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NewsLandmark BBC co-pro to retell Bible stories
The BBC's next landmark series will be to turn the Bible into a big-budget international co-production.
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NewsITV1 vows to air more primetime local news
ITV1 has bowed to pressure from viewers and MPs with a pledge to provide more peaktime local news under its planned regional newsroom restructure.
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NewsCooper back at ITV as ent controller
ITV has confirmed John Kaye Cooper as its controller of entertainment.
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Baselight for Windmill Lane
Dublin post house Windmill Lane has become the first facility in Ireland to buy a Baselight colour grading system.
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NewsRate of audience decline to slow
The four main broadcasters are all set to slow their rate of audience decline in the next five years, with ITV predicted to fare particularly well.
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NewsWarp to make bad boy puppet series for MTV
MTV has ordered an Avenue Q-style “puppets behaving badly” comedy to go out later this spring.
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NewsLark Rise writer sets Zola novel in Newcastle
The BBC is planning to relocate Emile Zola's classic Paris novel The Ladies' Paradise to Newcastle for a major drama adaptation.
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NewsProcam names new MD
Hire company Procam TV has appointed John Brennan to take over as managing director from Cal Barton, who resigned at the end of last year.
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NewsMTV hands BBCW New York outpost its first commission
BBC Worldwide America's New York production office has won its first commission, making a six-part talent search series for MTV.
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NewsBurnham in talks on top-slicing alternative
Media secretary Andy Burnham has suggested the BBC could share resources with Channel 4 and other public service broadcasters to help them reduce the cost of programmes as an alternative to top-slicing the licence fee.
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NewsITV orders ex-con drama Unforgiven
ITV has greenlit a new drama by Sally Wainwright, about a killer trying to rebuild her life after prison.
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NewsBBC lines up Strictly star for celeb cook-off
The BBC has lined up Strictly Come Dancing star Anton du Beke to host a new daytime cookery show.
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NewsSony unveils new formats
Sony Pictures Television International is preparing to unveil one of Shine's first formats to the international market at MipTV.
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NewsSMG to sell Virgin Radio at the 'right price'
Scottish media group SMG said it was on track to meet 2008 targets after reporting full-year 2007 adjusted pre-tax profit of£4.4m.
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NewsRoman's Empire to conquer US
US network ABC has greenlit a pilot based on the BBC2 comedy series Roman's Empire.
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NewsRock bottom for ITV1
ITV1's drama series Rock Rivals hit its lowest audience yet last night with an audience of just 2m (8%), losing out to Five, Channel 4 and BBC1 at the time.
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NewsPinewood spent almost£1m in failed bid for BBC Studios
Pinewood Shepperton has revealed that it spent£985,000 on the due diligence required for its failed bid for BBC Studios.
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NewsC4 in talks with the Jacksons
Channel 4 is in talks with Michael Jackson and his family to star in an Osbournes-style reality TV show.
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NewsHD Freeview ready in 2009
High definition (HD) TV channels will launch on Freeview in some parts of the country from as early as next year, media regulator Ofcom has said.
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NewsCranford dominates BPG Awards
Cranford has stormed the Broadcasting Press Guild Awards, winning four categories, while Andrew Marr picked up two awards.