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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
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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
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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
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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
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Chart show for Emap and Five.
EMAP is stepping up its television presence by linking up with Five for an interactive chart-based
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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
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The Bill cops introduce ITV murder drama.
Police officers from Thames TV's The Bill will stray off their usual beat in the new
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NewsScottish first-time documentaries unveiled
SMG has unveiled the line up of documentaries for its annual 'This Scotland' film initiative, writes Steve Aston.
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Broadcasters are to be invited to bid for the chance to run a new nationwide NHS Direct digital TV channel, which is to be rolled out by 2004, writes Paul Revoir
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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