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ITV inks four-year awards deal
Indigo Television has signed a four-year deal with ITV to produce the National Television Awards, guaranteeing that the event will be on air until at least 2008.
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More industrial revelations at Discovery
Discovery Channel UK has commissioned new indie Bonza TV to make a second series of Industrial Revelations with Mark Williams. Titled More Industrial Revelations,the 10 x 30-minute show will explore the industrial success stories of the 19th century, from the development of ...
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Men and Motors to film zoo model quest
ITV digital channel Men and Motors has joined forces with Zoomagazine to broadcast the publication's quest for the hottest new star of the modelling world. The competition called Wannabe: Zoo's First Timerswill see an expert panel of judges visit 32 cities including ...
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Third outing for who do you think you are
BBC2 has commissioned a third series of Wall to Wall's genealogical factual format Who Do You Think You Are?and has revealed the new celebrity line-up for the second series. The second series airs in early 2006 and features Stephen Fry, Jane Horrocks, Jeremy Paxman, Julian Clary, ...
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Parthenon to show secrets of long life
Factual producer/distributor Parthenon Entertainment is making a 60-minute documentary Live Long Live Wildfor National Geographic Channel International - about the oldest animals on the planet. Executive produced by Parthenon's Natalie Humphreys, the show will broadcast early next year. Talks with UK terrestrial partners are ongoing. Parthenon ...
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'Light touch' regulation for new media
Media secretary Tessa Jowell has indicated that the government is planning a 'light touch' regime of regulation for the fast-growing broadband TV and mobile media sectors. Speaking at the Creative Economy Conference yesterday (5 October), Jowell said: 'We don't want to use a sledgehammer to crack a nut as regulation ...
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Allen in line for£1.5m share options
ITV chief executive Charles Allen could bag over£1.5m after he was handed new share options. If Allen meets a tough set of performance criteria over the next three years, he will land 1,386,059 shares worth£1.5m. Also set for a share bonanza is ITV's new director of television, Simon Shaps, who ...
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LaToya Jackson to star in reality show
LaToya Jackson is set to sign up for a show in which she lives with a British family for a week, helping them resolve family issues. Jackson is in advanced talks to make the as-yet-untitled Five show for Flame TV, the indie behind Celebrity Swaps and ...
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New MacIntyre indie to make follow-up
Investigative journalist Donal MacIntyre is setting up his own indie and has already bagged his first commission. MacIntyre is launching Dare Films with Michael Simkin and Will Aslett, who produced his 2002 BBC series, Wild Weather. Its first greenlight comes from Five and is a six-part ...
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Five wins rights to Pimp My Ride UK
Five has bagged the terrestrial rights to MTV car makeover hit Pimp My Ride UK. The 6 x 30-minute spin-off of the MTV US format is presented by hip-hop DJ Tim Westwood and involves a crew of mechanics taking rusty old bangers and modifying them into ...
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Mark Thompson's letter in full
'I don't normally write to you about inaccurate stories about the BBC in the press - if I did that, the emails would never cease! But there are reports today in The Daily Telegraph, The Timesand The Daily Mailfollowing up on ...
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NewsPEER POLL: Simon Shaps
The latest question in Broadcast's peer poll asks: Is Simon Shaps good news for ITV?
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NewsParthenon bulk up on HD shows
Factual producer and distributor Parthenon Entertainment has added four high definition specials to its slate.
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NewsBirt gets second term from Blair
Former BBC director general Lord Birt has been retained as Tony Blair's strategy adviser.
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NewsSky offers Robbie Williams in high-def
BSkyB is ramping up its marketing campaign ahead of the launch of its high-definition service by taking part in an exclusive screening of a Robbie Williams concert.
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Ratings - Ratings winners return for autumn showdown.
14.05 Five 19 28 Dispatches Thu 21.00 2.34 10.46
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NewsITV & C4 to join Freeview consortium
ITV and Channel 4 are set to become members of the consortium that owns Freeview, joining existing stakeholders BBC, BSkyB and Crown Castle.
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NewsEngland qualify with 10.3m
England's 1-0 victory against Austria which put them through to the World Cup gave BBC1 a heafty peak audience of 10.3 million (57.1%) at 5.30pm.
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NewsMidsomer Murders picks up 7.8m
Another new episode of Midsomer Murderspulled in a healthy 7.8 million (34%) on Sunday night, outrunning strong competition from Waking the Deadon BBC1 in the same slot.
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NewsFire destroys Aardman Animation's archive
Thirty years of Aardman Animation's history was destroyed early this morning when fire swept through a warehouse in Bristol being used by the company behind Wallace and Gromit.