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Discovery delves into fertility
Discovery Health has commissioned two 'tear-jerker' shows examining fertility issues, writes Naomi Rovnick.
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Tips for directors
The tips section in last week's feature 'Crews take aim' (Broadcast, 23.4.04) should have been credited to Ian Sands. For more information on 'Keeping crews happy', see www.iansands.co.uk/links/crew.
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John Downer to walk with wildebeest
Indie John Downer Productions has been commissioned to make a 4 x 30-minute series for BBC1 that will follow the great wildebeest trek across the African savanna. The series, commissioned by BBC1 controller Lorraine Heggessey, will use the type of innovative cameras the indie has developed for shows such as ...
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fat-busting format finds favour in oz
Celador International has signed the first international licence for its new format You Are What You Eat. Nine Network in Australia has taken an option to buy the UK version - currently in production for Channel 4 - and to make its own version, which follows a group of overweight ...
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GMG radio improves performance
Guardian Media Group's radio division, the owner of Jazz FM, has reported a 61% revenue growth, taking revenues up to£21m for the year ending 31 March, up from£13m for the previous 12 months. A trading statement released by the group said national airtime revenue was up 86% over the year ...
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Heggessey tests Saturday shows
BBC1 controller Lorraine Heggessey has commissioned three entertainment shows from BBC Scotland as part of a drive to boost the channel's Saturday night performance.
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Help for TV hopefuls
The Edinburgh Television Festival is calling for applications from young television professionals to take part in this year's fast-track scheme. The initiative will see 40 people aged between 22 and 29 with two to four years' experience take part in a series of masterclasses including a live pitch to BBC ...
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MTV unveils three series
MTV UK has launched three new home-grown series which it plans to network across its 45 channels in 166 countries, writes Naomi Rovnick.
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NewsBBC pledge on arts and current affairs
The BBC this week revealed plans to put greater focus on arts and current affairs programmes on its main services over the next year, as it gears up for its Charter review battle.
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NewsSmaller indies join forces
The growth of 'super-indies' such as RDF and Wall to Wall has sparked a wave of collaboration among smaller indies desperate to improve their profit margins and negotiating power.
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NewsBBC and ITV to bid for live Premier matches
The BBC and ITV are set to go head to head for the rights to six to eight Premiership football matches after NTL, Telewest and Irish pay-tv company Setanta dropped out of the running.
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NewsFive to dig for WWII hero's fighter plane
Five will bring central London to a standstill with a live event, in which a team of archaeologists attempt to dig up a second world war Hurricane fighter plane from underneath a main road by Buckingham Palace.
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NewsBBC pulls plug on politics for ?yoof'
The BBC has abandoned its high-minded Saturday morning youth politics slot, amid claims it was never interested in it in the first place.
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Parky boss stays at BBC
Parkinson executive producer Bea Ballard has ruled out a move to ITV despite Michael Parkinson asking her to join him when he defects from the BBC later this year.
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At It opens in Bristol
At It Productions - the indie behind Channel 4's T4 strand - is to launch a Bristol office on the back of a rare joint commission from T4 and 4 Learning.
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Field widens for BBC2 job
BBC3 controller Stuart Murphy has emerged as a surprise contender for the BBC2 controllership.
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C4 follows Operatunity with ?ballet idol'
Channel 4 is to follow up its 'opera idol' series Operatunity with another minority arts talent trawl - this time set in the world of ballet.
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Jackson rules out return to UK television
Former Channel 4 chief executive Michael Jackson has ruled out a return to the UK when he leaves his chairman post at Universal Television Group (UTG), effectively scotching rumours that he could become the next BBC director general.
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Teachers' writers do battle in Broadcast Young Talent Awards
Two writers who worked on the Tiger Aspect series Teachers will go head to head in the battle to win the coveted young writer of the year award at this year's Broadcast Young Talent Awards.
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NewsBravo to scout for Euro 2004 'Three Lions'
Bravo has responded to a challenge from XFM DJ Christian O'Connell to film his search for a 'Three Lions'-style song for Euro 2004, composed by ordinary members of the public.