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Digital target may be too low
NCC says governments target of 95 per cent coverage could leave 1 million homes unable to receive a signal after switch off
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Industry weighs up media plans
PACT calls for Code of Practice on Broadcasters' Commissioning of Content while broadcasters agree ownership rules should be relaxed
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Home & Leisure focuses on men
Discovery Home & Leisure has ordered 130 hours of programming to help shore up its position in the men's lifestyle market, writes Simon Ellery.Commissioned by Discovery Home & Leisure director of
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BBC NI lines up Catholic drama
BBC Northern Ireland head of drama Robert Cooper has ordered a controversial film for BBC 1 examining the attitude of the Catholic Church towards unwanted pregnancies during the 1960s, writes Leigh Holmwood
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Sky to offer interactive F1
Sky Sports is to challenge ITV's dominance of Formula One by offering live interactive pay-per-view Grand Prix weekends, writes Simon Ellery.From the beginning of the new F1 season in March, Sky
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BBC claims 40% of digital viewers have used BBCi
8.1 million people alleged to have accessed the service last year
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Richard Harris to explore Arthur myth
The team behind the BBC's award-winning Son of Godseries are to turn their attention to King Arthur and his legendary court of Camelot, writes Leigh Holmwood
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Snoopy rights deal
Cartoon Network has secured rights to air The Charlie Brown Show and Peanuts for its classics service Boomerang, writes Simon Ellery. The channel has bought the 18 x 30-minute series of
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UK horizons to make illegal boxing doc
UK Horizons has commissioned Flame TV to make 15 x 30-minute boxing series Born to Fight. Described as a 'gritty, real-life documentary', the series is fronted by model and boxing enthusiast
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Disney TV to go on after lights out
Playhouse Disney Channel extends broadcasting hours to 23:00
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C5 to air wise and wonderful animal stories
Pilgrim Productions Canterbury, co-producer of ITV series Ultimate Questions, has bagged a 13 x 10-minute children's animation series for Channel 5. Ordered by commissioner for daytime, arts and religion Kim Peat,
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Pesky wins online children's commission
Indie Pesky has been commissioned by CBBC controller Nigel Pickard to produce a 10 x 2.5-minute children's animation for the forthcoming digital channel CBBC and online. The Amazing Adrenalini Brothers, which
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Endemol's Initial to film tenor Watson
Endemol UK production arm Initial is to film the open-air concert performed by British tenor Russell Watson on 6 February in New Zealand for PBS in the US and TVNZ in
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Virgin Radio chief dumps Penk
DJ dropped from breakfast show just one week after Paul Jackson insists there is 'no motive for change'
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C5 gives sports order to Sunset & Vine
Sunset & Vine has signed a three-year deal with Channel 5 to produce the broadcaster's late-night sport. Following the deal, which runs until the end of 2004, the company will produce
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What Not to Wear returns to BBC 2
BBC 2 controller Jane Root has ordered a second 10 x 30-minute series of fashion show What not to Wear. The new series, which will again feature writers Susannah Constantine and
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C5 follows soap stars up Kilimanjaro
Channel 5 controller of factual Dan Chambers has unveiled his first commission for the broadcaster with a 60-minute documentary, following a group of soap stars as they attempt to climb Mount
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Sky News to make Queen's jubilee special
Sky News is to screen a special 30-minute documentary featuring rare access to the Queen as part of its Golden Jubilee coverage, which starts on 5 February. Commissioned by head of
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BBC looks at online options for indies
Corporation's head of news interactive Richard Deverell mulls output guarantees and in line with those for TV and radio
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MPs in call for 'toddler TV' ad ban
One fifth of parliamentary Labour MPs call for ban on ads which target under fives