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How the BBC will hit indie quota in 2004
The BBC is banking on a package of measures to help it exceed its 25% indie quota this year after it met a barrage of criticism following confirmation that it failed to meet the target last year for the third time in a row.
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Greece takes 200 ready steady cooks
Screentime Partners has secured a raft of new distribution deals with formats including Ready Steady Cook and The Chair. A further 200 episodes of Endemol UK format Ready Steady Cook have been picked up by Mega Channel in Greece while another 44 episodes of quiz show The Chair have been ...
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M2 founder Cullen set to step down
The founder of M2 Television, Bill Cullen, is expected to finalise a deal this week in which he will step down as a company director, writes Sam Espensen.
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BBC2 to examine Harley St doctors
BBC2 controller Jane Root has commissioned a series looking at the doctors and patients in London's famous Harley Street in the latest example of the resurgence of interest in docusoaps, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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Mills and Nemone switch slots at Radio 1
BBC Radio 1 is making further changes to its schedule to prepare for Chris Moyles' arrival on the breakfast show in January. Early morning DJ Scott Mills will change places in the schedule with Nemone, who currently broadcasts from 13.00 to 15.00 at the weekend. R1 head of mainstream programmes ...
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NewsMurdoch Jnr bids to keep top talent
BskyB's new chief executive, James Murdoch, is set to hand chief operating officer Richard Freudenstein a beefed-up role as his second in command.
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NewsCan you spell 'repetition'?
The American phenomenon of national spelling events, as seen in the current Oscar-nominated hit movie Spellbound, is to be brought to the UK with both the BBC and Channel 4 developing formats.
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NewsCoogan and Reeves plan family ITV show
Comedians Steve Coogan and Vic Reeves are to team up to write and perform in an ITV comedy sketch show series.
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NewsJohnny Vegas signs comedy deal with BBC
Comedian Johnny Vegas, the former face of the now defunct ITV Digital, is to become one of the leading names on the BBC after signing an exclusive development deal with the corporation.
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BBC goes all out to pick Euro song
The BBC is to create a big prime-time 'very sexy' Saturday night event to choose next year's British Eurovision song contest entry after the national humiliation of scoring nil points this year.
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Ex-C4 entertainment chief set for Avalon
Former Channel 4 head of entertainment John McHugh is poised to join comedy production company Avalon Television in a wide-ranging production role.
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Sky's Baker drops Live Boob Job
New Sky One controller James Baker has kicked off his tenure by rejecting a major live surgery event planned by his predecessor Sara Ramsden.
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Legal action halts TV show
Brighter Pictures this week defended its format There's Something about Miriam in which six men were stunned to discover that the beautiful woman they had been wooing was a transsexual.
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ITV bars Royal Variety acts from BBC event
ITV has banned pop acts from appearing on the BBC's Children in Need charity event if they want to appear on its flagship Royal Variety Performance after the two events were scheduled within three days of each other.
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Xfm seeks more success for its mix outside London
Xfm is shifting its focus away from London and is looking to introduce bespoke content for major cities around the UK to bolster its national presence.
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CD: UK plans live spin-offs
ITV has ordered three 30-minute spin-off editions of Blaze Television's Saturday morning pop show, CD:UK. The CD:UK - Spotlight Specials will run after the main CD:UKshow on Saturdays from 15 November and feature pop acts Pink, Christina Aguilera and Britney ...
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Nokia pushes for 'mobile' TV
Telecoms giant Nokia is urging television producers and broadcasters to buck up their ideas and start providing unique content for mobile phones.
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OFF THE RECORD - KING REIGNS AS TV'S.
1980s pop idol It's amazing what a bit of nostalgia can do to a group of
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OFF THE RECORD - BROWN LEAVES A DAZE.
The award for overstretching your part at the National Television Awards this week went to Channel
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Production - TX - The Bill's live challenge.
Filming a one-off live episode of The Bill will be a challenge for Thames, not least in ensuring the 20th anniversary show stays on air, no matter what. Stephen Tate monitors the team's painstaking preparations.