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The power of two
The duo at the helm of GMG Radio, a brand which encompasses the Smooth FM, Jazz FM and Real Radio network, insist that their group is not up for sale and their focus is firmly on expansion.
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Please don't pick me
Impending cuts and a change of values has turned the once-prized post of controller of BBC1 into a poisoned chalice.
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Breaking free from TV
As Channel 4 invests in FourDocs, an open access broadband channel, has the time finally arrived for broadcasters to embrace the democratising possibilities of broadband technology, asks Peter Keighron.
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On the Box - Life behind closed doors
Paul Bader wonders if some things are too private for TV, but will he make his excuses and leave while watching Extraordinary Families and Blame the Parents?
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Lost in translation
As NBC airs its US remake of The Office, Kenton Allen argues that British comedy should be able to cross the Atlantic without reversioning.
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Never had it so good?
The success of the big players in the indie world must not be allowed to threaten those working on a smaller scale.
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Box to dramatise Conrad Black story
The fall of disgraced former Daily Telegraphproprietor Conrad Black is to be turned into a 120-minute drama by producer Box TV in a co-production with Canadian broadcaster CTV in a deal worth C$10m (£4.3m).
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Iran to get sanitised Peak Practice
ITV's one-time flagship medical drama Peak Practiceis set to go under the censor's knife after Granada International sold the series to Iran.
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Rights to Bo' Selecta! creator's new show go for£1m
RDF's distribution arm has sold the DVD rights to Bo' Selecta!creator Leigh Francis' next Channel 4 show ' four months before it goes out.
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Format focus: Clever
Ever wondered why toast always falls buttered side down? Then German science format Clever could provide the answer.
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Granada exec to head Target production
Distributor/producer Target Entertainment has confirmed the appointment of Ed Forsdick as the new managing director of its in-house production division. Forsdick, who is currently executive producer for Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeawayat Granada, joins the company from mid-April. The executive, who previously ran Planet 24, ...
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Five to air trio of action sport shows
Five has picked up three action sports shows from producer/distributor Black Diamond Films. The channel has acquired the rights to feature-length surfing documentaries Step Into Liquidand The Endless Summeras well as Chlorine, a programme about the sport of ...
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Fremantle takes on acquisitions chief
Granada International senior programming executive, drama Shane Murphy has quit to join Fremantle Media as head of acquisitions and development. He will work closely with indies and the production departments within Fremantle Media to identify new programmes for acquisition and global distribution.
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3DD picks up Christian Andersen rights
London-based distributor 3DD has secured the worldwide TV and DVD rights to an international event to commemorate Danish fairytale writer Hans Christian Andersen. Once Upon a Time - Hans Christian Andersen, a Celebrationis taking place on 2 April in Copenhagen and will feature music, dance and ...
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Denmark to make You Are What You Eat
Danish production company and format creator Easy Film has acquired Celador International's nutritional format You Are What You Eatfor a local adaptation. Easy has just started work on the series for Danish commercial channel TV3 for broadcast later this year.
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Entertainment Rights moves into profit
Entertainment Rights, the company behind Postman Pat and Basil Brush, has reported a 28% boost in turnover and a move into profit. Pre-tax profits last year totalled£1.1m following a£400,000 loss in 2003. Turnover also rose to£25.5m, up from£19.8m the previous year.
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Sky Travel to premiere circus docusoap
Sky Travel is to provide the first UK screening of a docu-soap series based on life at a circus. The 7 x 22-minute series, Circus, follows the stars of the Weber Brothers Circus on tour around New Zealand and has been sold by Touchdown Television. It originally aired on TV ...
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Stott to star as Rebus returns
ITV1 is to bring back Scottish detective drama Rebus, after a four-year break, with The Vice star Ken Stott taking over the lead role from John Hannah.
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Non-Blonde gets own BBC3 show
ONE of the stars of acclaimed comedy 3 Non Blondeshas gone solo in a new sketch show for BBC3.
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Robert Carlyle to star in ITV thriller
Indie Zenith Entertainment has landed an ITV1 drama commission with a psychological thriller starring Robert Carlyle.