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IRN brand is phased out
News provider ITN has been forced to dilute yet another of its brands after external research revealed that commercial radio customers no longer wanted its sister radio company to sign off its bulletins with the IRN tag, writes Penny Hughes
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BBC 2 edges away from youth drama
BBC 2 is to broaden its drama output away from its traditional diet of cult youth-orientated fare such as This Lifeand Attachmentsafter controller Jane Root claimed they had run their course, writesLeigh Holmwood
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TWG bids to get west Midlands radio talking
Kelvin MacKenzie's The Wireless Group (TWG) has thrown its hat in the ring for the west Midlands radio licence with a bid which, if successful, will expand its Talk brand into FM for the first time, writesSteve Aston
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Extreme gets the Creative Touch
Distributor Extreme International is set to move into programme-making after teaming up with London based production company Creative Touch Films, writes Paul Revoir
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TV execs line up to rap festival
One of the UK's leading television producers has launched a scathing attack on the Guardian Edinburgh International Television Festival, claiming the annual event has become 'obsessed with the cult of personality'
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BBC backtracks on drama slots
The BBC has decided not to screen its much-vaunted adaptation of George Eliot's final novel, Daniel Deronda, directly against ITV's multimillion pound Doctor Zhivagoremake this autumn, in a move that drama executives hope will put an end to future rivalry
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BBC iTV relaunch
The BBC is to relaunch the interactive content on its digital channels to encourage more viewers to use the services, and has poached a key architect of BskyB's interactive strategy to oversee the move, writes Leigh Holmwood
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DH&L bids to fight off rival
Discovery Home & Leisure (DH&L) is refocusing on a different target audience as it gears up to fend off the impending launch of UKTV's new DIY channel, writes Paul Revoir
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Bullivant sets up kids outfit
Former TV-Loonland director of programmes John Bullivant has set up his own animation and children's TV production company, writes David Wood
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Irvine issues ultimatum on witness cash
Lord Irvine has given the BBC and other broadcasters until the end of the year to produce proposals showing how they will enforce a ban on payments to witnesses in trials, writes David Rose
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CHX mixes up boys and girls for Channel 5
CHX Productions has been commissioned by Channel 5 controller of children's Nick Wilson to make a pilot show, Deal with It, in which boys and girls aged 10 to 11 are forced to hang around together and adopt each other's lifestyles
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Science and art dance together on BBC 2
BBC 2 controller Jane Root and head of classical music performance Peter Maniura have commissioned a major series that looks at the science behind the performing arts
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Outline to inspect gadgets for DNE series
Discovery Networks Europe has commissioned a 12 x 30-minute series from Outline Productions, assessing the newest high-tech gadgets on the market
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Zeal to make challenge gameshow for choice
Zeal Television is to make a version of street gameshow Resistancefor BBC Choice
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Mummy in attic comedy surfaces on CBBC
The CBBC channel is to premiere a 26 x 30-minute comedy drama series about a young Egyptian mummy who lives in the attic of a 21st-century home
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Gere exclusive for before they were famous
BBC 1 controller Lorraine Heggessey and controller of entertainment commissioning Jane Lush have commissioned a seventh instalment of celebrity clip show Before They Were Famous
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Zig Zag bags bundle of commissions
Former Granada-linked production company Zig Zag has landed a crop of commissions for terrestrial and multichannel broadcasters, writesSteve Aston
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C4 examines future of war
The future of combat will be examined in a two-part series for Channel 4, featuring acclaimed journalist Sorious Samura
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Collins to play ITV singleton
ITV has ordered a primetime drama series starring Michelle Collins as a 40-year-old woman tossed into the dating game after a long-term relationship, writesPenny Hughes
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Couples to get advice from C4
Channel 4 is branching out into agony aunt territory with a new relationship advice show from Talkback Productions