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Now ITV puts celebrities behind the bar
ITV is banking on 'celebrities' to help drag its audience share out of the doldrums, with two star-led reality shows scheduled to air in its winter season, write Penny Hughes and Steve Aston.
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NewsThe Bill cops introduce ITV murder drama
Police officers from Thames TV's The Billwill stray off their usual beat in the new year to kick off a new ITV police drama, Think Murder, writes Jane Marlow
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C4 gives Carr a deal
Channel 4 has signed a one-year deal with 2002 Perrier Award nominee Jimmy Carr, presenter of E4 comedy gameshow Your Face or Mine, writes Penny Hughes.The deal will bring Carr's presenting and comic writing talents to a range of C4 projects, including a new 25 ...
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BBC 2 to show more BBC 4 programming
Programmes from the BBC's minority digital culture channel, BBC 4, are finally to get a regular showcase on BBC 2 after criticisms that not enough people could watch them, writes Leigh Holmwood
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£10m US deals for RDF Media
RDF Media has won a range of US programme deals totalling£10m, writes Penny Hughes.
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Leaders go up against Hitler
The leadership practices of politicians and businessmen such as Ronald Reagan and Robert Maxwell are to be linked to Hitler in a major new documentary series that forms part of BBC 2's£100m winter season, writes Leigh Holmwood.The Secrets of Leadership will see historian Andrew Roberts ...
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BBC Films woos documentary talent
The head of BBC Films, David Thompson, has urged more documentary makers to move into drama production in order to provide the division with the next generation of cutting-edge movies, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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S4C beefs up schedule to beat ITV soap
Welsh broadcaster S4C is shaking up its schedules in the face of growing competition from terrestrial soaps such as ITV's Emmerdale and Coronation Street, writes Penny Hughes.
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BBC focuses on home violence
The BBC has asked the maker of its Australian soap Neighbours to include a storyline on domestic violence as part of a forthcoming season on the issue - one of the highlights of BBC 1's£173m winter season, writes Leigh Holmwood
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Ginger films real Six Feet
Ginger Productions is making a six-part docu-soap for ITV 1 that is being described as a real-life version of HBO's hit black comedy Six Feet Under, writes Colin Robertson
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Zig Zag orders double output
Former Granada-backed indie Zig Zag has secured a raft of commissions, almost doubling its orderbook for this year, writes Steve Aston
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September film reveals all about Sam Fox
September Films is to shed some light on the life of the most famous page three girl, Samantha Fox, with a 60-minute commission for Channel 4. Our Samcovers the former glamour model's early days as The Sun's famous pin-up girl ...
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BBC 4 commissions Gellhorn documentary
The life of famed reporter Martha Gellhorn is to be explored in a new documentary for BBC 4. BBC arts commissioning executive Roger Thompson has asked Maidstone-based indie Peter Williams Television to make the biopic, which will be presented by BBC chief news correspondent Kate Adie. Filming will begin early ...
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Top psychic joins Living TV series line-up
Fireworks International has inked a deal with Living TV for over 160-hours of programming. Living TV has ordered 195 x 30-minute episodes of Beyond with James Van Praagh, which showcases the talents of the renowned psychic and will add to Living TV's ever growing roster ...
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S4C orders fifth Fireman Sam kids series
Cardiff-based indie Siriol has been commissioned by S4C commissioner for children's programmes Siwan Jobbins to produce a fifth series of Fireman Sam. The 26 x 10-minute order includes specially Christmas-themed episodes. It will air on S4C and could also move over to the BBC. International ...
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Chrysalis film follows Smiths frontman
Channel 4 has ordered a fly-on-the wall documentary on former The Smiths frontman Morrissey from Chrysalis Television. The 60-minute show will feature backstage access to the singer's recent world tour and footage of him at home in Los Angeles. Morrissey, who has not given a substantial television interview since the ...
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HTV commissions Welsh travellers series
Einstein has been commissioned by HTV to make a 6 x 30-minute series about travelling show people in Wales called Carousels and Candy Floss. HTV director of programmes Elis Owen commissioned the programme, which will be executive produced by Jim Manson. Producers are Phil Rowlands ...
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NewsBBC2 looks to recent past and poetry
The leadership practices of modern day politicians and businessmen such as Ronald Reagan and Robert Maxwell are to be linked to Hitler in a major new documentary series that forms part of BBC 2's£100m winter season, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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NewsBBC gets input for Neighbours scripts
The BBC has asked the makers of its Australian soap Neighbours to include a storyline on domestic violence as part of a forthcoming season on the issue - one of the highlights of BBC 1's£173m winter season, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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NewsKate Adie to present life of Martha Gellhorn
The life of famed reporter Martha Gellhorn, widely seen as the doyen of female war correspondents and an influence on many current journalists, is to be explored in a new documentary for BBC 4, writes Leigh Holmwood.