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Hain quits programme role at Virgin to join Scots outfit
Virgin Radio programme director Bobby Hain is quitting to become managing director of new Scottish commercial station Beat 106, writes John Plunkett.Virgin staff expressed surprise at the move - announced on
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Indie shoots Churchill's secret army for BBC doc
Darlow Smithson Productions has gained unprecedented access to former members of Winston Churchill's secret army for a BBC 2 documentary series, writes Ashley Davies.The independent, which produced code-breaking documentary series Station
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CARNIVAL IN PRODUCTION ON FIRST POIROT IN FIVE YEARS
Carnival Films has gone into production on two new Poirot films for ITV, resurrecting the drama for the first time in five years. The 2 x 120-minute specials, due to air
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NewsWhat Not to Wear to Brazil
BBC Worldwide has licensed makeover format What Not to Wear to Brazilian broadcaster SBT, marking the first time the show will be produced in Latin America.
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BIG BEAR GETS TO GRIPS WITH O'HANLON SITCOM VEHICLE
Independent Big Bear Films is about to go into production with its first commission - BBC 1's new sitcom starring Ardal O'Hanlon. The indie's 6 x 30-minute series, My Hero, was
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LADBROKE TO SUPPLY RADIO 2 WITH TWO NEW SERIES
BBC Radio 2 has ordered two new series from independent Ladbroke Productions. London American, a four-part series to be broadcast in December, tells the story of the London American record label,
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ZENITH'S HOT PURSUITS WINS KNOWLEDGE COMMISSION
Zenith Entertainment has won a major commission from the BBC's new education channel, BBC Knowledge, set to go on air from 1 June. The 30 x 30-minute series, Hot Pursuits, will
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NewsJordan indie first-look deal
Sony Pictures TV has signed a one-year, first-look deal with Red Planet Pictures, the indie run by Life on Marsco-creator Tony Jordan.
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ZKK NEARS FINISHING LINE ON STEPKIDS FOR CHANNEL 4
Independent ZKK is completing production on Stepkids, a 6 x 30-minute run for Channel 4. The observational documentary series, executive produced by ZKK founder Kathy O'Neill, takes a look at a
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MORTIMER CREATES NEW DRAMA FOR RADIO 4
John Mortimer, creator of Rumpole of the Bailey and adapter of Brideshead Revisited, has written a play for BBC Radio 4 starring Paul Scofield and Imelda Staunton. The Summer of a
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UNITED TO PRODUCE ARMY WIVES DOC FOR KOSOVO SEASON
A new 1 x 30-minute documentary, Army Wives, has been commissioned for Channel 4's week-long Kosovo season (Broadcast,14.5.99). The United Productions commission through Anglia TV highlights the strains and tensions experienced
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BIGGEST-EVER LWT COMMISSION STARTS RUN ON SKY ONE
LWT's biggest-ever single commission from Sky One went on air this week in the form of a 65 x 30-minute series featuring action footage from around the world. AXN: Action TV,
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Ecosse lands major BBC 1 drama
Independent Ecosse Films has been commissioned to produce an 8 x 60-minute drama series for BBC 1, writes John Plunkett.Monarch of the Glen, which was commissioned by BBC 1 controller Peter
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C4 airs portrait of Picasso for 2000
Channel 4's arts department has lined up two long-form, prime-time documentaries - one tracing the life of Picasso, the other examining British architecture.Picasso's Diary is written and presented by John Richardson,
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Middle-class values facing BBC 2 scrutiny
BBC 2 controller Jane Root is setting documentary-makers loose on middle England with two series about middle-class mores, writes David Wood.Set to air in 2001 is landmark series The Middle Classes
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Obesity, choppers and vets head C5 summer
Channel 5 has unveiled a range of factual and documentary commissions for its summer and autumn schedules, including a 6 x 30-minute series about obesity, writes John Plunkett.Fat Chance, produced by
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OVERNIGHT RATINGS - Kelly over the moon with shooting Stars
ITV dazzled the competition on Saturday (15 May) with Stars in Their Eyes and an Abba special clocking up 50 and 49 per cent respectively, writes Alice Macandrew.The entertainment show attracted
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Rapture to go on air seven days a week
Teen channel Rapture is gearing up to launch a seven-day service from the start of next year - a move that will see the outfit doubling its production output, writes Alice
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News must brand to win says 3i chief
Broadcasters and news organisations must increase their commitment to 'branding and bundling' if they are to survive competition from the new communications networks, according to 3i director John Forrest, writes Dominic
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ITV unity over DST hit by new Sky bid
BSkyB's latest attempt to woo ITV onto its digital satellite platform has heightened tensions between ITV companies, according to sources.Two ITV franchise holders, Scottish Media Group and United News & Media