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Xplicit hits spot
Adult channel Xplicit is averaging 1,000 new subscribers per day via the red interactive button. The channel launched four months ago and features interactive voting, registration and its 'isub' service which allows viewers to subscribe without having to phone in. The channel also believes it will be the first adult ...
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Martin Shaw to star in PD James thriller
Martin Shaw is to star in a further PD James novel dramatisation for BBC1. The two-part The Murder Room, commissioned by BBC1 controller Lorraine Heggessey and controller of drama commissioning Jane Tranter, will again feature Shaw as Commander Adam Dalgliesh who has to investigate a ...
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Serbian TV takes swathe of kids shows
Fremantle International Distribution has sold 240 hours of children's programming to Serbian television. Kanal D has taken a raft of shows dedicated to younger viewers including Cosgrove Hall's 39 x 15-minute animated series Jamie and the Magic Torch. Other sales include Cockleshell Bay (104 x ...
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RDF pilots two shows for US
RDF Media has bolstered its standing in the US by landing two pilot commissions from major networks NBC and WB.
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VTR in staff swap
Big Buoy Post Production is doing a staff swap with VTR. Big Buoy facility manager Kate Sturgess joins VTR as facility director, while Sawsan Farhan - who was head of new business leaves VTR to join Big Buoy as facility manager. Big Buoy's Jon Hurst commented: 'Kate joined us from ...
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NewsByford promoted to Dyke's deputy
The BBC has kicked off a top-level overhaul of its complaints procedures in the wake of the Hutton inquiry, making World Service director Mark Byford deputy director general with overall responsibility for programme compliance.
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NewsWhiston's northern vision
John Whiston, the new drama chief of ITV's merged production businesses, has pledged to shore up network production in the north with a new fire-fighter series and plans for a medical drama to take on BBC1's Casualty.
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NewsSpin-offs to rule on ITV2
ITV2 has vastly reduced its commitment to unique original content by shifting£2m from its new commissions budget into ITV1 spin-off shows.
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NewsFive drops Flaunt to build music brand
BSkyB is set to lose a key terrestrial programme window after Five decided to drop its chart show Flauntin favour of a new homegrown brand.
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NewsC4 hands over breakfast slot to old Friends
Channel 4 has thrown in the towel in the breakfast show format battle and will now fill its morning slot with old episodes of The Salonand US repeats.
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ITV has gone to the 'dark side'
ITV's approach to regional broadcasting has been attacked after the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) claimed the network is being won over to the 'dark side', with profits coming before people.
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Murphy rejects move up north
BBC3 controller Stuart Murphy has poured cold water on claims that his channel could move to Manchester as part of a Charter renewal deal.
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C4 features boss to quit for indie sector
Channel 4 head of features Jo McGrath is to step down before a restructure of her department.
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Jackson rules out move to US
Granada entertainment chief Paul Jackson will not apply for the role of director of Granada America in the merged ITV, even though the company was lining him up for the job.
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Lygo orders Hat Trick animation for C4
Channel 4 director of television Kevin Lygo has reordered a show he originally commissioned for the channel two years ago but which was subsequently dumped.
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Five to stream new show
Five is planning to emulate Channel 4's Big Brother by offering live 24-hour streaming of its forthcoming£4.7m reality show, Back to Reality.
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Kids veteran to lead ITV's next SM:TV
ITV has coaxed former Live and Kickingeditor Chris Bellinger out of retirement to oversee its replacement for SM:TV Live.
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More tests for all
BBC1 is lining up four more editions of Talent TV's interactive quiz Test the Nation. John Beazley, senior commissioning executive for entertainment, ordered the shows which will include a quiz on driving. A quiz on the events of the year will also be screened on ...
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NewsJones defends regional output
ITV's Clive Jones has defended claims from unions that the battle for the future of the merged ITV was being won by the 'dark side' - those more interested in savings than the future of the broadcaster.
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Guns and Rap (BBC2) - Rupert Smith, Guardian
'Guns and Rap made an unconvincing and ultimately futile attempt to connect young black men's taste for firearms wi...