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Boat special for ITV
New Plymouth-based indie Televisionary has been commissioned by ITV controller of daytime Liam Hamilton to make a 60-minute special on the Schroders London Boat Show. The programme, which has been fully funded by the boat show's organiser, the British Marine Federation, is due to air in a Sunday slot in ...
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Bectu keeps old tie
Bectu members have voted to keep the union's ties with the Labour party following the first ballot of its kind by a British union. On a high turnout of 30.7%, 72.8% of members voted to keep the link with Labour - heeding advice from the union's executive - with 27.2% ...
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Jobs freeze at BBC
BBC news has instigated a recruitment freeze as it attempts to make budgetary savings, although job cuts have been ruled out. The division - which is also having to redeploy around 40 staff from BBC3's axed Liquid Newsshow - is currently preparing its budget for ...
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BBC radio dramatises Mary Poppins
Mary Poppins is to be adapted for radio for the first time as part of BBC Radio 4's winter line-up. Juliet Stevenson will star as Mary Poppins in the dramatisation of PL Travers' classic story which will air on 3 January in the Saturday play ...
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BBC gospel show
BBC head of religion and ethics Alan Bookbinder has commissioned a 60-minute reality television-style show in which amateur gospel singers audition for a showcase concert. Gospel Heaven, which will air as a one-off special in BBC1's Sunday morning Heaven and ...
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Sky's Baker orders teen horror show
Sky One controller James Baker has greenlit his first drama since taking over in October with a major new teen horror series from Elisabeth Murdoch's indie, Shine Entertainment.
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BBC on top with eight kids Baftas
The BBC swept the board at this year's British Academy Children's Film and Television Awards, winning a total of eight awards.
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Tilston back to Oasis
Engineer Steve Tilston has rejoined post facility Oasis Television. The former Gee Broadcast and Channel TV man returns to the company following a spell in the Middle East. He previously spent three years as an engineer at Oasis. The Soho-based company has also recruited a business development manager, Darren Musgrove, ...
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Autumn launch for CiTV channel
ITV will launch its dedicated CiTV multichannel offering by autumn next year.
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ATR's new facility
Teddington Studios is opening a purpose-built facility for the joint Channel 4, BSkyB and Arena Leisure horse-racing channel, At The Races. The new set-up, which took two months to put together, forms part of the studios'£2m expansion. Fifty At The Races staff are now based at Teddington. The project installation ...
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My Dad The Rock Star heads for Asia
Nickelodeon has secured the TV rights in several major territories for animated series My Dad the Rock Star. The deal, with Canada's Nelvana, will see the 26 x 30-minute series screened on Nickelodeon UK and Asia from January before rolling out on M6 in France ...
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Wall to Wall's ancient egyptians airs in US
Indie Wall to Wall is set to make its US debut on TLC with its£6m documentary miniseries Ancient Egyptians. The 4 x 60-minute series, which mixes true stories with dramatic reconstructions, will air on the Discovery-owned network before the end of the year. Originally broadcast ...
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Sky One's Baker splits top acquisitions role
Sky One controller James Baker has made his first appointments, creating two acquisitions posts.
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C4 deal brings Price-drop.TV onto Freeview
Shopping channel Price-drop.tv has taken one of the remaining slots on the Freeview digital terrestrial television platform, after it agreed a deal with Channel 4 to use its 'gifted' space on the service.
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Plain-speaking C4
Channel 4 News has won a Plain English Award. Guy Ker, Channel 4 News's managing director, accepted the award on behalf of the programme. A spokesman for the Plain English Campaign said the gong recognised Jon Snow's interviewing and 'political editor Elinor Goodman's efforts to explain the murky world of ...
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BBC2 to kick off football weekly
BBC2 is to jump on the football bandwagon by launching its first magazine-style show dedicated to the sport as part of a range of factual commissions from indies.
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ITV's£100m savings plans
With savings of£100m to make, it seems certain that ITV's regional franchises will feel the pinch as some of the network's most well-known buildings are sold off and staff are moved on.
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UK post spending climbs to£1.3bn
UK television, film and commercial producers spent£47m more on post-production in 2002 than they did in the previous year, according to a new report from the UK Film Council.
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NewsBroadcasters fight ban on junk food ads
Broadcasters have warned of 'severe consequences' for children's TV if the government slaps a ban on fast food advertising to the under 12s.
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NewsBBC looks serious for winter
The launch of new current affairs strands will be the focus of BBC2's winter slate while BBC1 will prop up its season with a controversial and hard-hitting drama about the far right.