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BBC presses on with police racism doc
The BBC will still make a documentary looking at institutional racism within Greater Manchester Police despite the arrest of one of the undercover journalists working on the programme. Mark Daly had undergone nine months of police training and was working as a probationary constable when he was arrested on suspicion ...
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Jowell decision on BBC online review
Media secretary Tessa Jowell is due to name the person who will lead the review into the BBC's online services when she appears at the Edinburgh Television Festival on Saturday (23 August). The BBC has already handed in its response to the review, ordered by Jowell to examine its impact ...
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Coogan hints at Partridge return
Alan Partridge creator Steve Coogan has given a ray of hope to fans after admitting the cult character could return. BBC2 controller Jane Root appeared to pour doubt on any more Partridge when she said Coogan's ambitions now lay more in movies and drama. But despite saying he wouldn't do ...
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Men & Motors boss to advise on low-cost TV
Men & Motors channel manager Lesley Johnson is quitting the Granada Sky Broadcasting (GSB) channel to set up her own business, advising people how to make low-cost programmes , writes Rosemary Gallagher.
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Watching The Detectives (BBC1) - Jim Shelley, Daily Mirror
'Watching The Detectives (BBC1) is grimly effective, slick but simple television.' 'A school girl has been raped,'...
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Watching The Detectives (BBC1) - Peter Paterson, Daily Mail
'Just occasionally a TV documentary makes an impact on society that leads to a change in the law, or persuades us a...
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BBC deal sees 12 Yard open in Manchester
Indie 12 yard Productions is to set up a Manchester office after securing a development and production deal with the BBC, writes Leigh Holmwood
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BBC3 aims for laughs with autumn season
Comedy is to spearhead BBC3's assault on the key autumn schedule battleground with a second spin-off from cult sketch show The Fast Show headlining the slate, writes Leigh Holmwood
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C4 pumps cash into animation
channel 4 has renewed its commitment to animation film-making by ring-fencing£1.6m for 40 films over the next three years, writes Gavin Stamp
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Lewis-Smith tops BBC4 line-up
Victor Lewis-Smith, the man behind trash television series TV Offal, is to produce a programme for BBC4, as part of raft of new shows for the station.
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BBC World plots US invasion
The BBC's international news and information channel BBC World is set to launch in the US as part of continued plans to expand its global reach, writes Leigh Holmwood
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Downturn kills off 2003 Leaf festival
The London Effects and Animation Festival (Leaf), which was due to take place in October, has been cancelled after manufacturers, already suffering a serious decline in profit margins, decided to further reduce their marketing spend, writes Sam Espensen.
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NewsRights reform to cost BBC and C4£36m
The BBC and Channel 4 face losing up to£36m between them when they are forced to return more programming rights to the independent sector next year, writes Conor Dignam.
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NewsC4 orders film version of Dr Kelly scandal
It has filled newspapers and news bulletins for months - now the Iraq dossier row and subsequent death of government scientist Dr David Kelly is to be made into a docu-drama for Channel 4, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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TLC takes another 40 what not to wear
US network TLC has licensed a further 40 episodes of fashion makeover show What Not to Wearfrom BBC Worldwide. The deal, brokered by BBC Worldwide director of programming Colin Jarvis, follows an initial run of 10 episodes which went out in April. The show has ...
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Five looks for the truth about youth
Five is to investigate boarding schools and girl gangs as part of a new factual strand aimed at young adults. The Truth about Boarding Schoolfrom Granada interviews celebrity 'survivors' of the public school system. Sarah Caplin is executive producer and Katy Ferguson is producer/director. ...
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RDF fails to woo America with Banzai
Banzai , the irreverent Japanese gameshow which became a cult hit for Channel 4, is struggling to make a similar impact in the US, writes Gavin Stamp.
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St Anne's piles money into HD
post house St Anne's has purchased the UK's first HD disk recorder as part of its ongoing investment in HD and telecine technology.
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Crow TV buys Avids
Crow TV has bought 18 Avid Media Composer Adrenaline editing systems and an Avid Unity storage system in a deal worth around£500,000. The London-based editing company is also to upgrade two of its Avid Symphony systems. Head of editing Mark Manning said that the decision was down to the increased ...
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Inquiry email revelation puts heat back on Gilligan
Pressure mounted on BBC reporter Andrew Gilligan this week after it emerged he had 'outed' government scientist Dr David Kelly as the source of his colleague Susan Watts' story on the Iraq dossier at the same time the BBC was still publicly refusing to name him, ...