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Only Fools and Horses

Trotters to return in Only Fools and Horses prequel

3-Jul-2009 | By Robin Parker

Del Boy’s coming back to BBC1 – but as a teenager.

Just William

BBC to resurrect Just William

3-Jul-2009 | By Katherine Rushton

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

Hot Shots 2009 – get your entries in!

3-Jul-2009 | By Emily Booth

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

3-Jul-2009 | By Robin Parker

Sports presenter Dan Walker and Blue Peter producer Ewan Vinnicombe are among 216 mid-tier BBC staff moving to Salford MediaCity in 2011.

Waybuloo

Kids TV may benefit from contestable PSB fund

3-Jul-2009 | By Katherine Rushton

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.

Michael Jackson

C4 viewers question Michael Jackson tribute

3-Jul-2009 | By Robin Parker

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

3-Jul-2009 | By Michael Rosser

Charles Tremayne, the RDF USA exec and former controller of factual for Granada, is to join Cineflix Productions.

Robin Hood

Robin Hood axed

3-Jul-2009 | By Robin Parker

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

3-Jul-2009 | By Katherine Rushton

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

3-Jul-2009 | By Katherine Rushton

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.

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Champagne

BBC expenses: an expensive lesson in transparency

By Katherine Rushton

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.

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Escape from Scorpion Island

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

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Paul Gambaccini

Paul Gambaccini, BBC Radio 2

By Michael Rosser

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.

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Tremayne to join Cineflix

3-Jul-2009 | By Michael Rosser

Charles Tremayne, the RDF USA exec and former controller of factual for Granada, is to join Cineflix Productions.

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021 mulls cuts after ITV OB loss

1-Jul-2009 | By Will Strauss

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.

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Gerry's Big Decision

1.2m make a Big Decision with C4

By Jon Rogers

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%).

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Psychoville

3 July ‘09

“Properly creepy.” Read on for the full verdict on last night’s TV.

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SURVEY

Surviving the Downturn

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

In the Night Garden

Showcomotion: Dunkirk spirit

By Katherine Rushton

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.

Lisa Campbell

Can you cope with cuts?

By Lisa Campbell

How many shows, like The Bill, are rising to the challenge of looking good for less?

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Sea Patrol UK

Sea Patrol UK

Executive producer Guy Davies on documenting the work of sea-borne emergency services.

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John Offord

John Offord, Propellor TV

By Will Hurrell

A bigger platform for the short film

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