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BBC reorders from Hat Trick.
The BBC has recommissioned a trio of entertainment shows from indie Hat Trick Productions, including a second series of the BBC 1 Saturday night Ruby Wax show The Waiting Game, writes
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Council estate comedy bound for BBC Choice.
BBC Choice controller Stuart Murphy has ordered a new comedy drama series set in a downtrodden Newcastle council estate from the creator of Rab C Nesbitt, writes Leigh Holmwood.The 6 x
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RATINGS - Troubles drama brings in average audience.
Bloody Sunday, ITV 1's controversial Troubles drama from director Paul Greengrass put in an average performance but failed to captivate viewers, writes Jon Rogers.According to unofficial overnights, the film at 22.00
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MR BEAN DRIVES TIGER ASPECT EXPANSION.
Tiger Aspect Productions, which last year secured a #10m order from ITV for an animated series of Mr Bean, is launching a dedicated animation department, writes Penny Hughes. The five-strong department
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ARTSWORLD'S JOURNEY.
Artsworld is to screen a series of clips from video artist Stan Douglas' film Journey into Fear to coincide with its showing at London's Serpentine Gallery, writes Simon Ellery. Channel director
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ITV appoints Hamilton to fix daytime disaster.
ITV has moved quickly to revive its daytime schedule following the troubled tenure of Maureen Duffy, by appointing former LWT managing director Liam Hamilton as controller of daytime.Hamilton, whose most recent
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Lush makes top appointments.
New BBC controller of entertainment commissioning Jane Lush has begun to stamp her mark on the department, appointing former LWT head of comedy Lisa Clark and acting controller of daytime Fenia
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LWT ANNOUNCES HOST OF NEW COMMISSIONS.
LWT managing director Lindsay Charlton has unveiled a raft of new programmes for the London region to air this year. New orders include another run of late-night series 24 Hours in
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GRANADA TO MAKE ANIMAL WELFARE SERIES.
Granada has been commissioned by Animal Planet to produce a second series of its Animal Precinct format. The 18 x 60-minute series follows the work of New York City's American Society
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NEWS ANALYSIS - Set-top boxers.
Video Networks has ambitious plans to launch broadcast TV services via broadband and take on cable and the mighty BSkyB. But with only 15,000 subscribers and chronic losses, is it really a contender?
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FREE TO AIR - The BBC's vulgar wealth.
There is a lesson to be learned from Footballers' Wives. As Germaine Greer so clearly put it: money cannot buy you happiness or indeed good taste. This is something which the
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BBC TO HELP AFGHANS.
The BBC is preparing to take a lead role in rebuilding Afghanistan's broadcasting infrastructure after the United Nations asked it to compile a report on the country's needs.The document, prepared by
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MOLINARE ADDS TO BOARD.
Molinare has promoted two long-standing members of staff to its board of directors, following the appointment of Martin Anderson as managing director. Kate George has assumed the position of facilities director
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GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE - Acquisitions have given Vivendi a global reach but its profitability must be increased.
A spree of deals saw Vivendi Universal strengthen its foothold in the US media landscape last year, writes Kate Bulkley. Now in control of USA Networks' media assets and allied to
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Lygo clears out dead wood at Channel 5.
Channel 5 director of programmes Kevin Lygo has kicked off an early spring-clean, dumping a raft of long-running entertainment shows including a number of formats from Thames TV - the production
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Keating claims BBC 4 will be boon for rivals.
The launch of highbrow digital channel BBC 4 in March will help its commercial rivals survive rather than put them out of business, according to BBC 4 controller Roly Keating.Speaking in
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Scott warns of losses at C4.
Channel 4 managing director David Scott this week admitted that last year's advertising downturn had resulted in the channel making a loss for the first time in a decade, write Penny
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Channel 4's Cox to be 'digital tsar'.
The Government has at last found its long-awaited 'digital tsar', appointing Channel 4 deputy chairman Barry Cox to the post, writes Penny Hughes.Cox, who has already been chairman of the government's
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C4 ARCHIVES NI HISTORY.
Channel 4 is putting the modern history of Northern Ireland onto an online archive as part of its public service commitment to creative cities. Heritage Lottery funding will meet the cost
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Clough leaves C4 religion post.
Channel 4 commissioning editor of religious programmes Elizabeth Clough - responsible for the controversial shows Queer and Catholic and Ramadan Diaries - is leaving the channel with no job to go