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Britain's Brainiest Kid
''Britain's Brainiest Kid'' is a British television quiz show produced by Celador, which originally aired in a one-off special format on ITV (TV network), ITV on 9 August 2001, hosted by Carol Vorderman. A subsequent series was aired in late 2002. 2001 special The original featured four different rounds: * A set of 12 multiple choice questions, whittling down the number of male contestants from 12 to 3. * A set of 12 multiple choice questions, whittling down the number of female contestants from 12 to 3. * A subject-based round, where contestants answered questions on two subjects, this halved the number of competitors to 3. * A final round, where the remaining 3 contestants were tested on their own specialist subject and that of their fellow finalists The winner of the original special was Laura Hibbert of North Yorkshire, whose specialist subject was Charles Dickens. Alex "Brains" Marshall was runner up. Marshall's specialist subject was the United Arab Emirates. Richard "Hel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Celador
CPL Productions (formerly Celador) is a British entertainment company originally formed in the United Kingdom in 1981 as an independent television production company. It created and produced a number of popular light entertainment shows and is best known for the TV format ''Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?'' and the film ''Slumdog Millionaire'' which, in 2009, collected seven BAFTAs, four Golden Globes and eight Oscars including Best Director and Best Picture. The name Celador is a re-spelling of " cellar door", a phrase whose sound is often noted to be particularly euphonious. History Celador was founded by Paul Smith, , and included Jasper Carrott as one of its founder shareholders. After establishing itself as a leading UK production company it expanded into TV format licensing, film production and radio station ownership and operation. By 2006, Celador was owned by Complete Communications Corporation, a firm which Smith (who owned 18%) wanted to break up so he could concent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anna Coren
Anna Coren (born 28 October 1975) is an Australian journalist and former news anchor who is an international correspondent with CNN based in Hong Kong. Career Coren graduated from Charles Sturt University's Bathurst campus in 1996 with a communications degree and spent time working for regional television networks Prime (12 months) and NBN (18 months). She was picked up by the Nine Network in 1999 and earned a spot as an on-camera reporter for ''National Nine News'' in early 2000. In 2002, she began presenting news updates and the '' National Nine Early Morning News''. Coren's career at the Seven Network began in December 2003, presenting late news updates and presenting the summer edition of ''Today Tonight'' in the place of Naomi Robson. She has since presented many one-off events such as '' Australia's Brainiest Kid'', 2005 ''Edinburgh Military Tattoo'', ''Royal Wedding Night with Seven'' and ''Zero Hour – The Bali Bombings''. Her role at Seven also involved filling- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alessandra Sublet
Alessandra Sublet (born Alexandra Sublet on 5 October 1976) is a French radio and television presenter. She hosted the daily television program ''C à vous'' from September 2009 to June 2013 on France 5. Early life and education Alessandra Sublet was born in Lyon, the daughter of Joël Sublet, a former soccer player of the Olympique Lyonnais in the 1970s. She is the cousin of soccer player Willy Sagnol. As a child, she prepared a sport studying course in classical dance at the Alain Astié school of Lyon and attempted to join the Opéra de Paris but was rejected because of her height (1.60 m). After obtaining her baccalauréat, she studied communications and audiovisual at the ISCPA of Lyon. Television career Alessandra Sublet began her television career in 2003, working for a year for Match TV as a columnist in ''J'y étais'' and for TF1 as a columnist for the program ''Combien ça coûte ?''. She was also a columnist for ''La Matinale'' on Canal+ from 2004 to 2006. From Sep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laurence Boccolini
