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NewsTough times for ITV chiefs
This has been a tough week for Charles Allen and Michael Green as they await the inevitable news - due any day - that their bid to merge and create a single ITV has been referred to the Competition Commission, writes John Plunkett.
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Coogan to play Samuel Pepys in BBC2 film
The BBC's drama, arts and entertainment departments are set to come together for the first time in order to dramatise the life of diarist Samuel Pepys for a major new BBC film. Steve Coogan will star as Pepys in the landmark BBC2 film, working titled ...
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C4 capitalises on The Salon hit
Channel 4 has extended the run of its weekday reality series The Salonby six weeks after strong ratings, writes Penny Hughes.
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5 Live gears up to air rolling news from war
BBC Radio 5 Live controller Bob Shennan has turned to Julian Worricker and Peter Allen to front the station's coverage of the expected war against Iraq, writes John Plunkett.
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NewsBBC brings back 70s Superstars
Superstars , the show that made a household name of judo master Brian Jacks and saw Kevin Keegan knocked off his bicycle, is returning to BBC1 for a full series, writes Colin Robertson.
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Brian Waddell chasing time once again
National Geographic Channel has commissioned a second series of fast-moving travel-adventure show Chasing Timefrom Northern Ireland indie Brian Waddell Productions Limited. The 13 x 30-minute series follows contestants as they try to navigate various cities. Trey Farley will once again present the show. Two production ...
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Aussie wildlife next for NHU
The BBC is to turn its wildlife focus to Australasia in a major series from the Natural History Unit (NHU), writes Leigh Holmwood.
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Backpack camera captures punters' views
Following hot on the heels of such technological wizardry as 'boulder-cam', 'ant-cam' and 'barnacle-cam', BBC Sport's first 'crowd-cam' debuts this weekend at the RBS Six Nations rugby tournament.
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Five hopes pig will bring home the bacon
Production has begun on new Five and Nick Jr pre-school animation Peppa Pig, following a finance and co-production deal between Contender Entertainment Group (CEG) and Astley Baker Davies, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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Kids go loco in Banzai-style CITV gameshow
Foundation is making a 10 x 30-minute gameshow for CITV featuring Banzai-style challenges such as three elderly women competing to spit their false teeth the furthest. Globo Loco, to be presented by Stephen Mulhern, will feature rival teams aged from 11 to 13 competing in ...
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Picardy battles to save post services
Glasgow-based Picardy Media Group is confident that its production, post-production and corporate arms will remain going concerns despite the company going into receivership at the end of January, writes Sam Espensen.
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Beam wins Cannes deal
UK digital courier and archive service Beam TV has won an exclusive contract with the organisers of the Cannes Lions advertising awards to handle entries and manage data during the festival. MD Matt Cooper told Broadcast that agencies will be able to dispense with Beta ...
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Flame brings extreme fisticuffs to screen
Flame TV is making a 6 x 30-minute series, Cage Combat, for Carlton TV about 10 men and two women taking part in an extreme sport - a mixture of boxing, kick-boxing, wrestling and martial arts. Two fighters confront each other over 3 x 5-minute ...
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Sony budgets camera
Manufacturers Sony and Pinnacle Systems have teamed up to offer a budget camera and editing package for small production companies. Customers purchasing Sony DSR-PD150P, DSR-PDX10P and DSR-250P DVCams or the Sony DSR-11 VTR will now receive Pinnacle edition 4.52 editing software as standard. Also included will be an i.Link PCI ...
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Lorry decision wins Tyrell new business
London equipment reseller Tyrell has received a sudden surge in the number of support contracts it has won for Discreet products since competitor Red Lorry Yellow Lorry backed out of broadcast business, writes Sam Espensen.
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MMA to make hidden camera cookery show
Multi Media Arts (MMA) is producing a new daytime cookery show for ITV, described as ' Masterchefmeets Candid Camera'. The 10 x 30-minute series, Reality Bites, will follow amateur chefs via hidden cameras as they ...
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Rock Hammer gets the last word on Carlton
Newly formed indie Rock Hammer Productions has won its first commission with a 16 x 30-minute Friday night talk show for Carlton. The Last Wordwill take a look back on the week's events with a mixture of celebrity and expert guests. Rock Hammer was founded ...
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CBBC drops humans for 'toons
CBBC channel presenters are to be replaced by a new interactive animated host in a bid to pull in more viewers, as director of drama, entertainment and children's Alan Yentob admitted that the one-year old digital channel still has more work to do, writes Leigh ...
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Cilla cohort O'Dell departs Granada
The after-effects of Cilla Black's departure from Blind Daterumbled on this week with Granada head of entertainment series Chris O'Dell announcing his decision to quit after 14 years , writes John Plunkett.
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TSI goes commercial
Broadcast facility group TSI has launched a commercials arm in the hope of attracting clients from the 'secondary l...