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Archive for March, 2010

Family Coaching

While the last couple of decades were all about ‘me’, it looks like the next few years might be about ‘we’, at least in life coaching terms. More and more families are calling a coach to help them improve their uncommunicative or toxic relationships, particularly between grown up children and their parents. A quick glance [...]

Greenlit: Swarm Chasers, Animal Planet

Swarm Chasers (2×60′) – Explores the science of swarms, examining the behaviour of rats and locusts. Channel: Animal Planet Producer: Oxford Scientific Films TX: TBC Source: Broadcast

Greenlit: The Door, ITV1

The Door – (2x special) – Six brave celebrities put their pride on the line and take on the challenge of enduring a multitude of tests, all delicately designed to instil them with gut wrenching fear, as they discover what lies behind The Door. Actors Dean Gaffney, Louisa Lytton, Coronation Street’s Jennie McAlpine, Boyzone’s Keith [...]

In: Mike Duffy, EVP Development, RDF USA

Mike Duffy has been promoted to the position of Executive Vice President Development in RDF USA’s LA office, where he was previously SVP of development. Source: Broadcast

In: Siobhan Sinnerton, Commissioning Editor, News and Current Affairs, Channel 4

Siobhan Sinnerton has been appointed as commissioning editor for news and current affairs at Channel 4,  including overseeing  Dispatches and Unreported World strands. Source: Broadcast

Greenlit: Rock’n'Roll, BBC2

Rock’n’Roll (5×60′) – Documentary series narrated by DJ Mark Radcliffe that explores the recipe for the perfect rock’n’roll band and traces the history of rock’n’roll over the last half-century.  Viewers can vote online for their favourite musicians and listeners to BBC Radio 2 can discuss their opinions. Channel: BBC2 TX: Spring 2010 Source: Broadcast

Wild Robots

The New York Times has rounded up several sightings of robots in the ‘wild’ -  from the supermarket robot that will carry your shopping basket  for you to Hanako  a robot with bleeding, saliva-excreting mouth designed to help dentists train. Seem more robots at work and play in The New York Times.

Greenlit: There’s a Rhino in my House, Animal Planet

There’s a Rhino in my House (1×60′) – Documentary about a Zimbabwean woman who raises a baby rhino. Channel: Animal Planet Producer: Oxford Scientific Films TX: TBC Source: Broadcast

Greenlit: Battle on the Block, HGTV

Battle on the Block – Weekly competiton series in which three families in the same neighborhood compete to win a $10,000 for redesigning their home with the help of contractors and a design advice from host Genevieve Gorder. Channel: HGTV TX: 11th April 2010 Source: Cynopsis

In: Katie Griffin, Manager of Development, Kinetic Content

Katie Griffin has joined Kinetic Content as manager of development. Source: C21

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