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NewsFlextech slams indies for multichannel knowledge gap
Executive vice president of Flextech channels Lisa Opie has criticised indies for their poor understanding of the multi-channel TV market, writes Paul Revoir
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NewsDocumentaries need edge not numbers
Channel 4 commissioning editor, documentaries Danny Cohen said that broadcasters should not transmit too many big, large-scale projects as factual programming would lose its 'edge and distinctiveness,' writes Georgina Lipscomb
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NewsC4 boss says UK TV not in touch with reality
C4 director of television Tim Gardam attacked British television for failing to get to the heart of contemporary society writes Penny Hughes
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NewsBBC1 gets new arts strand
BBC 1 controller Lorraine Hegessey has pledged to pump£1m into a new 12-part arts strand, Imagine, writes Penny Hughes
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NewsThompson to plug Brookside gap with anything but soap
Channel 4 chief executive Mark Thompson has confirmed that he is not looking for a new soap to replace Brookside , writes Jane Marlow
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Betty unites with Five for website doc
Betty, the indie founded by former Channel 4 commissioning editor, features Liz Warner, is making a film for Five based on the cult website Friends Reunited, writes Penny Hughes
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Gardam steps in to save Rise
Channel 4 director of television Tim Gardam has taken direct control of troubled breakfast show Rise, amid rumours ...
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NewsGranada seeks to rescue London's Burning
The future of long-running drama London's Burning could go up in smoke following an ITV ultimatum to Granada executives that they must refresh the ailing show to halt its ratings slide or else see it dropped, writes Luke Satchell
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BBC 2 to look at black America
Wall to Wall has boosted its coffers by£3.5m after securing a slate of commissions from the UK and abroad, writes Jon Rogers
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Celebrities go on wheelchair journey for C4
Maverick Television creative director, education Richard McKerrow has bagged his first commissions, with a four-strong order for Channel 4, including a charity show in which various celebrities spend 36 hours travelling from Edinburgh to London in a wheelchair, writes Penny Hughes
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Five examines the curse of Blue Peter
Five commissioning editor, factual entertainment Sue Murphy has signed off a raft of new series, headed by a documentary about the highs and lows of fame, writes Jon Rogers
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Prism wins raft of terrestrial kids orders
ITV controller of children's and youth Janie Grace has commissioned Prism Entertainment to produce Lan Jam, a 7 x 30-minute gaming show for eight to 12-year-olds, featuring live action and animation. At the same time Flextech has asked the indie for two commissions for its ...
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BBC2 to explore Titian's life and painting
Italian artist Titian is to be the subject of a BBC 2 documentary special which recreates the studio in which he composed his masterpieces. The 60-minute piece, The Artist's Studio - Titian, will air in February to coincide with an exhibition of his paintings at ...
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Discovery H&L to air bike restoration show
Worcestershire-based indie i2itelevision has been commissioned to make a show about restoring motorbikes for the Discovery Home & Leisure channel. A Bike Is Born follows the restoration of a 1942 Harley-Davidson, a 1960s Triumph as well as the construction of a trike from scratch. The ...
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Bond and Billy Connolly to get Xmas specials
BBC 1 is to screen two 90-minute Bafta tributes over the Christmas period devoted to James Bond and comedian Billy Connolly. The Bond special will reunite actors who have played him and include music from stars such as Dame Shirley Bassey, while the Connolly show will feature guests such as ...
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Living TV orders child abduction series
Scallywag Pictures and production partner Prerequisite Formats have picked up a series commission for Living TV for a show about parental child abduction. The 10 x 30-minute series will be presented by Suncolumnist and broadcaster Jane Moore and will air in the spring. Living TV ...
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TX - Drawing on new talent.
Last year Stephen Loveridge, Siri Melchior, Steve Smith and Katy Milner were picked out from submissions
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RUBY WAX TO PLAY AT BEING POPE FOR BBC 3.
Comedian Ruby Wax and actress Jerry Hall are to provide the leading voices for a controversial
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The BBC does a Delia on interiors.
Changing Rooms star Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen is to front a new series which the BBC hopes will do for interior design what Delia Smith's How to Cook did for food, writes Leigh Holmwood
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CITV blasts kids into outer space.
ITV Controller of children's and youth Janie Grace has commissioned an ambitious multimedia series that will offer kids the chance to fly a 'spacecraft', writes Steve Aston