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No election debate
Prime minister Tony Blair has said he will not participate in a televised debate ahead of the next general election. 'We answer this every election campaign and, for the reasons I have given before, the answer is no,' Blair said at his monthly news conference last week.
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Format Focus: The Dinner Party
First impressions and self-perception collide in this daring mix of reality and quiz show.
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Four new faces to spearhead Diverse factual push
Diverse, the indie behind Channel 4 talent shows Operatunity and Musicality, has begun its push into factual entertainment by appointing four new executive producers.
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NY EastEnders row
EastEndersfans in New York have been told to come up with $29,000 (£15,400) by the end of January to save the BBC soap from being axed by a local public television station. New York station WLIW, which has broadcast the soap since 1996, will stop airing it by the end ...
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VTR loses Endacott
VTR producer Romillie Endacott will join Glassworks as a senior producer from the beginning of next month. Endacott, who resigned last week, replaces senior producer Zoe Rogers who has, coincidentally, joined VTR North. VTR Media Services company Blue has lost two commercials staff, who have joined Ascent Media's One Post: ...
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MotionFX expands
London-based digital film facility MotionFX has added a second Quantel iQ system, Eyeon Digital Fusion vfx workstations, two Thomson Viper FilmStream digital cinematography cameras and a 2K digital screening unit. Justin Lanchbury has joined the company as group sales manager from rental firm VMI.
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ITV lines up pop families in peak
ITV1 is to give two families the chance to become popstars for a night in a Saturday primetime entertainment series.
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Three fill Peel spot
BBC Radio 1 is to introduce three DJs into John Peel's late-night slot, following the death of the veteran presenter in October last year. R1 DJ Huw Stephens and Rob Da Bank as well as Ras Kwame, a DJ on the BBC's black music digital station 1Xtra, will host individual ...
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Lost film restored
The Machine Room has restored footage for the British Film Institute (bfi) from the archives of Edwardian film company Mitchell and Kenyon. The firm, long since folded, recorded everyday life as well as working on feature films. The three-part The Lost World of Mitchell and Kenyon, ...
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Unique to follow multiple mothers
Manchester-based indie Unique Factuals has been commissioned to make a series on multiple births for Discovery Health. Ordered by channel director Clare Laycock, the 15 x 30-minute Multiple Mumswill follow mums-to-be expecting twins, triplets and quads. Transmission is scheduled for 3pm on 7 March.
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Living orders for Granada
Granada Media has landed its first commission for Living TV, with a docu-soap about an airline.
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UKTV hires Reef for property output
Indie Reef Television has been commissioned to make a 15 x 30-minute property series for UKTV Style. Perfect Properties, ordered by UKTV Style channel executive Chantal Rutherford Browne, will follow interior designer Theo Nicolaou and his twin brother, Mario, as they track down the most desired ...
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Japan makes way for Noddy
Noddy is heading to Japan after Chorion, the company that owns the rights to the Enid Blyton books, signed a deal with three TV networks. The 100 x 10-minute CGI animated series Make Way for Noddyhas been picked up by the BS Fuji, Kids Station and ...
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Kreiz makes move
Former Fox Kids Europe chief executive Ynon Kreiz has joined venture capitalists Benchmark Capital as a general partner of European funds. Kreiz will be charged with leading Benchmark's strategy to widen its investment in the media, as the company invests its new fund of $375m (£199.6m). Since leaving Fox Kids ...
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Sky One picks Weeds from US
Sky One has bought the exclusive UK rights to US comedy Weeds, months before it launches in the States.
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NewsBBC fears increase in mass protests
BBC director of television Jana Bennett has warned that UK broadcasters face an unprecedented new type of mass lobbying against controversial programmes following the co-ordinated campaign against Jerry Springer - The Opera.
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NewsFive's Sunday comedy move
Having bet almost£500,000 per episode on Joey, Five is now gambling on Sunday nights as the slot to launch the costly Friendsspin-off to spearhead its new comedy zone.
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NewsBad Girls indie explores listing
Shed Productions, the company behind Footballers' Wivesand Bad Girls, is looking at floating on the stock market to raise funds for expansion.
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NewsIndies serve up pilots for C4 breakfast slot
Channel 4 is moving ahead with plans to run topical news shows in its breakfast slot and is considering pilots from at least four indies including Hat Trick Productions.
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NewsDeparting Moyle considers future
BBC head of arts commissioning Franny Moyle is to leave the corporation after deciding not to re-apply for her job as part of the restructure of the factual commissioning system.