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CANADIANS TO VIEW CORONATION STREET AND EMMERDALE
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation has bought 832 episodes of Coronation Street and the same number of episodes of Emmerdale (left) from Granada International. The soaps will run back to back, four times
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Frostrup to front Panorama
The BBC's current affairs department has confirmed TV presenter Mariella Frostrup as the host for a one-off report on reality television for the new series of Panorama, writes Tara Conlan.
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E4 reveals content and expands staff
Channel 4's planned entertainment channel E4 has unveiled the details of its first clutch of original programming and has hired three editors to share commissioning duties with head of programmes Andrew
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ITV mixes animals and kids
United Productions has been commissioned by outgoing controller of children's and youth Nigel Pickard to make new 13 x 20-minute animal gameshow Petswap, writes Tara Conlan.
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Bravo in NME tie-up strand
Flextech men's channel Bravo has ordered a masthead show from Rapido that will be based on consumer music title NME, writes Simon Ellery.
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OVERNIGHT RATINGS - Big Bro leaves BBC's Olympics on blocks
BBC 1's Olympics Games' opening ceremony coverage last Friday (15 September) won the silver medal in this week's ratings race, as Big Brother tore home for gold, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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BBC 4 plans rolling City news slots
The BBC's economics and business unit is among those pitching for a new daily rolling business news programme on the new BBC 4, as it emerged that BBC Choice is also to launch a short daily news bulletin, writes Tara Conlan.
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Gardam reorders top staff structure
Channel 4 director of programmes Tim Gardam has restructured his commissioning team, creating three department heads and reworking many of the channel's reporting lines.The moves follow a change to deputy director
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UBC buys Classic Gold
UBC Media Group has struck a deal with the GWR Group to take control of the Classic Gold brand and 12 of its AM licences, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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History calls on indies for new service
The History Channel is launching a dedicated UK biography channel and is planning to commission UK producers to help fill the schedule, writes Simon Ellery.
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Columbia set for UK production drive
Columbia Tristar International Television (CTIT) is gearing up for a major UK production drive with plans to develop and fully fund programming for the British market, writes Tabitha Cole.
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FUNDING FOR NEW TFI FRIDAY
Channel 4 head of entertainment Kevin Lygo is understood to have given Avalon development funding for a potential replacement for TFI Friday.The show is believed to be based on the Friday
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NEWSNIGHT AT WEEKENDS
BBC news and BBC 2 have agreed to air current affairs flagship Newsnight on Saturday evenings in the immediate run-up to the forthcoming general election. The extra edition will take Correspondent's
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LNN SEEKING HEAD OF NEWS
London News Network is believed to be in talks with former BBC news executive editor, TV bulletins Malcolm Balen to become its new head of news. The role has been vacant
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SKY TO AIR BRITNEY SHOW
BSkyB has scooped an exclusive Britney Spears concert in November as part of its drive to ramp up music content. The broadcaster will record a concert from the London Arena on
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C4 MULLS NEW BIG BROTHER
Channel 4 Ideas Lab head Liz Warner has said she will spend the next few weeks talking with key members of the Big Brother team at Bazal to discuss how a
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WARNERS IN VOD DEAL
Video-on-demand service Videonet has signed a three- year, 600-hour content deal with Warner Brothers International Television, giving it on-demand rights to shows including ER, Friends and The Sopranos. Videonet has also
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The future is niche for entertainment
Entertainment is a declining genre with fragmenting audiences, but now is a good time to create new entertainment channels, according to a new study from strategic research company Human Capital.The report,
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DNE opens US to UK indies
Discovery Networks Europe (DNE) is planning to host a workshop for independent producers looking to break into its range of US channels, writes Simon Ellery.
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Granada names drama head
Granada Television has confirmed that controller of comedy Andy Harries is taking the newly created role of controller of drama and comedy, writes Georgina Lipscomb.