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    C4 BACKS THE BANDS

    2002-06-26T16:09:32Z

    Channel 4 has commissioned two music documentaries from indie At It Productions, including a film looking at the rise of boy band Blue, writes Penny Hughes. The 60-minute film, The Boys

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    Monstrous bosses outed by the Beeb

    2002-06-26T16:08:11Z

    Naomi Campbell's former personal assistant is set to spill the beans on her notoriously tempestuous ex-boss's workplace manner as part of a documentary on bullying in the workplace for BBC 1, writesGeorgina Lipscomb

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    ITV reschedules Catchphrase

    2002-06-26T16:07:27Z

    ITV has beefed up its tea-time schedule, moving long-running quiz show Catchphrasefrom its former Saturday primetime position to a weekday daily 17.05 slot, writesSteve Aston

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    ITV and GMTV tie for Ragdoll deal

    2002-06-26T16:06:37Z

    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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    ITV 1 pins teatime ratings hopes on Catchphrase

    2002-06-24T15:28:30Z

    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.

    2002-06-20T14:30:58Z

    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.

    2002-06-20T14:30:56Z

    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.

    2002-06-20T14:30:56Z

    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.

    2002-06-20T14:30:56Z

    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.

    2002-06-20T14:30:56Z

    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.

    2002-06-20T14:30:56Z

    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.

    2002-06-20T14:30:56Z

    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.

    2002-06-20T14:30:56Z

    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.

    2002-06-20T14:30:56Z

    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.

    2002-06-20T14:30:56Z

    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.

    2002-06-20T14:30:56Z

    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.

    2002-06-20T14:30:55Z

    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.

    2002-06-20T14:30:55Z

    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.

    2002-06-20T14:30:55Z

    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.

    2002-06-20T14:30:55Z

    UK Food channel editor Nick Thorogood has commissioned a second series of Good Food Live from