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Channel 4 sends World to prison
The maker of Channel 4's controversial drama Men Only, World Productions, has secured an eight-part commission from the channel about life in a northern men's prison.The 8 x 50-minute series, Buried,
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BBC 4 Commissions Green Bay music doc
Cardiff-based indie Green Bay has been commissioned to make two programmes for BBC 4, including a 90-minute special on music in the court of Queen Elizabeth I.Playing Elizabeth's Tune will
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Endemol to make second chained for E4
Endemol UK Productions has been commissioned to produce a second series of Chained for E4. The 16 x 30-minute series, presented by former Big Brother contestant Melanie Hill, follows a group
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LNN factuals studies sex and drugs for LWT
LNN Factuals has scored a raft of commissions for the London regions and the US.The 6 x 30-minute history series Sin City will look at how vices such as sex
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RDF gives Paul O'Grady a one-to-one
ITV has ordered a one-off programme from indie RDF, which takes its inspiration from the recent advertisements from mobile phone operator One 2 One, writes Penny HughesLive Forever, ordered by
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Just TV to make Top Ten Hoaxes for UK Horizons
UK Horizons channel editor Liam Keelan has ordered a brace of hour-long programmes from Just TV to anchor two upcoming theme nights, writes Simon ElleryTop Ten Hoaxes will air on 1
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Point of View on weather and island life
New indie Point of View (POV) has received its first commissions, securing an order from Carlton Westcountry for series on weather forecasting and life on the Isles of Scilly.POV's husband
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C4 commits further to regional production
Editor, nations and regions Julian Bellamy makes£2.5 million worth of primetime commissions
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Oneword to broadcast across US
National digital radio channel becomes first UK commercial service to go country-wide in the States
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Viewers to guess the value on interactive Antiques Roadshow
Sunday night favourite gets the interactive treatment through Two Way TV and BBCi collaboration
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MTV Europe forced into union recognition ballot
Music broadcaster becomes first in UK to stage the vote after long-running saga over compulsory new contracts for staff
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BBC to launch nationwide marketing campaign for daytime show
Corporation plans huge advertising drive as popular afternoon soap Doctors goes all year-round
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BBC's concern over low-cost DTT set-top boxes
Corporation asks retailers to warn consumers about models which do not give access to all BBC digital services
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Warner Bros centralises UK media operations
Former European managing director Josh Berger to head up new London-based office
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Carry On Up the Khyber to sell in India
Carry On Up the Khyber, the classic comic film which lampoons British rule in colonial India and features a blacked up Kenneth Williams playing an Indian rajah, is set to be
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Juniper Communications sets up new science and history division
Juniper East to be based in Cambridge in order to tap into city's academic resources
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Gardening manufacturers fear 'Delia effect'
Huge rise in demand for specialist equipment a direct result of gardening shows such as Ground Force and Gardeners' World, says Garden Industry Manufacturers Association
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New national longwave radio station greenlit
£12m service from IMIB given the go-ahead by Isle of Man Communications Commission
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BBC and Sky continue talks on BBC 4 EPG position
Corporation strives for move from news and documentaries to general programmes section
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Pact attacks BBC over trade 'abuses'
Producers' alliance says corporation is exploiting its dominant position in the market and bullying indies over rights