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NewsPrince Charles to present Five doc
Prince Charles has agreed to front a series for Five commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Victoria Cross, his first show for the broadcaster.
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NewsObjective takes on new genre
Indie Objective Productions is to branch out into comedy panel gameshows and has drafted in writer and producer Jim Pullin to oversee the genre's development.
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NewsSpooks to get sixth run
The BBC has commissioned a sixth series of its Bafta-winning spy drama Spooks, six months before its fifth series goes to air.
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NewsFincham unveils comedy onslaught
BBC1 controller Peter Fincham has greenlit five one-off comedy dramas, including new work by Lenny Henry and Dave Spikey.
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NewsColeen wins 3.8m
The TV presenting debut of Coleen McLoughlin on ITV1's Tonight with Trevor McDonaldbrought the current affairs programme 3.8 million (17.1%) at 8pm on 16 May. The 30-minute show, fronted by the fiancée of England footballer Wayne Rooney, highlighted the lack of government funding for children's ...
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Mason quits 4Rights
Channel 4 executive Graeme Mason has quit the broadcaster to move overseas. The Australian native, currently managing director of 4Rights, is expected to leave at the end of the month and will be replaced by C4 head of corporate development Michael Hodgson. Mason, who had previously been head of media ...
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BT Vision signs Dreamworks deal
BT Vision has secured a movie deal with US film studio Dreamworks SKG for its forthcoming on-demand TV service. Titles include Wallace and Gromit: Curse of the Were Rabbit, Munich, Madagascar, Just like Heaven and ...
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Cheetah poaches Test the Nation producer
Endemol UK's new factual outfit Cheetah Television has poached Test the Nationproducer Alexandra Henderson from Talent TV and has won a new commission for BBC4, which she will executive produce.
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ITV's 'Clause IV' plan
ITV director of television Simon Shaps has admitted the broadcaster has in recent years been guilty of neglecting its main channel. Speaking at the Royal Television Society last week, Shaps said the channel had faced a 'clause IV moment' where 'volume without value' was no longer enough. He announced that ...
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National Skills Day unveiled
Lessons in the art of high definition filming, the chance to join a presenter on Five's Milkshake kids strand and workshops on The Art of Being Brilliant are a selection of events planned for National Skills Day on Thursday, 25 May.
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Endemol launches gambling division
Endemol UK is to launch a new subsidiary dedicated to the production of gambling entertainment, as the indie prepares to capitalise on relaxed gaming laws being introduced next year. Endemol Gaming will produce standalone content for a range of media platforms as well as new gaming ideas based around the ...
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UKTV premiers In Justice on US strand
UKTV Gold has picked up the rights to US drama In Justice, as part of a new programming strand to be called U.S.TV. The series, made by Buena Vista International Television (BVITV), stars Kyle MacLachlan as a legendary litigator who fights to overturn wrong convictions. ...
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Sky One lines up Rock Star
Sky One has picked up the exclusive rights to reality series Tommy Lee's Rock Star, in which the Motley Crue drummer searches for a lead singer for his new band.
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NewsBrule back on the Beeb
BBC4 presenter Tyler Brule is to return to the channel to present a series on the shopping habits of six different countries.
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NewsBBC1 ends Saturday kids shows
The BBC is to end the run of Children's Saturday morning television on BBC1 after 30 years, as part of a schedule swap with BBC2.
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NewsBBC's Family Ties returns
The BBC and Open University have teamed up to create a new series of Family Ties, the 'non-celebrity' genealogy quest made as a companion piece to Who Do You Think You Are?.
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NewsSci Fi to dedicate February to aliens
8am: The Sci Fi channel is bulking up for 2006 with a slate of new acquisitions, including Steven Spielberg's Taken.
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NewsITV stocks up for new kids channel
CiTV editor Estelle Hughes has commissioned Entertainment Rights to make pre-school series Jim Jam & Sunny for ITV1 as well as its forthcoming digital children's channel, CiTV.
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NewsFlame TV goes Digging for Jesus
Flame Television is putting the finishing touches to a fast-turnaround production for ITV1, which looks at the most important archaeological discoveries surrounding the life of Jesus.
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NewsC4 to serve up cold turkey
Channel 4 has ordered a live series which follows heroin addicts as they attempt to go 'cold-turkey' in a UK clinic.