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    Asquith back with teen drama

    2003-11-20T08:30:00Z

    Channel 4 is to take another hard-hitting look at teenage sex and bullying with a new factually based drama from film-maker Daisy Asquith, hot on the heels of Sunday's (16 November) controversial Pleasureland.

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    ITV hunts for real Basil Fawlty

    2003-11-20T08:30:00Z

    A light-hearted look at people who claim to be real-life Basil Fawltys working in Torquay's hotel industry is one of the highlights of ITV Westcountry's schedule for winter, writes Paul Revoir.

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    Short films for festive Eastenders

    2003-11-20T08:30:00Z

    UK Gold has commissioned BBC Fictionlab to make 18 x 5-minute films to air in its EastEnders at Christmas themed weekend on 20 and 21 December, which will screen the best of the BBC1 soap's festive editions. Each short will set the scene for the year of the Christmas EastEnders ...

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    Princess makes superflirt for Five

    2003-11-20T08:30:00Z

    Indie Princess Productions has been commissioned to make a one-off factual entertainment show for Five based on the book Superflirt. The 60-minute programme, commissioned by Five controller of youth and music Sham Sandhu, will explore ways that body language can be used to snare a potential partner. It will be ...

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    Blast! to analyse compatibility issues

    2003-11-20T08:30:00Z

    Blast! to analyse compatibility issues

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    Wise buddah wins radio 1 hip-hop order

    2003-11-20T08:30:00Z

    Mark Goodier's indie, Wise Buddah, has won its first commission for BBC Radio 1 since it ceased production of the station's line-up of specialist music shows last year. R1 DJ Zane Lowe will front Caught by the Fuzz, looking at the career of British-born New ...

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    Sky one tell full story of Blaine fast

    2003-11-20T08:30:00Z

    American illusionist David Blaine's recovery from his 44-day fast in which he was suspended in a Perspex box near Tower Bridge in London is to be documented in a one-off film for Channel 4 and Sky One. Blaine's friend film director Harmony Korine has made the 60-minute David Blaine: Above ...

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    RTL to produce German My Hero

    2003-11-20T08:30:00Z

    BBC comedy My Herois set to be made for viewers in Germany after the corporation's commercial arm, BBC Worldwide, tied up a deal with RTL, writes Michael Rosser.

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    Dutch reformat Granada shows

    2003-11-20T08:30:00Z

    Former Granada controller of factual sales and acquisitions Malcolm Allsop, who recently joined Amsterdam-based TeVe Media Group, is to adapt a range of Granada formats for the Dutch and Belgian markets.

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    Prime Suspect heads for eastern europe

    2003-11-20T08:30:00Z

    Granada International has made a hat-trick of new sales of hit Helen Mirren drama Prime Suspect 6: The Last Witness. The two-part miniseries, which pulled in 9.4 million viewers when it aired on ITV1 a fortnight ago, has been sold to Prava I Provedi in ...

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    EC awards chatsworth cartoon subsidy

    2003-11-20T08:30:00Z

    The European Commission has granted television company Chatsworth a subsidy of more than£240,000 for a£1.9m children's animation series. Space Luniesis a

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    US looks to BBC library for JFK footage

    2003-11-20T08:30:00Z

    BBC Library Sales has clinched several new licensing deals as broadcasters prepare to commemorate the 40th anniversary of JFK's assassination. Footage from its CBS news archive will be used for a BBC3 documentary on the Kennedy dynasty as well as a BBC News production, JFK: ...

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    Action Time quiz shows to middle east

    2003-11-20T08:30:00Z

    Action Time has sold a number of quiz show formats to indies across Europe and the Middle East. Spain's Boca Boca picked up the rights to The Trapwhile Emite Productions will develop a series of 3Play. Medyapim will produce music quiz ...

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    Lux resurfaces in Celador MD role

    2003-11-20T08:30:00Z

    Former Channel 4 head of entertainment group Danielle Lux has been appointed as managing director of Celador Productions, the maker of Who Wants to be a Millionaire?.

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    BBC widens 'watering hole' to include more genres

    2003-11-20T08:30:00Z

    The BBC is to extend its 'watering hole' scheme - in which groups of different people are drafted in to help develop new shows - across further genres after a pilot scheme in the factual department was deemed a success.

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    Wall to Wall nabs Dormer from BBC

    2003-11-20T08:30:00Z

    Indie Wall to Wall has poached BBC drama commissioning executive Mike Dormer in a bid to bulk up its drama output.

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    GMG joint bid succeeds in Dutch radio

    2003-11-20T08:30:00Z

    Jazz FM owner Guardian Media Group (GMG) is to make its first push overseas by helping launch a jazz station in the Netherlands.

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    Emap radio move

    2003-11-20T08:30:00Z

    Emap has conducted a top-level reshuffle across its Big City radio network following Sean Marley's defection to Mersey Television from Radio City and Magic in Liverpool. Marley will be replaced by Tom Hunter, currently managing director of Key 103 and Magic in Manchester, while Hallam FM and Magic AM managing ...

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    BBC Afghan service

    2003-11-20T08:30:00Z

    BBC World Service is launching a dedicated schedule of programming for Afghanistan in the run-up to constitutional change in the war-torn country. Three-hour blocks in the morning, afternoon and evening will feature domestic and international news with a strong emphasis on discussion and listener debate. The schedule will also include ...

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    Sony picks judges

    2003-11-20T08:30:00Z

    Five members have been added to the committee that will decide the 2004 Sony Radio Academy Awards. These include BBC Radio 4 controller Helen Boaden, R1 head of mainstream programming Ben Cooper and BBC Northern Ireland controller Anna Carragher as well as BBC World Service commissioning editor of programmes Harriet ...