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GMGR hires Simons for radio push
Guardian Media Group Radio (GMGR) managing director John Myers has drafted in ex-LNR programme director John Simons to become his director of radio, writes Colin Robertson.
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NewsC4I sells Taliban and Iraqi films
Distributor Channel 4 International has sold a trio of hard-hitting documentaries about Iraqi death squads and Taliban fighters to networks in Belgium, Finland, Norway and Sweden.
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FREEFORM LOOKS BACK TO GENEALOGY FOR C4 COMMISSION
Freeform Productions is making a 3 x 60-minute series about genealogy for Channel 4. Extraordinary Ancestors was greenlit by C4 commissioning editor, multicultural Yasmin Anwar and is expected to go out
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TOYOTA SIGNS SUNSET + VINE FOR FURTHER WILDLIFE SERIES
Sports indie Sunset + Vine has been commissioned by motor giant Toyota to make two more 26 x 30-minute series of Toyota World of Wildlife. The wildlife show is distributed by
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SKY MAKES A DATE WITH TALENT TV FOR MORE OF THE VILLA
Sky One has recommissioned dating gameshow The Villa from Talent Television. Ordered by Sky One director of programming Jamie Roberts, the second run of the series will have an extended run
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NewsComment - Can TV unite the UK?
Can the BBC continue to bring British viewers together, asks Stuart Cosgrove
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ADAM AND JOE ASKED TO GROW UP FOR FOURTH SERIES
World of Wonder Productions has started work on a fourth series of The Adam and Joe Show for Channel 4. The new run of the show was ordered by C4 deputy
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HEWLAND PICKS UP FURTHER EPISODE ORDER FROM ITV
ITV controller of night time Carol Groves has ordered further 26 x 30-minute series of both Dial A Date and Young, Gifted & Broke from Hewland International. Audience participation dating show
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ONEWORD SIGNS DEAL TO BROADCAST FICTION READINGS
New digital radio station Oneword has secured the rights to broadcast classic fiction readings from Martin Jarvis and Juliet Stevenson. The agreement between the two actors and the new comedy, books
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C4 and Henson join for pre-school show
Channel 4 is about to sign a deal with The Jim Henson Company for a new 250 x 30-minute pre-school series.The character-based show, which will be stripped across the week, is
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ITV takes part in global song competition
ITV director of programmes David Liddiment has commissioned a major new competition format from Carlton TV and Mike Mansfield Television, which aims to find the world's most popular song, writes Colin Robertson.
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C4 embarks on search for deaf programming advisor
Channel 4 is planning to appoint a deaf advisor to act as a consultant on its deaf programming, writes Ashley Davies.
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Harvest Films wins BBC 1 commission for animation
BBC 1 controller Peter Salmon has commissioned Bristol-based Harvest Films to make a 30-minute animation special entitled Hamilton Mattress, writes Tara Conlan.
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Comment - News from another era
Clive Jones looks back at the changes he's seen in his career in news broadcasting
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OVERNIGHT RATINGS - Ali G gains respect for Friday night debut
Ali G's new standalone Channel 4 show pulled in an impressive audience for its Friday night (31 March) debut, proving that it was more than just the Staines massive tuning in, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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Harvey to script soap pilot for YTV
Yorkshire Television has drafted in Gimme, Gimme, Gimme writer Jonathan Harvey to script a one-off soap pilot for ITV, writes Colin Robertson.
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BBC bids for Canadian digi-channel
BBC Worldwide is planning a BBC-branded digital television channel in Canada called BBC Canada, writes Tim Dams.
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OK! seeks new TV partner
Northern & Shell chairman Richard Desmond is seeking a new production partner for the next series of celebrity magazine show OK!TV after a row with Carlton Television over production fees for the first series, writes Colin Robertson.
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CNN to beef up its interactive news
CNN is poised to unveil a major global interactive news expansion just as rival news providers Sky News and ITN are also beefing up their operations to support new services.A key
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EIB web-based network to launch
Digital media outfit Edison Interactive Broadcast (EIB) is planning to launch an internet-based entertainment network in May, writes David Wood.