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Trotters to return in Only Fools and Horses prequel
Del Boy’s coming back to BBC1 – but as a teenager.
BBC to resurrect Just William
Just William is to return to the BBC for the third time, in a new adaptation by Men Behaving Badly writer Simon Nye.
Hot Shots 2009 – get your entries in!
Broadcast is scouring the UK for the brightest young talent to feature in our special Hot Shots supplement.
F1 host and Blue Peter producer in Salford move
Sports presenter Dan Walker and Blue Peter producer Ewan Vinnicombe are among 216 mid-tier BBC staff moving to Salford MediaCity in 2011.
Kids TV may benefit from contestable PSB fund
The government has launched a public consultation to hammer out the detail of its proposed contestable public service broadcasting fund – suggesting that children’s programming could also benefit from the pot.
C4 viewers question Michael Jackson tribute
Channel 4’s coverage of Michael Jackson’s death has divided viewers, with questions raised both about the amount of airtime given over to the pop star and of whether Big Brother housemates should have been told.
Tremayne to join Cineflix
Charles Tremayne, the RDF USA exec and former controller of factual for Granada, is to join Cineflix Productions.
Robin Hood axed
The BBC has axed Robin Hood after ratings plunged to 2.2m for the climax of the third series.
End nostalgia in kids TV, say industry figures
SHOWCOMOTION: Children’s broadcasters must stop relying on nostalgia to save kids TV and try to reposition themselves instead, some of the industry’s most senior figures have claimed.
Disney hunting British Zac Efron
SHOWCOMOTION: Disney wants to find the “next Zac Efron” in the UK, with plans to produce shows in the vein of High School Musical and Hannah Montana that target boys.
NEWS ANALYSIS
BBC expenses: an expensive lesson in transparency
The corporation’s decision to reveal allowances hasn’t exposed any duck houses, but ‘the antiseptic of sunlight’ will still make staff think twice about claims.
PRODUCTION
Children's TV: The problem with kids...
Reduced funding by broadcasters and a fall in licensing revenue are taking their toll on kids TV production. What’s needed to keep innovation and quality coming? David Wood reports
THE BROADCAST INTERVIEW
Paul Gambaccini, BBC Radio 2
The veteran radio DJ talks to Michael Rosser about courting controversy, superstar salaries and how a four-letter outburst in 1967 nearly killed his broadcast career before it even began.
NEW COMMISSIONS
Trotters to return in Only Fools and Horses prequel
Del Boy’s coming back to BBC1 – but as a teenager.
LATEST INTERNATIONAL NEWS
Tremayne to join Cineflix
Charles Tremayne, the RDF USA exec and former controller of factual for Granada, is to join Cineflix Productions.
LATEST TECHNOLOGY NEWS
021 mulls cuts after ITV OB loss
021 Television is considering making redundancies after an OB contract it had with ITV for live Champions League football coverage was awarded to SIS LIVE.
RATINGS
1.2m make a Big Decision with C4
Channel 4’s new Dragons’ Den-style show, Gerry’s Big Decision, made a modest start last night at 9pm with 1.2m viewers (6.3%).
CRITICS
SURVEY
Surviving the Downturn
In the first of a two-part special, David Wood reveals the results of a Broadcast survey into how the UK’s independent production sector is weathering the downturn
COMMENT
Showcomotion: Dunkirk spirit
At the Showcomotion children’s media conference in Sheffield, Katherine Rushton finds a cash-strapped industry adopting a Dunkirk spirit and a buzz around the BBC’s move north.
Can you cope with cuts?
How many shows, like The Bill, are rising to the challenge of looking good for less?
EUREKA!
Sea Patrol UK
Executive producer Guy Davies on documenting the work of sea-borne emergency services.
THE BUYER
Poll
Should BBC North attempt to ensure its success by initially favouring producers from the area when commissioning?
