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NewsBBC1 orders one-offs
BBC1 controller Peter Fincham has greenlit five one-off comedy dramas. Lenny Henry has co-written Slings and Arrowswith Kim Fuller, a comedy about a dry cleaner who finds love on an Open University course. It is being made by Tiger Aspect, which will also produce ...
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Search for best young talent begins
Broadcast, in association with Skillset, is looking for the brightest young talent to feature in our special Hot Shots supplement. Categories range from writing and directing to production and craft - so if you know a rising star in the industry this is the time to shout about it. Entry ...
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NewsObjective takes on new genre
Indie Objective Productions is to branch out into comedy panel gameshows and has drafted in writer and producer Jim Pullin to oversee the genre's development.
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NewsDromgoole aids Five with US acquisitions
Five has provided the first surprise of this week's LA Screenings by bringing June Dromgoole out of retirement to spearhead its US acquisitions strategy, writesDan Wootton in LA.
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NewsPrince Charles to present Five doc
Prince Charles has agreed to front a series for Five commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Victoria Cross, his first show for the broadcaster.
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NewsAnneka and Andi for Sunday Feast
Former 'rear of the year' Anneka Rice is to return to TV screens after landing a presenting role on ITV's new weekend cookery show Sunday Feast, alongside Andi Peters.
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News24 goes interactive on Sky
Sky One is using interactivity to limit the potential ratings damage to its key Sunday night drama 24during the World Cup next month by introducing an option allowing viewers to use the red button to choose their own start time for the show.
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NewsSpooks to get sixth run
The BBC has commissioned a sixth series of its Bafta-winning spy drama Spooks, six months before its fifth series goes to air.
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NewsFincham unveils comedy onslaught
BBC1 controller Peter Fincham has greenlit five one-off comedy dramas, including new work by Lenny Henry and Dave Spikey.
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Cheetah poaches Test the Nation producer
Endemol UK's new factual outfit Cheetah Television has poached Test the Nationproducer Alexandra Henderson from Talent TV and has won a new commission for BBC4, which she will executive produce.
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Sky One lines up Rock Star
Sky One has picked up the exclusive rights to reality series Tommy Lee's Rock Star, in which the Motley Crue drummer searches for a lead singer for his new band.
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National Skills Day unveiled
Lessons in the art of high definition filming, the chance to join a presenter on Five's Milkshake kids strand and workshops on The Art of Being Brilliant are a selection of events planned for National Skills Day on Thursday, 25 May.
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Mason quits 4Rights
Channel 4 executive Graeme Mason has quit the broadcaster to move overseas. The Australian native, currently managing director of 4Rights, is expected to leave at the end of the month and will be replaced by C4 head of corporate development Michael Hodgson. Mason, who had previously been head of media ...
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Coleen wins 3.8m
The TV presenting debut of Coleen McLoughlin on ITV1's Tonight with Trevor McDonaldbrought the current affairs programme 3.8 million (17.1%) at 8pm on 16 May. The 30-minute show, fronted by the fiancée of England footballer Wayne Rooney, highlighted the lack of government funding for children's ...
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ITV's 'Clause IV' plan
ITV director of television Simon Shaps has admitted the broadcaster has in recent years been guilty of neglecting its main channel. Speaking at the Royal Television Society last week, Shaps said the channel had faced a 'clause IV moment' where 'volume without value' was no longer enough. He announced that ...
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UKTV premiers In Justice on US strand
UKTV Gold has picked up the rights to US drama In Justice, as part of a new programming strand to be called U.S.TV. The series, made by Buena Vista International Television (BVITV), stars Kyle MacLachlan as a legendary litigator who fights to overturn wrong convictions. ...
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Endemol launches gambling division
Endemol UK is to launch a new subsidiary dedicated to the production of gambling entertainment, as the indie prepares to capitalise on relaxed gaming laws being introduced next year. Endemol Gaming will produce standalone content for a range of media platforms as well as new gaming ideas based around the ...
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BT Vision signs Dreamworks deal
BT Vision has secured a movie deal with US film studio Dreamworks SKG for its forthcoming on-demand TV service. Titles include Wallace and Gromit: Curse of the Were Rabbit, Munich, Madagascar, Just like Heaven and ...
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NewsBrule back on the Beeb
BBC4 presenter Tyler Brule is to return to the channel to present a series on the shopping habits of six different countries.
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NewsBBC1 ends Saturday kids shows
The BBC is to end the run of Children's Saturday morning television on BBC1 after 30 years, as part of a schedule swap with BBC2.