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    Leopard cashes in BBC daytime orders

    2007-01-18T08:00:00Z

    Leopard Films has been recommissioned to make new series of daytime shows Cash in the Atticand Car Bootyfor BBC1.

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    Commissioner's Q&A: Patrick Spence

    2007-01-18T08:00:00Z

    The head of drama at BBC Northern Ireland is proud to have commissioned Lilies against the current of fashion and is now looking for a police show that reinvents the format once again

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    Anna Ford hosts Unique gardening trivia quiz on Radio 4

    2007-01-18T08:00:00Z

    Unique has lined up newsreader Anna Ford to host its new gardening quiz series for BBC Radio 4.

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    Destined to be together

    2007-01-18T08:00:00Z

    It will be third time lucky for Ulster TV if, as expected, its latest bid for SMG is given the go-ahead

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    Wag TV traces Britons' ancestry for C4

    2007-01-18T08:00:00Z

    Wag TV has won a Channel 4 commission which takes an in-depth look at the history of the British.

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    Indies to make Gay Week for C4

    2007-01-18T08:00:00Z

    Channel 4 has commissioned five indies to make a raft of programmes looking at issues affecting gay teenagers in the UK.

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    Trusting auntie

    2007-01-18T08:00:00Z

    Three BBC Trustees talk about their new role

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    Fury drama for BBC1

    2007-01-18T08:00:00Z

    BBC1 has commissioned Elephant Productions to make a 13-part children's drama series based on the Alistair Fury books by Jamie Rix.

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    ITV marketing move

    2007-01-18T08:00:00Z

    ITV has appointed David Pemsel as group marketing director following the departure of Clare Salmon at the end of last year.

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    Middleton pap doc for ITV1

    2007-01-18T08:00:00Z

    ITV1 has ordered a fast turnaround documentary on the intrusive press coverage of Prince William's girlfriend, Kate Middleton.

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    September strengthens management

    2007-01-18T08:00:00Z

    September Films has beefed up its senior management team with the addition of an executive producer, factual producer and a head of development.

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    Radio 5 Live appoints first audience editor

    2007-01-18T08:00:00Z

    The BBC has appointed its first audience editor in an attempt to include more listener-led news and stories across its Radio 5 Live radio content.

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    BBC children's expects to lose staff in Salford move

    2007-01-18T08:00:00Z

    BBC Children's controller Richard Deverell believes his department's planned move to Salford is an 'opportunity to create a department fit for the internet age', but said he expects between just 30% and 50% of its London staff to make the move permanently.

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    Osmond to host Pyramid for UK

    2007-01-18T08:00:00Z

    Housewives' favourite Donny Osmond will host a UK version of Emmy award-winning US gameshow Pyramid for Challenge in the spring.

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    Ratings - Winners and losers in a fresh look at primetime

    2007-01-18T08:00:00Z

    Sometimes a simple question can give you pause for thought. Last week I was asked what definition of primetime we use for the tables on this page.

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    Five hires Cooper

    2007-01-18T08:00:00Z

    Five is expanding its multichannel team by hiring Nikki Cooper from indie Prospect Pictures. She will take up the role of channel editor of Five Life and Five US and effectively be number two to multichannel controller Nick Thorogood.

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    Panorama move gets mixed results

    2007-01-18T08:00:00Z

    BBC1's decision to move Panoramato a Monday peaktime slot at 8.30pm had mixed results as it battled for viewers with ITV1's Tonight with Trevor McDonaldand Channel 4's Dispatches.

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    Sky One gives second outing to Badger

    2007-01-18T08:00:00Z

    Former The Apprenticecontestant Ruth Badger is to appear in her second show for Sky One, where she will attempt to change the fortunes of some of Britain's worst sales teams.

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    BBC2 sets up arranged marriages

    2007-01-18T08:00:00Z

    BBC2 will employ the traditional methods used to make arranged marriages in Asia to find partners for single Westerners in a new five-part series.

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    Company asks Is This Love? for ITV drama

    2007-01-18T08:00:00Z

    ITV has commissioned Company Pictures to make a major 4 x 60-minute drama called Is This Love?.