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C4 orders makeover show
Channel 4 deputy commissioning editor, daytime Jo McGrath has ordered a 55 x 30-minute makeover series from Southampton-based indie Topical Television, writes Georgina Lipscomb.Tell It To Me Straight, which will air
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Buddah gains C4 Jesus deal
Wise Buddah TV has secured its first commission from Channel 4 with a 12 x 5-minute series based on Jesus' 12 disciples, writes Georgina Lipscomb.Commissioned by C4 commissioning editor, religion Elizabeth
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Lygo plans more C5 repeats
Channel 5 director of programmes Kevin Lygo is looking to repeat more C5 programming, despite having an extra£26m in his budget, writes Georgina Lipscomb.According to sources, Lygo wants to 'showcase'
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Action Time scales down UK operation
Action Time is to undergo a major restructure to focus on international formats following the departure of joint managing directors Stephen Leahy and Trish Kinane.As part of the restructure Action Time's
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TV FESTIVAL - Edinburgh acts
This weekend the television industry decamps to Edinburgh for its annual fest of backslapping, navel-gazing and, of course, serious debate. Broadcast selects a handful of the best of this year's many provocative sessions.
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HARTSWOOD BUYS BUD AD CREATOR'S BOOK
Independent Hartswood Films has bought the feature film rights to the first novel from Paul Burke, co-creator of the cult Budweiser ads. Rather Frank tells the story of a Roman Catholic
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BIRT TO ADVISE BLAIR
Former BBC director general Lord Birt has been appointed as a key advisor to Prime Minister Tony Blair's new forward strategy unit based at 10 Downing Street. The part-time position is
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FIVE LIVE TO AIR MAN U
BBC Radio 5 Live has won exclusive rights to cover all Manchester United's home matches with European teams for the next two seasons. The news will come as a blow to
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FREE TO AIR - Mass appeal for creativity
The creation of a single regulator for communications, Ofcom, is a mammoth task involving 1,000-plus people and the expectations of hundreds of commercial and public service operators. But if it's done
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OFF THE RECORD - Nipple removal all in a day's work
It's a fair bet that most people in the industry won't have to complete the obscure tasks that graphics artists have to. OTR did a spot poll this week and it
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LEADER - Ofcom's future is already shaky
Here's a statement to upset the broadcasting apple cart as it trundles towards the Edinburgh and Cambridge talking shops: the creation of Ofcom isn't a dead cert. Those close to the
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RATINGS - BBC has the right answers for Saturday night
The BBC trounced its closest rival in the Saturday peaktime stakes this week as ITV's much vaunted Premiership highlights debut drew a lacklustre crowd, writes Jon Rogers.According to unofficial overnights, ITV's
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Web museum to put BBC archive online
The BBC Natural History Unit (NHU) is formulating ambitious plans to place the whole of its archive on the internet in order to create an 'electronic museum', writes Leigh Holmwood.The NHU,
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Autumn laughs for ITV
ITV put comedy back into the heart of its schedule as it announced its autumn line-up this week, writes Steve Aston.The Sketch Show comedy series created by Steve Coogan indie Baby
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BBC awaits Jowell's verdict on digital
The BBC faces at least another two-week delay before hearing whether it can press ahead with its new digital channels after media secretary Tessa Jowell abandoned her plans to speak at
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Pearson set to bring back Thames TV
Thames Television, one of ITV's former franchise holders, is being revived as part of a rebranding exercise at parent company Pearson TV, writes Georgina Lipscomb.As part of the move Pearson TV
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INTERVIEW - Back from the wild
As the BBC's Natural History Unit prepares to see what the nation makes of its lavish exploration of the oceans in The Blue Planet NHU head Keith Scholey claims the recession in natural history programming was just the kick it needed.
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MTV BASE SET FOR FACELIFT
The Mill interactive arm Mill Lab has teamed up with graphics house Made Thought to produce a new identity for R'n'B/hip-hop channel MTV Base, writes Barbara Marshall. The work (above) marks
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BBC ups Tiger drama
Tiger Aspect has expanded its drama department after scooping a BBC 2 commission for a four-part drama, writes Penny Hughes.Channel 4 drama programme finance manager Marigo Kehoe joins Tiger's drama department
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BBC signs ideas code
BBC Radio has signed up to a code of practice designed to prevent the theft of ideas proposed by freelancers and independents, writes Georgina Lipscomb.The Code of Practice for the Submission