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Heggessey tests Saturday shows
BBC1 controller Lorraine Heggessey has commissioned three entertainment shows from BBC Scotland as part of a drive to boost the channel's Saturday night performance.
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Tony Martin set to appear in C4 film
Tony Martin, the Norfolk farmer who was jailed for killing a 16-year-old burglar, is to take part in a Channel 4 documentary, which looks at the downside of life in the country, writes Glen Mutel.
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Discovery delves into fertility
Discovery Health has commissioned two 'tear-jerker' shows examining fertility issues, writes Naomi Rovnick.
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ITV1 doc boasts abba exclusives
Reclusive Abba star Agnetha Faltskog has given her first major interview since the break-up of the band in 1981 in a major ITV1 documentary. The 90-minute Super Troupers - 30 Years of Abba, made by indie Iambic, will also feature fellow band member Frida Lyngstad singing Dancing Queen for the ...
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Five commissions Russ meyer doc
Brian Waddell Productions is to look at the career of controversial film-maker Russ Meyer (above) in an hour-long documentary for Five. The working-titled Russ Meyer: the King of Sexploitation which will air later this year, will feature mixture of archive footage and interviews with both celebrity admirers of Meyer's work ...
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Zig zag brings olympics into front room
Zig Zag Productions has been commissioned to make an indoor version of the Olympic Games for Challenge TV to coincide with the international event in August. The 16 x 30-minute Household Olympics will see Olympic events brought indoors, with families competing in events such as dressing gown judo and real ...
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Channel 4 plans Shameless Christmas
Channel 4 has commissioned a 90-minute Christmas special of its hit drama Shameless. The Paul Abbott-scripted show, made by Company Pictures, will start filming in two weeks' time. C4 head of drama John Yorke commissioned the show. A second series of 8 x 60-minute episodes is also in production.
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BBC makes teen version of little angels
The BBC is to make an 8 x 30-minute spin-off series of Little Angels, in which parents are given tips on how to deal with their children. Teen Angels, which will air first on BBC3 and then transfer to BBC1, will feature experts giving advice to parents and their unruly ...
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John Downer to walk with wildebeest
Indie John Downer Productions has been commissioned to make a 4 x 30-minute series for BBC1 that will follow the great wildebeest trek across the African savanna. The series, commissioned by BBC1 controller Lorraine Heggessey, will use the type of innovative cameras the indie has developed for shows such as ...
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BBC backs free satellite service
The BBC has called on the government to back a controversial free-to-air satellite TV service, claiming without it the government will not meet its analogue switch-off target.
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RDF chief reveals aim to sell or float indie by 2007
RDF Media will either float on the stock market or be sold by summer 2007, according to the indie's chief executive, David Frank.
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C4 boss slams top slicing BBC licence fee
Channel 4 chief executive Mark Thompson has said he is opposed to top slicing the BBC's licence fee as a future means of funding.
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Top-class athletics returns to C4
Channel 4 has landed the rights to show the highlights of this year's International Association of Athletics Federations Golden League meetings - the first time the sport has appeared on C4 since 1998. VTV will produce six half-hour highlights shows to be aired on selected Saturday mornings between June and ...
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Bloomberg supplies business show to LBC
Chrysalis-owned LBC News has struck a deal with Bloomberg to air a 90-minute early morning money programme, Bloomberg Business Breakfast. The show, which launched this week, airs from 05.00 to 06.30, Monday to Friday, and goes head to head with Five Live's ...
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ITV secures F1 motor racing until 2010
ITV has secured a five-year deal, believed to be worth£150m, to cover Formula 1 motor racing exclusively in the UK - keeping the sport on the channel until 2010. The deal also includes a clause which allows the broadcaster to show coverage of races on sister channels ITV2 and the ...
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GMG radio improves performance
Guardian Media Group's radio division, the owner of Jazz FM, has reported a 61% revenue growth, taking revenues up to£21m for the year ending 31 March, up from£13m for the previous 12 months. A trading statement released by the group said national airtime revenue was up 86% over the year ...
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ITV Yorkshire boss given broader role
ITV Yorkshire controller of programmes Clare Morrow has been given an additional role co-ordinating the activities of all the regional controllers in the north and midlands. Morrow will take on the title of controller of regional programmes, north and report to ITV News Group director of regional production Ian Squires. ...
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Clear Channel set for push in Europe
US radio giant Clear Channel Entertainment (CCE) is making a push into European television with plans to create original music programmes and formats to sell to broadcasters, writes Naomi Rovnick.
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Norton opens NY office for Comedy Central show
So Television, the indie owned by comedian Graham Norton, has set up a US office in preparation for the launch of Norton's new show on Comedy Central, writes Colin Robertson.
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MTV unveils three series
MTV UK has launched three new home-grown series which it plans to network across its 45 channels in 166 countries, writes Naomi Rovnick.