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Tell us the truth, Greg
Just when BBC staff thought they had found a director general they could trust? Greg Dyke was pictured in the tabloids this week holidaying in Barbados reading a book called The
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NewsRicochet makes board changes
Indie Ricochet, producer of hit series Supernanny, has undergone a restructure of senior staff, with a number of internal promotions and additions to its board.
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Rapture blow as Kilgarriff leaves
Rapture TV director of programmes Richard Kilgarriff has quit the United News & Media-backed youth channel to start his own multimedia entertainment service, writes David Wood.Kilgarriff said his as-yet-unnamed channel will
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ITV defends line-up since News at Ten
ITV chiefs were expected to say they had put more than£60 million into better primetime programming when they appeared before the Commons culture select committee on Thursday (2 March) defending
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Mini-Dinosaurs in the pipeline for Christmas
Walking with Dinosaurs series producer Tim Haines has begun work on a£1 million mini-version of the hit show, which will air on BBC 1 this year as a Christmas special,
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Hindley doc was in Tonight bid
A documentary film based on Myra Hindley's letters to producer Duncan Staff has never aired as part of the Tonight with Trevor McDonald programme, despite forming part of Granada TV's bid
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C4 hires a new deputy for Barker
Freelance producer and director Jess Search will replace Jacquie Lawrence as Channel 4's deputy commissioning editor, independent film and video, writes Ashley Davies.Search, a former head of development at indie Soul
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CARLTON AND LWT FIGHT TO SIGN UP THAW
John Thaw has signed a two-year contract with Carlton TV after a two-way shoot-out with LWT. The news comes in the week that LWT's drama department revealed it had booked the
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GREEN LIGHT FOR SECOND SERIES OF THE PRIORY
Channel 4 head of entertainment Kevin Lygo has given the thumbs up for a second series of The Priory, the early-evening show presented by Zoe Ball and Jamie Theakston. Produced by
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SO GRAHAM NORTON SET FOR US PRODUCTION
Graham Norton has signed a development deal with production outfit Paramount Network Television to make a US version of C4 show So Graham Norton. Production will go ahead when Paramount secures
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BAZAL'S HOUSE INVADERS GIVEN SECOND RUN
BBC Broadcast daytime head Jane Lush has recommissioned a second series of House Invaders from indie Bazal. The daily 30-minute show returns to BBC 1 in the spring in a morning
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Sky Travel investigates phobias
Sky Travel has bought Phobia, a documentary series about people with extreme fears, from US indie and distributor Cableready.
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CHANNEL 5 COMMISSIONS IDEAL HOME SHOW PROGRAMME
Channel 5 controller of features and arts Michael Attwell has commissioned GMG Endemol to make a daily 5 x 45-minute series from the Daily Mail Ideal Home Show. The programmes will
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TWO PRINCESS PRODUCTIONS' SERIES FOR BBC CHOICE
BBC Choice has given the go-ahead to two new series from Princess Productions - Shaker Maker and a reversion of The Great Egg Race. Airing in June, Shaker Maker is a
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NO SECOND RUN FOR HAT TRICK'S THE WILSONS
Channel 4 will not commission a second run of its latest sitcom, The Wilsons. The 6 x 30-minute series about a dysfunctional family was made by Hat Trick Productions and greenlit
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Barrymore sitcom gets second series
ITV Network Centre controller of comedy Sioned Wiliam has commissioned a second run of the Michael Barrymore sitcom Bob Martin before the first series has been broadcast.The first 6 x 45-minute
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Nickelodeon buys Oz mermaid drama
Nickelodeon has acquired Australian kids drama H2O, Just Add Water.
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Deep space explored
BBC 1 controller Peter Salmon has given a green light to Final Frontier, a new BBC series exploring deep space beyond our galaxy, writes Tim Dams.Billed as a landmark follow-up to
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Kemp stars in United drama
ITV has ordered a new six-part crime drama series starring Ross Kemp from United Productions as part of a trio of new commissions from the producer, writes Colin Robertson.Written by Russell