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Television presenter is sacked
Granada sacked the television John Leslie from ITV's This Morning programme yesterday because of allegations about ...
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NewsITC: scrap news bias rules for niche TV
Minority broadcasters should be allowed to dispense with strict rules governing impartiality in order to inject life into predictable news bulletins and get more people watching, a major study of television news has concluded, writes David Wood
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NewsMarketers infiltrate the BBC
Marketing executives could soon have a say in the development of nearly all new BBC shows as part of a controversial initiative to make the corporation's programmes 'connect' better with audiences, writes Leigh Holmwood
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NewsDTI stalwart favourite to head Ofcom
A Department of Trade of Industry (DTI) high flier has emerged as a leading contender for the Ofcom chief executive post amid accusations that the DTI could eclipse the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) in the new regulatory environment, write Colin Robertson and ...
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BBC to confront indie grievance
The BBC has admitted it has acted unfairly towards independent producers by deliberately squeezing margins on programme orders and has proposed setting up a working party with producers' alliance Pact to discuss terms of trade, writes Jane Marlow
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Radio indies join BBC quota row
Somethin' Else and UBC Media are leading a group of radio indies lobbying the government to introduce a BBC statutory independent production quota for radio, writes Georgina Lipscomb
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Moyles returns to C5
Chris Evans' return to TV has been given a vote of confidence by Channel 5 with controller of entertainment Andrew Newman recommissioning a second 13-part run of Live with Chris Moyles, writes Georgina Lipscomb
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Rise clings on but Richard and Judy flounder
Channel 4 chief executive Mark Thompson has broken his silence over the broadcaster's beleaguered breakfast show Rise, writes Georgina Lipscomb
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Granada rejig targets drama
Granada is to launch a concerted push to grab ITV's extra drama cash after restructuring its programming business, writes Steve Aston
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Dating show to top Lush line-up
BBC 1 is to launch a dating show that will see parents choosing potential dates for their son or daughter as part of a raft of new shows from controller of entertainment commissioning Jane Lush, writes Leigh Holmwood
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Bravo to explore sci-fi sex
Flextech-owned men's channel Bravo has announced a raft of new commissions including a 15-part series exploring what sex will be like in the future, writes Georgina Lipscomb
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Kelly team charts estate life
The film-maker behind Carlton's Bafta-winning documentary on poverty in modern-day Britain, Kelly and her Sisters, is making a similar film based on a council estate in south London, writes Steve Aston
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RDF snares FHM tie-ins for BSkyB
RDF Media has joined forces with Emap to produce two linked shows for Sky One based on men's magazine brand FHM, writes Georgina Lipscomb
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ITV 1 brings Miracle to life
Indie Grasshopper Films is to produce a family animation for ITV 1's Christmas season, writes Steve Aston
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Peter Williams lands Meridian WW2 series
Meridian programme executive Simon Walton has commissioned a series from Peter Williams Television based on the second world war. The 8 x 30-minute The Secret Armywill look at the resistance fighters who would have continued the war if Hitler's planned invasion of the UK had ...
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BBC magazine show to take on This Morning
BBC 1 is to attempt to put the boot into ITV 1's troubled This Morningby launching a new live magazine show fronted by Pop Idol judge Nicki Chapman and BBC entertainment correspondent Robert Nesbitt. The 6 x 60-minute The Morning ...
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Fact or fiction makes return for Channel 4
Channel 4 head of features Ben Frow has commissioned Oxford-based indie Spire Films to produce a second series of Fact or Fiction. The series will again be presented by Tony Robinson and will investigate the truth behind Julius Caesar, Richard III, Robert the Bruce and ...
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ITV'S Elliott orders Kevin Whateley drama
ITV 1 controller of drama Nick Elliott has commissioned Thames TV to produce Promoted to Glory, a 120-minute drama starring Ken Stott and Kevin Whateley. The story follows Mike, a helpless, homeless drunk whose life changes when he meets Salvation Army officer Annie who takes ...
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Flame signs square deal with Discovery
The Flame Group is to produce a 2 x 60-minute series for Discovery Europe looking at the history and future of television. Commissioned by Discovery UK programme editor Louise Bolch, Square Planetexamines how TV has shaped our culture and attempts to predict the next big ...
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12 Yard Productions wins lottery run
BBC 1 has commissioned 12 Yard Productions to produce a further 10 x 45-minute series of lottery show In It To Win It, presented by Dale Winton. The show was recommissioned by BBC controller of entertainment Jane Lush and BBC 1 controller Lorraine Heggessey. It ...