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Trafford sets up Scarlet TV
Paula Trafford, the former managing director of Carlton-owned producer Planet Wild, has teamed up with the owner of Fountain Television to launch an indie.
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Five psychic talks to babies
Mentorn is to begin work on a factual series for Five in which a psychic communicates with children to help solve their problems.
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Top of the Pops loses its rhythm
TV's longest running music show, Top of the Pops , has been moved from BBC1 to BBC2 after ratings dropped to just 3 million (15%).
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Fungus grows on BBC
BBC1's new Sunday drama Fungus the Bogeyman , starring Martin Clunes, peaked with 5.3 million (23%) at 6.35pm on Sunday (28 November), beating Channel 4's The Simpsons. The adaptation of Raymond Briggs' cult book about filth-loving creatures whose future ...
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Barwick exits in Jan
ITV Sport chief Brian Barwick will leave the network at the end of January to take up his new job as chief executive of the Football Association. Among those tipped to replace him are former Sky Networks deputy managing director Mark Sharman, Granada sport chief Rick Waumsley, North One Television ...
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Portman hires Zeiger
Portman Film and Television has appointed Neil Zeiger, the producer of The Ruth Rendell Mysteries for ITV, as executive producer. He will take the role with immediate effect and be charged with getting more writers and producers to use the distributor. He is the first ...
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Little Britain wins
The team behind hit BBC comedy Little Britain picked up three Royal Television Society craft and design awards this week for costume designer Annie Hardinge, make-up artist Lisa Cavalli-Green and composer David Arnold. For a full list of winners see www.broadcastnow.co.uk.
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TCM free for month
Turner Classic Movies will be free to air on both NTL and Telewest for the month of December. The deal will give the Time Warner-owned movie channel exposure to an additional 2.5 million UK homes. The Biography Channel and UKTV Gold have already announced that they plan to air for ...
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Rapture TV return
Digital music channel Rapture TV is set to return to the screen yet again this month after striking an agreement with educational free-to-air service the Musicians Channel. Rapture TV, which went off air in July, will air dance music videos in the midnight to 12pm window on the Musicians Channel's ...
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Celebrities line up for Xmas Millionaire
Sir Paul McCartney and Sir Alex Ferguson will be sitting in the Who Wants to be a Millionaire? hot seat as part of two special episodes of the ITV1 hit quiz this Christmas. The specials form part of ITV1's festive schedule, which includes a ...
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BBC to answer Barwise and Gardam
The BBC is due to publish its response to the government-backed Barwise and Gardam reports into its digital television and radio services on Friday (3 December). The document is expected to be an initial response to media secretary Tessa Jowell, and not include major detail about overhauls of the services, ...
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Ford takes control of drama at Five
Five head of acquisitions Jeff Ford has been handed an enhanced role overseeing drama. He will continue with his usual duties, but will now take additional responsibility for Family Affairs and commission about 10 hours of new drama a year. He will be assisted by ...
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Aird Joins Neame at Carnival Films
Carnival Films' incoming managing director Gareth Neame has made his first appointment. Former BBC development executive Christopher Aird, who worked with Neame on BBC1 hits Spooks and Redcap , is to join the indie as a drama producer. He is ...
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Public service publisher is a 'ghetto'
Channel 4 chairman Luke Johnson has warned that Ofcom's proposed£300m publicservice publisher could become a 'ghetto' that fails to attract enough viewers to justify its existence. Speaking at a conference on the future of broadcasting organised by the Voice of the Listener and Viewer this week, Johnson warned that 'preserving ...
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BBC's Batten-Foster moves to Flashback
Andy Batten-Foster is leaving the BBC to join indie Flashback Television, producer of Superhomes. A senior creative editor at BBC Factual, Batten-Foster will work at Flashback's London and Bristol offices with a brief to create programming opportunities at BBC1 and BBC2. His programme credits ...
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Handle with care
The cuts in ITV's regional hours need to be managed more sensitively by Ofcom.
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NewsBBC1 Bhopal doc brings in 2.2m
BBC1 opted out of a ratings battle with its commercial rival last night as its hard-hitting documentary One Night in Bhopal averaged 2.2 million (10%) at 9pm.
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NewsPEER POLL: Top of the Pops
The latest question in Broadcast's peer poll asks: Will Top of the Pops survive moving to BBC2?
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NewsRon Atkinson back on the box
Ron Atkinson, the disgraced former ITV football pundit forced to resign for making a racist comment live on air, is returning to football commentary on channel Five.
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NewsITV recommissions Paul O'Grady
ITV1 has re-commissioned The Paul O'Grady Show to come back next year after the first series proved a big hit with viewers.