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TV show boosts Jackson albums
Michael Jackson's records are being snapped up by fans again following Monday's television documentary in which his...
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Homer Simpson, meet Tony Blair
Homer Simpson will no doubt greet the news with a resounding ?doh!' and a theatrical slap to the forehead. ...
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Leslie TV Bash?
John Leslie could be quized by Martin Bashir - the man behind Monday night's explosive Michael Jackson documentary ...
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Edward: I want to be in TV
Prince Edward could return to film-matching, less than a year after quitting his controversial TV firm to concentra...
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Porn Site hits at TV site
Viewers Logging on for TV programme details have instead found images from an internet sex site. ...
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Turner counts cost of AOL merger at $8bn
Ted Turner lived up to his reputation as the 'mouth from the south' last night, revealing in an explicit interview ...
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C4 schools arm goes into profit
Channel 4's educational division 4 Learning, one of the channel's core public service initiatives, has moved into profit for the time, writes Penny Hughes
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Turner finds new Euro chief
The Turner Broadcasting executive who launched Cartoon Network throughout the UK, has been given control of the company's non-news channels in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, writes Paul Revoir
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Profits scare for TV Corp
Indie Television Corporation has been forced to issue a profits warning following the decision of US channel TNN not to re-commission a new series of its hit franchise Robot Wars, writes Leigh Holmwood
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Two new indies take flight
Two new indies launched this week, backed by former BBC programme-makers, writes Penny Hughes
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Big Bear to make fourth My Hero for BBC1
Big Bear Films is producing a fourth series of Ardal O'Hanlon's BBC1 sitcom, My Hero. The 10 x 30-minute run is directed by John Stroud and follows the further adventures of Thermoman, the unlikely superhero and mild-mannered owner of a health food shop. It is ...
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BBC1's Merseybeat moves to city centre
BBC1 police drama Merseybeatwill be relocated to Liverpool city centre for its fourth series in order to allow 'bigger storytelling opportunities'. The series, consisting of a yet to be decided number of 60-minute episodes, will again feature Leslie Ash, John McArdle and Joanna Taylor as ...
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Imago spotlights adultery for ITV1
ITV1 has commissioned Norwich-based indie Imago to produce a series delving into the world of adulterous man's 'other woman', writes Paul Revoir.
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ITV1 plans M25 murder drama
Granada has scooped two factual dramas from ITV in the wake of its success with Hillsborough and The Murder of Stephen Lawrence, writes John Plunkett.
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VH1 launches quest to find UK's top divas
VH1 has started production on a new talent series, Dare to Diva, which aims to find the UK's biggest diva. The London event - the second stop in a five-city tour which takes in Nashville, Miami, New York and Philadelphia - offers budding female singers ...
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Dom Joly wins quick BBC3 recommission
Comedian Dom Joly's new studio-based chat show for BBC3 has been commissioned for a second, longer run even before its first series has aired. BBC3 controller Stuart Murphy and controller of entertainment commissioning Jane Lush have ordered an 8 x 30-minute run of This is ...
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C4 job for resolution
Facility Resolution is to cut five 10-minute shows following the annual Muslim pilgrimage to the Hajj, to be broadcast on Channel 4 next week. Hajj; the Greatest Trip on Earthis a documentary to play on Saturday night, featuring three pilgrims as they make their way ...
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Zeal to make 65-part ITV reality show
Zeal TV has secured one of the biggest ever indie orders for a daytime ITV show with its 65-part reality gameshow, Under Construction, writes John Plunkett.
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Baraka adds to offline
Baraka has increased its offline business since incorporating Ruthless Editing and has bought two more Avid offlines. Managing director David Cox told Broadcastthat corporate work and promo work for companies like Discovery has increased and commercials work is steady despite difficulties in the market, adding ...
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BBC admits errors over writers' fees
The BBC has conceded its payment system for repeat fees needs to be improved after a number of writers complained they were not being paid for screenings of their shows on the BBC's new digital channels, writes Leigh Holmwood