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NewsRamsden takes up post at Endemol UK
Sara Ramsden, the short-lived Sky One controller and former Channel 4 executive, has been appointed as Endemol UK’s new head of specialist factual.
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Trouble in Paradise for Endemol
Endemol UK Productions is to produce a primetime reality show for ITV in which seven couples compete for the right to start a new life and a new business abroad.
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Soho Editors to Eire
London post-production talent company Soho Editors is to open a division in Dublin. The company will be run by managing director Therese Caldwell, previously of The Farm Digital Post Production. Soho Editors Ireland will represent Irish editors, compositors and sound engineers as well as all other post-production disciplines to the ...
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Zeal TV to distribute gladiator format
Indie Zig Zag has handed the worldwide distribution rights of its Celebrity Gladiator format to Zeal Television. The British version of the show - Gladiator: Benn v Eubank - was screened on Five last August, pitting the former boxing rivals against each other as Roman gladiators. The 90-minute special featured ...
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ITV demotes sea drama to midweek slot
A multimillion-pound ocean-based follow-up to ITV's classic drama Soldier Soldier has been pulled from its primetime slot in ITV's winter schedule amid fears that it would be a ratings failure.
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Whiley's new deal
Radio 1 DJ Jo Whiley has signed to the BBC station for a further 12 months. Her contract now runs until February 2005.
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Flashback to D-day landings
Indie Flashback Television has been commissioned by US network A&E to retell the story of the second world war D-Day landings from the air. The Lost Evidence will feature reconstructions of
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Wark clements sleepover club rolls out
Scottish indie Wark Clements' comedy series The Sleepover Club is to be screened across France and Asia. The Asian divisions of Disney and Turner Entertainment Network have acquired television rights to the 26 x 30-minute series, which features a secret society operated by a group ...
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Fremantle hires clark for global role
Rob Clark, former head of entertainment for SMG TV, has been hired by Fremantle Media in the new role of senior vice-president of production for the company's worldwide entertainment department. Based in London and reporting to Fremantle president of worldwide entertainment Alan Boyd, he will be tasked with rolling out ...
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Charter statement
The government's key advisor on BBC Charter renewal, Terry Burns, will make his first public statement on the issue at a Westminster Media Forum event next month. He will be joined by media secretary Tessa Jowell and Ofcom's Ed Richards at the BBC-sponsored event at the Lewis Media Centre in ...
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ITV licences changes
Ofcom this week announced plans to release a 'streamlined' ITV licence review process, which will mean all 16 regional franchises can be looked at simultaneously next year. Ofcom said aligning the process allows a 'consistent licensing timetable' and reduces the regulatory burden.
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Governance must change
Lord Hutton's verdict this week amounts to a death sentence for the BBC's current system of governance. Gavyn Davies' resignation as chairman will not be enough and further reform of the BBC governors and their relationship with management is inevitable.
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Leitch hires CEO
Leitch Technology Corporation has appointed Tim Thorsteinson as president and chief executive. Thorsteinson joins Leitch after leaving his position at Thomson Broadcast and Media Solutions where he was responsible for the broadcast product line. Formerly the president of the video and networking division of Tektronix, Thorsteinson also ran ...
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Living TV puts celebs in haunted house
Living TV is hoping to have its own group of celebrities screaming 'get me out of here' in a live reality show with a paranormal twist.
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Celebrities to be made to learn Welsh
Janet Street-Porter and former Hi De Hi star Ruth Madoc are two of the stars set to take part in a Welsh language Big Brother-style show commissioned by S4C. Cariad@iaith , produced by Cardiff-based indie Fflic, will follow a selection of celebrities as they study ...
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Celador up for Oscar
The debut production from Celador Films, the movie offshoot of indie Celador Productions, has been nominated for an Oscar. Dirty Pretty Things , which was developed with BBC Films, is up for the best original screenplay award for the script written by Steve Knight. All3Media ...
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MPC buys licences
The Moving Picture Company (MPC) has picked up another batch of plug-in licences from visual effects sparks developer The Foundry. The company has purchased 22 remote-processing licences and four full licences of Furnace for their Shake systems. Paddy Eason, visual effects supervisor at The Moving Picture Company, said that the ...
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ITV news refreshes brand
ITV News has unveiled its new look and£1m state of the art set, which will accompany its relaunch on 2 February - the day the merger between Carlton and Granada becomes official. The revamp will mark the creation of the ITV News Group when national, international and regional news services ...
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Jago bids to stay put
Becky Jago, Chris Tarrant's sidekick on Capital Radio, has been tipped to keep her position on the breakfast show when Johnny Vaughan takes over in a few months. Insiders claimed she has produced the strongest demo tape and has the best chemistry of all contenders with the ...
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BBC Broadcast ups capability
BBC Broadcast is to tighten up the playout operations at its Broadcast Centre facility in preparation for the launch of services from the site in April.