All Commissioning articles – Page 794

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    CARLTON TO GIVE THE VICE FIFTH OUTING.

    2002-08-02T07:17:33Z

    ITV controller of drama Nick Elliot has commissioned a fifth series of Carlton drugs and prostitution

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    BBC'S TRANTER RECOMMISSIONS LINDA GREEN.

    2002-08-02T07:17:33Z

    BBC controller of drama commissioning Jane Tranter has ordered a second series of comedy drama Linda

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    BBC PITCHES TOP OF THE POPS AGAINST SM:TV.

    2002-08-02T07:17:33Z

    The BBC is to launch a Saturday morning version of music show Top of the Pops

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    Navy drama will be ITV flagship.

    2002-08-02T07:17:32Z

    ITV is hoping to replicate the success of its one-time ratings banker Soldier Soldier with a

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    Moyle to be BBC arts head.

    2002-08-02T07:17:32Z

    BBC director of television Jana Bennett has appointed creative director of arts Franny Moyle as the BBC's new head of arts commissioning, replacing Roly Keating who is to concentrate on his role as controller of digital culture channel BBC 4, writes Leigh

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    ACE LIGHTNING SALES.

    2002-08-02T07:17:32Z

    BBC Worldwide has secured further international sales for its flagship computer-generated, live-action kids series Ace Lightning

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    POP IDOL MAY GO GLOBAL.

    2002-08-02T07:17:31Z

    19TV chief executive Simon Fuller is developing plans to launch an international version of the hit

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    Geldof indie to make politics pilot for BBC.

    2002-08-02T07:17:31Z

    Bob Geldof's indie Ten Alps has been picked to make one of two pilot shows for

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    C5'S MARVELLOUS DEAL.

    2002-08-02T07:17:31Z

    Spider-Man, the Hollywood blockbuster based on the Marvel comics superhero, is to get its UK terrestrial

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    Viewers have say on ITV regions

    2002-08-01T11:55:44Z

    Viewers have backed ITV's controversial plan to reduce the number of regional programmes it airs, writes Steve Aston

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    Geldof indie to make politics pilot for BBC

    2002-08-01T11:53:11Z

    Bob Geldof's indie Ten Alps has been picked to make one of two pilot shows for the BBC's new flagship politics format for the under 45s, writes Leigh Holmwood

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    BBC 4 airs blanket Edinburgh festival

    2002-08-01T11:43:29Z

    BBC 4 is set to become the TV home of the Edinburgh festival as part of the BBC's most comprehensive coverage of the annual event to date, writes Leigh Holmwood

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    Navy drama will be ITV flagship

    2002-07-31T15:12:02Z

    ITV is hoping to replicate the success of its one-time ratings banker Soldier Soldier with a new drama based on the Royal Navy, writes Steve Aston

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    Classic FM bags Derham for rejig

    2002-07-31T15:11:12Z

    ITN newsreader Katie Derham is set to make her radio debut as the presenter of a new weekly show for national radio station Classic FM, writes Georgina Lipscomb

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    ITV to lure men onto live marriage show

    2002-07-31T15:10:06Z

    Unsuspecting boyfriends could find themselves getting proposed to and then hitched live on air as part of a new Carlton show for ITV 1, writes Jon Rogers

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    Lookalike's Elvis tribute

    2002-07-31T15:09:09Z

    The 25th anniversary of the death of Elvis Presley is to be marked by a one-off programme on ITV 1 in which an Elvis impersonator gives his views on the state of today's pop music, writes Leigh Holmwood

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    BBC pitches Top of the Pops against SM:TV

    2002-07-31T15:08:14Z

    The BBC is to launch a Saturday morning version of music show Top of the Popsin a bid to close the ratings gap with ITV 1's SM:TV Liveand CD:UK. Top ...

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    Zoe Ball gets afternoon show on XFM

    2002-07-31T15:07:04Z

    XFM has confirmed that former BBC Radio 1 breakfast show DJ Zoe Ball is to make a full-time radio comeback by presenting her own show on the London-based station. Ball, who has been filling in for XFM presenters Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant for two months, has been signed to ...

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    BBC's Tranter recommissions Linda Green

    2002-07-31T15:03:33Z

    BBC controller of drama commissioning Jane Tranter has ordered a second series of comedy drama Linda Greenfrom Red Productions. The 10 x 30-minute run, again starring Lisa Tarbuck, is currently filming in the Manchester area for transmission on BBC 1 in the early autumn. Special ...

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    GWR's mix network to air interactive show

    2002-07-31T15:02:30Z

    A new interactive pop show, CoreControl, is to be launched across the Mix Network - GWR's 13 local radio stations - in the autumn. The show will broadcast from 19.00 to 22.00 Monday to Thursday and from 19.00 to 21.00 on Fridays featuring chart hits ...