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BBC starts on another Anthony Trollope
The BBC has gone into production on its new 4 x 90-minute Andrew Davies-scripted adaptation of Anthony Trollope's He Knew He Was Right. The 12-week shoot will take place in London, Italy and the west country with Nigel Stafford-Clark producing. Made by BBC Wales in ...
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Angus Deayton to star in baby cow comedy
Indie Baby Cow has lined up Angus Deayton to star in its new Julia Davies-scripted comedy, Nighty Night, for BBC3 and BBC2. Deayton, who was sacked from BBC1's Have I Got News for Youfollowing sex and drugs revelations, will play ...
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NEC aims for DTT phone
Mobile telecoms company NEC is developing a phone that will receive DTT broadcast signals. Designed initially for the Japanese market, the 3G handsets need a portable antenna and LSI (chipsets) to receive specially targeted programmes. Current moving video for mobile phones is either streamed or downloaded as packets of information.
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LWT ups current affairs output
LWT is beefing up its current affairs coverage this autumn by turning The London Programmeinto a series and ordering 40 editions of political show The Week, writes Paul Revoir.
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C4 to air Manchester finale of Kay's tour
Channel 4 is to air a recording of award-winning comedian Peter Kay's stand-up show at the Manchester News Arena. The final gig of his 180-date tour on Tuesday 1 July - the eve of Kay's 30th birthday - took place in the arena where Kay once worked as a steward. ...
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NME to launch TV chart show with MTV2
MTV2 is teaming up with music newspaper NMEto launch a daily alternative chart show, which will be compiled by viewers voting for their favourite tunes. Kicking off on 3 August in a 19.00 slot - which will see it go head to head with both ...
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Living orders 100 Loose Lips
Living TV's first original talkshow, Loose Lips, has been recommissioned, writes Rosemary Gallagher.
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The Office spearheads record year for profits
He may not be much of a manager but David Brent, the fictional boss in the sitcom The Office, has proved to be one ...
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Saturday nights are week, admits TV chief
The BBC admitted yesterday that the Saturday night schedule on BBC1 was lacklustre and that it was struggling to fi...
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BBC protests at Enron jibe
Simmering tensions between the BBC and Labour exploded yesterday after an MP accused the corporation of being as co...
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Cut TV filth
Modern movies contain so much foul language that watchdogs are demanding a massive reduction in its use. ...
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Saturday is a weak night for TV shows
BBC bosses have admitted that Saturday night Tv is in crisis. ...
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BBS paid£167,000 of YOUR money for this woman to move home
Licence fee payers have been forced to stump up almost£170,000 to fund a top BBC executive's move from US to Brita...
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Gee! Robin will show 'em how to be stars
Bosses at BBC's Fame Academy hope to ditch their Lame Academy label by recruiting a string of top pop stars. ...
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Concern at BBC over fall in ethnic-minority audiences
The BBC's board of governers has attacked the corporation for its failure to attract ethnic minority audiences, two...
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How Hollywood floods TV with bad language
Television viewers are being deluged with foul language as swearwords and blasphemy become commonplace in Hollywood...
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BBC is battered by 'Enron' taunt
An MP triggered outrage yesterday when he compared the BBC's annual report and accounts with those of the corrupt A...
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MoD mole bl;ows a hole in Blair's case against the BBC
Tony Blair's battle with the BBC over Iraq flared again last night when MP's investigating the affair said they did...
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NewsITV companies launch MP news service
Carlton and Granada have embarked on a public relations exercise in support of the regions with the launch of a new interactive service for MPs, which offers access to regional ITV news bulletins via the web, writes Paul Revoir