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Wall to Wall in child prodigy film
Indie Wall To Wall is to film a set of child prodigies as they grow from childhood to adulthood. Alpha Toddlers, ordered by Channel 4 factual entertainment editor Nav Raman, will follow a group of children who have already been identified as geniuses. The indie will ...
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Scarlet follows triplet pregnancy
Scarlet Television, the indie set up by former Planet Wild managing director Paula Trafford, is making a 60-minute programme for Discovery Home and Health following former lesbian comedian Jackie Clune's triplet pregnancy. 3 x a Babywill feature contributions from celebrity mums Davina McCall, Donna Air and ...
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BBC Worldwide chief pinpoints growth area
BBC Worldwide's new head of channels has earmarked Asia and eastern entrants to Europe as areas for expansion.
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Format focus: Current TV
Former vice-president Al Gore has created a channel, for the people, by the people that's smart, fun and fearless.
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Balamory heads to Discovery Kids in US
The BBC's award-winning kids series Balamoryhas been sold to US network Discovery Kids. In a deal brokered by BBC Worldwide America, the US network bought the licence to 39 of the 22-minute episodes, as well as the rights to sell Balamorymerchandise in ...
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Telewest launches football channels
Telewest Broadband this week launched three new sport channels, timed to coincide with the start of the Bank of Scotland Premier League (SPL) football season. Setanta Sports 2, Celtic TV and Rangers TV will join Setanta Sports 1 on the cable company's digital TV service, providing exclusive live coverage of ...
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DLT hires Rothbart for factual push
DLT Entertainment, the indie behind BBC1 comedies My Familyand As Time Goes By, is moving into non-scripted programmes.
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Slow start for new Norton show
Graham Norton's new comedy vehicle for BBC1 got off to a sluggish start with only 2.4 million tuning in.
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C4 to screen anorexia film for teenagers
The disturbing trend among teenage girls to celebrate anorexia and extreme slimming is to be explored in a film for Channel 4's education strand.
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Tigress set to film genetic disorder doc
Factual specialist Tigress Productions is to make a 50-minute documentary about a rare genetic disorder - Sacral Agnesis - for Discovery Health and Five.
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BBC in headhunt bid
The BBC is hoping to follow the success of Dragon's Denand The Apprenticewith another work-related series. Headhuntersfollows professional recruiters as they interview short-listed hopefuls for key jobs. The number of episodes and the transmission date are yet to ...
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TV happiness survey
Edinburgh Television Festival organisers have launched a survey to find out if people working in TV are happy. The Happiness Audit, conducted by YouGov, is canvassing views on work-related issues via www.yougov.com/happinessindex. The results will be revealed at this year's festival, which takes place between 26 and 28 August.
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RDF nets Sudoku
RDF Rights has secured the rights to Sky One show Vorderman's Sudoku Live. The 60-minute show tasks several studio-based teams to complete a Sudoku puzzle live on air, with viewers at home competing interactively. Produced by Hanrahan Media, the show aired on Sky One last month, ...
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Five Backs Gadgets
Five has commissioned three new series of its popular science strand The Gadget Showfrom indie North One Television Midlands. Suzi Perry, Jason Bradbury and Jon Bentley will jointly present the 10-episode runs. The first series is set to go out in the autumn. Richard Pearson, who ...
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TWG boss keeps pressure on Rajar
The new chief executive of The Wireless Group (TWG) this week backed former chairman Kelvin MacKenzie's claim that the Rajar diary system was 'flawed'.
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Talksport in broadcast trial on DRM spectrum
The Wireless Group (TWG) is pilot broadcasting its flagship station Talksport on the Digital Radio Mondiale (DRM) digital spectrum.
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BBC culls staff in Monitoring after review
The BBC department which plays a key role in gathering intelligence on terrorism is to lose a 10th of its staff as a result of a government-ordered restructure.
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Bectu hits snag in talks over The Bill
Broadcasting union Bectu has reached a stalemate with Talkback Thames over its ambitious plans to collectively represent workers on The Bill.
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C4 uncovers Britney's redneck roots
Channel 4 is to broadcast an unauthorised celebrity biography of pop princess Britney Spears, which will feature the first UK TV interview with her first husband, Jason Alexander. The 60-minute programme, Britney's Redneck Roots, from Betty TV, will attempt to piece together the real Britney by tracing her roots right ...
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CNN dismissal case
Employment practices at CNN's London bureau have been criticised as 'highly insensitive' by an employment tribunal, which this week found in favour of a former producer's unfair dismissal claim. Elena Cosentino, who was made redundant in April 2004, won her case after the tribunal ruled that CNN was wrong to ...