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Latest home front
Norwich-based indie Imago is making a broadcast pilot for a property makeover show for ITV1. Front of Housewill feature British householders who get the chance to nominate a neighbouring property, which they believe is letting their local area down. They then join the ...
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TSI TX plans growth
Broadcast services company TSI TX has signed a new Simply Media TV channel to its playout facility. Simply Entertainment: The Entertainment Channel, which launched this week on Sky, features film trailers and international DVD releases and gives viewers the opportunity to make on-screen purchases. TSI TX has also announced plans ...
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Regions 'need to keep talent'
BBC director of factual and learning John Willis has called on the major broadcasters and indies to work together to protect regional network production centres from losing talent to London.
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Monarch kept on
BBC Scotland has commissioned indie Ecosse Films to produce a sixth series of BBC1's Scottish drama Monarch of the Glen, which stars Susan Hampshire and Alastair Mackenzie and is set on the fictional estate of Glenbogle. Shooting on the 10-part series will begin in Scotland ...
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Leitch losses rise
Manufacturer Leitch Technology's second-quarter losses have increased. The company revealed that it lost $6.4m in the three-month period ending 31 October, the second quarter of the Canada-based firm's 2004 financial year. In the 2002 period, Leitch lost $3.4m, which includes a restructuring charge. Revenues fell 20% in the quarter to ...
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Waddell scores two
Northern irish indie Brian Waddell Productions has been commissioned to make two one-hour documentaries for BBC1 Northern Ireland.
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NewsBroadcasters fight ban on junk food ads
Broadcasters have warned of 'severe consequences' for children's TV if the government slaps a ban on fast food advertising to the under 12s.
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NewsBBC looks serious for winter
The launch of new current affairs strands will be the focus of BBC2's winter slate while BBC1 will prop up its season with a controversial and hard-hitting drama about the far right.
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NewsJones calls for tax cut to protect regions
ITV joint managing director Clive Jones has warned that ITV's regional offering could suffer if the government does not reduce the£250m
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NewsWorking Lunch bullying inquiry launched
The BBC has launched an investigation into complaints of bullying of staff on its flagship business programme Working Lunch.
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NewsBBC lines up Widdecombe for boat race
A group of 18 celebrity Oxbridge alumni are to recreate the famous university boat race for a BBC reality show.
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Silver to oversee Shine features
Elisabeth Murdoch's indie, Shine, has poached Talkback head of factual John Silver to head a new features department.
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Bectu warns BBC tech closure will cost jobs
Broadcasting union Bectu has warned that up to 350 jobs could be at stake following the BBC's confirmation that it is to sell its commercial BBC Technology arm.
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Arabic head quits BBC World Service
The head of the BBC World Service's Arabic service, Gamon McLellan, is to leave the corporation after 11 years in the role.
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LWT puts The Good Life to test
LWT factual has been commissioned to make an eight-part series for ITV1, in which families give up their day jobs and live self-sufficient lives in suburbia like Tom and Barbara from classic sitcom The Good Life.
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Optimistic goes to World's End
Johnny Vaughan's indie, World's End, has secured a deal to be a key contributor to the portfolio of new digital channels being launched by David Brook's Optimistic Network.
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Granada's Hunt to leave ITV
Granada controller of daytime and lifestyle James Hunt is leaving the company to work in the independent sector, after he was left without a role in the ITV merger restructure.
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BSkyB and ITV in channel talks
ITV is in talks with BSkyB about launching its spin-off channels as joint-ventures.
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BBC wins lower price for rugby clips
The BBC has signed a deal with the International Rugby Board (IRB) to show footage of the Rugby World Cup tournament. Previously the IRB had been asking for£6,500 per minute for footage which the corporation said it was unwilling to pay. The undisclosed new cost is now considered by the ...
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US dramas at heart of Sky One Winter
Sky One's winter schedule will feature a range of new US drama including Nip/Tuck, Jake 2.0, Cold Caseand Las Vegas. The channel has also created an entertainment slot for Friday ...