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Latest TV News
| Product placement specialist MirriAd signs another broadcast deal » |
| 02/17/2012 |
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MirriAd has signed an agreement with Nordic broadcaster Viasat Broadcasting to provide it with digitally-inserted product placement. |
| Shazam appoints vice-president of European ad sales » |
| 02/17/2012 |
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Digital music company Shazam has appointed Last.fm's Miles Lewis as vice-president of ad sales for the UK and Europe, in a move to expand ad opportunities within its app and encourage brands to make TV ads Shazam-enabled. |
| Kellogg's to sponsor breakfast on Boomerang » |
| 02/17/2012 |
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Kellogg's, the cereal manufacturer, has signed a year-long sponsorship deal for Mini Max cereal to sponsor breakfast on children's channel Boomerang. |
| Walker Media promotes Clive Record as it combines TV and digital display buying » |
| 02/16/2012 |
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Walker Media, the M&C Saatchi-owned media agency, has combined its digital display and TV-buying teams and promoted digital strategist Clive Record to the position of head of screen. |
| Facebook helps Channel 5 to 700k votes for 'Celebrity Big Brother' » |
| 02/15/2012 |
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Channel 5, the Northern & Shell-owned TV channel, has revealed a big increase in the number of votes cast for 'Celebrity Big Brother' between its first and second series, thanks partly to the addition of Facebook voting. |
| CNBC EMEA sales boss Paul Maraviglia steps down » |
| 02/13/2012 |
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Paul Maraviglia, vice president of sales for CNBC, has departed the broadcaster after just under four years in the role. |
| Channel 4 hires Hearst's Matt Salmon as head of agency sales » |
| 02/13/2012 |
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Channel 4 has appointed Matt Salmon, group commercial director at Hearst Magazines UK, as head of agency sales. |
Latest TV Highlights
| The Book Show February 23rd, 2012 » |
| 02/23/2012 |
 Mariella Frostrup returns, celebrating the 200th anniversary of Charles Dickens' birth with a Book Show special dedicated to one of the world's first celebrity authors Click to continue reading, related programmes, cast and crew, episode guides and more... |
| Pramface February 23rd, 2012 » |
| 02/23/2012 |
 New comedy series about two teenagers trying, and often failing, to come to terms with impending parenthood. Click to continue reading, related programmes, cast and crew, episode guides and more... |
| Kidnap and Ransom February 23rd, 2012 » |
| 02/23/2012 |
 Trevor Eve returns as international hostage negotiator, Dominic King in the second series of the thrilling Kidnap and Ransom. Click to continue reading, related programmes, cast and crew, episode guides and more... |
| White Van Man February 23rd, 2012 » |
| 02/23/2012 |
 The comedy series entred around Ollie, a man with a van, returns for a second series. In this episode, Ollie swaps the job book for a fancy new phone app and Darren struggles to come to terms with fatherhood. Click to continue reading, related programmes, cast and crew, episode guides and more... |
| House February 23rd, 2012 » |
| 02/23/2012 |
 The hit medical drama returns to continue its eighth season. The team treat an Alzheimer's patient they suspect may have tried to take his own life. Plus, House and Foreman butt heads. Click to continue reading, related programmes, cast and crew, episode guides and more... |
| Strictly Baby Disco February 23rd, 2012 » |
| 02/23/2012 |
 Documentary which explores the work of the freestyle disco - the new and ultra-competitive dance phenomenon where there is no syllabus and no limit to the ends children will go to stand out. Click to continue reading, related programmes, cast and crew, episode guides and more... |
| Those Who Kill February 23rd, 2012 » |
| 02/23/2012 |
 The first in a new Danish compelling dark crime series, based on the novels by bestselling author Elsebeth Egholm, about a police team whose task is to track down serial killers. Click to continue reading, related programmes, cast and crew, episode guides and more... |
Latest TV Commissions [via Broadcast - subscriber-only content]
| The Job Lot » |
| 02/22/2012 |
| It will be based in an employment centre. |
| Postcode Lottery » |
| 02/22/2012 |
| The series will examine the importance of location when planning our futures, as more and more people find themselves at the mercy of a few numbers and letters that can in fact dictate our health, happiness and wellbeing. |
| World Series of Dating » |
| 02/22/2012 |
| It will combine reality with scripted comedy as a series of male contestants attempt to impress a panel of women in "the date zone". |
| Wild Things with Dominic Monaghan » |
| 02/21/2012 |
| Lord Of The Rings and Lost star Dominic Monaghan will hunt for the world’s most dangerous and elusive insects. |
| Hotel Secrets with Richard E Grant (working title) » |
| 02/21/2012 |
| It will follow the actor's exploration of the world’s most famous and infamous hotels. |
| Mr Stink » |
| 02/21/2012 |
| Adaptation of David Walliam's children's book. Mr Stink is a local tramp befriended by a young girl, Chloe, who ends up hiding him in her garden shed when it looks like he might be driven out of town. |
| Crufts (series 3) » |
| 02/21/2012 |
| Coverage of the pedigree dog show competition will include advice on health and welfare, as well as the winners of each category. |
| Loving Miss Hatto » |
| 02/20/2012 |
| Biopic written by Victoria Wood about the pianist Joyce Hatto. Loving Miss Hatto will consider the musician’s relationship with her husband and the controversial recordings that made her famous late in life. |
| Gok Cooks Chinese » |
| 02/20/2012 |
| It will see the star of How to Look Good Naked and his father, John Wan, creating Chinese dishes that are healthy and quick to make at home. |
| My Man Can » |
| 02/20/2012 |
| Four women are pitted against each other as they bet on how successfully their partners could complete challenges including, smashing windows with footballs and eating chili peppers. |
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