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ITN seeks legal advice over BBC online news
Websites getting content 'courtesy of the licence fee'
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Indies and C4 clash over online rights
Producers' alliance Pact and Channel 4 are locked in talks about online rights, after a group of major indies claimed the broadcaster tried to impose a new media rights agreement in
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ITC to trim ITV quotas
The Independent Television Commission is proposing to make ITV's regional programming quotas more flexible, writes Colin Robertson.
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Parsons to sue Endemol in US courts
Charlie Parsons, co-owner of indie Castaway, is considering a second writ against Endemol Entertainment after an Amsterdam court cleared Endemol of copying Survive!, a reality show produced by Castaway, writes Tara Conlan.
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The ITV Network Centre is talking to LWT about commissioning a modern-day version of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, developed from a treatment written by Ross Kemp, writes Tara Conlan. The
The ITV Network Centre is talking to LWT about commissioning a modern-day version of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, developed from a treatment written by Ross Kemp, writes Tara Conlan. The
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PEARSON GEARS UP FOR THIRD RUN OF FORT BOYARD
Pearson TV has been re-commissioned by Channel 5 to make a third series of adventure gameshow Fort Boyard presented by Melinda Messenger, Leslie Grantham and Geoffrey Bayldon. Commissioned by Channel 5
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OMNIBUS SPECIAL FEATURES VINNIE JONES IN HOLLYWOOD
The BBC's in-house Omnibus team is working on a special for BBC 1 controller Peter Salmon about footballer-turned-actor Vinnie Jones' attempt to break into Hollywood films. Entitled Vinnie Goes to Hollywood,
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MESSENGER FRONTS CARLTON REGIONAL BABY SHOW
Carlton has teamed up with website WebBaby.co.uk to produce a 10 x 30-minute series of advertiser-funded programmes to be broadcast throughout Carlton's ITV regions. Baby Baby (left), hosted by pin-up mother
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R1 REPLACES KERSHAW WITH SLOT FOR NEW DJS
BBC Radio 1 is to replace DJ Andy Kershaw's slot on Thursday nights at midnight to 02.00 with a new show called One World, following Kershaw's departure last month. One World
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MTV PREPARES FOR GAY WEEKEND IN JULY
MTV is hosting its first Gay Weekend next month and has lined up a day of live and pre-recorded output for the event. Live shows include a 1 x 60-minute Gay
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ROSS TO FRONT NEW CARTLON REGIONAL GAMESHOW
Carlton has gone into production with its new regional gameshow format You Don't Say. The 10 x 30-minute Paul Ross vehicle is being produced by Mike Morrissey, with Duncan Rycroft as
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WISE BUDDAH TACKLES RELIGION FOR BBC WORLD SERVICE
Radio indie Wise Buddah has been commissioned by BBC World Service to make a new three-part series that explains why and when some people have turned to religion. Commissioned by World
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AIRBORN PULLS TOGETHER BRA WARS FOR C5
Independent UK producer/distributor Airbourne TV has sold a 30-minute documentary called Bra Wars to Channel 5. Bought by C5 controller of acquisitions Jeff Ford, Bra Wars follows the battle between multi-national
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ABBOT SIGNS FOR THREE EPISODES OF RED'S CLOCKING OFF
Paul Abbott has been signed up to write at least three episodes of the second series of Clocking Off, which Red Productions is making for BBC 1. Other writers on board
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Zenith in Famous Five deal
Zenith Entertainment's children and family department has tied up a co-development deal with The Enid Blyton Company to produce a modern-day series featuring the Famous Five characters, writes Georgina Lipscomb.The indie
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C4 plans disabled Seven Up series
Channel 4 has commissioned a long-running series similar to the award-winning Seven Up programmes but focusing on the lives of disabled children.C4 editor, education programmes Richard McKerrow has lined up Ricochet