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Animation chief Kitson quits C4
Channel 4 commissioning editor of animation Clare Kitson is to leave Horseferry Road after 11 years, write Tim Dams and Annie Dare.Her departure will lead to an overhaul of C4's animation
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Salmon replaces Lynch as Resources head
BBC director of personnel Margaret Salmon has been confirmed as the new chief executive of BBC Resources, writes Dominic Timms.She replaces outgoing head Rod Lynch who quit last week (Broadcast, 11.6.99).He
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Root to drop Video Nation Shorts in bid to 'tighten up'
BBC 2 controller Jane Root is believed to be dropping the long-running Video Nation Shorts strand in a bid to 'tighten up the schedule', writes John Plunkett.Video Nation Shorts co-producer Chris
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VAN OUTEN TO OFFER C4 SOMETHING FOR THE WEEKEND
Channel 4 has commissioned Tiger Aspect Productions to make a major new Denise Van Outen (right) post-watershed entertainment series, based on relationships. The 7 x 30-minute series, provisionally titled Something for
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NewsOscar winner savages BBC over Storyville cuts
Kevin Macdonald, whose Oscar-winning documentary One Day in Septemberappeared on Storyvillelast year, has hit out at the BBC claiming it has 'forgotten its remit to produce informative programmes'.
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BBC 2 DIGS IN TO LOOK AT FIRST WORLD WAR TRENCHES
BBC 2 is to air a 6 x 30-minute series on the first world war from 29 July. Called Western Front, it was commissioned by former BBC 2 controller Mark Thompson
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MARK AND LARD TO MAKE TV DEBUT WITH MATCH OF THE 90S
BBC Radio 1 duo Mark and Lard are to make their BBC 1 debut later this summer with a 10-part football series called Match of the 90s. Produced by Manchester-based BBC
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TOYS FOR BOYS THEME OF THE LAB'S LATEST COMMISSION
LWT's low-cost, high-volume production unit, The Lab, has won a commission to make a fast turnaround series of shorts, Toys for Boys, for an upcoming ITV2 themed lads weekend. The 5
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UK PLAY TO SCREEN REGIONAL COMEDY AWARDS
UK Play channel editor Stuart Murphy has commissioned BBC entertainment to film the regional finals of the BBC's new Comedy Awards competition for a new five-part series. Filming of the competition,
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WILDTRACK TO PRODUCE SWEET FA FOR GRANADA
Liverpool-based independent Wildtrack Television has been commissioned by Granada Television to produce a new football show called Sweet FA.The 8 x 30-minute series is due to air from Thursday 15 July
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GINGER TO CHALLENGE ITV SATURDAY DOMINANCE FOR BBC 1
Ginger Productions has emerged as the production outfit behind BBC 1's new 50-minute primetime Saturday night show (Broadcast, 11.6.99). Red Alert will kick off in the autumn and is part of
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Rapido signed up for Sky One series
Sky One has again moved to beef up its quota of British programming by commissioning independent Rapido TV to produce a new 12 x 60-minute series for the channel.The show, Yanky
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C4 takes high school show
Granada Media (GM) controller of children's Steven Andrew has secured his first Channel 4 children's commission - a docu-soap described as a 'real Beverly Hills 90210', writes Jason Deans.The 13 x
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First Freedom sets sail with liner doc
Discovery Networks Europe (DNE) has lined up First Freedom Productions to make a documentary charting the design and construction of P&O's new super-liner, writes Alice Macandrew.The 3 x 60-minute series, Aurora,
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OVERNIGHT RATINGS - Bulgar bore helps C5 to best ever share
England's game in Bulgaria last week helped Channel 5 to its best ever weekly audience share according to unofficial overnights, writes Liz Shackleton.Between Monday 7 June and Sunday 13 June the
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BBC 1 hires Davies for modern classic
Andrew Davies is to adapt the Kingsley Amis novel Take a Girl Like You for BBC 1.Davies, whose previous credits for BBC 1 include Pride and Prejudice and Vanity Fair, said
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Macnaught takes over on the Street
Stars in Their Eyes executive producer Jane Macnaught is to take over as the new producer of Granada Television's flagship ITV soap, Coronation Street, prompting a reorganisation of the entertainment department.Macnaught's
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Scott lands factual brief at Yorkshire
Yorkshire Television director of programmes John Whiston has promoted Helen Scott to become controller, documentaries and factual programmes, writes Jason Deans.The newly created post forms part of a drive to increase
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Discovery sounds out Bennett about running Learning channel
BBC Production deputy chief executive and director of programmes Jana Bennett has been approached by Discovery Communications to run The Learning Channel, write Tim Dams and Alice Macandrew.News that head-hunters had
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NewsDuncan to lead RTS drive for young talent
Channel 4 chief executive Andy Duncan is to head a Royal Television Society venture aiming to nurture the next generation of TV talent.