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Channel 4 looks at Bush's Texas
Channel 4 is to go under the skin of Texas for a major documentary series exploring the outlook of President George Bush's home state and its influence over US policymaking, writes Gavin Stamp.
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Aspect establishes London team in drive for commissions
Welsh indie Aspect Television has expanded its operation into London in a bid to win more commissions for its Cardiff base, writes Michael Rosser.
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Radio 4 lures comedy talent with new show
BBC Radio 4 is set to provide fledgling comedy writers with an open door slot on a new primetime show in a bid to attract fresh talent to the station, writes Michael Rosser.
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Granada International takes Comfort
Granada International has secured worldwide TV rights to the new series of Creature Comfortsfrom Oscar-winning model animation studio Aardman, in a deal which also ties up the original Academy Award winning short film.
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GMTV and E! strike deal
GMTV has agreed a deal with entertainment news broadcaster E! Networks to provide content for the US broadcaster's new UK channel. GMTV's Entertainment Today showbiz programme will air from now until December on E! Entertainment Monday to Thursday at 11.00 after its original broadcast on the previous Friday on GMTV.
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Smash Hits on C4
Channel 4 is launching the Smash Hits Chart Showthis weekend after poaching it from Five earlier in the year. An initial run of 24 x 30-minute editions will air as part of the T4 strand from Saturday (13 September) at 12.30. 1Xtra DJ Letitia and ...
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BBC Potter award
The BBC has launched this year's Dennis Potter screenwriting award which gives three development grants to new writers to work on scripts for a single film, with one being commissioned for BBC2. Last year's winner, Avie Luthra's film, The Village, airs on BBC2 next month. ...
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NewsMosey defends BBC news
Roger Mosey, the BBC's head of television news, is set to claim that politicians' increased reliance on spin and 'dodgy' statistics mean the BBC's news coverage must go beyond the headlines of stories, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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SMG 'optimistic' in face of sharp slide in profits
SMG this week reported a 50% drop in profits for the first half of the year, but pledged to
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Bectu names Fimbles indie as bad payer
Novel Entertainment, producer of hit BBC kids show Fimbles, has clashed with Bectu after the trade union included it on a list of companies alleged to have failed to pay employee wages , writes Gavin Stamp.
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Charter review can't be 'political payback'
Liberal Democrat peer Lord McNally has stepped up his call for a Puttnam-style committee to scrutinise the BBC's Charter renewal, claiming the process may be affected by the row between the BBC and the government, writes Gavin Stamp.
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Hat Trick funds ads for World of Sport
Hat Trick Productions is attempting to salvage its new BBC1 sitcom Trevor's World of Sportby paying for a series of expensive newspaper ads to signpost its new Monday night slot, writes Michael Rosser.
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Bodies brought to life on BBC2
BBC2 controller Jane Root has commissioned a controversial new drama based on the experiences of a junior doctor as part of a bid to refresh the genre on her channel, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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NewsHallmark linked to Elstein's bid for ITV
US entertainment giant Hallmark is backing David Elstein's potential bid for ITV and could take a major stake in the network after the merger decision, writes Paul Revoir.
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NewsBBC to clamp down on secret sources
BBC managers have decided on a series of changes to the corporation's news operation in the light of the Hutton inquiry, including a clamp-down on the use of secret sources, writes David Cox and Conor Dignam.
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NewsBBC2 pilots interrogation gameshow
The BBC is launching a new interrogation gameshow, to be fronted by investigative journalist Paul Kenyon, in which contestants have to try to withstand six hours of questioning and keep a secret, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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BBC1 beefs up daytime current affairs series
BBC1 has thrown its weight behind current affairs in daytime by commissioning another series from the department behind Britain's Secret Shame, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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12 Yard pushes gameshow to the limit
12 yard, the company behind Dog Eat Dogand Without Prejudice?, has come up with a new format that it claims will be the 'toughest gameshow on TV', writes Gavin Stamp.
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Budapest xchange
Global financier George Soros and Dr Gro Harlem Brundtland, retiring director general of the World Health Organis-ation, are to address the News Xchange conference in Buda-pest. The event takes place between 6 and 7 November.
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NewsSMG's profits fall£6m
SMG today reported a drop in turnover and profits, blaming tough trading conditions in the first half of the year.