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Commissioning - Clowning around in the ghetto.
Acclaimed photographer David LaChappelle is to turn his hand to documentary-making with a one-off special for
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Commissioning - Five develops property range.
Five is building on the primetime success of its House Doctor show with a trio of
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Commissioning - ITV reignites old flames.
ITV has commissioned Yorkshire Television to make a new four-part factual entertainment series that sees four single people reunited with their first loves, writes Paul Revoir.
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Commissioning - Ian Wright reprises Jim'll Fix-style role.
TWI's fledgling entertainment department has been given a boost after BBC1 ordered a second series of its Ian Wright-fronted light entertainment show I'd Do Anything, writes Paul Revoir.
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Royal Television Society Convention, Cambridge, 18-20 September 2003 - BBC governance 'out of control'.
The BBC, still reeling from the Hutton inquiry, came under attack from fellow broadcasting executives at
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Royal Television Society Convention, Cambridge, 18-20 September 2003 - Two more US giants circle ITV network.
The number of US firms looking to pounce on ITV grew to three last week after Viacom president and chief operating officer Mel Karmazin and US-based Israeli billionaire Haim Saban signalled they would be interested in the commercial network, writes Colin
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GRADE JOINS TV CORP.
Former Channel 4 chief executive Michael Grade has joined the board of Robot Wars producer Television
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DOC NOMINATIONS TIE.
BBC4 has tied with Channel 4 for the most nominations in this year's Grierson British documentary
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BBC1 is an early winner with kids.
The BBC's new Saturday morning flagship kids show Dick and Dom in da Bungalow got off to a promising start at the weekend, beating its ITV rival, SM:TV Gold, according to unofficial overnight figures, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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Teen Big Bro gets peak slot on C4.
A teenage version of Big Brother, which captured two contestants having sex during recording, will be
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C4 WINS PRIX ITALIA.
Channel 4 scooped two awards at the prestigious Prix Italia awards in recognition of its artistic
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Bolt quits BSC in favour of Olympics role.
Broadcasting Standards Com-mission (BSC) director Paul Bolt is leaving the watchdog two months before it is officially absorbed into Ofcom, to spearhead the government unit responsible for the 2012 Olympic Games bid, writes Michael Rosser.
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DACRE IN INDIE MOVE.
Former ITV News editor Nigel Dacre has resigned from the London College of Printing, where he
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XFM next in queue for Eire.
XFM has become the latest UK radio company to set its sights on the Irish market with plans to launch an FM station in Dublin, writes Michael Rosser.
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TV VIOLENCE WARNING.
Broadcasting watchdogs are calling for more warnings before soaps and news bulletins before the watershed to
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MAVERICK SEEKS£2M TO FUND FRESH MUFFIN.
Maverick Entertainment Group is looking for£2m of outside investment in order to beef up its
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TV execs knock 2010 target.
The government will not meet its 2010 analogue switch-off target, key broadcasting figures have predicted.Executives attending
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New BBC satellite puts third 24 series in doubt.
Plans for the BBC to air the third series of hit thriller 24 are under threat, following US studio Fox's concerns over the BBC's decision to change satellite and broadcast its services unencrypted, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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Celebs to feign facial disorders in C4 show.
Birmingham indie Maverick Television is to follow its con-troversial Channel 4 shows Celebrity Blind Man's Buff and Celebrity Wheelchair Challenge with a third programme working titled Celebrities Disfigured: In Your Face, writes Rosemary Gallagher.
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MASON VACATES MD POSITION AT AVAGO.
Managing director of gambling channel Avago Debbie Mason is to leave her role following a management