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C4 orders pop-star show from Chrysalis
Channel 4 has lined up a one-off show from Chrysalis Entertainment to cash in on a popular obsession with becoming a pop star, writes Steve AstonHow to Have a Number One
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BBC to take another look at Tourette's
The BBC is to revisit the subject of its 1989 QED documentary on Tourette's syndrome to discover how the condition is now perceived, as part of a slate of factual commissions,
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Green Inc Productions bags trio
Northern Ireland-based independent Green Inc Productions has received three new commissions, including two from BBC Northern Ireland.BBC Northern Ireland head of programming Tim Cooke has ordered 4 x 30-minute factual-led entertainment
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BBC orders trio of Spring dramas
The BBC has commissioned a trio of new dramas for the spring, including a two-part programme from indie RDF.RDF has been commissioned by BBC head of independent drama Gareth Neame to
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Storyland wins first commission
New Scottish indie Storyland has won its first commission, a one-off Christmas animation for CITV featuring the voice of comedian Rory Bremner, writes Simon ElleryCommissioned by ITV controller of children's and
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Einstein signs space deal
Einstein Entertainment has sealed a deal with the European Space Agency (ESA) to develop a series on astronauts, writes Simon ElleryEuronauts will follow the prospective astronauts through their training, as well
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Prime Ent sells Portman Entertainment for£1.2m
TV and media company offloads subsidiary following management buyout
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BBC bids to stem regional brain drain
Corporation to put£160,000 into new scheme designed to keep creative talent in Glasgow, Cardiff and Belfast
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Tories could privatise Radios 1 and 2
BBC Radios 1 and 2 could be privatised under a future Conservative government, shadow media secretary Tim Yeo claimed this week, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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C4 looks at 50 years of No 1s
Channel 4 has lined up a one-off show from Chrysalis Entertainment to cash in on a popular obsession with becoming a pop star writes Steve Aston.
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RADIO 4'S DEAD RINGERS GETS BBC 1 PILOT
Radio 4 improvisation show Dead Ringers is being made for television, with a pilot due to air on BBC 1 next year. The one-off will feature the regular cast such as
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RATINGS: WEEK ENDING 11 NOVEMBER - So, what's going on in multichannel homes?
This week's top 50 table introduces new data about audiences in multichannel homes. Three new columns have been introduced to show the comparative ranking for the top 50 programmes in these
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Static 2358 sheds 16 jobs after review
Interactive TV specialist Static 2358 has scaled back its design department as part of an overall review of the business that has resulted in 16 job losses.Six of these have gone
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IMAGINA 2002 SPEAKERS
Digital Domain founder and four-time Academy Award winner Stan Winston will be the keynote speaker at the Monte Carlo-based computer graphics conference Imagina 2002. Other speakers lined up for the 20th
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Cash bonanza for C4 indies
Channel 4 has announced plans to shore up its commitment to the regions with a series of cash handouts to indies.The channel is to inject over£100,000 of programme development funding
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ANIMATORS WIN C4 GRANTS
Channel 4 and the Museum of the Moving Image have awarded four grants to young animators as part of their animator in residence scheme, writes Penny Hughes.
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S4C BOOSTS CHILDREN'S
S4C is doubling its children's output to one hour in the afternoons and to 45 minutes from 30 minutes at lunchtime from January. The Welsh language broadcaster is extending its children's
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S4C'S JONES REORDERS TALCEN CALED
S4C commissioning editor for drama Angharad Jones has commissioned Ffilmiau'r Nant to produce a third series of drama Talcen Caled. The 6 x 60-minute series is being filmed in Gwynedd and
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Granada to cut 430 jobs as ad sales fall
Granada is to axe a further 430 jobs from its workforce as the media recession continues to strangle its advertising income.The cuts will take the number of jobs lost since the
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C5 HIRES TOP MTV MAN
Channel 5 has poached MTV Networks, UK and Ireland marketing vice-president David Pullan to become the channel's new director of marketing and communications.Pullan replaces Jim Hytner and starts in the new