (Thursday) unveil its interim figures, with analysts expecting the broadcaster to report increased revenues and a raised target for savings from the merger. A pre-results note from analysts Investec Securities made it clear that the City is expecting ITV to overdeliver on some of the promises it ...
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Filmlight goes into video post market
Filmlight Digital Film Technology is targeting the video post-production market for the first time.
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When the firing started
CNN reporter Ryan Chilcote writes frankly about the horrific task of reporting for hours from the streets of Beslan
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Four into Five won't go
As Channel 4 execs play down the idea of merging with Five, the channel is instead cosying up to the BBC.
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Format focus: Ivana Man
Ivana Trump turns her hand to match-making to help an older woman find love with an eligible bachelor
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TSI TX to offer live football services
TSI TX has purpose-built a new live sports production area to cope with a two-year deal between itself, BT Broadcast Services and Uefa and Fifa.
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Two-part thriller ordered by Granada
ITV has commissioned a two-part thriller from Granada about an ambitious policewoman and her brother who are forced to face up to some painful memories when their father, a convicted murderer, is released from prison. Bloodlines , 2 x 90-minute minutes, stars Emma Pierson ( ...
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NewsTechnicolor to move to new HQ
Technicolor Creative Services is to move to a new state of the art west London facility as part of a£5m investment.
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Sales for Monet
Imagineer's recently launched system Monet has found its first customers. Cineimage, Capital FX and Mac Million have all bought the post-production tool. Monet is used to replace elements in moving images. The technology for Monet was developed in collaboration with Cinesite (Europe) Ltd for use on the feature film ...