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ITV and GMTV tie for Ragdoll deal
Ragdoll Productions, producer of the BBC's internationally successful Teletubbies, has unveiled what it hopes will be its next big global hit
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NewsITV 1 pins teatime ratings hopes on Catchphrase
ITV is beefing up its teatime schedule, moving long-running quizshow Catchphrase from its traditional evening slot to a weekday daily 17.05 slot, writes Steve Aston
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TX - Pomp and circumstance.
When making Kings and Queens for Channel 5, 3BM faced the perennial challenge of how to
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ITV 1 persists with Crossroads.
ITV 1 has ended months of speculation over the future of its Carlton-produced daytime soap Crossroads by commissioning a further 240 episodes of the embattled show, writes Luke Satchell
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BLOOD WILL FLOW IN NEW C4 DOCUMENTARY.
Channel 4 is set to air a 3 x 50-minute documentary series exploring the science and
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RDF wins novel C4 commission.
RDF MEDIA'S new head of history, Martin Davidson, has scooped his first commissions for the indie,
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5 NEWS SATURDAY RELAUNCH UNDER NEW NAME.
Channel 5 is revamping 5 News Saturday, its lunchtime entertainment news show for 16 to 24-year-olds,
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Season of BFI rarities to air on Artsworld.
Artsworld has signed an exclusive contract for a season of British Film Institute (BFI) treasures to celebrate 50 years of the National Film Theatre, writes Paul Revoir
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Online auction site opens for media kit bids.
Media-bid, an online auction site along the lines of eBay, has been set up for buyers and sellers of broadcast equipment, writes Barbara Marshall
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CARLTON COMMISSIONS STUDY INTO CONMEN.
Carlton Central managing director Ian Squires has ordered a new regional programme examining conmen. The 8
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HOTBED WINS ITV DAYTIME COMMISSION.
Birmingham-based indie Hotbed Media has been commissioned to produce a 15 x 30-minute series, Everything Must
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New Talkback gameshow to trade on looks.
E4 head of programming Murray Boland has commissioned a 20 x 30-minute gameshow from Talkback Productions that challenges contestants to predict how attractive they are, writes Penny Hughes
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USN GUNS FOR SPIN-OFF.
Universal Studios Networks (USN) has bought the rights to the long-awaited X-Files spin-off, The Lone Gunmen, which will premiere in the UK on the Sci-Fi channel next month, writes Paul Revoir
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BBC gears up for Commonwealth games spectacular.
The BBC is to undertake its largest ever outside broadcast operation when it acts as host broadcaster to this summer's Commonwealth Games, which open in Manchester on 25 July, writes Leigh Holmwood
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DOCUMENTARY WILL RECREATE COOK'S JOURNEY.
BBC 2 controller Jane Root has commissioned film maker Chris Terrill to make a new documentary
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SPOOKS AND CUTTING IT GIVEN SECOND RUNS.
BBC 1 dramas Spooks and Cutting It have been recommissioned for second series by controller of
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PROSPECT TO SERVE UP DAILY GOOD FOOD LIVE.
UK Food channel editor Nick Thorogood has commissioned a second series of Good Food Live from
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DISCOVERY TO GET FURTHER INSIGHT INTO MEN.
Discovery Channel has commissioned Insight Films to make two documentaries looking at men and their family
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DAN BACK ON TV.
Channel 5 has picked up the rights to the first terrestrial broadcast of the new #15m Dan Dare, Pilot of the Future series, writes Penny Hughes
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Cosgrove Hall up for grabs.
Granada is seeking international investors for animation house Cosgrove Hall in a bid to water down