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NHU is guinea pig for full digital production
Production teams at the BBC's Natural History Unit in Bristol will be first BBC staff to test a BBC Technology production system designed to modernise the way programmes are made by the corporation, writes Will Strauss.
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Doc fest exclusive
The Sheffield International Documentary Festival is to screen the UK premiere of the latest work from Danish directors Jorgen Leth and Lars von Trier, The Five Obstructions. In the film, Leth remakes his cult short film The Perfect Human five times within 'absurdly strict parameters' ...
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Interactive role for Flextech's gunning
Flextech Television has promoted head of business development Simon Gunning to the new role of controller of interactive programming. He will work alongside the channel controllers to develop interactive services on Bravo, Challenge?, Trouble, Living TV and Ftn. He will retain his previous role.
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SMG spots gap in Irish market
SMG is bidding to extend its Virgin Radio brand into Ireland where it is also exploring the launch of its first 'gold' service, writes Michael Rosser.
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Hayes heart slot
DJ Danny Pietroni is leaving the evening slot on Chrysalis Radio's flagship Heart station to make way for 25-year-old Paul Hayes, who takes on the 19.00-22.00 Monday to Thursday slot from the end of January. Hayes has hosted a regular late show on the group's Galaxy Network as well as ...
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Pops no longer the tops on Italy's RAI
Italian broadcaster RAI has dealt the BBC a blow by axing Top of the Popsand replacing it with a local version of ITV1's music show CD:UK. CD:Liveis slated to make its debut on 27 September ...
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Kudos shuffles top
Kudos, the indie behind BBC1 spy drama Spooks, has hired Daniel Isaacs as general manager as part of a top-level reshuffle. Isaacs joins from indie Hewland International, where he was head of commercial affairs for four years. In other moves, producers Stephen Garrett and Jane ...
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Madness musical lined up for Xmas
BBC3 is to screen the last London performance of the Madness musical Our Houseas one of the highlights of its Christmas schedule. The deal was put together by the BBC
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Seventh Skinner run
The Frank Skinner Show is set to return to ITV1 for a seventh series this autumn with a 12 x 50-minute run. Once again the Avalon-produced show will consist of three guest interviews, following on from last year's successful run which included interviews with Pamela Anderson, Richard Gere, Britney Spears ...
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Byrne steps into Lloyd's shoes at C4
Channel 4 head of news and current affairs David Lloyd has stepped down from his role owing to a prolonged illness. Dorothy Byrne, who has been acting head of news and current affairs since May, will now take on the position full time and becomes what is believed to be ...
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BBC2 hunts for best Brit sitcom
BBC2 is to undertake a Great Britons-style search to find the nation's favourite sitcom in a major television event to air next year, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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Autumn start for Lygo at C4
Kevin Lygo will replace Tim Gardam as Channel 4 director of television on 3 November.
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NewsHeat to move into digital radio
Celebrity gossip title Heatis being launched as a digital radio station - the fifth Emap magazine to make the transition, writes Michael Rosser.
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The Key (BBC2) - Gerard O'Donovan, Daily Telegraph
'The opening episode of Donna Franceschild's three-part series following the hard lives and political struggles of ...
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NewsRapture to sell-off 52%
The new owners of digital youth entertainment and clubbing channel Rapture TV are looking to sell-off 52% of the business only four months after it was re-launched, writes Rosemary Gallagher
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The Key (BBC2) - Joe Joseph, The Times
'The Key is the dramatic equivalent of chewing a particularly robust blend of muesli: you know it means well, and i...
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The Key (BBC2) - Christopher Matthew, Daily Mail
'Indeed, to judge from the first episode, Donna Franceschild's story comes across as a mixture of Our Friends in th...
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Return to Jamie's Kitchen (C4) - Thomas Sutcliffe, Independent
'Jamie swore at kitchen staff and called them 'old slappers', which is the sort of thing that could land him in fro...
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NewsZein to head Pact
Tiger Aspect managing director Andrew Zein is to take over from Shed Productions co-owner Eileen Gallagher as chair of producers' alliance Pact, writes Jane Marlow.
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Return to Jamie's Kitchen (C4) - Jim Shelley, Daily Mirror
'Disillusion and boredom have set in - not just for the viewers but the participants themselves.'...