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Smith urges broadcasters to boost power
Culture secretary in written plea to try and ensure free-to-air digital channels available in more homes
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US critics brand Robinson the weakest link
BBC flagship gameshow's US debut hit by hail of criticism
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Elstein's firm aims for cheaper digital TV
Start-up company XTC set to slash digital set-top-box production and retail prices
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Elstein's new firm aims for cheaper digital TV
Start-up company XTC set to slash digital set-top-box production and retail prices
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RATING - Phil expose sends BBC 1 viewers into a lather
A BBC 1 diet of soap opera and football proved to be a tempting feast for viewers this week, writes Jon Rogers.According to unofficial overnights, 17.9 million viewers (68.8 per cent
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SMG to reveal all on Club 18-30 for ITV
SMG TV Productions has made further progress in its attempt to reinvigorate its flagging network production slate with an order from ITV for a major eight-part series on notorious package holiday
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BBC 2 orders Brit art programme
BBC controller of arts commissioning and digital channels Roly Keating has commissioned BBC arts to produce a new three-part series on the history of Brit art for BBC 2, writes Georgina
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BBC WORLDWIDE - The BBC's catch-22
The review of BBC Worldwide, begun nearly a year ago, is still going on and insiders are suggesting there won't be much to say once it is completed. Have Greg Dyke's commercial instincts for once let him down?
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Thompson to show tasters of BBC 3 and 4
BBC Director of TV Mark Thompson is thrashing out plans to create a shop window in the BBC 1 schedule to showcase programmes on BBCs 3 and 4, writes Georgina Lipscomb.Speaking
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MIP-TV IN BRIEF - CHRYSALIS SELLS SAM'S GAME TO NZ'S TV3
Chrysalis Distribution has sold its new Davina McCall-fronted sitcom, Sam's Game, to New Zealand's TV3. Chrysalis has also sold ITV show Midsomer Murders to a host of international broadcasters including NHK
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CHANNEL 4 CHIMPTRASH
Channel 4 commissioning editor, factual entertainment Sue Murphy has ordered a half-hour 'Chimptrash' special from Eurotrash producer Planet Rapido to run as part of an anticipated chimp-themed night in August, writes Penny Hughes.
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FRAYN TO AIR ON BBC 4
BBC director of television Mark Thompson has said the corporation is in talks with Michael Frayn about adapting his play Copenhagen for television. If a deal is signed, Copenhagen is expected
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C4I MD TO NETDECISIONS
Former Channel 4 International managing director Bernard Macleod has joined digital solutions provider Netdecisions to develop broadband strategies. Macleod, who left C4I at the end of last year, is charged with
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S4C seals two North American factual deals
S4C has finalised two major North American factual production deals with a consortium of US PBS broadcasters and Canada's Alliance Atlantis, writes Penny Hughes.Secrets of The Inquisition, a 4 x 60-minutes
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MIP-TV IN BRIEF - C4 INTERNATIONAL STRIKES EURO DEALS
Channel Four International has struck a raft of programming and format deals across Europe. French broadcaster TF1 has bought Cannibals while the broadcaster's Lost format has been sold to German production
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MIP-TV IN BRIEF - S4C'S SALI MALI BOUGHT BY NICKELODEON
Nickelodeon UK has bought Sali Mali, a 26 x 5-minute animated pre-school show from S4C, narrated by Notting Hill star Rhys Ifans, to run on its Nick Jr pre-school channel from
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C4 HIRES TYRE
Channel 4 has commissioned a multimedia animated series starring the Michelin Man, writes Simon Ellery. The project is being put together by Canadian production company Noise Media and French tyre maker
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ZCZ TO COVER ARCHITECTS' PRIZE FOR C4
Channel 4 commissioning editor, arts Janet Lee has asked ZCZ Productions to produce a 60-minute piece on the Royal Institute of British Architects' Stirling Prize in October. C4 will run a
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ITC vetoes C5 news move
Channel 5's hopes of launching a new peaktime schedule have been dashed after the Independent Television Commission blocked the proposed move of its main evening news bulletin out of peaktime, writes
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C5 BUYS GERMAN DOCS FOR MONSTERS SERIES
Channel 5 senior controller, news, current affairs and documentaries, Chris Shaw, has bought 2 x 60-minute programmes from German documentary-maker Andreas Gutzeit for its Living with Monsters series. The programmes, The