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Sharman orders Pratchett drama
Children's BBC controller Alison Sharman has commissioned her first drama for the department - an adaptation of a Terry Pratchett novel. Zoë Wanamaker, Frank Finlay and Keith Barron have been lined up to star in Johnny and the Bomb. The 3 x 50-minute series is being ...
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Green Green Grass debuts strongly
The Green Green Grass, the sitcom spin-off from Only Fools and Horses, was an instant hit, with the first 30-minute episode attracting an average audience of 9.1 million (41.6%). The John Sullivan comedy, which aired on Friday (9 September) at 8.30pm and featured the character of ...
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UTV takes major stake in First Radio
Ulster Television (UTV), the new owner of TalkSport parent company The Wireless Group, has taken a 50% stake in radio sales house First Radio Sales, owned by The Local Radio Company, for£500,000. First Radio Sales will now represent 113 stations including the UTV radio stations, as well as the 29 ...
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BBC radio to cover England cricket tour of Pakistan
The BBC has secured exclusive radio rights to the England cricket team's autumn tour of Pakistan - a move new director of sport Roger Mosey said proved the corporation was committed to the sport.
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Bectu helps NHU crew to win pay deal
Freelance wildlife camera crew at the BBC's Bristol Natural History Unit have agreed a new pay deal - the first since winning collective bargaining rights through union Bectu last year.
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New chiefs at Sky One and ITV
Rival digital channels ITV2 and Sky One have got new interim programming chiefs for the coming few months.
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Ashes propel C4 to ratings high
England's Ashes victory helped secure Channel 4's highest ever all-hours share with coverage peaking at 7.4 million (41.2%) at 6pm.
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BBC3 indie deadline
BBC3 has put out a final call for indies to take part in its 'indie idol' contest. Between 20 and 30 indies will be invited to take part in the scheme, which is open to companies under one year old. They will be given a one-day briefing by the channel ...
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MTV sells top buzzer
MTV Networks International has sold the format of its successful comedy/drama Top Buzzerto Comedy Central in the US. The 'dope opera' premiered on MTV in November 2004 and is scheduled to air on Five from next month. The series was created by MTV's The Greenhouse, a ...
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Heart airs shorts
Chrysalis' Heart radio network is to carry advertiser-funded short programmes from Disney for an eight-month period. Each week the station will feature 4 x 1-minute programmes of classic Disney stories, such as Robin Hoodfrom Mondays to Thursdays, with an additional weekend omnibus. Indie Somethin' Else will ...
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Sky Travel buys
Sky Travel has bought Taboo, a popular factual series from National Geographic Television International which looks at different cultures. The 11 x 60-minute show features guinea pig-eating in Peru, Hindi devotees who put steel hooks through their skin and people who live in cemeteries in the ...
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BBC2 boat trip
Comedians Griff Rhys-Jones, Rory McGrath and Dara O'Briain are to strip off as part of a bid to recreate the river trip that inspired the Jerome K Jerome book, Three Men in a Boat. Made by indie Liberty Bell Productions, the 2 x 60-minute programme for BBC2 ...
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Quickfire shoots Moore drama doc
Quickfire Media is to make a BBC2 drama-documentary about the life of World Cup-winning England captain Bobby Moore in the build-up to the historic 1966 tournament. The programme, working titled Bobby Moore, has been commissioned by Adam Kemp and will be executive produced by Mark Fielder.
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UKTV launches sports series
UKTV is making its first foray into sports with a 10-part weekly series from TWI, designed to encourage people to participate in sport. The 90-minute show, UKTV Sport, will include coverage of nine events such as badminton as well as information on upcoming sporting events. BBC presenter John Inverdale, Olympic ...
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Frost moves into Coronation Street
Granada has confirmed the appointment of Steve Frost as the next Coronation Streetproducer, replacing Tony Wood, who steps down at the end of the year. Frost, who has also produced fellow ITV soap Emmerdale, was most recently producer on ...
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Yoomedia develops Baywatch game
Baywatchand Blockbustersare being made into interactive TV games on the YooPlay games portal. Telewest and NTL have approved the games, developed by YooMedia under licence from Fremantle Media. All UK digital cable subscribers can play the new games, which allow players to win prizes, on a ...
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Distributors report confidence
Almost 74% of respondents to Broadcast's first survey of the distribution sector believe business has improved as a result of the new terms of trade. Of the companies that responded, 92.3% ended their financial year feeling more confident about the sector than a year ago.
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Telewest 'rules out' private equity bidders for Flextech
Telewest is reportedly only interested in trade buyers for its content arm Flextech - a move that would rule out a private equity group bid.
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NewsPEER POLL: ITV's anniversary
The latest question in Broadcast's peer poll asks: Will ITV still be a leading player when it celebrates its 60th birthday?