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CHANNEL 4 CALLS FOR MORE SOMETHING FOR THE WEEKEND
Channel 4 head of entertainment Andrew Newman has ordered a second 7 x 30-minute run of Something for the Weekend from Tiger Aspect Productions. The Denise Van Outen-presented sex, dating and
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CURIOUS SECURES EARLY MORNING KIDS' SHOW FOR C4
Channel 4 has lined up a new early morning children's series from Curious Productions, The Investigators (left). Aimed at six to 10-year-olds, the 13 x 20-minute series will feature stories such
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C4 seeks programming for themed film nights
Channel 4 head of film programming Nick Jones is seeking programme proposals to run in a raft of themed film nights next year, writes Ashley Davies.
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C4I closes in on US talent agency deal
Channel 4 International (C4I) is understood to be in the advanced stages of negotiating a deal to be represented in the US by Los Angeles-based talent agency Endeavor.The move is said
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C4 to mount Flying Ducks
Channel 4 commissioning editor, features and special projects Liz Warner has ordered interior design series Flying Ducks from TalkBack Productions.The new 6 x 60-minute series will follow six house-owners as the
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Channel 4 orders new run of Johnny Vaughan Film Show
Channel 4 head of film programming Nick Jones has commissioned a second series of Johnny Vaughan's Film Show from World's End but is rethinking the show's scheduling, writes Ashley Davies.The 8
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GILBERT CREATES TITLES FOR C4 MILLENNIUM SERIES
The titles (left) for Channel 4 millennium series On The Line were designed by Grant Gilbert of C4's creative services department utilising some of the footage from the show. The programme
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RTS TO HONOUR WYATT'S 34 YEARS AT BBC
The Royal Television Society is holding a dinner for outgoing BBC Broadcast chief executive Will Wyatt on 27 January. Wyatt (right) retires this month after a career at the corporation spanning
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SKY ONE BOOKS IN HOT LOVE AND DIVORCE COURT FOR 2000
Sky One has commissioned Anglia TV to produce a 40 x 60-minute discussion show about sex and relationships, Hot Love, for its revamped new year daytime schedule. Hosted by best-selling Australian
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20TH CENTURY FOX HANDLES RELEASE OF SKY'S SAVING GRACE
The UK theatrical release of Sky Pictures' Saving Grace will be handled by Twentieth Century Fox. The film, starring Brenda Blethyn and Craig Ferguson, is the first Sky film to have
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BBC 1 TO PILOT TIGER ASPECT SATURDAY NIGHT GAMESHOW
Tiger Aspect is producing a broadcast pilot for a BBC 1 primetime Saturday night gameshow about relationships, decision-making and strategy. Called House of Games, it will be hosted by Carol Smillie
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Xfm fined£50,000 after bestiality charge
The Radio Authority has fined Capital Radio-owned Xfm£50,000 and threatened to withdraw its licence after two editions of the station's breakfast show broadcast 'descriptions of bestiality ... and ill-judged references to pornography', writes John Plunke
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PEARSON BACKS DUNN SCHOLARSHIP WITH£25,000
Pearson Television has kicked off the funding for the Richard Dunn Memorial Scholarship at the National Film & Television School with a£25,000 donation. The school is looking for additional donations
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OFF THE RECORD - Radio turn-off
Much excitement preceded Channel 5 head honcho David Elstein's speech at a Radio Academy lunch last week, where industry bods gathered together to hear what the great man had to say
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Past master
Steve Humphries, who made C4 doc Green and Pleasant Land, is leaving the safety of minority TV to make a series for ITV. Jason Deans reports.
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WORLDWIDE SPORTS SALES JOINS UP WITH LIBRARY SALES
The five-strong BBC Worldwide sports sales team is moving to become a part of BBC Library Sales. Worldwide sports sales has an annual turnover of more than£2 million and will
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ITC REVAMPS PROGRAMMING
The Independent Television Commission has completed the restructuring of its programme department with the appointment of four programme officers.The ITC's programme specialists will be genre-specific, working across platforms. Previously genres were
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INTERVIEW - Through the Mill
What went wrong at BBC Birmingham's Pebble Mill operation is no secret: its loss of three key series within 18 months was followed by the departure of more than 100 staff. Kate Marsh is charged with putting it all right.
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HUDSON QUITS WORLDWIDE
BBC Worldwide head of programming, international channels Lucian Hudson is leaving to become head of content for a new internet start up, justpeople.com.The venture, which launches next year, will provide advice