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GCap reveals a slump in sales
Ralph Bernard, the head of the newly merged Capital and GWR group has admitted that publicity surrounding the merger may have had a negative impact on sales.
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Somethin' Else buys into Manchester radio indie
Indie Somethin' Else has expanded its radio interests after paying£250,000 for a majority stake in Manchester-based current affairs indie All Out Productions.
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MacKenzie poised to quit Wireless Group
Kelvin MacKenzie is set to leave TalkSport-owner The Wireless Group if ITV broadcaster Ulster Television's£98.2m bid is successful.
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ITV set to sell Anglia studios to EV Group
ITV is poised to sell its Anglia TV studio complex, the former home of Trisha.
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Drama centre opens
The BBC has opened its new£2m drama centre in Birmingham. The 17,000sq ft Drama Village will handle the filming of programmes such as Doctors, Dalziel and Pascoe, Brief Encountersand the Afternoon Playand will house around 100 production staff and actors. The Drama ...
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Ofcom backs BBC
Ofcom has backed the BBC's decision to broadcast Jerry Springer - The Opera, rejecting complaints about bad taste, swearing and blasphemy. Ofcom said the show had not breached its guidelines, adding it was an
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Xfm DJ nets Sonys
Xfm DJ Christian O'Connell took three awards at the Sony Radio Academy Awards on Monday (9 May). He won two golds for his breakfast show, taking breakfast show of the year and best entertainment awards. He also won the competition award for Christian O'Connell's Rock School. ...
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Fun FM for Robinson
Former Disney branded channels chief Paul Robinson is joining new kids radio station Fun FM as a non-executive director. The GCap and Hit Entertainment joint-venture digital station launches this week in London, Swindon and West Wiltshire, Reading, Bath and Bristol. It is also bidding for the Solent licence and the ...
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C4 show looks at black farmer
Channel 4 has commissioned a three-part series following Britain's only black farmer as he attempts to get more young black and Asian people involved in rural affairs.
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Company gets ITV order
ITV controller of drama Nick Elliott has commissioned Shamelessproducer Company Pictures to make a two-part thriller starring Stephen Tompkinson.
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Five to air The Tribe sequel
Five has commissioned a sequel to its children's sci-fi drama The Tribe.
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ITV commissions second Vincent series
ITV has commissioned a second series of the Ray Winstone drama Vincent,before the first series has even aired. ITV controller of drama Nick Elliott was so impressed by the Granada series that he has ordered a further four episodes for next year. Winstone plays a workaholic ...
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Street-Porter to front women's doc
Janet Street-Porter is to argue that women have never had it so bad in a documentary called Desperate Womenordered by Channel 4 editor of factual entertainment Nav Raman. The 60-minute show is being made by North One Television for transmission later this year. North One is ...
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C4 backs playwright reality show
Budding playwrights are being given the chance to see their work produced for the West End stage in The Play's The Thing, a new reality arts series for Channel 4, ordered from Granada and ScreenStage. The 4 x 60-minute series will follow the search for an ...
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Commissioners Q&A: Anne Gilchrist
CBBC's head of entertainment has a budget of up to£132,000 an hour and would like to hear from indies who have a great idea for a comedy for children who've just migrated from Cbeebies
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Rose d'Or reveals boost to formats
Figures unveiled at the Format Recognition and Protection Association (Frapa) conference held during last weekend's Rose d'Or Festival have revealed that reality TV is far from dead.
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British broadcasters net awards
British broadcasters cleaned up at the Rose d'Or Festival at the weekend, picking up all the awards in the comedy and sitcom performance categories.
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C4i sells programme packages
Channel 4 International has sold 26 hours of programming to MTV3 Finland. Titles include Dom Joly's World Shut Your Mouthand series one of Peter Kay comedy Max and Paddy. DR Denmark has also acquired a 16-hour package including drama documentary ...
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Aardman to adapt Doyle novel
Wallace and Grommitproducer Aardman is making a stop-motion TV adaptation of Roddy Doyle's children's book The Giggler Treatment. The Bristol-based indie has teamed up with Treasure Entertainment on the 30-minute show, which is currently being pitched to broadcasters. Production is expected to start in the autumn.
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Ex-Heart DJ backs 'flashback' show
Former Heart 106.2 breakfast DJ Jono Coleman is in talks with Virgin, Magic and Radio 2 to bring a hit flashback radio show from Australia to a UK station. My Generationfocuses on a specific year, reviewing the top news stories and events, and playing the hit ...