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Fulmar wins C4 and BBC 2 orders
Cardiff-based indie Fulmar West is set to take a behind-the-scenes look at one of Britain's best-loved soaps with a 50-minute film for Channel 4, writes Penny Hughes
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BBC to screen '66 World Cup final
England's 1966 World Cup triumph over Germany is to be screened on the BBC's huge TV screens, being set up around the UK, hours before England's crunch match against Argentina in this year's tournament, writes Leigh Holmwood
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BBC youth pitch to exclude politicians
The BBC's planned new youth politics programme could become a politician-free zone, writes Leigh Holmwood
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September to make one-off From Hell film
September Films has made a foray into ITV's From Hell franchise by winning its first commission for the strand, writes Steve Aston
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Indies 'fed up' with C4 review
Indies specialising in educational programmes are being threatened by the budget freeze for next year on Channel 4's schools programming that has still not been lifted after more than eight months, writes Penny Hughes
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Small indies not hard done by, say commissioning editors
Speaking to a packed audience of producers and would be producers, commissioning editors of factual programming from BBC, Channel 4 and Channel 5 have denied that smaller and unknown indies are being unfairly treated, writes Peter Keighron
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NewsBBC asks indies for more interactive programming
The BBC has called on independent producers to submit more interactive programming ideas, writes David Wood
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NewsRed launches comedy shop
Manchester-based drama indie Red Production Company, the producer behind award-winning series such as Clocking Off and Queer as Folk, is moving into entertainment by launching a new indie with Multimedia Arts (MMA), writes Penny Hughes
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NewsProduction Show news: Commissioning editors give kids' programming wish-list
Commissioning editors for children's TV on Channel 5 and BBC gave independent producers a programming wish list today, writes Peter Keighron
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NewsPepsi Chart Show axed
Channel 5 has dropped one of the last remaining original entertainment shows of its launch era as it continues to distance itself from its old image, writes Georgina Lipscomb
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NewsProduction Show news: ITV Digital collapse will benefit ITV drama, says Elliot
ITV Drama will benefit from the collapse of ITV digital, according to the network's controller of drama Nick Elliott, writes Peter Keighron
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Production Show news: BBC4's Keating searches for 'halo effect'
BBC 4 controller Roly Keating and BBC Choice's head of planning and scheduling Brendan Dahill have attempted to give independent producers a clearer idea of the sort of programmes they were looking for on their channels, writes Peter Keighron
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NewsProduction Show news: BBC's Thomson says Channel 4 acquisitions are 'hard to justify'
BBC director of public policy Caroline Thomson has criticised some of Channel 4's recent programming decisions, writes Peter Keighron
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NewsChannel 5 to launch interactive daytime gameshow
Channel 5 is launching a new salvo in the lunchtime ratings war with a daily interactive game show, writes Georgina Lipscomb
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NewsKeating orders medical examination
BBC 4 controller Roly Keating has commissioned a rare one-off drama which aims to explore medical ethics and lift the lid on the NHS' treatment of children with leukaemia, writes Leigh Homwood
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TX - Country matters.
The Queen's Golden Jubilee has provided an excuse for street celebrations and baton relays, so why
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A licence to lose money?
Despite a strong British line-up at this week's Cannes Film Festival, UK broadcasters are finding that making box office winners is still a tough nut to crack
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TROUBLE ORDER FOR HEWLAND INTERNATIONAL.
Teen channel Trouble has commissioned two new 15-part series. Date My Sister, from Hewland International, will
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GRANADA'S THE LAB WINS POLICE 999 SERIES.
Granada factual production house The Lab has won its first commission from Bravo. The 15 x
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Programming - Dream on Sky.
Hewland International has secured the first ever two-series deal for a British-commissioned programme from BSkyB, writes