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Bravo to air next series of Alias in UK
Bravo has retained exclusive rights to Alias, taking the spy drama show into its fourth season. The 22 x 60-minute series sees the return of Jennifer Garner as CIA agent Sydney Bristow, and will air in the UK on the Flextech-owned channel from April.
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BBC appoints news chief to lead Broadcast sale
The BBC has appointed BBC news chief operating officer Peter Phillips to oversee the summer sale of BBC Broadcast, squashing trade union Bectu's hopes of keeping Broadcast's 1,000 staff at the corporation.
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Shennan brought in to Asian Network
Bob Shennan, controller of BBC Radio Five Live, has been handed responsibility for the digital station Asian Network, following recommendations that the channel should strengthen its news coverage. Vijay Sharma, manager of Asian Network, will continue to oversee daily operations but Shennan will represent the station at controller meetings.
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My Summer of Love wins top Bafta
The BBC-backed feature film My Summer of Lovetook the best British film award at the Bafta Film Awards. Directed by Pawel Pawlikowski, the film beat fellow nominees Shaun of the Dead, Vera Drake, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkabanand ...
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Bannister leaves Five Live late show
Matthew Bannister has quit his late-night show on Radio Five Live to spend more time with his children following the death of his wife. The former controller of BBC Radio 1 had been on compassionate leave since the end of last year to support his terminally ill wife, who died ...
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Worldwide takes BBC food to mid east
BBC Worldwide has signed a carriage deal to take its culinary channel BBC Food to the Middle East. Dubai-based pay-TV platform Showtime will now add the service to its line-up, which is currently available to more than 300,000 subscribers in over 20 territories in the region. BBC Food was launched ...
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MacKenzie lays out bid for TWG
Shareholders in The Wireless Group were this week asked to consider a proposal from chief executive and chairman Kelvin MacKenzie to take the company private.
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Joey scores big for Five
Five's launch of US import Joeywas an instant rating success, with the sitcom becoming the channel's highest rated show ever outside sports or films.
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Indies 'biggest source of programmes'
The independent sector now clocks up nearly£800m a year in new commissions, according to analysis by media consultants Oliver & Ohlbaum Associates. The figure represents 40% of all non-news new commission spending, making independents the largest single source of programme supply in the UK. In growth genres such as factual ...
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North One has Biggs deal
North One Television has been commissioned by Sky One to make a 60-minute documentary about train robber Ronnie Biggs.
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Brits set to blossom at Rose D'Or
British productions have been dealt a strong hand of nominations for this year's Rose D'Or Festival.
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Producer joins Blue
Post-production house Blue has appointed producer Kevin Docherty from fellow broadcast facility Evolutions. Docherty's new role will be to focus on Blue's on-air market. His recent projects including 18th Street Gang(Ideal World), Room for Improvementsand Brand New You(RDF Media), and various MTV ...
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Emap Performance boss contender for Virgin job
Shaun Gregory, Emap Performance's managing director of national brands, has emerged as a frontrunner to replace John Pearson as chief executive of Virgin Radio.
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NBC reality show boxer kills himself
A contestant on NBC's upcoming reality boxing show The Contenderhas committed suicide.
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Scott to build different TV business
Former Yorkshire TV controller of factual programmes Helen Scott has joined Newcastle-based indie Different. Scott, who has been freelance since being made redundant from YTV in 2003, has been signed up to help the company grow its fledgling TV business. Different was set up as an advertising and design agency ...
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OB specialist Telegenic in buyout deal
Terry James have bought out a controlling share of outside broadcast company Telegenic as the company prepares for HD expansion.
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Vislink buys link
Communications group Vislink plc has bought wireless camera developer Link Research. The board's recommendation was approved by shareholders at an extraordinary general meeting held last week. The deal secures for Vislink the intellectual property rights to Link Research's encoding tech-nology. Link Research managing director Len Mann will ...
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Discovery buys Twofour makeover
Discovery Health has commissioned a new fashion and interiors makeover show from indie Twofour Productions. The 15 x 30-minute series, titled Room 2B You, sees presenter Jacqui Joseph transform the homes and wardrobes of participants. It is currently in production, with Lesley Perkins producing and Jill ...
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Meek to chair ERG
Ofcom senior partner for competition and content Kip Meek has been appointed chairman of the European Regulators Group (ERG), the independent body comprising the heads of national communications regulators from 31 European Union countries. He will take up the role in January 2006, and will continue in his Ofcom role.
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Chorion takes on Raymond Chandler
Chorion, the rights management company that owns Noddy, has bought the rights to the works of American detective novelist Raymond Chandler in a multi-million pound deal. The undisclosed sum will buy Chorion a 75% stake in Chandler's works, which include the adventures of fictional detective Philip Marlowe. The company plans ...