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FORMATS & DEALS - FIREWORKS SELLS MICE DRAMA TO DISCOVERY.
Discovery UK and Ireland has acquired a factual drama special from distributor Fireworks International. Woodmouse -
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Commissioning - Waddell scores two.
Northern Irish indie Brian Waddell Productions has been commissioned to make two one-hour documentaries for BBC1 Northern Ireland, writes Glen Mutel.
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Commissioning - BBC Radio dramatises Mary Poppins.
Mary Poppins is to be adapted for radio for the first time as part of BBC
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Commissioning - BBC2 to kick off football weekly.
BBC2 is to jump on the football bandwagon by launching its first magazine-style show dedicated to
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Commissioning - Monarch kept on.
BBC Scotland has commissioned indie Ecosse Films to produce a sixth series of BBC1's Scottish drama
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Commissioning - Boat special for ITV.
New Plymouth-based indie Televisionary has been commissioned by ITV controller of daytime Liam Hamilton to make
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Commissioner's Q&A - Richard Melman.
The channel director for the History and Biography channels confesses that he would like to steal Time Team from Channel 4 and would be happy with a programme budget 'half the size' of BBC4's.
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Commissioning - Kylie tops Five musical line-up.
Five is to screen a new documentary on pint-sized pop princess Kylie Minogue as part of a series of one-off music shows, writes Michael Rosser.
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Commissioning - BBC Gospel show.
BBC head of religion and ethics Alan Bookbinder has commissioned a 60-minute reality television-style show in
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Commissioning - Latest home front.
Norwich-based indie Imago is making a broadcast pilot for a property makeover show for ITV1. Front
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Analysis - Profile - Channel hopper moves again.
The commissioner behind Ali G and Banzai, Andrew Newman, is returning to his 'spiritual home' - C4. But how much leeway will he have with boss Kevin Lygo?
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Analysis - On the box - Tapeworms or tagliatelle?
If you were about to tuck in to a lovely pasta meal, you wouldn't watch a programme about parasites, would you? Jeff Ford should have known better.
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Analysis - Game over for Technology.
Despite its success in getting Freeview launched, BBC Technology is to be put up for sale. And with Charter renewal looming, there is increasing speculation about other non-core BBC activities, says Suzannah Scott.
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In my view - Stuart Cosgrove, director of nations and regions at Channel 4 - Blowing Belfast's bugle.
Belfast companies have started to deliver to the networks. Now, all they need is some confidence, says Stuart Cosgrove.
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PLAIN-SPEAKING C4.
Channel 4 News has won a Plain English Award. Guy Ker, Channel 4 News's managing director,
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Regions 'need to keep talent'.
BBC Director of factual and learning John Willis has called on the major broadcasters and indies
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BBC on top with eight kids Baftas.
The BBC swept the board at this year's British Academy Children's Film and Television Awards, winning a total of eight awards, writes Lisa Campbell.
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Ofcom clears sales deal.
Ofcom has paved the way for Channel 4, Five and BSkyB to merge their advertising sales divisions after it withdrew the Independent Television Commission's rules on the joint selling of airtime, writes Glen Mutel.
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Classic simulcasts on TV and radio.
Classic FM is set to bridge the gap between its national radio station and its digital television channel with its first simultaneous broadcast, writes Michael Rosser.
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Living boosts daytime menu with dramas.
Living TV has signed off more cash for its daytime schedule and has acquired a trio of dramas from Sony Pictures Television and Fireworks International, writes Michael Rosser.