All articles by Liz Thomas – Page 3
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NewsPorter signs series deal with US indie
Super Slim Me presenter Dawn Porter will front a 4 x 60-minute series for Channel 4 in the first of a series of UK and US projects with LA-based indie The Incubator.
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NewsLeft Bank plans£5m Myanmar film
Andy Harries' indie, Left Bank Pictures, is making a£5m drama for the BBC about the life of Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
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FeaturesCreative godfather
Andy Harries is the man behind such classics as Cracker and The Royle Family. Now heading indie Left Bank Pictures, he tells Liz Thomas why working with talent is such a key part of his business philosophy
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NewsITV1 to reveal Guilty Pleasures
Fearne Cotton is to front ITV1 primetime entertainment show Guilty Pleasures that will see pop stars such as Kelly Osbourne and KT Tunstall belt out their favourite songs.
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FeaturesNews Profile: BBC2 still full of fresh ideas
Despite pressure from its corporation stablemates, BBC2 has enlivened its top formats and drawn a young audience while its rivals faltered. But, with cuts on the way, can Keating continue to deliver?
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NewsVernon Kay signs with ITV
ITV has signed up Vernon Kay to an exclusive two year deal, and confirmed a new primetime series called Beat the Star.
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FeaturesBlast to the past
With the finale of Life on Mars featuring the death of the lead, a third series looked tricky - but in Keeley Hawes' shot psychiatrist, indie Kudos found another coma victim, a new city and the same old Gene Hunt.
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NewsSouth Bank reward Gavin and Stacey
BBC3 comedy Gavin and Stacey added yet another accolade to its collection, picking up the South Bank Show Award for TV comedy today (29 January).
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NewsITV orders psychological thriller
ITV1 has commissioned new three-part drama A Place of Execution based on the best-selling novel by Wire in the Blood creator Val McDermid.
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NewsBurnham named new culture secretary
Andy Burnham, chief secretary to the Treasury, is the new culture secretary replacing James Purnell.
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NewsBBC2 wins Broadcast channel of the year
BBC2 and Skins producer Company Pictures were the big winners at this year's Broadcast Awards, scooping channel of the year and indie of the year respectively.
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NewsITV Productions takes AFP lead with Dog Rescue
ITV Productions is moving into advertiser-funded programming (AFP) for the first time with a series financed by Pedigree.
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NewsHunt on for new Miss Marple
Geraldine McEwan is retiring from ITV's iconic Miss Marple role after five years and 12 murder mystery films.
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NewsIannucci returns to politics for new comedy
Armando Iannucci's next big project is a The Thick of It-style political satire for BBC Films.
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NewsCelebs vie to write crime novel in BBC2 series
BBC2 is to teach six celebrities tips for solving murders before challenging them to write their own crime fiction novel, working under the guidance of best-selling author Minette Walters.
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ITV lines up Boy Meets Girl for 9pm slot
ITV1's latest 9pm drama commission is a Freaky Friday-style series in which a man and woman swap bodies
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FeaturesRight place, right time
Many people have written off TV as we know it, citing the likes of VoD and the iPlayer as the future, but as Liz Thomas discovers, scheduling still has an important role to play
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NewsMiller joins Channel Television
ITV regional broadcaster Channel Television has hired former London Weekend Television executive Ron Miller as non-executive director.
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NewsITV1 has High hopes for Britannia
Gary Barlow, Arlene Phillips and theatre producer David Ian are joining forces in a new musical drama for ITV1.
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NewsMannion: News at Ten will be more ‘exciting' than BBC bulletin
ITV news chief David Mannion has thrown down the gauntlet vowing that ITV's News at Ten will be more “exciting, enterprising and engaging” than the BBC's offering.