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CBBC to look at reality of animals' lives
Real-life animal dramas in Northern Ireland will be put under the spotlight in a new CBBC show looking at the work of the Ulster Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. The 13 x 15-minute Animal Arc, commissioned by former CBBC controller Nigel Pickard, ...
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Liddiment and Bazalgette honoured at RTS awards
Former ITV director of programmes David Liddiment and Endemol UK chairman Peter Bazalgette were this week garlanded at the Royal Television Society (RTS) Programme Awards, writes Luke Satchell.
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Mirren back in Prime Suspect for sixth time
The sixth instalment of Prime Suspectwill begin filming next month with Helen Mirren reprising her role as detective Jane Tennison. A Granada TV and WGBH co-production in association with CBC in Canada, Prime Suspect 6is produced by David Boulter, directed ...
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VFG buys Wembley studio
Equipment hire company VFG has bought Asylum Studios from the Sanctuary Group for an undisclosed fee, writes Will Strauss.
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Davison and Cusack star in Carlton drama
Peter Davison and Niamh Cusack have been lined up to star in a Carlton psychological thriller about jealousy and sexual obsession. Ordered by ITV controller of drama Nick Elliott , Too Good to Be True, features Davison and Cusack as a happily divorced couple with ...
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Garfield joins cartoon network
Turner Broadcasting has snapped up 85 hours of primetime animation acquisitions and co-productions for Cartoon Network and Boomerang, including the classic Garfieldseries. Cartoon Network has also pre-bought 26 x 30-minute episodes of Canadian/ French co-production Atomic Betty - Galactic Guardianand ...
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Post chiefs to set training standards
Senior figures from the post-production industry have formed an action group to tackle a skills shortage within the sector, writes Sam Espensen.
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Mainframe titles Guy Ritchie co-pro
Mainframe has completed titles and stings for new Five show Swag. Described as a cross between Police! Camera! Action!and Trigger Happy TV, the series tries to tempt members of the
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Crisis in Oz's Fairlight
The Sydney HQ of audio console manufacturer Fairlight has been put into administration after failing to meet ongoing financial obligations. Of the seven company offices only the Australian branch is affected so far, but administrator Giles Woodgate revealed that there are 'significant company debts'. However, the company has been in ...
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Talent deadline moves
TV makers wanting to enter the B+ Young Talent Awards have just a few more days to get their submissions in for this year's competition. The entry deadline has been extended to the end of the month. Judging starts on 31 March. Winners will be announced at a ceremony at ...
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Five plans live telepathy special
Five is jumping on the pyschic TV bandwagon with a 90-minute live show, working titled Are you Telepathic?writes Penny Hughes.
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Men found to strip for Living
Living TV has commissioned a reality TV show dubbed as ' Pop Idolmeets The Full Monty' in which producers scour the country to set up a team of male strippers, writes Paul Revoir.
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Granada wild makes second killer show
National Geographic Channel has commissioned a second series of Built for the Kill, which looks at the complex way animals kill their prey, from Granada Wild. The 6 x 60-minute show, Built for the Kill 2, will be transmitted in ...
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NewsDigital homes exceed 40%
The Independent Television Commission's (ITC) Multichannel Quarterly Report today claims digital TV penetration in the UK has exceeded 40% for the first time, writes Luke Satchell
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NewsAllen moves to appease shareholders
Granada chief Charles Allen fought a rearguard action today in a bid to safeguard his position at the head of a future united ITV - telling his angry shareholders: 'We share your pain,' writes John Plunkett
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NewsBBC2 unveils spring/summer season
BBC2 aims to save one of 30 historic landmarks from across the UK in a new programme, Restoration, which will be the centrepiece of its spring and summer season, writes Sam Matthews
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War saves flop Academy
Struggling talent show Fame Academy has been saved by the Iraq crisis - because BBC chiefs have been so busy planni...
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Woss and Wicky team up
Comedy kings Ricky Gervais and Jonathan Ross are teaming up for a top secret tell show. ...