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NewsBBC4 showcases photo pioneer
The BBC is to follow up on the success of archive series The Lost World of Mitchell and Kenyonwith a nine-part BBC4 series on one of the world's earliest photography pioneers.
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C4 plans Occult Week
Channel 4 is to dedicate its 11pm slot to a week of programming about secrets of dark cults - and has so far ordered two new shows to be part of it.
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C4 commissions gay prom series
Channel 4's commissioning editor for education Deborah Ward has greenlit September Films to make a 2 x 60-minute series following the adventures of five gay teenagers as they attempt to put on a gay prom for 200 British teens.
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Japanese show piloted by C4
Channel 4 is looking at launching a UK version of one of Japan's most popular gameshows to be fronted by Johnny Vaughan as part of its Friday night entertainment line-up.
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ITV orders 12th Trial and Retribution
ITV is bringing back its crime drama franchise Trial & Retribution, starring David Hayman, for a 12th run, with a new story about the rape and murder of a young primary school teacher.
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NewsC4 acquisition Brothers and Sisters to star Sally Field
Oscar winning actress Sally Field has joined the cast of the hyped new US drama Brothers and Sisters, recently snapped up by Channel 4.
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News87% of kids want mobile TV
Almost 90% of children would like to be able to watch TV on their mobiles, according to research exploring mobile phone use among 10-12 year olds carried out by Quaestor.
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NewsBBC to launch rock and pop Proms
The BBC has outlined plans for the Electric Proms, a rock and pop version set up as a complement to the historic Proms music event.
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NewsWhately in comedy divorce for ITV1
Kevin Whately and Alison Steadman are to star in a new comedy drama for ITV1 about a couple engaged in a legal battle over their divorce.
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NewsThinkbox CEO: ad ban could be devastating
New Thinkbox chief executive Tess Alps warns that Ofcom's proposals to regulate food advertising could have a devastating impact on children's programming in the UK.
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NewsBBC Children's increases indie commissioning
The BBC will report a significant increase in children's commissions from the independent sector when it completes its latest commissioning rounds, according to new BBC Children's controller Richard Deverell.
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NewsProspects for kids' TV are 'dire' say industry leaders
Delegates at this year's Showcomotion children's TV conference are set to lobby both the UK government and the nation's parents about the perilous funding crisis facing their industry.
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NewsBBC to slash number of repeats
The BBC has committed to halve the number of repeats on BBC1 by 2009, as part of the corporation's annual report released this afternoon.
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NewsKudos visits Wide Sargasso Sea
Hustle producer Kudos is to make a TV film for BBC4 based on the book Wide Sargasso Sea, the prequel to Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre.
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NewsUK shows prominent on Emmy shortlist
UK talent, formats and series feature heavily in the Primetime Emmy nominations, with The Office, Dancing with the Stars, Bleak House, Helen Mirren, Elizabeth I, ...
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Francis heads This Morning
ITV is planning to overhaul its flagship daytime brand This Morningwith a new journalistic edge and revamped on-air look, following the promotion of Anya Francis to the role of editor.
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Sky One investigates Diana conspiracies
Sky One has commissioned MAP TV (Michael Attwell Productions) to produce an hour-long special examining the conspiracy theories behind the death of the Princess of Wales. Who Killed Diana?,set to broadcast ahead of the ninth anniversary of the Princess's death in August, will feature ...
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Commissioner's Q & A - Daniel Lennard
The senior director of original series and development, Cartoon Network Europe is a big fan of Aardman Animation and has more than£200,000 to spend on a half-hour animation
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Tern wins BBC Scotland double order
Indie Tern Television has received a double order from BBC Scotland. It is producing The Family Farm, a 6 x 30-minute observational documentary series that takes a poignant look at traditional family farming in Dumfries and Galloway, as residents fight to save Castle Douglas, one ...
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BBC wants more of Folio's peak successes
Folio Productions, part of the Tinopolis group, has been commissioned to make new series of BBC1 factual shows Traffic Copsand Car Wars. Traffic Cops, which has regularly pulled in about 5.6 million viewers has been ...