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ITV called on to guarantee Welsh service
A Welshembly member has called on ITV chief executive Charles Allen to give assurances on the amount of programming and the scheduling of programmes made in Wales.
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ITV to grant Harry Hill an audience
ITV is poised to commission a new An Audience with ? starring big-collared funny-man Harry Hill. The show from Granada's entertainment division is likely to go out in the autumn to kick-start the new series of Harry Hill's TV Burp ...
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Prospect watches diet for discovery
Indie Prospect Pictures has been commissioned by Discovery Health to make a dieting show for January next year. The 15 x 30-minute The A-List Dietwith the Food Doctor , ordered by commissioning editor Louissa Grange, will see nutritionist to the stars Ian Marber give 15 ...
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Mandrill wins discovery health orders
York-based indie Mandrill Television has landed a raft of commissions for Discovery Health, including Body Builders - a series set for autumn which trains novices to take part in their first bodybuilding competition. For next year, Sex Change will follow ...
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BBC3 puts parenting in the spotlight
BBC3 controller Stuart Murphy has commissioned a second series of parenting show Who Rules the Roost as part of a season on the subject. The 10 x 60-minute Ricochet-made series, which is due to air later in the year, asks working parents to stay at ...
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ITN analyses Iraqi handover for C4 news
Channel 4 has commissioned ITN to make a quick-turnaround two-hour news special devoted to the 30 June handover of sovereignty in Iraq. Iraq: Counting the Cost , presented by Jon Snow, will be broadcast between 19.00 and 21.00 on 28 June. C4 claims the show ...
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TV Corp seeks base for Paradise Hotel
The Television Corporation is set to create a new long-term tropical production base to film international versions of its US reality show Paradise Hotel after sealing a deal to create a Swedish version.
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Sky editor in at Five News
Sky News has appointed Mark Calvert, the executive producer of its flagship show Live at Five , to become editor of Five News when the satellite broadcaster takes over the contract in January.
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NewsS4C to go Around the World in 80 Toilets
MIPTV: Welsh broadcaster S4C is to co-produce a new documentary series named Around the World in 80 Toilets.
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Linsey takes job at Talent
Mark Linsey, the former managing director of indie Zeal, has taken a new job at Talent Television.
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C4 airs view on BBC
Channel 4 chiefs have told MPs that Ofcom should consider taking over regulation of the BBC when it conducts its five-year review. In evidence to the all-party media select committee this week head of corporate relations John Newbigin said, in the meantime, the BBC should have a management board and ...
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Allen goes to Tiger
Foz Allen, producer of BBC soap Casualty , has quit the corporation to join indie Tiger Aspect. He will join in August as an executive producer working alongside Teachers executive producer Jane Fallon and report to Tiger Aspect head of drama Greg Brenman. He will ...
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TCI deal with Flame
Television Corporation International (TCI) has won a deal to distribute UK indie Flame's Great Pretenders format, which it will premiere at the upcoming Monte Carlo and Discop markets. The format - which aired as Gender Swap on Five in the ...
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BBC promotions
BBC controller of continuing drama series Mal Young has promoted two of his Birmingham-based team as it boosts its output and prepares to move to a new base. Grease Monkeys producer Will Trotter will become executive producer with special responsibility for Birmingham drama series while ...
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Skillset av survey
Skillset will next week undertake its annual census of the audio-visual industries. Company chief executives and human resources manager will have the forms on Wednesday 30 June. Forms can also be downloaded from www.skillset.org/census.
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Parsons for BBC3
BBC3 controller Stuart Murphy has appointed his first channel executive, with a remit to manage output issues such as compliance and editorial matters. Katherine Parsons, who previously headed development in the BBC lifeskills department, will also help manage long-term strategy as well as providing editorial support.
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England score best ratings yet
England's final group match against Croatia in Euro 2004 gained the highest audience of the tournament so far with just over 18 million viewers.
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Rowland takes helm at Red Fig
Mark Rowland, the former managing director of Television Corporation International, has joined I'm a Celebrity's interactive service provider Red Fig to spearhead a strategy of global expansion.
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Kit upgrade boosts Oasis expansion plan
Oasis is continuing its strategy of diversifying into arts, drama and long-form with a kit investment of£250,000, supported by recent commissions for the BBC and ITV, writes Rick Dacey.
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Satellites are nearly full up, warns NTL
NTL Broadcast believes that satellite platforms may run out of capacity in the next three years and has secured the last available transponder lease on Eurobird to maintain its growth.