Laurence Boccolini (born 8 May 1963) is a French radio and television host. Career Radio Her career began in the early 1980s on the RTY radio. In 1987, she joined Europe 1 where she hosted many programs, including ''Lenoir'', ''Les Inconnus de l'après-midi'', ''La vie en rock'' and ''Top 50'' during the season 1987/1988. In 1992, she hosted on Fun Radio the morning program, replacing Arthur and Manu Levy. For three months, she hosted ''Lolo fait son show'', before being replaced by Difool. She participated in the show ''Rien à cirer'' hosted by Laurent Ruquier on France Inter radio hosting her own show ''Rien à voir'' in 1999 and 2000. She also occasionally participated in RTL ''Les Grosses Têtes'' between 2000 and 2008 and then joined the team of ''On va s'gêner'' in 2009. Between August 2010 and June 2011, she helped candidates with Pierre Lescure on the game ''Le Carré magique'' presented by Nagui on Europe 1 from 9:30 am to 11 am. Television During the 1990s, Laurence ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carole Rousseau
Carole Rousseau (born 25 December 1967) is a French television presenter. Life and career Carole Rousseau was born in La Garenne-Colombes in the department of Hauts-de-Seine. After studying law and obtaining a DESS (Diplôme d'études supérieures spécialisées) in audiovisual communication law, she started in 1991 working on FR3 with Jean-Marie Cavada for the program ''La Marche du Siècle''. After being a production assistant for ''Le Droit de savoir'' with Charles Villeneuve from 1993 to 1996, she joined France 2 from September 1996 to June 1997 to present the program ''Déjà dimanche'' with Jean-Luc Delarue. In 1997, she joined TF1 to co-host the program ''Plein les yeux'' with Jacques Legros (primetime compiling shocking images) and then to co-host ''Célébrités'' with Stéphane Bern. From 1997 to 1999, Carole Rousseau also presented several special programs such as ''Tirage de la Coupe du Monde'' at the Stade Vélodrome of Marseille, and ''Le Millénium'' on 31 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kanal 4
Kanal 4 (''Channel 4'') is a Danish subscription television channel operated by Warner Bros. Discovery EMEA, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery It was launched in 2006 as the successor of the former TvDanmark. Its predecessor TvDanmark was launched in 1997 as Denmark's second nationwide commercial terrestrial channel after TV 2. It was renamed TvDanmark 2 when the sister channel TvDanmark 1 was launched. When TvDanmark 1 was renamed Kanal 5, the first channel reverted to its old name before becoming Kanal 4 in 2006. On 1 January 2007, the terrestrial Kanal 4 signals were replaced by a new channel called SBS NET, while Kanal 4 continued broadcasting by satellite and cable. The station is broadcast to Denmark by satellite from London London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a maj ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RTL-TVI
RTL-TVI is a private French-language Luxembourg based television station in Belgium owned by DPG Media and Groupe Rossel, it was originally owned by the RTL Group until 31 March 2022. Within the French-speaking area of Belgium, it is the most popular channel with a 20 percent viewing share. It was the first commercial television station in Belgium. RTL-TVI offers a schedule of family-oriented information, entertainment and fiction genres. In French-speaking Belgium, almost all of the foreign programs are dubbed in French, instead of retaining the original soundtrack. In Belgium, RTL also operates the French-language channels Club RTL, Kidz RTL and Plug RTL. History Since 1955, Télé-Luxembourg, which became RTL Television in 1982, is broadcast from the Dudelange transmitter in Luxembourg. Following the collision of a Belgian military plane with the transmitter on 31 July 1981, the ''Compagnie Luxembourgeoise de Télédiffusion'' (CLT) obtained compensation from the Belgian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
VTM (TV Channel)
VTM or Vlaamse Televisie Maatschappij (English: ''Flemish Television Company'') is the main commercial television station in Flanders (the Dutch-speaking northern region of Belgium) and forms part of a network of channels owned by DPG Media (formerly Medialaan). It was launched on February 1, 1989 as the second commercial television channel in Belgium after the French-speaking RTL-TVI, and quickly became the most popular TV channel in the Flemish part of Belgium. Early programming consisted of local versions of game shows like 'Rad Van Fortuin' (Wheel of Fortune) or 'Waagstuk!' (Jeopardy!). The channel is also considered to have been instrumental in the rebirth of the local music industry as it was the first TV channel to promote local music through its primetime TV show 'Tien om te zien' (Ten to see), a weekly chart show with only local music productions. The channel's focus on local music and local versions of international TV formats quickly allowed it to outperform public ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Koen Wauters
