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C4 TO AIR EDDIE IZZARD AMNESTY SPECIAL
Channel 4 is set to broadcast Amnesty International's comedy event We Know Where You Live. The programme will be produced by Initial after the company won the rights to the event
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BARKER GIVES DOGMA TV SECOND 4LATER RUN
Channel 4 commissioning editor, independent film and video Adam Barker has ordered a second series of Dogma TV from Ideal World. The 8 x 30-minute series, which gives first-time writers and
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C4 orders submarine and US boxing docs
Yorkshire Associated Producers (YAP) has picked up 2 x 60-minute documentary orders from Channel 4, writes Penny Hughes.
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Go Racing wins£400m TV deal
Horseracing consortium Go Racing is poised to clinch its£400m horseracing TV rights deal, writes Simon Ellery.
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C5's fresh look at election coverage
In the week Richard and Judy jumped ship to Channel 4, a new husband and wife team are about to hit the small screen as part of Channel 5's general election coverage, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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Lygo to lead C5 breakthrough
Incoming Channel 5 director of programmes Kevin Lygo will be expected to develop breakthrough entertainment programming in peaktime and late night, according to C5 chief executive Dawn Airey.'He's been brought in
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IMPROVED CHANNEL 5 RECEPTION FOR HANTS
Over 42,000 homes in Hampshire will now receive better Channel 5 broadcasts after the station completed the installation of a new transmitter in Basingstoke. The station had previously been barred from
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CHANNEL 5 TO LOOK AT VIOLENT SLEEPWALKING
Channel 5 has commissioned two new 60-minute educational documentaries to air later in the year, plus a one-off 60-minute natural history Christmas special. Sleepwalking, to be produced by indie Electric Sky,
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RADIO 5'S DJ SPOONY TO MEET FOOTBALL HEROES
BBC Radio 5 Live has commissioned indie Somethin' Else to make a 6 x 30-minute documentary series featuring BBC Radio 1 DJ and Dreem Team member DJ Spoony meeting leading footballers.
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ACTION TIME SALES COUP
Action Time has unveiled international sales for interactive gameshow format The Trap and long-running game show Chance of a Lifetime. The Trap has sold to Seven network Australia and Future TV
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ACTIV MEDIA GETS US REINCARNATION ORDER
Manchester-based independent Activ Media has secured its first commission from a major US network. UPN and Fox have asked for Reincarnation Live!, a 120-minute live broadcast of an archaeological dig in
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Equity actors may strike over airing pay
Actors' Union Equity says it is prepared to take strike action over the deal its members receive when films in which they appear are screened on television, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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Off the Record - Mill boss trapped by his addiction
Anti-capitalist demo update£2: It already seems like a lifetime ago, but London was last week host to whistling hoards of anti-capitalist demonstrators who were corralled into the Oxford Street area
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Radio bodies near agreement
The Radio Authority and the Commercial Radio Companies Association (CRCA) are close to reaching a joint position over the thorny issue of ownership rules, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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LISTENERS AND VIEWERS AIR THEIR VOICES
The Voice of the Listeners and Viewers annual international conference will be held between 6 and 8 June at the Royal Society of Arts in London. Confirmed speakers include BBC director
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FREE TO AIR - Pseudo-celebrity listing
What are the top 10 'list' shows on television? Would you have 100 great TV moments, the 100 best ads, the 100 top TV personalities and the 100 worst newsreaders on
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RELIGION AIRS VIEWS
Representatives of religious groups met broadcasting minister Janet Anderson last week to give their views on the government's communications white paper. The meeting, in which religious broadcasting issues were discussed, is
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HYPNOSIS ALLIANCE
New visual effects outfit Hypnosis has entered a co-production alliance with Hollywood's Shoestring Entertainment and plans to produce a feature film scheduled to shoot next year. Visual effects supervisor Simon Giles
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NEWS ANALYSIS - Ear to the ground
Evolution rather than revolution lies at the heart of BBC Radio 2's mission to lure hipper listeners. But it still dances to the tune of the old, faithful brigade, and last week was named the UK's most popular radio station.
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RATINGS ANALYSIS - Who will gain and lose from the EPG?
Analogue terrestrial channels in Sky Digital households are facing a threat from the electronic programme guide which helps in the otherwise befuddling decision-making process of what to watch.