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THIRD MAN TO PRODUCE BRIDGE DOC FOR CARLTON
Plymouth indie Third Man Productions has been commissioned to produce two series for Carlton's West Country region. The Bridge is a 2 x 30-minute programme following a team working on a
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YATES FRONTS CONTROVERSY-BASED VIDEO HISTORY SHOW
Sky One has lined up Paula Yates to front a new show about censored, cut and controversial clips from music and video history. The Censored Video Show is a 2 x
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NewsBBC Worldwide licenses operas for Voom HD block
US cable channel Gallery HD has bought a package of operas from BBC Worldwide and UK production company Opus Arte for its new Sunday afternoon programming block Opera and an Omelet.
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Salmon calls for more BBC drama
BBC 1 controller Peter Salmon said he wants to see more drama on the channel, as he launched a£242 million spring/summer season this week.Unveiling 10 new dramas, he said: 'I
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Reeves in solo project
Comedian Vic Reeves is to make his first ever solo TV project without partner Bob Mortimer, a 13 x 24-minute show called Vic Reeves' Mind for UKTV music and comedy channel UK Play, writes Tim Dams.
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GMTV signs itsy bitsy deal
GMTV has signed its biggest international co-production deal in its history, linking with US production shop itsy bitsy Entertainment Company to create a pre-school puppet and animation show, writes Colin Robertson.
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Endemol secures further exposure on MTV
Endemol International's high-tech dating format Exposedhas been commissioned for a further 40 half-hour episodes by MTV in the US.
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Overnight Ratings - ITV and BBC in weekend viewing battle
BBC 1 and ITV battled it out last weekend, with Vic and Bob winning its Saturday (17 March) slot for the BBC and Sarah Lancashire on ITV pulling in the crowds on Sunday (18 March), writes Paul Donovan.
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Oldest mums doc plays on Blair's baby
ITV's Real Life strand has greenlit a one-off documentary from Granada about Britain's oldest mums, to coincide with the birth of Cherie Blair's baby, writes Colin Robertson.
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Platt named director of Kilgarriff portal
Former Rapture chief Richard Kilgarriff has signed ex-United Broadcasting and Entertainment director of broadcasting and channel development Richard Platt as non-executive director of his new entertainment portal ichoosetv, writes David Wood.
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Frizell firm favourite for GMTV editor
GMTV board members are expected to announce the appointment of executive producer of weekday output Martin Frizell as the broadcaster's new editor next week, writes Colin Robertson.
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Jessel quits Just to work for himself
Just TV co-founder and presenter David Jessel is relinquishing his directorship and going freelance following the indie's loss of the Channel 4 Trial and Error contract last year, writes Ashley Davies.
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BBC current affairs gets cash injection
BBC News is to spend an extra£1 million on its current affairs output while simultaneously launching a major review of the corporation's business programming, which is expected to see the
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Return News at Ten say MPs
The Independent Television Commission was this week pressed hard by MPs to order ITV to restore News At Ten.Commons Media Select Committee chairman Gerald Kaufman told a press conference following the
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BBC London Live 94.9
Struggling GLR disappears from the airwaves on Monday (27 March) to be replaced by new talk and music station BBC London Live 94.9, writes Tim Dams. The BBC is backing the
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HYTNER IN ITV CHIEF RACE
Richard Hytner, chief executive of advertising agency Publicis, has emerged as one of the top contenders to become the new chief executive of ITV. He joins other front runners that include
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RED TO PITCH FOR ITV SOAP
Red Productions has been approached by ITV director of programmes David Liddiment to make a pitch for the new, home-grown teen soap that will replace Home and Away. Red joins a
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NTL/CWC DEAL CLEARED
The Competition Commission has cleared NTL's takeover of Cable & Wireless Communications (CWC), having decided it is not against the public interest.But France Cable, which has a 24 per cent stake
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BORDER 'NO' TO SRH BID
Border Television has rejected last week's£116 million takeover bid by Scottish Radio Holdings (SRH), sparking speculation that other bidders will enter the fray. Border TV chief executive Paul Corley told
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MICROSOFT PROBE WIDENS
The European Commission has extended its anti-trust probe into Microsoft's plans to buy a 29.7 per cent stake in cable giant Telewest. Competition Commissioner Mario Monti told a European Parliament Committee