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Windfall strikes it lucky with C4
Windfall Films has bagged a clutch of commissions for Channel 4, including a two-part series on arranged marriages, writes Penny HughesThe first 60-minute installment of Arranged Marriages follows a British-born Pakistani
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C4 to focus on war on terror countries
Channel 4 editor of news, current affairs and business Fran O'Brien has commissioned MBC Midlands to produce a third series of Unreported World.The 4 x 30-minute series, which airs from
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Welsh record industry awards to air on HTV
HTV is to screen an hour-long programme dedicated to the first Welsh Record Industry awards. The show will cover the awards, which take place on 14 January at the Cardiff International
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Artsworld recommissions masterclass
Artsworld has commissioned One on One Productions to produce a second 6 x 30-minute series of MasterClass.The new series will feature West End stars revealing the secrets of their art
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Blast! wins inner city kids commissions
Channel 4 head of documentaries Peter Dale has ordered two authored films about childhood in the city from director Paddy Wivell at indie Blast! Films, writes Penny HughesGirls and Boys explores
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Discovery to offer celebrity health tips
Discovery Health Channel has commissioned a six-part series, Six Pack, presented by footballer Mark Bright that provides health and fitness advice for men.Bright will be assisted by a host of
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Paramount output deal
The Paramount Comedy Channel has bought the first two series of HBO's Sex and the City in a bid to dilute its reliance on sitcoms, writes Simon ElleryParamount Comedy Channel
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SMG wins raft of ITV orders
SMG TV Productions is set to produce a second edition of last year's Streakers one-off as part of a raft of ITV commissions, writes Steve AstonITV controller for news, current affairs,
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Cintel promotes Welsh
Cintel has promoted Adam Welsh, who has been with the company for 18 years, to become its managing director.Welsh, a former president of Cintel's US business, will help oversee the
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Lynx boosts facilities with sound suite
Post-production house Lynx Digital has added another sound suite to its facilities in Denham, outside west London, writes Lucy RouseThe new suite is built around an AMS Neve Logic 2 console
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New Trouble idents
Flextech creative services has created a new series of idents for youth channel Trouble to air from 1 January.Commissioned by creative director Kerry Taylor, the idents feature MCs from a
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Winchester purchase
Production company Winchester Entertainment has bought its creative partner Optical Image, a leading provider of facilities in the Midlands.The two companies have worked together on Jellabies (Jellikins in the UK)
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BBC rules out set top box option
Plan to launch digital terrestrial television set-top box is dismissed but talks with other terrestrial broadcasters in 'digital coalition' continue
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Money's Hall launches texting channel
Ex-managing director of Simply Money launches joint venture channel aimed at the text-mad youth market
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NCC: is DTT critical?
National Consumer Council seeks government clarification on DTT as director Anna Bradley talks of need for 'content pull' rather than 'technology push'
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Government to review digital spectrum
New review will gauge industry opinion on future spectrum allocation
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Mentorn opens Scottish office
15 new jobs created at new Glasgow unit to be run by former Wark Clements head of factual Jane Rogerson
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Broadcast event
BBC director of television Mark Thompson, who was this week confirmed as the next chief executive of Channel 4, will join speakers from Canada and the US for a Broadcast conference
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Digital radio's crunch time
Digital radio must succeed as a mainstream consumer proposition next year or risk becoming a monumental flop, according to UBC Media chief executive Simon Cole, writes Georgina LipscombSpeaking at a Radio