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Industry slammed over 'lack of guts'
Ratings pressure on controllers is stifling creativity and the guts and editorial vision they need to commission innovative programmes, a panel of leading industry figures has said.Speaking at a Broadcast magazine
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SKY AND NICK TEAM UP
BSkyB and Nickelodeon UK have struck their first ever joint programming deal, in which they share UK rights to Japanese animation series Yu Gi Oh!, writes Jon Rogers. The deal was
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BBC 1 plans high-tech Ancient Egypt series
The BBC is to embark on one of its most ambitious history projects to date when it uses Walking With Dinosaurs-style computer effects to bring ancient Egypt alive, writes Leigh Holmwood.Pyramid,
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Right to reply reduced on C4
Channel 4 has scaled back its consumer feedback programming from 10 hours to just over three hours a year, while putting viewers' 'right to reply' on the web, writes Penny Hughes.Four
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BBC ups Tiger drama
Tiger Aspect has expanded its drama department after scooping a BBC 2 commission for a four-part drama, writes Penny Hughes.Channel 4 drama programme finance manager Marigo Kehoe joins Tiger's drama department
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NewsUK dramas travel to Malaysia
BBC Worldwide has launched an entertainment channel in Malaysia airing shows such as Doctor Who, Waking the Deadand Rebus.
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SMG boosted by£1m talent deal
SMG TV Productions has inked a£1m development deal with The Artists' Rights Group (ARG) to harness talent such as Ross Kemp and John Hannah, writes Steve Aston.The two-year deal will
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TV to breed new wildlife
ITV AND BBC 1 are putting together plans to overhaul their approaches to natural history programming which are expected to result in an increase in wildlife programmes on ITV but a
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TRAIL ONE-OFF FOR BLUE PLANET
The BBC has created a new balloon ident for BBC 1 to coincide with the transmission of its latest landmark natural history series, The Blue Planet, writes Barbara Marshall. Produced by
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Web museum to put BBC archive online
The BBC Natural History Unit (NHU) is formulating ambitious plans to place the whole of its archive on the internet in order to create an 'electronic museum', writes Leigh Holmwood.The NHU,
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S4CI puts£6m in cartoon venture
S4C International (S4CI) is pumping£6m into animation following the launch of a children's strategy group chaired by former BBC head of children's television Anna Home, writes Penny Hughes.The Welsh broadcaster
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NewsBBC seals treble deal for Tern TV
BBC Worldwide has secured the international sales of three factual entertainment series by Scottish indie Tern Television, including Spa of Embarrassing Illnesses.
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BBC awaits Jowell's verdict on digital
The BBC faces at least another two-week delay before hearing whether it can press ahead with its new digital channels after media secretary Tessa Jowell abandoned her plans to speak at
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Autumn laughs for ITV
ITV put comedy back into the heart of its schedule as it announced its autumn line-up this week, writes Steve Aston.The Sketch Show comedy series created by Steve Coogan indie Baby
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Warner builds team at Betty
Outgoing Channel 4 commissioning editor, features Liz Warner has poached Fulcrum TV executive producer Gill Wilson to become head of popular factual television at her new indie, Betty, write Penny Hughes
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NewsBBC1 orders one-off drama for daytime
BBC1 has commissioned Southampton-based indie Resource Base to make Bloodlines, a daytime drama about family secrets and the relationship between nature and nurture.
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BBC signs ideas code
BBC Radio has signed up to a code of practice designed to prevent the theft of ideas proposed by freelancers and independents, writes Georgina Lipscomb.The Code of Practice for the Submission
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Lygo plans more C5 repeats
Channel 5 director of programmes Kevin Lygo is looking to repeat more C5 programming, despite having an extra£26m in his budget, writes Georgina Lipscomb.According to sources, Lygo wants to 'showcase'
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ITV SOAP TO BE TAILORED
ITV is to tailor its new United Productions-produced soap Night and Day for two different audiences. In addition to its three showings a week in daytime it will have a more
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FIVE LIVE TO AIR MAN U
BBC Radio 5 Live has won exclusive rights to cover all Manchester United's home matches with European teams for the next two seasons. The news will come as a blow to