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Halliwell doc adds spice to C4
Channel 4 is preparing to air a fly-on-the-wall documentary about ex-Spice Girl Geri Halliwell, charting her split with the band and reinvention as a solo artist, writes Tim Dams.
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Gladiators fights for life on ITV schedule
The future of LWT's Gladiators was hanging in the balance after it emerged that ITV is working on plans to replace it, writes Nicola Methven.
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JUST A MINUTE HEADS BRUM BBC 1 COMMISSIONS
BBC network production in Birmingham has chalked up three commissions for BBC 1's daytime schedule, including a TV version of BBC Radio 4 panel game Just A Minute. Executive produced by
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JAILBIRDS BREAKS FREE ON BBC 1 IN EARLY MARCH
Jailbirds, the latest documentary series from Chris Terrill, the director/cameraman behind The Cruise, is due to go out on BBC 1 in a 21.30 slot from Tuesday 9 March. The 10-part
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PAYNE TAKES OVER RUSCOE AFTERNOON SLOT ON 5 LIVE
Sport on 5 presenter Ian Payne is to take over Sybil Ruscoe's afternoon slot on BBC Radio 5 Live. He will present a new magazine-style show, Ian Payne, on weekdays between
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CARLTON COMPLETES SHOOTING PUMP IT UP FOR CITV
Carlton Television has just finished an eight-day shoot for Pump It Up (left), a 13 x 30-minute 'inflatable' gameshow for CITV. Filmed by a 100-strong crew in the 25,000 square foot
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ROYLE FAMILY FIRST SERIES TO AIR ON UK PLAY
UK Play channel editor Stuart Murphy has acquired the first series of last year's popular new comedy, The Royle Family, from BBC Worldwide. The 6 x 30-minute run, which aired on
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TRANSMEDIA BAGS HAT-TRICK OF C5 FOOTBALL COMMISSIONS
Transmedia Productions has been given the go-ahead to make a raft of 3 x 40-minute football specials from Channel 5 controller of features and arts Michael Attwell. Football Foreign Legion will
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UK GOLD AND BBC 1 REVIVE ASK THE FAMILY
UK Gold has teamed up with BBC 1 to commission a brand new series of classic BBC quiz show Ask The Family from BBC entertainment. UK Gold head of programming Kathryn
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CLARY BRINGS MR & MRS INTO THE 1990S FOR ITV
Independent producer Action Time will go into production with an up-to-date version of 1970s ITV show Mr & Mrs on 5 March. Presented by Julian Clary and assistant Stacey Young, the
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ITV back to school for new docu-soap
Grant Mansfield, ITV controller of documentaries, features and arts, has ordered two new docu-soaps for 1999 - one looking at a school, the other going behind the scenes at a hairdressers.The
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Sky 1 orders new dating show
Sky 1 has commissioned a new dating show from Talent Television that will see eight single young strangers thrown together each week in a Mediterranean villa, writes Alice Macandrew.
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BBC 2 asks celebs to guess Whose House?
BBC 2 has booked 76 x 30-minute editions of a new daytime gameshow from Mentorn Barraclough Carey Midlands, writes Tim Dams.
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Joseph Fiennes and Catherine McCormack will star in a 3 x 45-minute dramatisation of Charlotte Bronte's gothic tale, Villette, for BBC Radio 4, writes John Plunkett. Independent Catherine Bailey produ
Joseph Fiennes and Catherine McCormack will star in a 3 x 45-minute dramatisation of Charlotte Bronte's gothic tale, Villette, for BBC Radio 4, writes John Plunkett. Independent Catherine Bailey produced the
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OVERNIGHT RATINGS - Channel 4 scores with Sex and the City
Channel 4's much-hyped Sex and the City justified all those column inches with an average audience of 3.1 million (20 per cent share) for its first two episodes at 22.00 on
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RA under fire over awards policy
The Radio Authority (RA) came under renewed fire this week as five more unsuccessful bidders attacked the regulator's licence awards policy.The authority is being accused of 'serious errors of judgement' in
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Xfm to rejig line-up after RA all-clear
Capital Radio-owned Xfm has announced a programming overhaul following the Radio Authority's ruling that it is now fulfilling its licence requirements, writes John Plunkett.
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Sky Digital defies industry forecasts
British Sky Broadcasting (BSkyB) has exceeded industry expectations by signing more than 350,000 subscribers to its new digital TV service.The company announced its results for the six months to 31 December
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News 24 to fill hole left by ITV
BBC News 24 is to launch an hour-long news programme at 22.00 on the day ITV axes News at Ten, writes Nicola Methven.
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New digital channels unveil launch plans
Two new digital TV channels revealed plans to launch this week - one devoted to personal finance and the other offering viewers interactive TV games, writes Alice Macandrew.