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NewsRDF chief Mansfield to head new content board
RDF Media has overhauled its senior executive structure, making Grant Mansfield head of a newly created content board.
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NewsDiscovery to launch entertainment channel
Discovery Networks UK will enter new territory with the launch of a 24-hour channel on the entertainment EPG in January.
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NewsITV to pass on final Prime Suspect
Lynda La Plante is planning to write a final instalment of Prime Suspect - but ITV will not be turning it into a TV show.
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NewsBBC1 to revive 1970s plague drama
The BBC is making a modern version of the cult 1970s drama series Survivors.
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NewsBBCW buys into Marquess indie
BBC Worldwide has stepped up its investment in the indie sector by taking a 25% stake in a start-up producer founded by Footballers’ Wives’ creator Paul Marquess.
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NewsDiverse to invest in indie start-ups
Diverse is set to become the UK’s next super-indie after Scandinavian owner Zodiak gave it the go-ahead to invest in at least three start-up indies over the next 12 months.
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NewsEyeworks hires Shearman for fact ent role
Eyeworks At It has beefed up its popular factual team by hiring RDF Television West head of factual entertainment Nick Shearman.
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BBC entertainment chief joins Shine
Shine has hired BBC entertainment productions creative director Karen Smith as its first director of programmes.
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NewsJamie hits the campaign trail again for C4 series
Jamie Oliver will try to change the eating habits of an entire town in his next major series for Channel 4.
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Love meets UK’s youngest grandmothers
A BBC3 documentary about the nation’s youngest grandmothers is the first commission from Love West, a new Bristol-based unit set up by Love Productions.
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WFTV honours Lambert
Verity Lambert, the producer of the original Doctor Who, will be given the Working Title Films lifetime achievement award at the 2007 Women in Film and Television (WFTV) awards, sponsored by Five.
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Disabled film-makers shoot for glory on C4
Channel 4 is to chart the progress of nine disabled novice film-makers in a 12-part series from Maverick Television and Resource Base.
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Wall to Wall gets current
Wall to Wall has launched an in-house current affairs unit and hired Adam Vandermark from ITV Productions to head it.
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News13.2m see England Euro failure
England’s failure to qualify for Euro 2008 in a home match against Croatia was seen by a peak audience of 13.2m (48.3%) at 9.30pm last night.
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NewsDisney signs first UK indie deals
Coolabi and Blue-Zoo Productions have become the first companies to develop kid’s shows with Disney Channel Worldwide’s global original programming hub.
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NewsLords call on BBC for tougher rules
Ministers are looking to the BBC Trust to strengthen the broadcasting guidelines to ensure there is no repeat of the embarrassing Queengate fiasco.
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NewsOfcom to cut local radio production hours
Ofcom is to relax the hours of programming that local radio is required to produce but has rejected calls for more dramatic cuts, stating it has a 'duty to look after listeners'.
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NewsTV Critics 22 November 2007
TV critics' verdict on programmes - including the start of BBC2’s Ben’s Zoo - broadcast on 21 November 2007.
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NewsUS strike to benefit UK indies
The US writers strike, currently in its third week, could open up commissioning opportunities for UK indies as channels face gaps in their schedules.
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NewsUnions to vote on BBC strike
Broadcasting unions have agreed to ballot for industrial action over the corporation’s threat of compulsory redundancies, raising the possibility of strikes as soon as January.