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GRANADA, SKA IN PRODUCTION ON LOCK STOCK TV DRAMA
Ginger Productions and Ska films have gone into production on Channel 4 seven-part TV drama Lock Stock - Four Stolen Hooves, which is based on the film Lock Stock and Two
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EVANS STRIKES DEAL FOR BBC 1 SITCOM
Lee Evans has signed a deal with BBC 1 to develop a sitcom series with the working title Lee Evans: So What Now? A BBC production in association with indie Little
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C4I in drama deal with Mediatrade
Channel 4 International (C4I) has signed a $100,000 (£62,000) deal to develop and co-produce two drama series with Italian producer Mediatrade, marking C4I's first alliance with a major European broadcaster.Working with
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BBC docs sets up investigative unit
BBC 1 controller Peter Salmon is financing a 10-strong investigative team in BBC Production's documentary department, with a view to producing a new series of MacIntyre Undercover, writes Tim Dams.Details are
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Channel 5 to revamp news and launch daily show
Channel 5 is planning to relaunch its news programmes with a radically new set and a rise in the number of outside reports to coincide with the arrival of Kirsty Young's
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New run for Millionaire
Celador Productions is planning to start filming a new series of hit ITV series Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? in January, writes Dominic Timms.Celador is also putting the finishing touches
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OVERNIGHT RATINGS - BBC Red Alert ignored as ITV hits jackpot
New Saturday night show Red Alert with the National Lottery failed to provide BBC 1 with the winning numbers last weekend as ITV's You've been Framed and Coronation Street double hit
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C4 to give E4 an interactive slant
Channel 4 is understood to be rethinking the brief for its new entertainment channel with greater emphasis on interactive and internet-related shows, writes John Plunkett.Sources told Broadcast C4 has asked producers
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Peel named ITC public affairs head
Richard Peel has been named as Paul Smee's replacement as the Independent Television Commission's director of public affairs and regions, writes Liz Shackleton.Peel, 47, worked in press and PR at BBC
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Eyre digs heels in over News at Ten
ITV is preparing for a stand-up row over growing demands to restore News at Ten.ITV chief executive Richard Eyre is due to speak at an industry meeting on Thursday (18 November)
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Rapido scores sitcom first with C4 project
Light entertainment specialist Rapido is developing its first sitcom to go out on Channel 4, writes Katy Elliott.The independent has struck a deal with the broadcaster to develop a script with
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Root draws up ArtZone for BBC 2 Sunday evening slot
BBC 2 controller Jane Root unveiled plans this week for a long-anticipated new arts zone, which will launch on the channel next April, writes Tim Dams.Called ArtZone, the 90-minute slot is
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FLEXTECH BIDS FOR C5 STAKE
Flextech has made a bid for Warburg Pincus' 18 per cent stake in Channel 5. Warburg Pincus' advisers handling the sale, Greenhill, said a number of bidders have expressed interest. But
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DYKE PICKS TWO FOR REVIEW
BBC director-general designate Greg Dyke has appointed two 'project leaders' to work with him on his review of BBC Broadcast: BBC controller of corporate strategy Carolyn Fairbairn and BBC Broadcast director
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C4 DEFENDS DISPATCHES
Channel 4 has strongly defended Bafta and RTS award-winning documentary Dispatches: Inside the ALF, following reports that investigative journalist Graham Hall had served time for various offences and had been discredited
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YORKE MOVES TO EAST END
John Yorke has been lined up to replace EastEnders executive producer Matthew Robinson early next year.An executive producer in the BBC drama series department, Yorke is currently working on the second
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GWR AND SCOTS UNITE
The GWR Group has joined forces with Scottish Radio Holdings to apply for the second local digital radio multiplex in London. The two groups have formed a consortium, Score Now Limited,
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BARB'S FIRST DIGITAL FIGURES*
The first digital-only data from Barb shows ITV losing less audience share than the BBC in digital homes compared with all TV homes, writes Liz Shackleton. According to Barb's first figures
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YTTP backs Fenton's Zig Zag Productions
Yorkshire Tyne Tees Television Productions (YTTP) has launched a joint-venture with Zig Zag Productions, the indie set up by Danny Fenton and which was formerly housed at Transmedia Productions.Under the deal,
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Salmon slams ITV 'fast food'
BBC 1 controller Peter Salmon has attacked last week's ITV schedule, labelling it a 'burger bonanza' and 'a fast food feast for viewers and advertisers', writes Tim Dams.Speaking at the Royal