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Channel X strikes deals for fans and pans
E4 commissioning editor Damon Beesley has ordered a new quiz show from indie Channel X in which two teams of fans are pitted against each other.The 20 x 30-minute Fanorama will
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Paranormal special broadens uk horizons
UK Horizons channel editor Dominic Vallely has commissioned two new programmes for a special themed weekend called Haunted.Secrets of the Paranormal, produced by BBC Worldwide's interactive arm, will be a 60-minute
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Offspring go-ahead for Alliance Atlantis
The BBC has bought 52-minute factual show Offspring from Alliance Atlantis Television Distribution.The series, produced by Barna Alper Productions, is set in a new world of reproductive technology, looking at
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Peter Williams Television to make series on human cloning
Maidstone-based indie Peter Williams Television has secured a raft of new commissions, including a series for Channel 4 on human cloning, writes Leigh HolmwoodThe 3 x 60-minute as-yet-untitled series, ordered by
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NewsITV offers UKTV's Clinton-Davis top features job
ITV has lined up UKTV executive Jo Clinton-Davis to head its features commissioning.
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Fflic talks its way into S4C slot
Welsh production company Fflic has received two commissions from S4C.Commissioner for factual programmes Cenwyn Edwards has ordered Welsh in a Week, a 15 x 30-minute series following 15 different people in
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ITV orders documentary drama on The Great Escape
ITV controller of documentaries and features Dianne Nelmes has ordered a one-off exploration of the events which inspired the war movie The Great Escape from the team behind Channel 4's high-rating
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Wall to Wall bags commissions
Wall to Wall, the independent linked to a potential equity deal with Channel 4, has secured a number of new commissions including a C4 series fronted by comedian Lee Hurst, writes Leigh Holmwood
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Bolton Wanderers installs in-house production facility
Bolton Wanderers is setting a precedent for other football clubs by installing an in-house production facility to provide live coverage of home games, writes Barbara MarshallRather than hiring in independent outside
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STLD campaigns for broadcaster accountability on epilepsy
The society of television lighting directors (STLD) is calling on broadcasters to take more responsibility for managing the risks of photosensitive epilepsy (PSE), writes Barbara MarshallFollowing a meeting with Independent Television
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Apple's Final Cut Pro sets Shining example
Shining Productions used Apple's desktop editing system Final Cut Pro to edit a documentary for Channel 4 music strand 4 Music, writes Barbara MarshallProduced by Monkey Maker, the documentary is about
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Sony wins APTN contract to replace analogue kit
Sony Broadcast and Professional Europe (BPE) has won a contract with Associated Press Television News (APTN) to replace its analogue production equipment writes Barbara MarshallThe deal, which APTN director of technology
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NewsLeader - The ugly side of reality
Celeb BB's travails only serve to emphasise that the format is no longer a surefire hit, writes Lisa Campbell, Broadcast's acting editor
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Arri suspends flotation but promotes new head
Camera and lighting specialist Arri has promoted general manager Renos Louka to group managing director of its UK companies but has put its plans for a stock market flotation on hold,
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Hewitt refers Ladbrokes/BSkyB joint venture
Secretary of state for trade and industry says interactive TV betting proposal raises 'competition concerns'
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Newsworld schedule overhauled
Event for international news broadcasters re-writes sessions to focus on coverage of recent events in Afghanistan and New York
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BBC and Arte join up
The BBC has agreed a two-year collaboration with French culture channel Arte to develop cultural, social, historical, political and artistic documentaries. The films will air on BBC channels including BBC 4
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Charles Brand chosen for TV festival role
Tiger Aspect joint managing director Brand becomes first independent producer for seven years to fill advisory chair role at Edinburgh TV festival
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Panorama gets much-needed boost
Sidelined factual strand gets best-yet ratings since move to graveyard slot
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Hit and Discovery sign co-production deal
Wildlife arm of Hit Entertainment agrees three-year partnership with Discovery Networks International to make natural history shows for broadcast on either Animal Planet or Discovery Channel