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ATLANTIC 252 LAUNCHES NEW-LOOK BREAKFAST SHOW
Atlantic 252 launches a new breakfast show on Monday (1 March), hosted by newcomer Marc Brow. Executive producer Rowan Somerville said the show, aimed at 15 to 25-year-olds, would provide an
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NEW SERIES OF GET REAL FOLLOWS CHICAGO AWARD
ITV has agreed a second series of sitcom Get Real, starring Lindsay Duncan, from Tandem TV for Carlton Productions. The series, produced by Sue Birbeck and directed by Paul Waite, has
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BIG ISSUE TO TACKLE LONDON ISSUES FOR LWT SERIES
The Big Issue Film Unit has been commissioned to make a series for LWT on the back of a pilot that transmitted last June. Urbanrites is a 6 x 30-minute regional
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MELINDA MESSENGER TO HOST NEW C5 GAMESHOW
Melinda Messenger is to present Channel 5's new comedy gameshow, Can We Still Be Friends?, from LWT. The 15 x 30-minute programme, which starts in the spring, is described as a
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DEELEY BECOMES LATEST VICTIM OF TALK RADIO SHAKE-UP
Talk Radio afternoon host Peter Deeley has become the latest victim of the station's shake-up following Kelvin MacKenzie's takeover last year. Deeley, who presented the 15.00-17.00 Drivetime slot, was expected to
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CARLTON TV MAKES SPORTS DOC FOR DIGITAL CHANNEL
Carlton TV is making a 26 x 60-minute series for its digital documentary channel, Carlton World, on the relationship between athletes and their coaches. Commissioned by Carlton Digital head of programming
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C4 CHOOSES CHANNEL X TO MAKE ONE-HOUR COMEDY SHOW
Channel 4 has commissioned independent Channel X to produce a one-hour special featuring comedian Paul Zenon. The show, as yet unnamed, will screen over Easter and will feature Zenon trawling the
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Dino debut leads in new Hit shows
Hit Entertainment has unveiled a new slate of animation - effectively doubling the UK producer/distributor's current animation spend to over£18 million over the next year-and-a-half.New programming includes the latest show
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First Circle to chronicle Deaf Century for Channel 4
Channel 4 has commissioned First Circle to produce a 3 x 60-minute series chronicling the experiences of deaf people over the last 100 years, writes Tim Dams.The Deaf Century is based
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Creek stars front ITV psycho thriller
Frenchman's Creek star Tara Fitzgerald is to lead the cast of a new psychological thriller for ITV from United Productions, writes Nicola Methven.The 4 x 60-minute drama, In the Name of
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Radio 4 lines up disabled comedy first
BBC Radio 4 has lined up a new four-part comedy series it hopes will become the disabled equivalent of successful R4 and BBC 2 series, Goodness Gracious Me, writes John Plunkett.Drop
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OVERNIGHT RATINGS - Sci-fi return dwarfs ITV Lawrence film
BBC 2's new series of Red Dwarf VIII clocked up a sizeable audience of 5.4 million and a 23 per cent share when it launched last Thursday (18 February), writes Tim
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Blaxill to quit Granada for indie role
Ric Blaxill has resigned from his dual entertainment and music posts at Granada Media to work in the independent sector, writes Nicola Methven.Currently Granada Media head of music and Yorkshire Television
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ITC set to fan flames in ITV/Sky row
The Independent Television Commission is to reignite the smouldering row between ITV and BSkyB at a meeting on Thursday (25 February) over whether ITV should be forced to supply ITV2 to
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Hewlett denies that NatGeo co-pro deal is floundering
Carlton Television programming chief Steve Hewlett has quashed speculation that its joint production venture with National Geographic Television (NGT) is floundering, writes Alice Macandrew.But Hewlett admitted this week that the deal,
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Indie lands rights to Archer dramas
London-based independent producer Jam Pictures has put together a deal to co-produce a series of TV adaptations of Jeffrey Archer novels for the international market.In a two-year agreement with a rolling
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R4 Commons review brought forward by BBC
BBC chairman Christopher Bland is bringing forward his consultation with MPs and the public over last year's controversial changes to BBC Radio 4's parliamentary coverage.The move of R4's Yesterday in Parliament
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Ferreira recruited for key role at ACU
Wayne Garvie, head of BBC entertainment and features, has recruited Angela Ferreira to be executive producer of the Manchester-based department's African-Caribbean unit (ACU), writes Jason Deans.Ferreira, who is a producer on
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EU LIMITS TV SPORTS DEALS
Karel Van Miert, European Union (EU) commissioner for competition, has announced the EU will scrutinise broadcasters' long-term exclusive rights to sports events in the future, as part of new guidelines drawn
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MACKENZIE GOES TO OFT
Talk Radio chief executive Kelvin MacKenzie has written to the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) accusing the BBC of 'anti-competitive behaviour' because the Radio Times does not include the station's listings.