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BBC 2 to look at great Britons BBC 2
Controller Jane Root is overseeing a list of the top 100 great Britons, the top 10 of which will each become the subject of a 60-minute documentary next year, writes Lucy Rouse.
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NBC BUYS 13-EPISODE DOG EAT DOG LICENCE
BBC entertainment format Dog Eat Dog has been licensed to US network NBC for a 13-part series. The deal was negotiated by BBC Worldwide and brokered by the William Morris Agency.
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ADOPTED CHILDREN TO GET BBC 1 SEQUEL
BBC Bristol has been commissioned to produce a follow-up to the award-winning documentary Love Is Not Enough for BBC 1. Commissioned by BBC 1 controller Lorraine Heggessey and BBC controller of
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C4 0RDERS GORILLAZ
Channel 4 has ordered a 30-minute animated special featuring indie band The Gorillaz as part of the channel's first animated zone, writes Penny Hughes. The programme, which will be produced by
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Shoot out scores with viewers
ITV dominates last night's viewing as Champions League denouement peaks with 54 per cent share
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ITC acts on photosensitve epilepsy
Television regulator to amend specifications for flashing images in bid to eradicate problem
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Beddow quits Liberty
Liberty Livewire founder and chief executive David Beddow has resigned from the US company that owns several London facilities including 4MC and Rushes.A spokeswoman for the company declined to
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Outrage at 'variety' plans for Top of the Pops
Lux considers proposals to turn flagship music programme into 'star vehicle' with light entertainment and gameshow elements
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Forte quits Carlton
Bafta award winning controller of children's tenders resignation after reports of clashes with director of programmes Steve Hewlett
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Gibson to quit BBC
Controller of documentaries and Edinburgh festival chair poised to exit corporation ahead of his division's merger with leisure and factual entertainment
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Basil makes comeback
Children's classic to return to the small screen in the first time for over a decade
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Wark Clements seals£2m merger
Deal with London-based drama independent creates Scotland's largest indie
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ITV's Elliott orders YTV dramas
ITV controller of drama Nick Elliott has commissioned two one-off feature-length dramas from Yorkshire Television, including the first TV drama from Gimme Gimme Gimme writer Jonathan Harvey, Beating Jesus.Starring Sarah Lancashire,
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Rory Bremner special to follow election
Vera has been commissioned by Channel 4 to produce a Rory Bremner election special.The 60-minute programme will take a satirical look at the election. Broadcast on 10 June,
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Merchant banker to head 4Ventures
Channel 4 ends three-month search for head of commercial ventures arm with appointment of UBS Warburg corporate finance chief Rob Woodward
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3D television back on the agenda
IMAX specialist Principal Media Group in talks with two broadcasters in bid to revive genre
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Murphy warns staff as Carlton cuts costs
Carlton chief executive urges employees to be more efficient as company identifies 'areas of potential improvement' in bid to cut back on£141m digital loss
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Murphy warns staff as Carlton seeks to cut costs
Carlton chief executive urges employees to be more efficient as company identifies 'areas of potential improvement' in bid to cut back on£141m digital loss
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Sky bats on with new TV cricket deal
New agreement ensures international one-day matches and across-the-board coverage of the county game will remain on Sky until 2005