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Turner rank outsider for celebrity Big Brother
Bookies bank on Brookside's Sweeney as hot favourite with Jack Dee at three's as former GMTV presenter Turner looks set for an early bath
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Second commission for The Hot Seat
Flashback TV has been commissioned by Artsworld channel director Richard Melman to produce a second series of interview show The Hot Seat.Presented by Sir Christopher Frayling, the 6 x 30-minute
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Extreme in deal with Spain's AXN channel
London-based channel owner and distributor Extreme International has signed a deal to supply an additional 50 hours of programming to Sony-owned Spanish channel AXN over the next three years.AXN is
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Discovery alternative medicine show
Discovery Health is re-versioning a Canadian complementary medicine series and has lined up Toyah Willcox to present it.The 39 x 30-minute series called Beyond Medicinelooks at health issues with
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BBC Choice orders sexual disease series
BBC Choice controller Stuart Murphy has commissioned a 6 x 15-minute series from BBC Scotland entitled Sex, Warts and All.Originally entitled The Clap Clinic, the show is based around a
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C5's Shaw on factual drive
Channel 5 senior controller of arts, features and documentaries, Chris Shaw, has commissioned a raft of new factual programmes, as part of a drive to promote quality documentaries in primetime, writes
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Wise Buddah wins Hitman documentary
Indie Wise Buddah has secured its first TV commission, six months after setting up a dedicated TV arm
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Radio 2 scoops Bee-Gees one-off concert
BBC Radio 2 has secured an exclusive concert by the Bee Gees - their only planned performance for this year.The group will record the 60-minute special before an audience of 300
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Two Four to make Ideal Home programme
Channel 4 has commissioned Plymouth-based independent Two Four Productions to make an Ideal Home Show special fronted by Kate Thornton.Channel 4 daytime editor Jo McGrath has ordered the 4 x
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TPC hires BBC producer to head production
The Television Production Company (TPC) has appointed drama producer Martyn Auty as head of production.A former BBC producer, Auty recently worked on projects such as Dirty Workand Gentleman's Relish.
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BBC drama badly disrupted by terrorist bomb
Significant damage to Centre House prevents FictionLab staff from returning
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World of Wonder fills top production job
World of Wonder has signed its first UK head of production, Maria Silver. Silver was production manager on Louis Theroux's Weird Weekendsand Michael Moore's Big One.
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Granada confident fans will pay for dressing-room footage
Commercial director upbeat on revenues ahead of August launch of Liverpool and Arsenal sites
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Jazz fm buys Trafficlink service
Travel information company Trafficlink has signed deals to supply its service to Jazz fm's London and Manchester radio stations and the MXR digital radio consortium.The new partnerships are a boost
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Rivals demand independent investigation into BBC's digital plans
OFT probe into proposed services sparks calls for wider enquiry
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Broadcast and Commonwealth Broadcasting Association join forces
Broadcast magazine is joining forces with the Commonwealth Broadcasting Association to host a seminar on 29 March entitled Cable and satellite viewing: how far can it go?Chaired by Investec Henderson
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C4 poaches factual head from Rapido
Stephen Wright to become editor, entertainment/factual entertainment
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DGP signs up staff
DGP has hired four new staff following its recent refurbishment and suite upgrades.The appointments include Symphony/Smoke editor John McLaren and producer Moira Brophy.McLaren joins from Welsh Worldly Production where