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FX acquires us sports drama for UK
FX, the new UK digital satellite channel from Fox, has acquired a new US drama series from Buena Vista International. Playmakers was screened on US sports channel ESPN last year and chronicles the corrupting influence of fame and fortune on a fictional American football ...
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Corinthian shuts NW8 facilities
Corinthian Television is abandoning its landmark studios in St John's Wood to concentrate business in its facility at Chiswick Park. Eighteen jobs are at risk as a result, writes John Oates.
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E4's Vinson moves to Shine
Elisabeth Murdoch's indie, Shine, has created a head of entertainment development role in order to boost its entertainment programming and create more returnable series.
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Peter Cook inspires radio 4 homage
BBC Radio 4 is to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the death of Peter Cook by airing a four-part series about the comedian. The project, produced by Tiger Aspect, will feature archive footage of Cook's key performances plus anecdotes about the man from the people who knew him best. The ...
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C4 and BBC agree to backdate terms
Channel 4 and the BBC have agreed that the new terms of trade they are currently negotiating with indies will be retrospectively applied to deals made after 6 January - the date Ofcom's new codes of practice came into effect. The agreements were made in principle with industry body Pact ...
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Channel 4 makes film of life of Princess
Channel 4 has ordered a feature-length dramatisation of the life of Princess Margaret. Filming on Margaret Rose will begin in spring. Indie Touchpaper will produce the piece, while playwright Craig Warner makes his screenwriting debut. C4 head of drama John Yorke said:
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Baraka delivers FX for BBC3
Baraka has created special effects for the second series of the BBC3 comedy series.
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BBC3 adds to output
BBC3 is to get an intellectual boost with a two-parter about maths, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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Bernard aims for 2012 radio switch-off
Ralph Bernard, executive chairman of radio group GWR, has called on the government to set a deadline of 2012 to switch off the analogue radio signal. The move would bring radio in line with TV, which has been set a switch-off deadline between 2006 and 2010. Bernard has written to ...
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Joly poised for BBC1 debut
Comedian Dom Joly is to appear in a BBC1 hidden camera show described as a 'grown-up Trigger Happy ' - the last project of his exclusive two-year deal with the corporation.
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ITV1 goes with second holiday showdown
ITV1 controller of factual programming Bridget Boseley has recommissioned RDF Media's reality programme Holiday Showdown. The second series will comprise eight hour-long episodes, plus a special edition, co-produced by Australian broadcaster Nine Network, in which an Australian family will holiday with a British one. Nine Network recently bought the Holiday ...
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Cash in the attic found again on BBC1
Leopard Films is making a fourth series of Cash in the Attic for BBC1. Head of daytime Alison Sharman has ordered 15 x 30-minute shows as well as 10 x 45-minutes. The programme, which sees a team of valuers go into people's homes to try ...
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Broadcast '04 post survey
Broadcast is to reveal the results of a major piece of research into the UK post-production sector.
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NewsKelly case comes to screen
Panorama programme A Fight to the Death , which explores the feud between the BBC and the government which led to Dr David Kelly's death, generated more giggles than gasps when it was shown to a room full of ...
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NewsAtalla quits for Talkback
Ash Atalla, the producer of award-winning BBC comedy The Office , is quitting the corporation to develop sitcoms for Talkback.
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NewsC4 to make comic fans into super heroes
Channel 4 is set to broadcast a bizarre new primetime game show in which comic book fans are invited to turn themselves into stunt-performing super heroes.
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SMG fears news agenda change
SMG is to call for urgent talks with ITV chiefs amid concerns that the newly created ITV News Division could disadvantage the network's minority shareholders.
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Carlton's Wells takes ITV ents role
Mark Wells is set to take the post of controller of entertainment at ITV production arm Granada, making him the first senior Carlton programming executive to be given a job in the merged entity.
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Zeal hit by departures
Indie Zeal Television has been hit by the departure of three of its senior managers, including managing director and co-founder Mark Linsey.
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Thirkell links up with Wax
Robert Thirkell, the former BBC producer who launched award-winning shows Blood on the Carpet and Back to the Floor , is working on a new business series for BBC3, fronted by Ruby Wax.