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C4 to scrutinise multinationals
The first-time director behind The Luckiest Nut In The World- the Channel 4 film presented by a singing peanut that was feted in the broadcaster's 2002 annual report - has secured a four-part series for C4, writes Penny Hughes.
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S4C gets Pavarotti concert exclusive
S4C has bagged the exclusive rights to broadcast opera star Luciano Pavarotti's UK farewell concert to be staged at the Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod. S4C is likely to air the performance within days of the event, which will be held on 5 July. It will also be broadcast on S4C ...
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CBBC orders 26-part Basil Brush series
CBBC head of entertainment Anne Gilchrist has commissioned a further 26 x 30-minute series of The Basil Brush Showfrom Foundation TV and Entertainment Rights. Foundation will make the show, which will air in 2004 and 2005, with Vanessa Amberleigh as the producer and Dez McCarthy ...
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ITV2 agrees new David Letterman deal
ITV2 has re-signed its deal for The Late Show with David Lettermanand has also picked up exclusive UK rights to US daytime talkshow The John Walsh Show. The channel has signed with CBS Broadcast International for the rights to Letterman, ...
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This Morning returns for 16th series
The sudden departure of presenter John Leslie from ITV's This Morninghas not dampened the network's enthusiasm for the show, which will return for a 16th series later this year. Granada has been commissioned to bring the programme back in September, retaining the current presenting partnership ...
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NewsBBC to go walking with seamonsters
The BBC is to recreate the prehistoric monsters of the deep in the latest installment of its award-winning Walking With? strand, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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NewsFame Academy gets second series
BBC reality talent show Fame Academy is to return for a second series, although this time the corporation will put a greater emphasis on its public service merits, writes Leigh Holmwood
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NewsBig Brother 4 prepares for launch
Big Brother 4 is going back to basics with a smaller, more 'feminine' house when it launches at the end of the month, but the show will command more of Channel 4's summer schedule than ever before, writes Colin Robertson
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WILLIAM AND MARY TO RETURN AS RATINGS SOAR.
ITV drama controller Nick Elliott has ordered a second series of romantic ratings hit William and
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First order for Farmbrough indie.
Former Talkback Productions producer Richard Farmbrough has launched his own indie, Reef Television, and has appointed 12 full-time staff to help him run it, writes Rosemary Gallagher.
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NewsBBC defends arts programming boost
BBC director of television Jana Bennett has dismissed criticism that the corporation's plans to cut lifestyle programming and concentrate more on arts and current affairs was prompted by the impending Charter renewal, claiming that the genre had simply run its course, writes Leigh Holmwood
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TWI and Action Time go stir crazy
TWO almost identical reality TV formats in which celebrities are forced to live in a prison are going head to head in attempt to win commissioning deals from UK broadcasters, writes Paul Revoir
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First order for Farmbrough indie
Former Talkback Productions producer Richard Farmbrough has launched his own indie, Reef Television, and has appointed 12 full-time staff to help him run it, writes Rosemary Gallagher
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NewsITV1 shelves building show
ITV1 has been forced to postpone a major daytime reality show, in which 10 couples compete to build and win a dream home, for nearly a year because producers spent so long looking for a star to front it, writes Paul Revoir
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True vision makes war docs for discovery
Indie True Vision is making two documentaries for Discovery Networks Europe. Set to be screened later this year on Discovery Channel UK, Reporters at War is a 3 x 60-minute series examining the history of conflict coverage from the first world war to modern-day embedded reporters in Iraq. Meanwhile, in ...
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UK Food takes second helping of Day-Lewis
UK Food channel executive Gareth Williams has commissioned Pacific Productions to make a second series featuring cookery writer Tamasin Day-Lewis. The 15 x 30-minute self-titled series, jointly commissioned by UK Food with ITV1 Westcountry, kicks off on 25 August. It will be shot at Day-Lewis's Somerset home and feature her ...
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Radio 4 show to mark the Queen's ascension
The mammoth task of broadcasting the Queen's coronation to the nation will form the basis of a new BBC Radio 4 documentary. Still Room in the Tower will combine BBC archive with freshly gathered material and will air at 20.00 on 31 May, just a few days before the 50th ...
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Living TV organises more ghost chases
Living TV commissioning editor Jane Millichip has ordered two new event specials from indie Hanrahan Media. The World's Biggest Ghost Hunt Ever on 1 July will search for ghouls at Derbyshire's Tutbury Castle. A further Most Haunted Live event will also be screened on the summer solstice, 21 June. Both ...
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William and Mary to return as ratings soar
ITV drama controller Nick Elliott has ordered a second series of romantic ratings hit William and Mary (left), starring Martin Clunes and Julie Graham. The Granada show finished its six-part run with 9 million viewers on Sunday night and has averaged 8.1 million viewers during its stint. It will go ...
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President Putin to front BBC Russian show
Russian president Vladimir Putin is to host one of a season of BBC programmes celebrating the 300th anniversary of St Petersburg. Putin will be joined by over 40 world leaders at a gala performance, featuring performances from opera star Placido Domingo and the Kirov Ballet, which will air on BBC2 ...