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    True north to make down's syndrome doc

    2002-05-16T17:02:05Z

    Leeds-based independent True North has picked up two commissions for ITV and Channel 5

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    Trouble order for Hewland International

    2002-05-16T16:59:09Z

    Teen channel Trouble has commissioned two new 15-part series. Date My Sister, from Hewland International, will be a 15 x 30-minute series challenging contestants to find their siblings the perfect date

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    Leeds indie wins order to show life at sea

    2002-05-16T16:03:54Z

    Leeds-based science and history indie Screenhouse Productions has been commissioned by BBC North deputy head of regional and local programmes Ian Cundall to make a documentary about a young person's adventures on HM Bark Endeavour - the replica of Captain Cook's famous ship. The 30-minute programme will go out in ...

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    Indigo to make national television awards

    2002-05-16T16:02:49Z

    Indigo Television has once again signed a three-year deal with ITV to produce the national TV awards. The awards show, which was started in 1995, is expected to be transmitted during the autumn. International rights are held by Indigo Television. The company has also been commissioned by ITV controller of ...

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    Granada's the lab wins police 999 series

    2002-05-16T15:59:21Z

    Granada factual production house The Lab has won its first commission from Bravo. The 15 x 30-minute series, Street Crime, will focus on police responding to emergency calls around the country in a similar manner to US series Cops. The series producer is Paul Denchfield and the executive producer is ...

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    ITV 2 pulls out of party

    2002-05-16T11:55:36Z

    Channel 5 has secured exclusive TV rights to broadcast Capital 95.8 FM's Party in the Park event, following ITV 2's decision to pull out, claiming the event had become too expensive, writes Georgina Lipscomb

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    Peaktime order for BBC's Green

    2002-05-15T17:13:52Z

    Former Big Brother executive producer Conrad Green has scored his first terrestrial commission for the BBC since setting up his new 'reality television' entertainment division at the corporation, writes Leigh Holmwood

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    Juniper to look at icons of female beauty

    2002-05-15T17:12:57Z

    Factual indie Juniper Communications has scooped three commissions for the BBC, Channel 4 and National Geographic, including a 3 x 60-minute series on the growth of female beauty icons, writes Penny Hughes

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    Dream on Sky

    2002-05-15T17:12:04Z

    Hewland International has secured the first ever two-series deal for a British-commissioned programme from BSkyB, writes Jon Rogers

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    BBC Wales to film hearts of gold novels

    2002-05-15T17:11:00Z

    BBC Wales is to turn the first of bestselling author Catrin Collier's eight Hearts of Goldnovels into a new two-part drama for BBC 1, in what could become an ongoing franchise worth£20m

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    Green gets first terrestrial commission

    2002-05-14T13:10:14Z

    Former Big Brother executive producer Conrad Green has scored his first terrestrial commission for the BBC since setting up his new 'reality television' entertainment division at the corporation, writes Leigh Holmwood

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    C5 CATCHES SPIDERMAN.

    2002-05-10T17:16:31Z

    Channel 5 controller of youth, music and interactive Sham Sandhu has commissioned a behind-the-scenes documentary on

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    TV critic to host supper for UK Food.

    2002-05-10T17:16:31Z

    Jaci Stephen, the effervescent TV critic of the Daily Mail's Weekend magazine, is to star in

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    Discovery goes Scaletrix racing.

    2002-05-10T17:16:31Z

    Discovery Home & Leisure is to launch televised Scaletrix racing as a mini rival to Formula One, writes Leigh Holmwood

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    CITV'S ART ATTACK RETURNS FOR 15TH RUN.

    2002-05-10T17:16:30Z

    ITV controller of children's and youth Janie Grace has commissioned Media Merchants to make the 15th

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    Robots advance on BBC Choice.

    2002-05-10T17:16:30Z

    The BBC's love affair with robots has reached BBC Choice, with plans for a #1.3m robot-style

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    HIGH POINT SEALS GLOBAL DEALS FOR BBC DRAMA.

    2002-05-10T17:16:30Z

    BBC 1 drama The Secret (left) has been sold to TVNZ in New Zealand and SVT

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    EMAP AND CAMPUS INK STUDENT RADIO DEAL.

    2002-05-10T17:16:30Z

    Emap Performance and Campus Media have signed a commercial content deal that will see key properties

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    CELEBS COVER FOR PRICE.

    2002-05-10T17:16:30Z

    Guest celebrity presenters will front BBC entertainment show Liquid News for the 'foreseeable future' after the

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    CLARK SAILS THE THAMES FOR NEW LWT SERIES.

    2002-05-10T17:16:30Z

    LWT has commissioned a 6 x 30-minute series on the river Thames from independent Limeleaf Productions