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NewsFormer Five man Menzies to head Twofour Arabia
Twofour Group has hired former Five head of features Alex Menzies to head a new Middle East and North Africa division based in Abu Dhabi.
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NewsTwofour talent sways Mackenzie
Twofour’s “mindblowing” multiplatform team was the deciding factor in Channel 4 head of factual entertainment Andrew Mackenzie’s decision to become group creative director at the indie.
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NewsAndrew Mackenzie leaves C4 for Twofour
Twofour has ended its year-long hunt for a group creative director with the appointment of Channel 4 head of factual entertainment Andrew Mackenzie.
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NewsHotel Inspector heads Home
UKTV-owned channel Home has picked up the rights to the first three series of Five’s factual entertainment hit The Hotel Inspector.
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The Broadcast InterviewMelanie Leach, Twofour
Melanie Leach, managing director of Broadcast indie of the year Twofour, tells Katherine Rushton what it’s planning next.
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NewsITV1 and Twofour win top Broadcast awards
ITV1 was last night named Channel of the Year at the Broadcast Awards, where it also scored success with ratings juggernauts The X Factor and Coronation Street.
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NewsNew Pact chair Manners braced for tough talks
Debbie Manners is to take over as chair of Pact - and is bracing herself for a year dominated by negotiations over digital terms of trade and pressure on indies as commissioning lags set in.
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NewsTarbuck teams with Criminal for Sky 1 pet show
Sky 1 has signed actress Liza Tarbuck and former Fun Lovin’ Criminals’ frontman Huey Morgan to front a new primetime entertainment series described as an “animal celebration”.
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NewsTwofour snares perfume guru to front BBC1 show
Perfume entrepreneur Jo Malone will front BBC1’s next business entertainment format in which members of the public attempt to make a success of a product they have created.
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NewsNoel Edmonds signs three-year Sky 1 deal
Noel Edmonds will deliver Christmas presents on Sky 1 until 2012 after signing a three-year deal extension.
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NewsSky 1 orders Jacko live séance
Psychic Derek Acorah is to attempt to make contact with late pop star Michael Jackson as part of two specially-commissioned shows for Sky 1.
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NewsTwofour and Shiver win factual orders from ITV
A series on the troops who take supplies to frontline soldiers in Afghanistan will be contrasted with a docu-soap about the busy holiday season in the Lake District in two factual commissions set for ITV1.
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NewsOpie joins Twofour as consultant
Twofour has recruited former Five exec Lisa Opie as a consultant for its online television service, Mediafreedom, and is trialing online channels for “major” broadcasters.
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NewsGreenlit takes on Wright and Twofour projects
Twofour Broadcast head of drama Jo Wright has moved to Greenlit Rights, taking the indie’s drama slate with her.
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NewsSky 1 adds twist for Are You Smarter...?
Sky 1 is revamping its kids-vs-adults quiz by asking mums and dads Are You Smarter Than Your 10-Year-Old?