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Novel makes fimbles spin-off for CBeebies
Indie Novel Entertainment has been commissioned to make a spin-off from its popular pre-school series The Fimbles for the CBeebies channel. The 100 x 15- minute Roly Mo Show , ordered by head of pre-school Clare Elstow, will feature a character who lives underneath Fimble ...
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Challenge picks up Property Rescue
Challenge, the Flextech-owned entertainment channel, has picked up the rights to a new series of Property Rescue and commissioned UK-specific links for the first time. The show, made in New Zealand by Touchdown TV, follows a team of experts as they transform a property that ...
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Distraction sells Ciao Darwin format
Distraction Formats has sold primetime entertainment format Ciao Darwin to broadcasters in Poland, Hungary and Lebanon. SBS' Hungarian channel TV2 will launch the series in September, while TVN in Poland will begin production later this summer. Lebanon-based pan-Arabic network Future TV has yet to release broadcast plans. The format involves ...
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DB wins contract
Broadcast systems integrator DB Broadcast has won the contract to build two transmission survey vehicles for BBC strategy & distribution. The specialist vehicles will be used to measure terrestrial TV and radio reception throughout the UK, including DTT and DAB.
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MacKenzie set for November day in court
The eagerly awaited legal clash between ratings body Rajar and Kelvin MacKenzie will be heard by a court in November.
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Cut and Run kicks off new MOTD
Cut and Run and Wave have contributed to Match of the Day's return to the BBC. The BBC Broadcast-produced trail recreates the Match of the Day signature theme tune using football-related sounds: burgers frying, the swish of the ball hitting ...
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Liverpool FC TV deal
Liverpool FC has signed a deal with TWI to distribute the club's newly created official programming block overseas. Liverpool FC TV will feature a minimum of three hours of soccer action and other features, including a round-up of the week's news, analysis and pre-match build-up. The programming block will be ...
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Fatboy Slim show goes down under
Fatboy Slim is to see his radio show launch across Australia in a one-year deal between UBC Media-owned G-One and syndication group MCM Entertainment. The weekly two-hour show - Fatboy Slim's Brighton Beach Mix - will be syndicated on radio stations across the five Australian state capitals for a year ...
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New faces at Saga
New Glasgow FM licensee Saga 105.2 has confirmed some of its new presenters ahead of its 7 September launch. Scottish Television's Angus Simpson will present On the Move from 4pm until 7pm daily, while Radio Clyde veteran Dave Marshall will present the Monday to Friday mid-morning show. Bill Black also ...
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Resolution opens nine-suite facility
Resolution has opened its second new facility in as many weeks by taking over the building previously occupied by facilities company Head First.
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Sky One serves up pop factual
Sky one has lined up a raft of new popular factual shows including a history spin-off of Brainiac: Science Abuse and a travelogue featuring Trainspotting star Ewan McGregor.
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XFM gets in with university radio
Xfm is to broadcast on university radio frequencies when student shows are not being aired after it struck a deal with the Student Broadcast Network. In return for the airtime, Xfm will give the body money, marketing and production support. The Xfm Student Radio Partnership Programme will also give student-run ...
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Saga ratings go up
The two Saga Radio stations in the Midlands have pulled in an extra 80,000 listeners over the quarter. Saga 105.7FM, which covers the West Midlands, boosted its listeners by 65,000 to report a total audience of 424,000 while Saga 106.6FM in the East Midlands has won another 15,000, taking it ...
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Paradise Hotel heads to Israel
Mentorn reality series Paradise Hotel is being adapted for Israel following a deal secured by Tele-vision Corporation International.
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Living hires Jones
Living TV has appointed freelance producer Steve Jones as commissioning editor. Reporting to director of programmes Richard Woolfe, Jones, who has worked on Trisha and The Big Breakfast , replaces Jane Millichip who quit to join RDF. He will work ...
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Machine Room Hiring
David Wilson has joined the Machine Room as VT duplication sales manager to further the VTR plc-owned duplication operations and strengthen its bookings department. Wilson, previously of Dubbs, joined before Dubbs' recent redundancies. Wilson said: 'I was keen to pursue other options and moving to The Machine Room will allow ...
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A victory for the indies
The BBC's arrogance toward the indie sector has aided Pact's demand for a level playing field.
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Soundtrack launch
The Soundtrack Channel, a 24-hour multichannel service dedicated to TV and film soundtracks, is to be rolled out in the UK. The Los Angeles-based channel, which is already available in 40 countries, has teamed up with UK mobile phone and interactive TV company Amplefuture to launch a British version on ...
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Living TV tries magic
Living TV has acquired a new entertainment show fronted by Irish magician Keith Barry from distributor All3Media. The 10 x 30-minute Close Encounters? with Keith Barry , produced by Midas for RTE in Ireland, sees the 26-year-old magician performing tricks on the public. Bought by ...
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Sky takes on MOTD
BSkyB is taking on the BBC's soon-to-launch Match of the Day with a new interactive service that will give Sky Sports subscribers access to highlights for every Premiership match played that day. Football First , which launches on Saturday 14 ...