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Brighter to make feel-good footage for US networks
Brighter Pictures has signed a deal to produce 30 hours of content for a new US show set to be syndicated on major US networks including ABC, writes Penny Hughes
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ITV joint-venture wins daytime BBC1 order
London News Network (LNN), the news and features joint-venture owned by Carlton and Granada, has scored its first commission for the BBC, with a daytime series, writes Colin Robertson
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BBC3 plans its angle on war
BBC3 is to give its viewers its own particular take on the expected war with Iraq by launching a weekly war review programme that will replace its regular current affairs strand in the event of hostilities breaking out, writes Leigh Holmwood
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Five whittles UK's heritage down to top 10
Five has ordered a two-part 'top 10' series counting down Britain's most popular stately homes and ancient monuments, writes Penny Hughes.
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BBC2 lines up season of films on infidelity
A series of five films looking at themes of love and infidelity have been put together in a 50-minute special for BBC2 called Ways to Leave Your Lover. The 5 x 10-minute films features films by a number of different writers and directors such as ...
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BBC3 to expose risky behaviour
The psychology behind celebrity scandals is to be investigated for a new BBC3 series as part of a raft of commissions for BBC Manchester entertainment and features, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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C4 to give over Rise time for war reports
Channel 4 is poised to cut back its ailing breakfast show Riseto make room for a special daily breakfast news programme that will cover the expected war in the Gulf. The early-morning C4 News War Report, produced by ITN, will ...
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Dancing lands peak C4 slot
Channel 4 is looking to broaden the appeal of creative dance with a season of 11 films to be broadcast in a Saturday night peaktime slot, writes Penny Hughes.
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Virgin adds second show for gulf troops
Virgin Radio has added an extra request show for members of the armed forces serving in the Gulf and their families after the success of its original Backing Our Boysprogramme. A spokesman said the response to the original show, which airs on Saturdays between 10.00 ...
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La Plante back with trial and retribution
Lynda La Plante is going into production on a new two-part Trial and Retributionfor ITV in the autumn with Victoria Smurfit and Ben Cross added to the cast. The new episodes, the seventh outing in the Trial and Retribution series, will boast a guest cast ...
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Westlife take a Country & Western turn
Ubiquitous boy band Westlife are to turn their hand to country and western music in a new BBC1 series that aims to turn conventional music perceptions on their head.
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Down to Earth goes in-house for fourth run
BBC 1 controller Lorraine Heggessey and controller of drama commissioning Jane Tranter have commissioned a fourth series of the Pauline Quirke-fronted Sunday evening drama Down to Earth. The 8 x 60-minute series, which tells the story of a family as they move from city ...
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Foundation's kids shows get thumbs up
Foundation TV, the producer of The Basil Brush Show, has secured a series of recommissions for ITV1 and the BBC. CITV's now departed head Janie Grace ordered a third 20 x 15-minute series of make-and-do show Finger Tips. Grace also ...
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Westcountry signs up for hospital reality
Carlton Westcountry controller of features and programme development Caroline Righton has commissioned a further series of fly-on-the-wall hospital documentary Emergencyfrom Seventwenty Productions. The next 8 x 30-minute series will be again set in the casualty department of a Plymouth hospital. David Atkins will produce with ...
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NewsCrossroads demise sees jobs axed
Up to 80 jobs are under threat at Carlton's Central franchise after ITV's new director of programmes Nigel Pickard decided to axe ailing soap Crossroads, writes Paul Revoir
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Fresh orders from BBC4.
BBC4 controller Roly Keating has unveiled a swathe of new commissions, including a documentary series on the National Trust, writes Jon Rogers.
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PROGRAMMING - DISCOVERY LOOKS AT ALTERED STATESMEN.
Discovery Networks Europe has commissioned a series on the impact of addiction, depression and alcoholism on
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HD to be preferred format for acquisition
High Definition will be the preferred format for TV acquisition in the UK within three years, according to a broadcast technology expert, writes David Collins
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Living drops Diana séance
Living TV has been forced to pull its controversial coverage of a seance attempting to contact Princess Diana beyond the grave, after it was discovered that the footage would break broadcasting rules, writes Paul Revoir
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Ofcom to help UK film industry
Terrestrial broadcasters will be regulated over the number of hours they dedicate to home-grown films under new legislation added to the Communications Bill that has been welcomed by film and television indies, writes John Plunkett