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C4 doc explores cross-dressing
Grayson Perry, the transvestite winner of this year's Turner Prize, is to front a one-off documentary for Channel 4 exploring why men choose to dress up as women.
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Springer gets Capital gig
American talkshow host Jerry Springer has been hired by Capital Radio to help cover the US elections in November.
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Granada to remake Soldier Soldier for US
Soldier Soldier , the long-running ITV military drama that turned Robson Green and Jerome Flynn into household names, is being remade for the US.
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Sky rejects BBC offer of Freesat name
BSkyB has rejected the BBC's offer to allow it to use the Freesat name for its planned free satellite service in a move that could disrupt the corporation's own plan to promote a similar offering.
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Bullen wins Jordan order for new indie
Former Carlton executive Nick Bullen has launched an indie, having sealed an ITV commission to make a long-running series about glamour model Jordan and her pop star partner Peter Andre.
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All3Media buys Company Pictures
All3Media has concluded its long-awaited deal to buy Company Pictures, the producer of Channel 4's Shameless.
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NewsHat Trick to open office in Manchester
Hat Trick, the indie behind Have I Got News For You , is to launch an office in Manchester to tap into the city's pool of talent and profit from regional commissions.
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NewsC4 backs Dispatches with permanent slot
Channel 4 is to more than double the editions of its flagship current affairs strand Dispatches and finally give the show a regular peaktime berth.
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NewsSpot the difference
They may have better teeth, but the line-up for the US version of hit BBC sitcom The Office is unmistakeable.
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NewsBBC3 attacked for being ?poor value'
BBC3 could be radically redefined away from its 25 to 34-year-old target audience after a major government-backed review claimed it was not value for money.
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Jamie's Kitchen transfers to Amsterdam
Jamie Oliver is to open the first overseas branch of his restaurant Fifteen in Amsterdam where recruits will be filmed for a new version of the hit Jamie's Kitchen format.
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BBC to tender out politics
The BBC is to further boost its 25% indie quota by tendering out its London regional politics show to an external supplier.
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Pearson quits as Virgin CEO
John Pearson has quit as chief executive of SMG-owned Virgin Radio after 12 years at the station he helped launch.
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Sky One scores with The Match
The final of Sky One's The Match Live gave the broadcaster its second best peak audience ever and its highest rated show of the year so far.
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Snoddy grills Byford
The BBC's new 'right to reply' programme dealing with issues surrounding its news output kicks off on Friday (15 October) night with an interview with deputy director general Mark Byford. NewsWatch , which will be presented by former Times ...
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Robinson to Holiday
Paul Robinson, former managing director of Disney's UK television channels, has resurfaced in a non-executive director role at Capital Radio-owned Holiday FM. Robinson will be involved at a 'strategic level' as the business, which operates nine stations in mainland Spain and the Canary Islands, continues to grow. Holiday FM broadcasts ...
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Peacock in subs call
Sir Alan Peacock, the professor who conducted a wide-ranging review of the BBC's finances in the 1980s, has renewed his call for the BBC to be funded by subscription. The claim comes in a new Institute of Economic Affairs report which echoes his controversial 1986 Peacock Report, which outlined alternative ...
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September chief quits UK for LA
Veteran indie chief David Green is to quit the UK to head September Films' office in Los Angeles and has taken his director of programmes with him.
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GI does£3.2m of business at Mipcom
Granada International (GI) has struck£3.2m worth of deals at this year's Mipcom television festival including the first sale of Michael Parkinson's ITV chat show.
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RDF Rights chalks up first DVD deal
RDF Rights has pushed into the consumer products market with its first book and DVD contracts.