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C4 goes X-rated for film history
Channel 4 is to broadcast some of the most controversial sex scenes on television with a new commission from ITN-owned production arm Visual Voodoo.
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S4C commissions kids series about sheep
S4C has commissioned a new long-running children's show featuring a family of sheep. Siwan Jobbins, S4C commissioning editor for children, has ordered 52 x 15-minute series The Baas from Cardiff-based indie Cynhyrchiadau Ceidiog Creations for broadcast in mid-2005. It will feature actors in costumes, created ...
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S4C's Jones to quit after decade in post
S4C chief executive Huw Jones has announced he will step down at the end of next year. Jones, who has been at the helm of the Welsh channel since 1994, said he will remain until December next year when a series of public service broadcasting reviews will have been concluded. ...
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BBC Birmingham marks 30 years since pub bombings
BBC Birmingham has commissioned Midlands independent BFM Productions to make a 30-minute documentary marking the 30th anniversary of the Birmingham pub bombings.
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All3Media signs series deals at Mipcom
All3Media International secured sales at Mipcom for series including Midsomer Murders and Ultimate Force. AB Group in France has picked up the 16 x 60-minute drama Ultimate Force. Extension deals for the drama ...
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Ten Alps arm 3BM wins Five series
Michael Buerk is to front a one-off special for Five that will count down the top 10 seminal moments in modern history.
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Do we need BBC3 and 4?
If BBC3 and BBC4 are not working then the solution might not be to change their remit but to close them.
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Scott to quit C4 after 24 years
Channel 4 deputy chief executive David Scott, the channel's longest serving board member, has become the first senior executive to quit since the arrival of new chief executive Andy Duncan.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Discovery brings in Canadian exec
Discovery has drafted in one of its North American executives to head its flagship UK channel.