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More Cash for indies as C4 trebles profits
Channel 4 chief executive Mark Thompson is set to beef up this year's programme budget after unveiling a threefold increase in profits for 2003.
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liddiment to look at soaps for C4 doc
Channel 4 has ordered a brace of documentaries focusing on TV culture. In the 120-minute How Soaps Changed the World, to be made by Yorkshire TV, former ITV head of channels David Liddiment charts the history and evolution of soaps from the launch of Coronation Street in 1960 to the ...
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US majors chase Hallmark assets
Eight major US media conglomerates have spoken to Crown Media Holdings about buying the non-US business of pay-tv offering the Hallmark Channel, writes Naomi Rovnick.
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Footie wives back
ITV controller of drama Nick Elliott has greenlit a fourth series of Shed Productions' drama Footballers' Wives. He has commissioned nine hours of episodes, which are likely to go into production later this year for transmission in the winter. The executive producer is Brian Park and the producer is Cameron ...
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Baftas bring glamour to Monday
The glamour of the Bafta Television Awards brought a nearly 30% share to ITV1 on Monday night (19 April), writes Sam Matthews.
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Banff Festival in cash crisis
BANFF Television Festival, the annual Canada-based international TV forum, has filed for bankruptcy protection after racking up debts of more than£350,000.
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BBC reaches more ethnic minorities
BBC television and radio services are reaching more people from ethnic minorities than they were a year ago, although their viewing share has fallen, new figures have revealed, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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BBC regions online
The BBC is putting all 40 of its regional radio stations online. Currently only six of the corporations regional stations are online: BBC London, BBC Radio Scotland, Gaelic service Radio Nan Gaidheal, Radio Wales, Radio Cymru and Radio Ulster. But the BBC is planning to stream the other 34 stations ...
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Pact calls for reform of BBC production
Pact has called on the government to impose a 50% external production quota on the BBC - half of which would be safeguarded for independent programme suppliers, writes Glen Mutel.
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BBC becomes favourite for national
ITV has pulled out of the running for the Grand National, leaving the course clear for the BBC to again secure rights to the world-famous steeplechase. The BBC signed a 10-year deal for the race in 2000 through the Channel 4 and BSkyB-backed Attheraces consortium. However, following the collapse of ...
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BBC to show charity celebrity Superstars
The BBC has commissioned a special celebrity edition of TWI's cult Superstars, pitching stars from the BBC, Channel 4, ITV and Five against each other for charity, writes Paul Revoir.
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Radio groups call for BBC to share out FM
Radio executives are using Ofcom's consultation on licensing FM commercial radio to demand an end to BBC's dominance of the FM spectrum, writes Michael Rosser.
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Five to show live Caesarean birth
Hot on the heels of Channel 4's controversial abortion show, Five is to show a live Caesarean operation, writes Michael Rosser.
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internal candidates up for newsnight
Two leading internal candidates have emerged for the post of Newsnight editor following incumbent George Entwistle's decision to take up a role heading the BBC's new topical arts unit. Peter Barron, the editor of BBC2's If strand, is considered to be the front-runner for the job while editor of political ...
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Mastermind puts kids in the chair
The BBC is set to launch Junior Mastermind, putting 11 and 12-year-olds in the black chair for a grilling from John Humphrys, writes Naomi Rovnick.
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Teen channel extends its reach
Flextech teen channel Trouble has commissioned reality series High School Project USA from Ginger TV as part of a new drive into factual programming, writes Naomi Rovnick.
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Gail porter to contact dead for Living TV
Living TV has ordered a second series of paranormal show Dead Famous, which features Gail Porter enlisting the help of an American medium to speak to dead Hollywood legends, in advance of the screening of the first series in June. Indie Twofour Productions has made the 6 x 60-minute first ...
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At It makes cut-price plastic surgery doc
At It Productions has produced Sun, Sea & Silicone, a two-part series for Sky One, following four girls who journey to the Malaysian island of Penang for cut-price plastic surgery. Ordered by Sky commissioning editor Jamie Roberts and produced and directed by Graciela Watson, it will air on Sky One ...
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Slowdown leads to London Studios cuts
THE LONDON Studios, home to programmes such as Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway, has axed 23 people following a slowdown in business, writes Paul Revoir.
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Dog trainers to help wives tame hubbies
Five controller of features and entertainment Ben Frow has ordered a lifestyle series from Talkback that will see dog trainers help women tame their husbands, writes Michael Rosser.