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DES TAKES TOP WHACK.
Des O'Connor has become the highest paid TV presenter in the UK, after signing a£3.7m
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BSC survey reveals big rise in sex on TV.
Sex scenes on television have more than tripled over the past five years, according to new
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Bragg to tell the story of ITV.
Melvyn Bragg is to make a landmark series about the history of ITV, to be broadcast as a prelude to the channel's 50th birthday celebrations, writes Paul Revoir.
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C4 to offer film makers cash at Sheffield.
Channel 4 is once again offering film-makers the opportunity to pitch for a commission at this year's Sheffield International Documentary Festival, writes Gavin Stamp.
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Radio Authority puts off West Midlands decision.
Executives at all the major radio groups waiting for the results of the hotly contested West Midlands licence will have to hold their breath a little longer after the Radio Authority postponed the announcement of the successful bid, writes Michael Rosser.
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BBC 9/11 TRIBUTE.
The BBC has commissioned a number of programmes to coincide with the second anniversary of the
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CRONKITE WINS GONG.
Walter Cronkite, the legendary American television journalist, is to receive a lifetime achievement award from Newsworld
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GARBUTT FOR TRISHA.
Granada has promoted Lucy Garbutt to editor of ITV1 talk-show Trisha, when the new series starts
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LBC'S INTERN PLAN.
London news station LBC is launching its first ever internship scheme in an effort to find
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BBC opens doors to online probe.
The BBC has pledged to provide 'full and open' access to former Trinity Mirror chief executive
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FORMAT FOCUS: WHO WANTS TO MARRY MY DAD?
NBC's reality show mixes the best bits of Perfect Match with a sprinkle of Kids Say the Funniest Things. The result is a ratings juggernaut, writes Michael Rosser.
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FORMATS & DEALS - CARLTON BIOPIC MARKS 9/11 ANNIVERSARY.
Carlton International has sold its TV movie biopic of former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani to
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FORMATS & DEALS - SCANDINAVIA SCOOPS 70 HOURS OF C4.
Channel 4 International has sold more than 70 hours of programming to Scandinavian broadcasters. Broadcasters in
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FORMATS & DEALS - DISTRACTION SHOWS INTEREST IN PROSPECT.
Distraction Formats has picked up worldwide rights for UK indie Prospect Pictures' new ITV1 series Under
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FORMATS & DEALS - DUNNE JOINS CHORION TO DEVELOP BRAND.
Chorion, which own the rights to key Agatha Christie properties such as Miss Marple and Poirot,
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Commissioning - RDF to make Oz reality hit for ITV.
ITV1 has commissioned three primetime shows from leading indie producers for next year, including a round-the-clock
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Commissioning - BBC Schools looks at dangers of reality TV.
The Cult director behind films such as Repo Man and Sid and Nancy has been asked to make a drama on the dangers of reality television for BBC Schools, writes Paul Revoir.
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Commissioning - Tern wins£1.5m of factual orders.
Scottish indie Tern Television Productions has picked up a raft of orders worth£1.5m, writes Michael Rosser.
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Commissioner's Q&A - Ralph Lee.
History deputy commissioning editor Ralph Lee discusses Channel 4's programming plans for the next few months, the best ways to pitch to him and the challenge Saturday nights pose for the industry in the near future.
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COMMISSIONS - UK STYLE TO MAKE HOUSE OUT OF STRAW UK.
Style has commissioned indie ACP TV to produce a 15 x 30-minute property series, Home Wasn't