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ITV1 orders doc about 9/11 chaplain
ITV1 has commissioned a documentary to mark the third anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, which looks at the life and death of Father Mychal Judge, the fire department chaplain who is officially registered as the first victim of the attacks. Victim 0001 is a one-hour documentary by CTVC, which ...
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Machine Room wins£1m archive order
Soho facility The Machine Room has won a major archive restoration deal from the BBC worth over£1m, writes Farah Jifri.
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Media 100 saved
The acquisition of Media 100 by Optibase is now set to go ahead (Broadcast, 5.3.04). Optibase has executed a definitive loan agreement through which it will provide around $1m (£540,000) of secured debtor-in-possession (DIP) financing. Optibase has also executed an asset-purchase agreement which, subject to court approval, will allow it ...
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BBC4 revisits art and culture of the 1960s
The 1960s will be put under the microscope in a major season of programmes on BBC4 this summer, including a landmark collaboration with Tate Britain about the decade's art.
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Root takes axe to BBC2 reality shows
BBC2 controller Jane Root has axed two of her channel's key programme brands.
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All3media shifts fifth gear to America
All3Media International has sold Five car magazine show Fifth Gear to Fox-owned US motoring network Speed Channel. The 8 x 30-minute series, fronted by Quentin Willson and now in its fifth series on Five, has also been picked up by HMG Holland, XYZ Australia, Ananey Israel and Sun Media in ...
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BBC3 axes Celebdaq after ratings failure
BBC3 controller Stuart Murphy is set to axe celebrity stock-trading show Celebdaq after its relaunch failed to significantly increase ratings. Murphy originally pulled the show off air in January but it later returned for a two-week pilot that ended last week after averaged only about ...
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NewsC4 orders second No Angels
Channel 4 head of drama John Yorke has secured another returning series for the broadcaster by ordering a second run of World Productions' controversial No Angels.
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C4 shares out remit
Former Channel 4 specialist factual commissioning editor Charles Furneaux, who last week quit to join Talkback, will not be replaced, the channel has decided. Instead, his remit, which includes history and archaeology documentaries, will be shared out in the specialist factual department.
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5 live lines up further unique profiles
BBC Radio 5 Live has commissioned Unique to make another series of documentaries on high-profile political and sporting figures. Documentary strand The Real has so far looked at Tony Blair, Osama Bin Laden and Jeffrey Archer and will next examine Chelsea Football Club owner Roman Abramovich (above) and Israeli prime ...
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Hit eyes up America
Hit Entertainment is looking at launching a TV channel in the US aimed at pre-school children. Rob Lawes, chief executive of the company which owns Bob the Builder said: 'We would like to leverage our content into an equity ownership of a dedicated [TV] venture.' Hit this week reported that ...
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Anglefish gets real
Angelfish, the new programme promo arm of creative agency Devilfish, has opened its doors with a contract from UK channel Reality TV. Angelfish has created the US launch promo package - including channel generics and series promotion for Reality TV - and under the new contract will make all on-air ...
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Carlton formats arm loses identity
Action Time, the former Carlton formats brand whose hits include ITV's Catchphrase, has been scrapped by new owner Granada. The division will now be merged with the sales arm of Granada International and all future projects will be branded Granada. Laura Burrell will be promoted from head of sales at ...
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Two more indies open sales arms
Two more UK independents have set up sales operations to represent their own programmes at this year's MipTV programme market, writes Leigh Holmwood and Paul Revoir.
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BBC Asian soap
The BBC is spending over£1m on its first radio soap for the Asian community. Silver Street will launch on 24 May on digital station BBC Asian Network and a 10-minute episode will be broadcast every weekday morning with an afternoon repeat and a weekend omnibus. ...
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Attheraces losing hope of rescuing deal
Attheraces, the horse-racing channel backed by Channel 4, BSkyB and Arena Leisure, has conceded that there is 'little chance' of rescuing its£307m rights deal with 49 UK race courses before the Monday deadline. If this deadline is missed, live broadcasting of UK horse-racing would cease immediately and the terrestrial rights ...
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Monkey Dust wins award
Talkback Productions' Monkey Dust won the award for best comedy at the British Animation Awards last week.
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ITV brings back Real Life series
ITV has cemented a commitment to documentaries with an order for six films for its Real Life strand.
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Wright back at BBC
Footballer Ian Wright and his former striking partner Mark Bright are returning to BBC Radio Five Live after a two-year absence. The pair will replace Johnny Vaughan when he leaves his Saturday afternoon debate show, Fighting Talk, at the beginning of April for Capital Radio. Wright and Bright will broadcast ...
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Fox kids bags cult korean cartoon
Fox Kids Europe (FKE) has picked up the rights to cult Korean cartoon Pucca (above) and has inked a deal to develop a 78 x 7-minute series with creator Vooz. FKE has also acquired rights to an earlier 24 x 2.5-minute series and will launch Pucca at MipTV. Meanwhile, Fox ...