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Commissions - UKTV Style to find out what women want
Brian Waddell Productions has been greenlit by UKTV Style to make What Women Really Want, a series exploring the Bridget Jones generation, writes Susan Thompson.
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NewsBennett: BBC won't bow to pressure groups
BBC director of television Jana Bennett is to call on broadcasters not to bow to pressure to ban controversial programmes like BBC2's recent Jerry Springer - The Opera.
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Nathan Barley appeals to just 700,000
Channel 4 struggled last Friday (25 February) as the broadcaster fell to its second worst peaktime performance on a Friday since 1992 as its comedy Nathan Barleyattracted just 700,000 (3%) at 10pm.
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News6.8m help BBC1's Comic Aid
BBC1's Comic Reliefprogramming appealed to the viewers on Saturday night, with its Comic Aidfrom 9.15pm peaking at 6.8 million (30%) at the end.
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NewsKids channels hit back over child obesity
Turner Broadcasting's UK chief Richard Kilgarriff has challenged the government to put its money where its mouth is on childhood obesity - and invest in health education campaigns on children's television.
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NewsBaker plots 'edgy' Sky One
Sky One controller James Baker is looking to transform BSkyB's flagship channel into a US-style cable network offering with 'attitude and edge'.
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NewsGSB programme chief joins Celador
Granada Sky Broadcasting (GSB) director of programming Gary Shoefield has joined Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?owner Celador.
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NewsDigi radio sales overtake traditional sets
Sales of digital radio have overtaken those of traditional sets for the first time, according to new figures.
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NewsLygo: I don't want BBC1 job
C4 director of television Kevin Lygo has ruled himself out of the race for the BBC1 controller job, saying that he is 'enthralled and invigorated' by his current job.
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NewsITV to slash kids and religion hours
ITV has been given the green light by Ofcom to slash its kids and religious output.
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NewsBBC triumphs at RTS Journalism awards
The BBC bagged 10 awards at the RTS Television Journalism Awards last night.
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S4C sells off commercial arm
Welsh broadcaster S4C is to close down its commercial division and is preparing to sell off its international distribution business.
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NewsBBC1's Dad appeals to 5.7m
BBC1's drama Dadmanaged a peak of 5.7 million (23.4%) at the start in the face of a literally explosive episode of The Billon ITV1.
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NewsCostume drama producer to run EastEnders
The Bafta-winning producer of BBC costume drama Charles II - The Power and The Passionis to be the new executive producer of EastEnders.
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NewsMacKenzie reignites Rajar row
Kelvin MacKenzie has relaunched his campaign against Rajar, challenging the radio audience measurement body to admit his Talksport station gets more listeners than it publishes.
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NewsCSS sells Target stake
Sports and talent agency CSS has sold its stake in rights management company Target Entertainment to a city investor.
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NewsPsychic TV channel grows reach
TV Commerce, the interactive TV operator that floated on the AIM Stock Exchange this week, has secured a daytime slot for its psychic TV service, Your Destiny.
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NewsHallmark UK chief quits
Hallmark UK chief executive Jeff Henry has quit the company following this week's $242m takeover of Hallmark International by an investor team led by David Elstein.
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NewsJackson joins DVD rights firm
Former Channel 4 chief executive Michael Jackson has re-emerged on the UK media scene, with a part-time role at The Rights Company (TRC).
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NewsRTS unveils TV awards shortlist
The Royal Television Society has published its nominations for this year's programme awards. The event will take place on Tuesday 15 March at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London, hosted by X Factorpresenter Kate Thornton.