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Ratings analysis - Who's winning the ratings war?
With eight out of the top 10 highest rating shows, ITV is well ahead of the BBC in peaktime this year. And with Charter review focusing the corporation's attention on public service broadcasting and BBC1's drama output lagging behind ITV1's the BBC's opti
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Production - Last Night of Proms to go global with HD.
BBC outside broadcasts is refurbishing an OB truck so that it can produce an HD version
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Production - P3 invests in Avid ProEncode.
P3 last week became the first UK post house to purchase Avid's Unity ProEncode product as
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Production - Thomson brings super slo-mo to HD cameras.
Manufacturer Thomson has developed a camera system that does super slo-mo in HD, writes Will Strauss at NAB.
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FOOTIE WIVES BACK.
ITV controller of drama Nick Elliott has greenlit a fourth series of Shed Productions' drama Footballers'
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AT IT MAKES CUT-PRICE PLASTIC SURGERY DOC.
At It Productions has produced Sun, Sea & Silicone, a two-part series for Sky One, following
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Commissioning - Mastermind puts kids in the chair.
The BBC is set to launch Junior Mastermind, putting 11 and 12-year-olds in the black chair
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Commissioning - Teen channel extends its reach.
Flextech teen channel Trouble has commissioned reality series High School Project USA from Ginger TV as part of a new drive into factual programming, writes Naomi Rovnick.
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Commissioning - Commissioner's Q&A - Deborah Ward.
Channel 4 commissioning editor, schools and youth Deborah Ward likes indies who can keep their sense of fun even when it comes to schools programming.
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COMMISSIONS - FRENCH AND SAUNDERS REUNITE ON BBC1.
Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders are to reunite for their first sketch show together in six
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COMMISSIONS - GAIL PORTER TO CONTACT DEAD FOR LIVING TV.
Living TV has ordered a second series of paranormal show Dead Famous, which features Gail Porter
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COMMISSIONS - UNIQUE WINS THREE ORDERS FROM 1XTRA.
Unique has picked up three documentary commissions from the BBC's digital station 1Xtra. Babymothers will attempt
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COMMISSIONS - LIDDIMENT TO LOOK AT SOAPS FOR C4 DOC.
Channel 4 has ordered a brace of documentaries focusing on TV culture. In the 120-minute How
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BBC2 at 40 - Does life begin at 40 for BBC2?
As BBC2 enters its fifth decade its reputation for quality endures. But it faces some tough challenges as it searches for a new controller.
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Pioneer wins US science order.
Pioneer Productions has picked up a multimillion-pound series commission from National Geographic Channel in the US
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Ant and Dec take away Golden Rose.
Ant and Dec helped ITV trounce the BBC at this year's prestigious Golden Rose entertainment television awards in Switzerland, writes Michael Rosser.
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Mentorn plans special to mark return to Eden.
Mentorn is planning a special 'return to Eden' episode for reality format Forever Eden after it
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FORMAT FOCUS: THE CONTENDER.
In The Contender, Sylvester Stallone and Sugar Ray Leonard mentor a group of young boxers, who slug it out for a million-dollar prize, writes Michael Rosser.
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FORMATS & DEALS - FREMANTLE SELLS JULIE WALTERS DRAMA TO US.
Fremantle International Distribution has sold psychological drama The Return, which stars Julie Walters, to the US.
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COMMISSIONS - PLUS BUYS RIGHTS TO DICK VAN DYKE SERIES.
Granada Sky Broadcasting's flagship channel Plus has secured the cable and satellite rights to light-hearted mystery