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Films of Record follows girl cops
The BBC has commissioned Films of Record to make two ambitious fly-on-the-wall documentary series, charting the lives of women police officers and prison staff.
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Commissioner's Q & A: Jill Offman
The senior vice-president of Discovery and Developing Networks is constantly on the lookout for trademark shows, as she attempts to stamp more personality on the network
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Brian Waddell profiles movie cars
Northern Ireland indie Brian Waddell Productions has been commissioned by Sky One to make a two-hour clip show called Movies' Greatest Cars. The show will feature famous vehicles such as the BullittFord Mustang, Goldfinger's Aston Martin, ...
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McCutcheon and Malik pair off
Martine McCutcheon and Art Malik are to team up for an ITV1 multicultural love story, in which a young working-class girl becomes one of the three wives of a Persian restaurateur. The English Harem, a 120-minute film, is being made by Feelgood Fiction and goes into ...
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Blunkett drama kicks off More4
Channel 4 is launching its new More4 service in October with a satire on the life of David Blunkett. A Very Social Secretary, a one-off 90-minute drama from indie Mentorn, will follow Blunkett's recent past as a Cabinet minister, focusing on events surrounding his affair with ...
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UKTV doles out property show cash
Brighton-based Maverik Motion Pictures is about to go into production with a property show for UKTV Style. The 15 x 30-minute series, In Grand Style, focuses on first-time buyers in the Brighton and Hove area, who are given£1,000 and 36 hours to kit out their new ...
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Lobby groups hit out at sponsorship rules
TV lobby group the Voice of the Listener and Viewer has accused Ofcom of debasing standards in television and radio with its latest swathe of relaxations to rules on sponsorship and commercial references.
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Freudenstein insists new jobs will offset cuts at Sky
BSkyB's chief operating officer, Richard Freudenstein, has insisted that the satellite broadcaster is set to increase its overall headcount as it bids to get 10 million subscribers by 2010 - despite imminent job cuts in departments such as finance and marketing.
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Shed profits rise
Shed Productions has released its first results since the company floated on the Alternative Investment Market, showing profits up 209% to£2.8m. The results covering the six months to the end of February show that turnover is up 98% to£11.9m from£6m in 2004 and operating profit increased to 18.9%. The company ...
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C4 in Freeview slot
Crown Castle has confirmed that Channel 4 has won the last available slot on Freeview after bidding over£5m for a space on the digital terrestrial platform. C4 was awarded the slot on Multiplex C last month but has been awaiting approval from other broadcasters. The contract gives C4 the space ...
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Sky One to co-pro
Sky One has signed on as a co-production partner with CBS Paramount for two series of new sci-fi drama Threshold. The one-hour thriller series follows a team of experts who are brought together when the US Navy discovers an extraterrestrial craft has landed in the Atlantic ...
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Top UP TV adds British Eurosport
Top Up TV has added British Eurosport to its premium Freeview line-up, making it the first dedicated sports channel to air on the DTT platform. Launched on 31 May in a 2pm and 11pm slot on channel 49, Eurosport replaces E4, which left Top Up to go free-to-air last week. ...
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SRH turns down EMAP takeover offer
Emap, the owner of Kiss FM and the Magic radio networks, has failed in its£270m bid to take full control of Scottish Radio Holdings. In a statement to the Stock Exchange, Emap said SRH, the biggest radio group in Scotland, had 'declined to entertain an offer' on the terms it ...
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EC lobbies for end to ad restrictions
Restrictions on the amount of advertising broadcasters can show could be lifted under plans devised by the European Union's media commissioner Viviane Reding. Reding is expected to call for the lifting of restrictions currently in place that limit advertising to no more than 20% of total daily broadcasts. Under Reding's ...
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Rival channels air views on BBC charter
ITV, Five and BSkyB are set to give evidence to a House of Lords committee which is considering the BBC Charter review. ITV chief executive Charles Allen, BSkyB chief operating officer Richard Freudenstein and Five chief executive Jane Lighting will all put forward their views to the committee, chaired by ...
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Townhouse takes Trisha down under
Indie Town House TV has sold Five's Trisha Goddardshow to UKTV in Australia and New Zealand. The year-long deal will see the first episodes of the daily chat show air on the channel from August.
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Uplifting misery
With a C4 doc about cancer following The Boy Whose Skin Fell Off, Patrick Collerton has cornered the market in films about death. But his rapport with his subjects and irreverence make his work inspiring. By Suzy Bashford.
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Exploitation: how worried should we be?
When TV Wrap handed Pact a report naming 30 indies it claims have exploited freelance workers, it prompted shock, denial and widespread consternation within the indie community. Broadcastbrought the freelancers and indies together to fight it out
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Shocks to the system
Taboo-busting is de rigeur on both high and lowbrow channels, and Ofcom is showing no inclination to stem the tide, writes Sam Delaney.
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The best and brightest of 2005
Best Young Director -Charlotte Bruus-Christensen and Stefan Mork Charlotte Bruus-Christensen and Stefan Mork - both 27 - are a fine example of how multi-skilling can create brilliance. As well as sharing directing duties on Between Us(the short film which drew them to the ...