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Yentob takes on Granada duo
Simon Lewis and Sue Hogg defect to BBC as in-house executive producers
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BBC picks Tranter for top drama position
BBC director of television Mark Thompson in in-house talks over drama commissioning models
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C4 may face bidding war for Big Brother II
Channel has option on new series but is yet to seal deal
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UKTV boosts original factual output and repositions UK Horizons
'Darker content and edgier feel' for UK horizons with 120 per cent increase in original commissions, while UK Style doubles original factual quota
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Dyke's MacTaggart confirms news at 10
ITV faces News at Ten battle in court, but BBC's Dyke expected to announce plans to move Nine O'Clock News are sealed
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UKTV boosts original output and repositions UK Horizons
'Darker content and edgier feel' for UK horizons with 120 per cent increase in original commissions, while UK Style doubles original factual quota
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MacTaggart confirmation for BBC News at Ten
Dyke expected to confirm re-scheduling of evening news
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BBC offers Tranter top drama position
BBC head of drama serials Jane Tranter has been offered the corporation's top drama commissioning job, but her acceptance depends on a rethink of the commissioning and production structure, according to
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Gibson takes BBC docs job after U-turn
BBC Bristol head of features Jeremy Gibson has changed his mind and decided to take the BBC controller of documentaries and investigations job, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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UKTV boosts original factual output
UKTV factual channel editor Andrew Lowrey is gearing up to commission 120 hours of extra factual programming from indies and in-house producers and is also planning to reposition digital channel UK Horizons, writes Simon Ellery.
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CARTOON NETWORK GETS RISKY WITH DANGERMOUSE
New Cartoon Network classic animation channel Boomerang has bought cult series Dangermouse and the Pink Panther Show. The cartoons will air from 30 October. Dangermouse was originally broadcast in the 1980s
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HART RYAN DOCS FOR C4 AND BBC 2 NEAR TO COMPLETION
Hart Ryan Productions is nearing completion on two documentary series. The first, with the working title Amsterdam, is for Channel 4 commissioning editor, independent film and video Adam Barker. The 3
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UDEN TACKLES HOTEL SEX FOR CHANNEL 5
Indie Uden Associates has been commissioned by Channel 5 to produce a 1 x 60-minute documentary Hotel Sex. This is the third show in a strand following on from Car Sex
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NEWS 24 RECOMMISSIONS IT'S YOUR MONEY AND ONE TO ONE
BBC News 24 has recommissioned five of its key programmes. It's your Money, a personal finance programme, and One to One, which features interviews with political newsmakers, were launched in July
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ALICE BEER QUITS BBC RADIO TO FOCUS ON TELEVISION
BBC London Live 94.9 FM lunchtime presenter Alice Beer is leaving the station and her 12.00-14.00 slot to concentrate on her television career. She will be replaced by Drivetime co-presenter Clare
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PERFORMANCE BUYS INSIDE THE ACTORS' STUDIO FOR UK
Arts channel Performance has bought the British TV premieres of a third batch of episodes for US interview show Inside the Actors' Studio. The channel has bought 13 episodes of the
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ITV ORDERS UP FOURTH BATCH OF PLANET ROCK PROFILES
ITV has commissioned Ireland-based indie Monster Distributes to produce a fourth series of music programme Planet Rock Profiles for ITV's nighttime service. The new series will feature profiles of music artists
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PETER WILLIAMS TO MAKE ORCHESTRAL TOUR SERIES
Peter Williams Television has been commissioned to produce a 10 x 60-minute regional series for Meridian. In Music in Mansions the company will tour significant houses in the south/south-east with a