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BBC mulls over Panorama shift
Proposals to move Panorama back to a weekday peaktime slot have been prepared by BBC head of current affairs Peter Horrocks.
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Carling considers music TV channel
Lager giant Carling is exploring launching a music TV channel to showcase concerts from major venues like Brixton Academy.
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BBC: watershed move jeopardises factual
Important factual programmes could be pushed out of peaktime slots under Ofcom proposals to tighten up the watershed, the BBC has claimed.
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NewsNickelodeon set to take ITV1 kids slot
ITV1 is close to signing a deal with Nickelodeon UK, which will see the terrestrial broadcaster handing over its weekday afternoon CiTV schedule to the Viacom and BSkyB joint-venture.
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NewsSky exec exits suddenly after heckling Dyke at RTS
BSkyB's commercial director, Martin Goswami, has left the satellite giant suddenly just days after he loudly heckled Greg Dyke during the former director general's speech at a special RTS dinner last week.
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NewsNew owner lined up for TWI
TWI, one of the UK's biggest indies and the producer behind Superstars , is about to be bought out by a new owner - pumping significant investment into the company for acquisitions and expansion.
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NewsWright buys into Portman
Chrysalis chairman Chris Wright has taken a controlling stake in Portman Film and TV, the distributor of shows including Buffalo Pictures' ITV drama Doc Martin.
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NewsCarter: we won't top slice the BBC
Ofcom chief Stephen Carter has told Broadcast that the BBC should continue to be 'fully funded' - suggesting Ofcom will not propose 'top slicing' the licence fee as part of its strategy for public service broadcasting beyond 2007.
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BBC2 to examine world disasters
The BBC is to recreate how some of the world's most horrific recent disasters occurred, in a new series of drama-documentaries for BBC2.
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Channel 4 targets grey market for daytime
Channel 4 is pushing ahead with plans to cash in on the grey market in its daytime schedule, ordering a long-running series about middle-aged people undergoing major life changes.
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C4 to air health treatment doc
Channel 4 is continuing the quest for self-improvement with a documentary series in which a series of celebrities try extreme health treatments around the world.
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Channel 4 rebooks Green Wing
Channel 4 has ordered a second series of hospital comedy Green Wing from indie Talkback before the first run has even finished.
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Tiger to make Vicar Christmas special
Tiger Aspect is producing a Christmas special of comedy series The Vicar of Dibley for BBC1. Richard Curtis will be writing the show with Paul Mayhew-Archer, as well as executive producing alongside Jon Plowman and Peter Bennett-Jones. While the storyline has not been re-vealed, the ...
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C4 orders second Shariah TV series
Channel 4's commissioning editor for religion, Aaquil Ahmed, has ordered a second series of Shariah TV. The 8 x 60-minute show explores what it means to be British and Muslim in the current political climate. Produced by CTVC, the series will feature Islamic scholars ...
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Silicone chicks gets second run
Discovery Health has commissioned indie TwoFour to produce a second series of factual entertainment show Silicone Chicks for next year. The 15 x 30-minute run tracks five people undergoing the latest cosmetic procedures available in the UK, as well as showing non-cosmetic alternatives in each ...
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Animal Planet lines up new shows
Animal Planet has commissioned a raft of new series, including two from indie Oxford Scientific Films (OSF). Lyndal's Lifeline sees presenter Lyndal Davies travel to an animal sanctuary with over£5,000 to help the project. OSF will also produce Meerkat Manor ...
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BBC3 to air the real Little Britain
Carbon Princess, the joint-venture between Carbon Media and Princess Productions, is working on a one-hour documentary for BBC3 to sit alongside the upcoming second season of comedy series Little Britain. Titled The Real Little Britain , the programme looks ...
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Commissioners Q&A: Martin Morgan
The History Channel's deputy head of programming is excited about a new series that focuses on second world war stories and is looks enviously at C4's Time Team
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Jowell approves Technology sale
The sale of BBC Technology is to go ahead this week despite broadcasting union Bectu's continuing campaign to stop media secretary Tessa Jowell from granting approval.
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Jobs go at C4 as it merges creative services
Channel 4 has merged its in-house creative services departments at the cost of five jobs as it aims to implement a more fluid working practice.