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NewsDiet Trials lead BBC German push
BBC Worldwide is to co-produce a new series of slimming reality series Diet Trials for German audiences.
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NewsScots call for Gaelic channel
A lobby group representing the Scottish screen industry has called for the creation of Gaelic language TV channel
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NewsLynam back at Beeb
Veteran sports broadcaster Des Lynam is to rejoin the BBC next month to present a new Saturday lunchtime sports show on Radio Five Live.
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NewsBBC Technology faces strike action
Union members at BBC Technology are set to strike over plans by the corporation to sell the division to German electronics group Siemens.
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NewsITV orders new thrillers
ITV has commissioned Granada to produce two psychological thrillers from its Manchester drama department.
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NewsSky reviews music channels future
BSkyB head of music channels Jo Wallace has been moved to oversee all original programming on Sky One, as the broadcaster admits it is reviewing its options for its music services.
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NewsCDN opens northern office
The Cultural Diversity Network - the organisation representing the UK's major broadcasters, which aims to improve ethnic representation in TV on and off screen - has opened its first branch in the north of England.
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NewsRevenue boost for TWG
Kelvin MacKenzie, chairman and chief executive of the Wireless Group, has unveiled a 40% rise in revenue for national speech station TalkSport at the company's annual meeting.
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Aiming at a new target
The BBC is carrying out a wide-ranging review of its commissioning and production operations - which could mean new quotas for the indie sector. But just how brave is Auntie prepared to be?
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£10k bristol grant
Bristol Independents Group (BIG), the recently formed alliance of production companies, has been handed a£10,000 grant by South West Screen for a development producer to work across the five companies. Quickfire Media, Testimony Films, Icon Films, Available Light and Tigress Productions plan to sell programme rights collectively - except for ...
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£60m Teachers TV gets government green light
Teachers TV, the planned£60m TV service for teaching professionals, has been signed off by the government and will launch in the first quarter of next year.
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C4 gives female orgasms the Bodyshock series treatment
Channel 4 is to chart the progress of three British women who travel to the US to test a new treatment for women who can't reach orgasm.
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C4 plans six more pieces for Animate
Channel 4 and the Arts Council have unveiled the latest commissions for its animation series Animate!. The season includes Who Am I and What I Want, a collaboration between Chris Shepherd and artist David Shrigley. Other pieces include As the Crow Flies by Carolina Melis and Susanne Flender; Rabbit by ...
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C4I sells documentaries to France 5
Channel 4 International has secured a raft of documentary sales to France 5. These include High Performance, a two-hour look at what happens when non-professional athletes take performance-enhancing drugs. The French broadcaster has also snapped up Paladin Pictures' 2 x 50-minute ...
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Toon leaves ITV for C4 public affairs job
ITV controller of public affairs Nick Toon has left the broadcaster to join Channel 4. Toon will fill the newly created post of head of public affairs, reporting to head of corporate relations John Newbigin. The move followed the departure of Newbigin's deputy Martin Stott to Five last month. The ...
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422 South titles BBC fame show
422 South has created the title sequence for BBC1 reality series When Will I be Famous?The 6 x 30-minute documentary series follows students as they tread the boards at the Sylvia Young Theatre School in London. Designer Mike Alderson gave the titles a ...
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Challenge captures weird acts on film
Challenge has commissioned Indie Blue to make a 15 x 30-minute clip show series called Twisted TV. The show, which airs from 9 August, focuses on the weirdest moments caught on camera, such as water-skiing monkeys in Japan and a man with a six-and-a-half-foot moustache. ...
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AHC and X-Ray merge to meet HD demand
Ahc Post and X-Ray FX have merged to create a£1m-a-year high-definition boutique in Soho.
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London TV goes on air
London TV, the new London listings channel produced by Enteraction TV for Visit London, is launching next week with a programming budget of£2m for the first year. All the programmes will be produced in-house by Enteraction TV. Programming strands include what's on broadcasts every hour and ...