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Target takes on new head of licensing
Target Entertainment has hired Helen Howells as director of international licensing. Howells joins Target from 4 Kids Entertainment. In her new post, Howells will manage the licensing of Target properties such as Meg and Mog and Funky Valley - while identifying programmes for acquisition.
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Panorama to make Iraq torture special
BBC1 is to screen a special 60-minute Panorama investigation at 21.00 on Wednesday (19 May) into the torture allegations against coalition troops in Iraq. The fast-turn around special - greenlit at the end of last week - will be fronted by Jane Corbin and will ...
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LRC seeks millions
The Local Radio Company (LRC), headed by the former management team of Jazz FM, is seeking to raise£47.3m to fund the purchase of Radio Investments through an accelerated flotation on AIM. LRC, led by former Jazz FM chief executive Richard Wheatley, is to place 52.7 million shares on the junior ...
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Mpc staff in rejig
MPC has shuffled some of its senior staff. Graham Bird has become head of production for commercials and television programmes with Alex Webster as his deputy, while Amanda Libotte has been made head of operations within the same area. Martin Hobbs has been appointed as head of production for film ...
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NewsITV daytime in line for major shake-up
ITV is planning to shake up the way it commissions and runs its daytime schedule as part of a revamp of the management line-up at Network Centre.
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NewsSky retains football rights
BSkyB has kept its exclusive grip on FA Premier League football games for the next three years, despite an order from the European Commission (EC) to auction off up to eight games.
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NewsUp to 65 jobs to go at Kilroy TV
Around 65 jobs are to go at Kilroy Television Company after the BBC announced it was axing Now You're Talking! the show commissioned to replace Robert Kilroy Silk's talkshow.
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NewsSugar for The Apprentice
Electronics tycoon Alan Sugar looks set to step into Donald Trump's shoes for the UK version of US reality hit The Apprentice.
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NewsMiramax eyes UK for fresh TV formats
Miramax, the US film company behind blockbusters such as Chicago and Kill Bill, is installing an executive in London to find new UK formats to export to the US.
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FX picks up rights to King of the Hill
FX has picked up hit Fox cartoon King of the Hill from News Corp that was previously shown by Sky One.
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NewsInquiry clears BBC staff
The BBC's review of its editorial guidelines following criticism in Lord Hutton's report is set to make several 'broad-ranging' recommendations when it reports within the next few weeks.
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Sharman handed task of replacing The Simpsons
The BBC has handed the task of finding replacement shows for The Simpsons to daytime controller Alison Sharman, as part of a new strategy to run cheaper long-running series in the weekday slot.
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Endemol in Bristol talks
Endemol UK is looking at setting up a£15m, 40,000sq ft reality TV production business in Bristol near to ITV's base there.
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Xfm's O'Connell wins Sony
Chris Moyles may have turned around the fortunes of the BBC Radio 1 breakfast show but he was trumped at this week's Sony Radio Academy Awards by Xfm's Christian O'Connell.
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Parkinson adds son to ITV show
Michael Parkinson has hired his son, Mike Parkinson, to produce his new show on ITV.
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Ofcom changes radio timetable
Ofcom has altered the timetable for the award of at least 30 new commercial radio licences to give potential bidders more time to tailor their applications.
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NewsWorld at War producer honoured by Focal
World at War producer Jerome Kuehl was rewarded for his work on history programming with an award for lifetime achievement at last night's FOCAL International awards.
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NewsBBC If strand gets news team
The BBC is to replace Peter Barron, the editor of BBC2's analysis strand If , with two appointments after he was appointed the new editor of Newsnight.
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NewsWoodward tipped for Granada TV MD role
Granada TV today kicks off a round of interviews to replace managing director Brenda Smith, who is stepping down from the role to become deputy chairman of the regional broadcaster.
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Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer (C4) - Joe Joseph, The Times
'It points an uncomfortable finger at a society that regards even serial killers as just another kind of primetime ...