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It's all in the worst possible taste
Sky One head of factual Matthew Paice has commissioned three independents to make 4 x 60-minute programmes each about medical mishaps, sick movies and other tasteless subjects. The as-yet-untitled 12-part series will be made by Shine, Ten Alps and Bullseye Television.
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Anglia factual hires Thomas
Marie Thomas, the commissioning editor behind ITV's forthcoming reality co-production Desperately Seeking Sheila , is leaving Australian broadcaster SBS to become part of Granada's Anglia network factual team in Norwich.
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NHK buys little robots kids animation
BBC Worldwide has sold pre-school animation series Little Robots to public Japanese broadcaster NHK. The series, produced by Cosgrove Hall Films for indie Create TV & Film, will air from 10 April in an early evening slot on Saturdays. Little Robots has been sold to broadcasters in more than 60 ...
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Arab broadcaster options BBC series
Al-Arabiya, the Dubai-based newscaster set up last year to rival al-Jazeera, has renewed its distribution ties with the BBC, optioning a further 125 hours of content, writes Colin Robertson.
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BBC opens archive
The BBC has launched a website which will allow people to use its archive to make their own one-minute-long movies. The site - at bbc.co.uk/films/oneminutemovies - will let film-makers download BBC archive soundtrack music for free and showcase their films on the BBC website. It will also include tips on ...
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Lads' Army indie hires factual head
Twenty Twenty, the indie behind shows such as Lads' Army and That'll Teach 'Em , has appointed freelance series producer Jamie Isaacs as its first head of factual.
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Heggessey brings back drama favourites
BBC1 controller Lorraine Heggessey has recommissioned three of the channel's dramas. Filming on a new 8 x 60-minute run of Down to Earth - now in its fifth series - begins in May with Sharon Houlihan returning as producer and Mervyn Watson executive producing. A ...
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Mitcorp bags iVDR
Mitcorp has been appointed as the UK reseller for Thomson's Grass Valley brand - in particular the Grass Valley M-Series intelligent video recorder (iVDR), which combines traditional VTR functions, including playout and camera ingest, with video storage and media-exchange format. The move is intended to widen Thomson's pro-AV customer ...
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Baker joins Metro
Richard Baker has joined Metro Broadcast as media and operations manager. The appointment comes in response to the company's recent growth and is aimed at driving the business further. The newly created role will give Baker overall responsibility for all the technical operations at Metro Broadcast's Soho facility. Baker joins ...
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Five's frow signs up BBC property experts
Ben Frow has made his first major signing as controller of features and entertainment at Five, securing an exclusive two-year deal with the presenters of BBC2's Million Pound Property Experiment. Interior designers Colin McAllister and Justin Ryan are being lined up for a series of property, entertainment and lifestyle shows ...
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BBC revamps its learning division
The BBC has appointed its first creative director for learning as part of a revamp of its educational output.
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Quickfire scores two BBC series
Former Granada head of history Mark Fielder's new indie, Quickfire Media, has picked up its first commissions with orders from the BBC and for a South Bank Show film for ITV, writes Paul Revoir.
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Silent Witness producer joins BBC NI
BBC Northern Ireland has appointed former BBC head of drama series development Patrick Spence as its new head of drama. Spence, who previously executive produced Silent Witness , replaces Robert Cooper, who left in December to set up his own independent production company. Spence joins ...
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Post industry body given name
UK Post has been confirmed as the name for the trade body representing the UK's post-production industry which last week attracted 250 people to its inaugural meeting. The new body has been given around£45,000 by the Department of Trade and Industry and the UK Film Council and post companies will ...
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Electric sky buys break-dancing rights
Electric Sky has picked up the distribution rights to break-dancing documentary B-Boy Championships , in a bid to expand its portfolio of lifestyle programmes. The 12 x 30-minute series, made by indie Just Fabulous TV, is filmed around the world and climaxes at Wembley Arena ...
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Little Britain and Dead Ringers sell to Oz
BBC comedy Little Britain and satirical sketch show Dead Ringers have been picked up by Australian channel ABC. The two series, both 6 x 30 minutes, have been earmarked for a primetime slot on Thursday night where another BBC import, ...
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Demerger deal
Blitz Communications and Charter Broadcast have demerged from their parent company, Evenser. The move is the result of both sides of the Evenser business wanting to focus on their own specialist areas in the broadcast and presentation and events services markets. The newly formed Blitz Charter Group - headed by ...
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Year of the deal
Deals and mergers are set to change the face of the indie sector as size becomes increasingly important.
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Emap gears up for radio deals
Emap has handed its managing director of programming, Mark Story, a beefed-up pan-group role as it gears up for consolidation in the radio sector.
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SMG divisions suffer fall in profits
SMG, the owner of Scottish TV, Grampian TV and Virgin Radio, has recorded a 28% slump in pre-tax profits for 2003, pulling in£17.5m compared to£24.2m in 2002. Turnover from continuing operations fell 6% from£199.8m in 2002 to£188.2m in 2003. Turnover from STV and Grampian fell by 5% and total revenue ...