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GMTV and Sky One buy fifth Pokémon series
GMTV and Sky One have bought the fifth series of popular children's animation Pokémon from global distributor Lacey Entertainment. The 52 x 30-minute series is due to air from the end of the year and takes the back library of episodes now available to the broadcasters to 260 half hours
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Christian's It's My Life recommissioned
Indie Moore Television has secured a second ITV network commission for religious discussion series It's My Life, presented by former The Wordfrontman Terry Christian. The new series of 6 x 30-minute programmes was commissioned by ITV controller of news, current ...
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NewsPanorama editors call for return to peak time
A host of former Panorama editors and reporters have called on the BBC to restore the landmark current affairs programme to peak time after concerns that its present late Sunday night slot is damaging the show, writes Leigh Holmwood
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NewsC4 commissions novel sitcom
A new sitcom in which the story is told from the point of view of individual characters has been commissioned by Channel 4 from indie Objective Productions, writes Steve Aston
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News analysis - Making TV an event.
There is a growing buzz of excitement about event television, following several high-profile successes in the genre. However, live TV has been a rare breed in peaktime, so what has changed broadcasters' minds?
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TX. - My regards to Shimon.
Making a documentary about a war is never easy. Making a film sympathetic to the Palestinian
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SCIENCE AND ART DANCE TOGETHER ON BBC2
BBC 2 controller Jane Root and head of classical music performance Peter Maniura have commissioned a
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C4 examines future of war.
The future of combat will be examined in a two-part series for Channel 4, featuring acclaimed journalist Sorious Samura, writes Leigh Holmwood
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CHX MIXES UP BOYS AND GIRLS FOR CHANNEL 5.
CHX Productions has been commissioned by Channel 5 controller of children's Nick Wilson to make a
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MUMMY IN ATTIC COMEDY SURFACES ON CBBC.
The CBBC channel is to premiere a 26 x 30-minute comedy drama series about a young
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Zig Zag bags bundle of commissions.
Former Granada-linked production company Zig Zag has landed a crop of commissions for terrestrial and multichannel broadcasters, writes Steve Aston
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GERE EXCLUSIVE FOR BEFORE THEY WERE FAMOUS.
BBC 1 controller Lorraine Heggessey and controller of entertainment commissioning Jane Lush have commissioned a seventh
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ZEAL TO MAKE CHALLENGE GAMESHOW FOR CHOICE.
Zeal Television is to make a version of street gameshow Resistance for BBC Choice. The 15
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Collins to play ITV singleton.
ITV has ordered a primetime drama series starring Michelle Collins as a 40-year-old woman tossed into the dating game after a long-term relationship, writes Penny Hughes
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OUTLINE TO INSPECT GADGETS FOR DNE SERIES.
Discovery Networks Europe has commissioned a 12 x 30-minute series from Outline Productions, assessing the newest
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Couples to get advice from C4.
Channel 4 IS branching out into agony aunt territory with a new relationship advice show from
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BABY COW GERMANY DEAL.
Distributor Avalon International has brokered a co-production deal between Avalon Television, Baby Cow Productions and German
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BBC backtracks on drama slots.
The BBC has decided not to screen its much-vaunted adaptation of George Eliot's final novel, Daniel
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BBC 2 edges away from youth drama.
BBC 2 is to broaden its drama output away from its traditional diet of cult youth-orientated fare such as This Life and Attachments after controller Jane Root claimed they had run their course, writes Leigh Holmwood
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Twin anchors return in BBC news shake-up.
The BBC is to return to a twin-anchor model for its 18.00 News bulletin as part of a shake-up of roles across its main news programmes, writes Leigh Holmwood