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NewsFonejacker gets the call
E4 has ordered a Christmas special and a 6 x 30-minute second series of prank call show Fonejackerfrom Hat Trick Productions.
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FeaturesParamount Comedy
Having given a first chance to the likes of Sacha Baron Cohen, no one could accuse Paramount Comedy of not taking risks, but it is still struggling to repeat the scripted success it enjoyed with Spacedin 1999.
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Magazine funds web show
Bridal magazine Weddingis backing a 10-part series for broadband channel Wedding TV. Each 30-minute edition of Wedding Experts explores a key aspect of wedding planning, featuring contributions from the magazine's editorial team as well as fashion designers and make-up artists.
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NewsITV2 takes boxers on a ghost hunt
ITV2 is lining up Amir Khan, Joe Calzaghe and Chris Eubank to take part in its Ghost Hunting With...franchise next year. [ALL]
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NewsFrears blasts MacTaggart lecture
The director of Oscar-winning movie The Queen, Stephen Frears, has described Jeremy Paxman as a public school bully following the Newsnightanchor's MacTaggart lecture. [ALL]
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NewsEdinburgh: what the multichannel controllers want
Living rebrand a success, says Claudia Rosencrantz; Richard Woolfe says Sky One is confused; UKTV Gold will focus more on commissions; BBC3 is aiming for a younger audience. Click through to read the stories. [ALL]
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NewsOpie: Five will feel more British
Edinburgh:Five will step up its original commissions and spend less on US imports as part of a move to make the channel feel more 'British'. [ALL]
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NewsCohen looking for a Friday night banker
Edinburgh:BBC3 controller Danny Cohen is lining up a Friday Night Livestyle entertainment show, as part of his strategy to attract a younger demographic to the channel. [ALL]
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NewsMore4 to scale down drama
Edinburgh:Budget cuts have forced More4 to scale back original drama in favour of more talk shows and current affairs, channel controller Peter Dale has announced. [ALL]
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NewsITV drops Marchioness drama
Edinburgh:ITV drama consultant Nick Elliott has confirmed that the network will not air a controversial drama about The Marchioness riverboat disaster because there are creative concerns about the film. [ALL]
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NewsWoolfe admits Sky One is confused
Edinburgh:Sky One controller Richard Woolfe has admitted that viewers are confused about what the channel stands for, but hopes that with the forthcoming autumn schedule 'the message is getting there'. [ALL]
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CommentWatson defends craft of film-making
Edinburgh:Veteran filmmaker Paul Watson has defended 'manipulation' in documentary making, claiming it is essential in order to get to the 'inner core' of a film. [ALL]
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Five unveils autumn line-up
Edinburgh:A crime show with Donal MacIntyre, a comedy by Sharon Horgan and an edgy US drama starring X-Filesactor David Duchovny make up part of Five's autumn schedule, as unveiled today by managing director of content Lisa Opie. [ALL]
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NewsVirgin 1 explores penis size
Virgin 1, Virgin Media TV's forthcoming entertainment channel, will investigate the size of the average male appendage as part of its autumn launch. [ALL]
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NewsBBC2 focuses on religion
BBC2 is to track the history of the often fraught relationship between Christianity and Islam in a three-part documentary series from Blakeway and CTVC.
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NewsBBC2 orders working class culture doc
Bafta-nominated documentary makers Ursula Macfarlane and Henry Singer are to tackle abortion and white working class culture in hard-hitting films from Century Films for BBC2.
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NewsBBC4 doc to air unseen Bolan footage
BBC4 is to mark the 30th anniversary of Marc Bolan's death with a documentary featuring unseen performance and interview footage of the glam rock star at his peak.
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NewsC4 to showcase new comedy
Kudos' first major comedy commission and a Victorian sitcom from the creators of Peep Showare among six comedies due to air on Channel 4 in November with a view to becoming full series.
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NewsCBeebies orders comedy, animation and pop
CBeebies has ordered a trio of high-profile shows: a live-action comedy, an animation series and an interactive music show presented by Carrie and David Grant.
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FeaturesOn location: Behind closed doors
Producer Robert Dawson Scott's plan to shoot his period drama in Scotland went up in smoke.