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Baby Cow to make radio 4 sci-fi sitcom
Steve Coogan's indie, Baby Cow, is to make a science fiction sitcom featuring The League of Gentlemen's Mark Gatiss for BBC Radio 4. Set in 2099, Nebulous stars Gatiss as the head of an eco troubleshooting team whose nemesis is Dr Klench, played by David ...
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S4C to air mass for peace at easter
S4C is to broadcast a performance of The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace , by Welsh composer Karl Jenkins on Good Friday on 9 April. The channel has also commissioned production company Cwmni Sianco to make a 52-episode series for pre-school viewers called ...
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c4i renews output deal with finland
Channel 4 International has renewed its 59-hour output deal with YLE in Finland, with shows including factual documentaries, comedy and drama. The programmes include Talkback/HBO's Ali G in da USA!!!, The Regency House Party from Wall to Wall and Pioneer Productions documentary Sars: Killer Bug ...
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Ex-BBC man in at C4 day time
Channel 4 has appointed former BBC1 head of planning and scheduling Adam MacDonald to reinvigorate its daytime output and help it boost its overall share.
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Cooke leaves Radio 4
Veteran BBC Radio 4 broadcaster Alistair Cooke is retiring after 70 years at the BBC. The 95-year-old has presented the Letter from America show since 1946 and joined the corporation in 1934 as a film critic. The current affairs and historical programme is the world's ...
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C4 promotes Hilsum
Channel 4 News has promoted Lindsey Hilsum to the position of international editor. Hilsum, who has been Channel 4 News diplomatic correspondent for the past eight years, has also reported for the BBC, The ...
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Walters rises at S4C
Welsh distributor S4C International has promoted Huw Walters to the newly created role of head of international business. Walters, who was previously the company's head of co-productions, will be tasked with integrating S4C International's sales and co-production businesses. Walters joined the distributor in 1998 after working for the Welsh broadcaster ...
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6Music looks to make key appointment
BBC Radio 2 controller Lesley Douglas is hunting for a new head of programmes for digital station 6Music. Douglas handled the position at 6Music while head of programmes for R2 but is interviewing replacements following her promotion to controller. In addition, 6Music managing editor Antony Bellekom will also work with ...
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Tarrant offered new role after Vaughan's arrival
Capital 95.8 FM managing director Keith Pringle has confirmed that he has held talks with Chris Tarrant about the veteran DJ taking on a new weekend show after he hands over the breakfast slot to Johnny Vaughan.
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Rapido TV to relaunch after takeover
Eurotrash producer Rapido TV has been bought and will be relaunched within the next six months.
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UKTV Style airs seven-year makeover
UKTV Style is finally set to screen an ambitious property series that has been seven years in the making. Seven Year Makeover follows a family's struggle to transform a derelict Victorian water tower into a modern dream home. Commissioned two years ago by channel editor ...
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Alchemy moves into Centre Point
Audio facility Alchemy Mastering is investing£1.2m to relocate its business to the 29th floor of London's Centre Point building, writes Farah Jifri.
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Ten Alps on hunt for more indies
Ten Alps Communications is aiming to buy more indies after this week acquiring 3BM in a deal worth up to£1.1m.
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Sky hires Segal to work with America
Sky has hired former BBC senior vice-president of programme acquisition Rebecca Segal as senior vice-president of Sky Networks. The new LA-based role will see Segal identify programme trends and develop relationships with US networks, cable operators and production companies. She will take up the position in April and report to ...
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Popescu appointed
The relaunch editor of BBC News 24, Mark Popescu, has been made the editorial director of the channel. Popescu, a former editor of BBC1's 10 O'Clock News , takes on the role with immediate effect with a remit to work on News 24's editorial development. ...
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Sky confirms Milligan appointment
Five deputy chief executive Nick Milligan will join BSkyB in June in the new role of Sky Media managing director, the company has confirmed. He will report to Sky Networks managing director Dawn Airey and be charged with growing the company's advertising revenue across TV and interactive services. Sky's current ...
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September appoints ex-Fisher president
September Films has hired former Fisher Entertainment president Alan Winters to lead its US division following the resignation of chief operating officer Sally Miles. Winters, who has overseen reality series such as The Last Resort for US network ABC, will take over as president of ...
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serious jungle sells around the world
All3Media International has made several sales of CBBC factual series Serious Jungle. The 6 x 30-minute series has been picked up by Japanese public broadcaster NHK, KRO in the Netherlands and Disney Channel in Australia as well as Slovak TV, TVB in Hong Kong, ...
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BSkyB sells QVC share back to us parent
BSkyB has sold its 20% stake in QVC (UK) to the shopping channel's US owner, Liberty Media, for£49m. Liberty now owns 100% of QVC in both territories. Sky took a stake in QVC UK 10 years ago, but has decided to sell its share as the venture was not core ...
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ITV brings back Win, Lose or Draw to late-night slot
ITV is to bring back morning quiz show Win, Lose or Draw as a ?racy' late night offering with Lisa Tarbuck as presenter, writes Paul Revoir.