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Drama rule change opens doors at BBC
Strict BBC producer guidelines stating that people must give their permission before they can be portrayed in television dramas have been scrapped, after criticism from the creative
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TX - Right place, right now.
Finding the right location for a production is vastly more complex than simply turning up, getting
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BBC 2 orders bisexual drama.
A provocative new thriller featuring one man's search for emotional and sexual gratification with both male and female partners will be one of the highlights of BBC 2's drama slate next year, writes Leigh Holmwood
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C5 gets in first with royalty doc.
Channel 5 is re-affirming its commitment to move away from tacky programming with a new major
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ELLIOTT RECOMMISSIONS MIDSOMER MURDERS.
ITV controller of drama Nick Elliott has commissioned Bentley Productions to make a sixth series of
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SKY ONE TO LOOK AT THE REAL LEWIS AND TYSON.
Sky One is to air a documentary previewing the big fight between Lennox Lewis and Mike
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BBC AIRS TARTAN SHORTS.
BBC Scotland is to screen the three nine-minute films selected for the 10th season of Tartan
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FOX AIRS 'SPIDEY' SLOT.
Fox Kids will air a Spider-Man weekend on 15 and 16 June to tie in with
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SUPERSTARS COMES BACK IN CHARITY EVENT.
TWI is resurrecting classic 1970s show Superstars to air as part of BBC 1's charity event
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Kids editors call for shows.
Children's commissioning editors for Channel 5 and the BBC used the Production Show to give independent producers a programming wish-list, writes Peter Keighron
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SMG COMMISSIONED TO FIND TEENAGE COMICS.
SMG TV Productions has been commissioned by Nickelodeon head of original production Joe Godwin to make
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MORE ART AT 19.00 ON C5.
Channel 5 has commissioned a raft of programmes for its 19.00 slot including 3 x 30-minute
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ITV unveils new regional spend.
ITV this week confirmed a£25m increase to its programming budget at the same time as
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BBC BEASTS WALK DOWN UNDER.
BBC Worldwide has sold the interactive rights to Bafta and Emmy award-winning Walking with Beasts (above)
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Brook Lapping sets up spin-off.
Brook Lapping Productions is launching an Essex-based factual indie, Brook East Productions, headed by the Independent on Sunday's assistant editor, writes Penny Hughes
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Oxford wins order for low budget series.
Oxford Scientific Films (OSF), a subsidiary of producer/distributor Southern Star, has secured its first major order since moving into high-volume, low-budget programming with a 6 x 30-minute series for the National Geographic Channel (NGC), writes Leigh
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LIVING TV BUYS WILL & GRACE.
Living TV has signed a deal with MGM to buy the entire run of US sitcom
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ASIAN LEAR TO AIR ON C4.
Channel 4 is set to screen a major multicultural drama that transposes Shakespearean tragedy King Lear
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NewsITV orders new Creature Comforts series
ITV controller of entertainment Claudia Rosencrantz has commissioned Aardman Animation to produce a series based on the Oscar-winning Creature Comforts short films , writes Steve Aston
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NewsOzzy and family get second series
MTV has revealed that cult-television show 'The Osbournes', which follows the domestic trials and tribulations of bat-munching rocker Ozzy Osbourne, will return for a second season of 20 episodes towards the end of the year, writes Paul Revoir