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Non Blondes star tackles Greek gods
One of the stars of BBC3's hit comedy 3 Non Blondesis to present her own show on Greek mythology as part of a brace of new programmes linked to next year's Olympic games, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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BBC secures Italian reprieve for TOTP
BBC worldwide has secured a three-year deal with Italian broadcaster Mediaset to screen a regional version of chart show Top of the Popsafter losing its deal with RAI, writes Michael Rosser.
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McKerlie hiring no conflict, says BBC
The BBC has moved to allay fears raised by the post facilities community about the hiring of former BBC Factual and Learning (F&L) relationship manager, Andrew McKerlie by The Farm Group's new facility, Uncle, writes Sam Espensen.
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Gould moves up BBC
BBC Broadcast has appointed Laura Gould as head of television production. Gould will be in charge of the department, which produces promotions and trails for the BBC and other broadcasters, as well as representing BBC Broadcast directors in the marketplace. She was previously at Pink Films where she worked for ...
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Under construction goes to australia
Zeal Television has shifted its Under Constructionformat, devised by Chatterbox, to Australia's Network Ten. The show, which tracks 14 couples over 13 weeks as they work and live together to design, build and furnish a million-dollar dream home, has already achieved success in Germany on ...
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BBC marks anniversary of JFK's death
BBC controller of daytime Alison Sharman has commissioned a 30-minute one-off special to mark the 40th anniversary of the assassination of John F Kennedy. JFK - Legend and Leader, to be made by BBC News, will be presented by former Washington correspondent Charles Wheeler, who ...
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Rugby World Cup is all a dream
Ahead of the Rugby World Cup later this month in Australia, Nervo and Knox Creative has produced an on-air campaign for the tournament for ITV. Shot entirely in studio on Super 16, the titles explore the aboriginal idea of dream-time - that there are two realities; one in which we ...
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Al-Jazeera Sport gets identity
Former XTV executive producer Richard Markell's new branding agency, Markell Associates, has just completed its first job - the branding package for Al-Jazeera Sport, a new channel launching this week. The package included logos, bumpers, stings and idents, as well as title sequences for the channel's news programmes and its ...
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NewsBBC Films aims to build on TV work
BBC Films has poached one of Granada's most respected drama producers to spearhead its television production side as it attempts to build on recent award-winning output such as The Gathering Storm and Conspiracy, writes Leigh ...
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Discovery gets go ahead for celeb births
Discovery Health has pulled off a coup after becoming the first TV channel to be allowed to film inside London's Portland Hospital, where many celebrities such as Liz Hurley and Victoria Beckham have given birth, writes Rosemary Gallagher.
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ITV in Britain again
Oxford-based indie Landmark Films has been commissioned to make a further two episodes of its In Britainstrand for ITV. The 60-minute programmes, commissioned by ITV controller of factual programmes Bridget Boseley, are as yet untitled, but will be about unorthodox marriages and people's infatuations with ...
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Capital Disney poised to take advertising
Kids digital radio station Capital Disney is planning to be the first Disney operation to take commercial advertising, writes Rosemary Gallagher.
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Forever sells off Juice FM to Absolute
Forever Broadcasting has off-loaded award-winning Liverpool station Juice FM to Absolute Radio (AR-UK) for£3.1m in an effort to reduce its debts, writes Michael Rosser.
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TV corp takes celeb formats abroad
The Television Corporation has sold a brace of celebrity-based formats to Poland and Canada, originally made for BBC1 by indie Mentorn. Polish public broadcaster TVP1 has commissioned Do Us a Favourfor a primetime slot and Radio Canada has commissioned 20-part series ...
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Chrysalis exec takes flight to C4
One of Chrysalis TV Group's most senior executives has quit the company, less than a month after it was taken over by the management team led by former Granada chief executive Steve Morrison, writes Colin Robertson.
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C4 shows MTV bash
Channel 4 has been signed up as the terrestrial partner for MTV's 10th annual Europe Music Awards on 6 November in Edinburgh. The event, which will be Scotland's biggest ever televised event reaching up to 1 billion homes worldwide, will be hosted by popstar Christine Aguilera. Acts signed up to ...
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C4 signs Ferguson
Channel 4 has signed up Professor Niall Ferguson to make two history series over the next three years. The first will be a follow-up to Ferguson's series Empirein which the historian looks at the subject of US global power. The second series will be a ...
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Top moves at 3BM
Factual indie 3BM has promoted director Daniel Korn to managing director as part of
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Bond joins LBC 97.3
Former BBC royal correspondent Jennie Bond is set to join the presenter team at news and talk station LBC 97.3FM. Bond will feature as a royal commentator and will stand in for presenters across the schedule from early next year. Another newcomer will be writer and former BBC Radio 5 ...
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BBC2 sends grown-ups on gap
BBC2 is to take a different look at the concept of the 'gap year' by following a group of middle-aged people who have decided to take a break from their everyday lives, writes Leigh Holmwood.