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Fake lottery winners run amok in latest Sky show
Sky One is continuing the trend for cruel reality shows with a series in which members of the public dupe friends and families into believing they've won the lottery.
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NewsBBC gets new media head
The BBC has appointed a new controller of its interactive television services, replacing Emma Somerville who was promoted to the role of head of interactive TV programming earlier this year.
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NewsAirey chooses Turner Laing for deputy
Sky Networks chief Dawn Airey has appointed director of film channels and acquisitions Sophie Turner Laing as her deputy.
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NewsSlash gets animated on Bravo
Bravo has landed a new animated sitcom starring guitar legend Slash from rock band Guns n' Roses.
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NewsBBC3 boosts regions with drama promise
All drama on BBC3 will come from outside the M25 in a bid to help boost the regions, channel controller Stuart Murphy has said.
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News1500 jobs go at NTL
NTL is set to axe 1,500 jobs as it consolidates its 13 call centres into three state-of-the-art operations.
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Strong sales for QVC
Shopping channel QVC has reported a 14.2% boost in sales from£197.6m in 2002 to£225.7m in 2003. During the Christmas selling period - from 3 November to 21 December - the channel averaged more than£1m of orders each day. It also handled 12.4 million calls during 2003, shipping over 9 million ...
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NewsLiving TV calls in psychic sleuths
Psychics are to help track down murderers in a paranormal version of Crimewatch for Living TV.
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Universal plans UK crime channel
Universal Studios Networks is planning to launch a crime channel in the UK - despite its previous British offering lasting less than a year.
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Living TV gets queer
Living TV has signed an exclusive life of series deal with NBC Enterprises for the hit US make-over show Queer Eye for the Straight Guy. Living TV had to beat off competition from rival broadcasters, including terrestrial channels, for the show, which it originally ...
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Sci-Fi channel plans relaunch
A modern day version of classic paranormal series The Twilight Zone is to lead a relaunch of the Sci-Fi channel in a bid to shed the channel's niche image.
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Bravo brings Stripperella to UK
Bravo has acquired the Pamela Anderson-inspired animation series Stripperella. The 14 x 30-minute series, which is produced by MTV and originally aired on Spike TV in the US, is the result of a collaboration between legendary comic book writer Stan Lee and Anderson, who ...
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Top-Up TV claims convincing start
Top-Up TV, the pay-TV service for Freeview viewers that launched this week, has already attracted 'thousands' of subscribers, according to its chairman, David Chance.
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NewsLudos in partnership deal with DITG
Format house Ludos, the company set up by Action Time founders Stephen Leahy and Trish Kinane in 2002, has signed a partnership deal with technology company The Digital Interactive Television Group (DITG).
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Murphy orders street gang doc
BBC3 controller Stuart Murphy has commissioned a major foreign language documentary series about street gangs in El Salvador, in the style of the award-winning Brazilian film City of God.
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Sky plots push into US co-pros
BSkyB is looking to tie down co-production deals with US producers in a bid to secure rights for new shows before they are put out to market.
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Fox buys FX drama
Fox International Channels UK has bought two drama shows from Warner Bros International Television Distribution for its FX channel on Sky. Carnivale , a 13 x 60-minute series about a travelling carnival, and cop show The Wire will premiere on ...
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BBC4 revisits art and culture of the 1960s
The 1960s will be put under the microscope in a major season of programmes on BBC4 this summer, including a landmark collaboration with Tate Britain about the decade's art.
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NewsZone Vision launches women's channel
Zone Vision, the UK-based broadcaster and distributor, is to launch a new factual channel on Sky aimed at women.
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NewsEmap reports ad growth
Emap's advertising revenue for its music television channels has taken a dip over the year but the media group has seen solid growth for its radio stations.