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NewsAvalon buys Liberty Bell
Avalon, the production company behind Harry Hill's TV Burp, has bought the makers of Grumpy Old Menfor an undisclosed amount.
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NewsBazalgette pockets£4.3m
Endemol UK head Peter Bazalgette received a payout of£4.3m last year, part of a multimillion-pound bonus scheme which contributed to the company reporting a pre-tax loss.
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NewsNotts council lodge Ofcom complaint
Nottingham City Council has complained to Ofcom after Channel 4's Best and Worst Places to Live in the UKnamed the city the second worst place to live in the country.
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NewsC4's cricket dominates daytime again
Viewers don't seem to have tired of Channel 4's cricket coverage with the afternoon's first day's play of the third test dominating viewing with 2.4 million (28.7%) over five hours.
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NewsFive ventures into multichannel world
Five has announced its first venture into mulitchannel TV with a joint venture with interactive media group YooMedia.
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NewsBBC dogged by spoof news story
The BBC is still being dogged by a spoof BBC News web page which reported the death of 28 midgets in a fight with a lion.
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NewsSecond Ashes test gets DVD release
Indie Sunset + Vine has taken the term 'fast turnaround' to extremes, turning out a DVD of England's Test Match cricket success in just five days.
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NewsLost attracts 6.1m
Channel 4's publicity campaign for its latest US drama series Lostpaid-off last night with the first episode attracting a massive audience of 6.1 million (26.8%) from 8.30pm.
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Shine opens doors to tyrants' homes
Indie Shine is to nose around the extravagant former homes of Saddam Hussein for a documentary for Sky One.
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Singh Kohli fronts Tiger Aspect series
Hardeep Singh Kohli, the writer and star of BBC comedy Meet the Magoons, is fronting a new Channel 4 topical debate show, writesColin Robertson.
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RTE commissions further Afternoon Show run from Green Inc
Belfast indie Green Inc Film and Television has picked up a major order from RTE with a recommission for 230 hours of its daytime programme The Afternoon Show.
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Royal palaces showcased on BBC4
BBC4 is to go behind the scenes at five of the UK's royal palaces for a 10-part series. Tales from the Palacesvisits Kensington (pictured), Hampton Court, Kew, the Banqueting House and the Tower of London, exploring the myths and stories surrounding the buildings and their purpose ...
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RDF develops pilot for C4 dating show
RDF is piloting a dating show for Channel 4, in which a group of friends dominated by couples must find one of their single friends a partner. Friends and Lovers(working title) is seeking groups of friends in their 20s or 30s where one member is the ...
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Count Arthur sitcom for BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 4 has commissioned a 5 x 30-minute sitcom series from Komedia Entertainment and Smooth Operations featuring Edinburgh Fringe Festival regular Count Arthur Strong. Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show, written by Steve Delaney and currently in pre-production, is set for broadcast in January 2006 in ...
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ITV gives go-ahead for more Dial-a-Mum
ITV has ordered a further five episodes of Ludus and Objective Productions' forthcoming ITV daytime show Dial-a-Mum. The ITV1 show, which sends a four-strong team of 'no-nonsense mums' off to sort out people's problems, will now air as a 30 x 45-minute series from 5 September. ...
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Commissioner's Q & A: Lucy Willis
C4's commissioning editor, education, is on the lookout for fresh on-screen talent, wants to challenge our ideas on teenage addiction and is impressed by the edgy and exciting style of indie outfit Firefly.
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BBC factual trials in-house editing
The BBC's latest scheme for cutting the cost of programme-making will be tested at the corporation's London-based factual and learning department later this year with the introduction of low-cost desktop editing systems for production teams.
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Pepper Post revamps to grab film business
Pepper Post has restructured its senior management team, creating the new posts of head of operations and head of film as part of a fresh drive to win more film business.
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Avid buys out Pinnacle in£259m deal
Avid is to complete its proposed takeover of California-based video-editing firm Pinnacle Systems this week after the£259m deal was cleared by the European Commission.