Koen Maria Gaston Wauters (born 17 September 1967) is a Flemish singer, active with the band Clouseau, television presenter, and occasionally actor and race car driver. Biography Koen Wauters was born in Halle in 1967. Together with his three brothers and two sisters he spent his youth in Sint-Genesius-Rode. In his youth, Koen Wauters was a keen footballer, but all dreams of a possible pro career ended when he suffered from repeated knee injuries. Musical career In 1987, Koen and his brother Kris joined the local band Clouseau. Koen became the frontman and singer of the band. The band and Koen became household names in Flanders in 1989, when the single ''Anne'' became a huge hit. Over the next twenty years, Clouseau became the most popular band in Flanders. Actor Koen Wauters has acted in 2 Dutch movies, '' My Blue Heaven'' (1990) and ''Intensive Care'' (1991). Television presenter Koen Wauters started his career as a TV presenter in 1989, as one of the first faces for the new ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
İctimai Television
İctimai Television ( , “Public Television”), or İTV, is a public television channel in Azerbaijan. It officially began broadcasting on 29 August 2005 after being created by law in the beginning of 2004, as the first independent public broadcaster in Azerbaijan. The channel is based in Baku. Organisation İTV is primarily funded through advertising and government payments. The law of January 2004 creating the channel called for funding to come from a television licence fee beginning in January 2010, but this portion of the law has currently yet to be implemented as of . The channel is operated by the Public Television and Radio Broadcasting Company (), which consists of a nine member council whose members are approved by the President of Azerbaijan and a director general elected by the council and also approved by the President. The company also operates the public radio station ''İctimai Radio'', which commenced broadcasting on 10 January 2006. This arrangement as well ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AzTV
AzTV or Azerbaijan Television ( az, Azərbaycan Televiziyası) is a state-controlled national television channel in Azerbaijan. It is the oldest television channel in the country, having first broadcast from Baku on 14 February 1956 in what was then the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic, Soviet Union. Organisation The channel has been owned since 2005 by the Azerbaijan Television and Radio Broadcasting Closed Joint-stock Company ( az, Azərbaycan Televiziya və Radio Verilişləri Qapalı Səhmdar Cəmiyyəti, links=no), of which the national government is the only shareholder. This company also owns the channels İdman Azərbaycan TV ''(Sport Azerbaijan TV)'' and Mədəniyyət TV ''(Culture TV)''. In 2007, an application by AzTV to join the European Broadcasting Union was rejected after the channel was found to be too closely associated with the ruling government. Programming The channel starts its daily broadcast by airing National anthem of Azerbaijan. Programming on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leyla Aliyeva (presenter)
Leyla Mutallim qizi Guliyeva (née Aliyeva, Azerbaijani: ''Leyla Mütəllim qızı Quliyeva (Əliyeva)'', born 1986) is an Azerbaijani television presenter. On 22, 24 and 26 May 2012 she hosted the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Baku, Azerbaijan together with Eldar Gasimov and Nargiz Birk-Petersen. Career Leyla Aliyeva graduated from the Baku Academy of Music with a degree in choral directing and has a master's degree in music. In 2004, while in her first year of undergraduate studies, she was hired by İTV to work for the channel's Department of Music, Arts and Entertainment. In 2007, she began covering Eurovision news and soon rose to becoming a member of İTV's Eurovision organising committee. Aliyeva also served as the spokesperson of Azerbaijan announcing the country's first voting results in the country's debut at the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 in Belgrade, Serbia. She hosted the Azerbaijani national Eurovision selection tours alongside Husniyya Maharramova in 201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
