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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
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NewsGrace departs ITV as Pickard arrives
ITV controller of children's and youth Janie Grace is quitting the network centre just 10 days before the arrival of new director of programmes Nigel Pickard, writes John Plunkett
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Auf Wiedersehen heads for Cuba
BBC1 drama series Auf Wiedersehen, Pet- which picked up ratings of more than 12 million when it was revived last year - is to return for another series, this time set in Cuba, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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Avid commits to show
After not exhibiting at any major trade shows last year and instead holding a series of Europe-wide customer events, Avid Technology has done a U-turn and booked a stand at The Production Show. European vice-president Graham Sharp told Broadcast in November 2001 that last year's ...
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NewsCrossroads faces the axe
They axed half the cast, demolished the infamous shaky set and turned the sauce factor up to 11 - but not even Emma Noble in a hot-tub could revive the fortunes of ITV's troubled soap Crossroads, which is set to be axed from its teatime slot within weeks, ...
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Scream bags Living chat slot
Living TV is to double its original programming output with its biggest ever commission - Loose Lips, a live daily talk show from Scream Films, writes Paul Revoir.
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BBC goes to Belgian firm for high-def truck
BBC Outside Broadcast has come to an unofficial preferred supplier agreement with Belgian outside broadcast (OB) company Alfacam for the supply of a high definition (HD) truck , writes Will Strauss.
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BBC to tell secrets of Edward VIII romance
The BBC is set to dramatise the romance between Wallis Simpson and Edward VIII in a major new film for BBC1 that will take advantage of recently released FBI and British government intelligence reports. The American Woman, which is in the late stages of development ...
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Granada brings sopranos style to London
Granada has started production on Family, a six-part gangster series for ITV1 starring Martin Kemp. The drama, which also stars Jamie Foreman and David Calder, is being directed by David Drury and executive produced by Tim Vaughan and Michele Buck. ...
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Rushes buys two Shakes
Soho visual effects house Rushes has bought two new Shake licences after winning a graphics commission from the BBC, writes Sam Espensen.
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Five buys wobbly cartoon classic for Shake
Five has bought the rights to children's animated classic Roobarb and Custard. The 30 x 5-minute series from Green Dog Films, will air in Five's Shake strand from 22 March. The cartoon was created by Grange Calveley and produced and ...
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NewsDyke to take chair at RTS Cambridge
BBC director general Greg Dyke will take centre stage at the Royal Television Society (RTS) Cambridge convention this year after agreeing to chair the biennial event, writes Paul Revoir