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Wark Clements poaches Murray
Former Ideal World producer to become director of development and executive producer
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Pickard quits ITV
ITV controller of children's programmes resigns after three and-a-half years to take up controller's role at BBC
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Government clears Capitol Radio/Border TV merger
DTI says will not refer acquisition to Competition Commission
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Two fat men land BBC Bristol series
Gordon and Guy, horticultural equivalent of famous cooking duo, to present new 6-part series
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Ross replaces C4 drama chief Neal
Channel 4 has poached BBC Independent Commissioning Group (ICG) head of drama Tessa Ross to replace Gub Neal as head of drama.Ross, who is currently working out her notice at the
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Unique launches channels
Unique Group is seeking to reposition itself as a broadcaster with the launch of a series of multi-platform channels, beginning later this year with self-improvement channel Positivity, writes Tara Conlan.
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Nickelodeon nets BBC kids exec
Nickelodeon has poached BBC head of children's presentation Joe Godwin to spearhead a move into in-house production, writes Katy Elliott.
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Discovery arm names first UK head
Discovery Networks Europe (DNE) has named general manager Nick Comer-Calder as its first dedicated UK chief, writes Simon Ellery.
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Carlton odds on for United
Carlton Communications has emerged as the bookies favourite to win a bidding war against Granada Media for United News & Media, writes Dominic Timms.Exclusive research commissioned by Broadcast sister online site
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C4 METROSEXUALITY DRAMA GOES INTO PRODUCTION
Feelgood Fiction and Vicarious Productions have started filming their new late-night gay soap, Metrosexuality, for Channel 4, following a pilot last autumn. The 6 x 30-minute series, which was ordered by
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BBC SCOTLAND HAND PICKS SCOTTISH PRISON DOC
Indie Hand Pict Productions has been commissioned by BBC Scotland broadcast commissioning editor Ewan Angus to make a 6 x 30-minute documentary series about Scottish prisons. As with another of its
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HEWLAND PREPARES SECOND ORDER OF DAYLIGHT ROBBERY
Hewland International is making a second 4 x 60-minute series of Daylight Robbery (right) for ITV. Cameron McAllister directs the first two episodes and series produce, while Justine Chadwick produces the
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CENTRAL CHOOSES MEDICAL SHOW FOR PEAKTIME POSITION
Carlton Central is poised to fill its Monday night peaktime regional slot with a new medical series looking at the Midlands air ambulance team. Flying Medics is a 6 x 30-minute
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COMEDY LAB PICKS TOONS FROM ABSOLUTELY AND FIRESIDE
Channel 4 has ordered two new animations for the Comedy Lab. Indie Absolutely Productions is behind 1 x 10-minute animation Meat Snack Systems, which features a half man/half android and a
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PICKARD RECOMMISSIONS OBJECTIVE'S QUICK TRICK
ITV controller of children's and youth Nigel Pickard has re-commissioned a 13 x 20-minute run of The Quick Trick Show from Objective Productions. The new series, which will go out on
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MONOGRAM STARTS WORK ON ITV'S RUSSIAN BRIDE
Monogram Productions has started work on its new ITV two-parter The Russian Bride. Written by Guy Hibbert (No Child of Mine) and commissioned by ITV controller of drama Nick Elliott the
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SCOTTISH CHRONICLES ASSOCIATE'S MACKENZIE IN ONE-OFF
Scottish Television has commissioned a one-off documentary on the life of the late Scottish pop star Billy Mackenzie, formerly of 1980s band The Associates. Voyager Television will produce the 30-minute special,