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ITV invests£10m in two new Taggarts
SMG's detective drama Taggartis to remain on ITV until the end of 2006 following a major recommission worth£10m.
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Diverse pursues hare hunt for BBC2
BBC2 has commissioned Diverse to make a documentary about the end of the controversial sport of hare-coursing. Killing a Hareis produced and directed by Paul Yule, whose company, Berwick Universal, is co-producing. The hour-long programme, commissioned by BBC factual senior commissioning executive Richard Klein, chronicles the ...
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C4 looks at special village
Channel 4 has commissioned a documentary charting life in a North Yorkshire community where 200 members of its adult population have learning difficulties.
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Raw uncovers talent of multicultural Britain in C4 late show
Channel 4 is showcasing new animation, documentary and comedy talent in a late-night magazine show designed to reflect multicultural Britain.
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Somethin' Else profiles Sun Ra for BBC4
BBC4 has commissioned indie Somethin' Else to produce a documentary on innovative jazz musician Sun Ra. Delivery of the 60-minute special, titled Space is the Place - The Sun Ra Story, is due in April, although a broadcast date has yet to be confirmed. The producer ...
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C4I sells Uncle Adolf to Germany
Channel 4 International has made a series of new sales in Germany including Company Pictures' drama Uncle Adolf. The 90-minute ITV1 drama, which tells the story of the Nazi leader's relationship with his niece and Eva Braun, has been picked up by Pro7. C4I has also ...
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C4 science and education to be carved up
Channel 4 has disbanded its science and education department in the wake of Simon Andreae's decision to move to the US.
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Smoke and Mirrors finishes graphics on C4's The Exorcism
Smoke and Mirrors has produced graphics work on the promo for Channel 4's programme The Exorcism. The graphics were created on Nitris by DS artist Dan Andrew who worked with director
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BBC puts£9m into regional comedy
The BBC has ring-fenced£9m to commission comedy programmes outside London and is restructuring its entertainment and comedy commissioning.
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Ace FM wins FM bid
Ofcom has awarded a new FM licence in Kidderminster to the Midlands News Association-owned Ace FM. The new station will launch later this year and reach around 100,000 adults in Kidderminster and the surrounding Severn Valley region. It will target the over-25s with classic hits and local news. Other bids ...
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Alli, TWG in talks to merge ad sales
Waheed Alli, the Labour peer bidding for SMG-owned Virgin Radio, has held talks with Talksport-owner The Wireless Group about merging their advertising sales operations. Backed by venture capital group 3i, Lord Alli is offering£100m for Virgin Radio, a figure that SMG said undervalues the business. But if shareholder pressure leads ...
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BBC appoints Young
The BBC has appointed Penny Young to the new post of head of accountability, nations and regions within the governance unit. Young takes up the role next week and will report to director of governance Nicholas Kroll. Her brief will include helping the BBC governors in their role as trustees ...
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BB exec to Granada
Granada has poached the Endemol series editor of Celebrity Big BrotherDavid Williams to join its entertainment division. Williams, who has also held the same role on the main Big Brotherseries, will work across a number of new projects for Granada in the ...
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New bids for BBC Broadcast
BT, Siemens and Crown Castle have joined the list of companies expected to bid for the BBC's£150m broadcast business.
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Format focus: Beauty and the Geek
Brainy nerds and dim beauties are thrown together to see if opposites really do attract in a new series from the exec producers of MTV's Punk'd
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Graf becomes chair of broadband group
The government's broadband advisory group has selected former Trinity Mirror chief executive Philip Graf to drive its broadband agenda.
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Bird lands at IBF
Commercial manager Tom Bird joins International Broadcast Facility (IBF) on Tuesday, 1 March after three months' gardening leave from Shooting Partners. Bird joins the Covent Garden company as business development manager.
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HD last call
High-definition producers could win C$25,000 (£10,600) at Canada's Banff World Television Festival. The prize is supplied by NHK, Japan's HD national broadcaster, which will award it to the world's best high definition programme. The deadline for entries is today (24 February). Further details can be found at ...
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Flame to light celebrity matches
Flame Television is to play celebrity matchmaker in a one-off special for digital channel ITV2. Celebrity Love Matchwill build up profiles of famous singletons, such as Tom Cruise, Angelina Jolie and Robbie Williams, and then suggest their perfect partner. Daniela Neumann, controller of commissioned programmes for ...
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Sales leap for Charles doc
Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles' decision to tie the knot has sparked a surge of interest in Diverse Productions' ITV documentary Charles & Camilla.