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Enter the firefighter
It's a great time to be taking the show forward,' says Kathleen Hutchison on her appointment as EastEnders ' new executive producer. But if it's the best of times to be taking over, it's also the worst of times.
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NewsBland: increase indie quota to 40%
Former BBC chairman Sir Christopher Bland has called for the independent quota to be raised to 40% within the next three to five years and to widen the definition of what constitutes an independent.
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NewsITV presses for on screen logos
ITV is pressing for regulatory change that will allow programme sponsors to have their logos on the screen throughout a show rather than just at the beginning and end.
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BBC2 to examine world disasters
The BBC is to recreate how some of the world's most horrific recent disasters occurred, in a new series of drama-documentaries for BBC2.
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Channel 4 targets grey market for daytime
Channel 4 is pushing ahead with plans to cash in on the grey market in its daytime schedule, ordering a long-running series about middle-aged people undergoing major life changes.
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C4 to air health treatment doc
Channel 4 is continuing the quest for self-improvement with a documentary series in which a series of celebrities try extreme health treatments around the world.
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Channel 4 rebooks Green Wing
Channel 4 has ordered a second series of hospital comedy Green Wing from indie Talkback before the first run has even finished.
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Tiger to make Vicar Christmas special
Tiger Aspect is producing a Christmas special of comedy series The Vicar of Dibley for BBC1. Richard Curtis will be writing the show with Paul Mayhew-Archer, as well as executive producing alongside Jon Plowman and Peter Bennett-Jones. While the storyline has not been re-vealed, the ...
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C4 orders second Shariah TV series
Channel 4's commissioning editor for religion, Aaquil Ahmed, has ordered a second series of Shariah TV. The 8 x 60-minute show explores what it means to be British and Muslim in the current political climate. Produced by CTVC, the series will feature Islamic scholars ...
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Silicone chicks gets second run
Discovery Health has commissioned indie TwoFour to produce a second series of factual entertainment show Silicone Chicks for next year. The 15 x 30-minute run tracks five people undergoing the latest cosmetic procedures available in the UK, as well as showing non-cosmetic alternatives in each ...
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Animal Planet lines up new shows
Animal Planet has commissioned a raft of new series, including two from indie Oxford Scientific Films (OSF). Lyndal's Lifeline sees presenter Lyndal Davies travel to an animal sanctuary with over£5,000 to help the project. OSF will also produce Meerkat Manor ...
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BBC3 to air the real Little Britain
Carbon Princess, the joint-venture between Carbon Media and Princess Productions, is working on a one-hour documentary for BBC3 to sit alongside the upcoming second season of comedy series Little Britain. Titled The Real Little Britain , the programme looks ...
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Commissioners Q&A: Martin Morgan
The History Channel's deputy head of programming is excited about a new series that focuses on second world war stories and is looks enviously at C4's Time Team
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Jowell approves Technology sale
The sale of BBC Technology is to go ahead this week despite broadcasting union Bectu's continuing campaign to stop media secretary Tessa Jowell from granting approval.
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Jobs go at C4 as it merges creative services
Channel 4 has merged its in-house creative services departments at the cost of five jobs as it aims to implement a more fluid working practice.
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Locomotion buys four Final Cut systems
Locomotion Creative Production Services is installing Final Cut Pro editing facilities at three further production companies.
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Design co launches
Ex-BBC design directors Dave Freeman and Simon Brown have set up Pixels and Potions and Kiss My Pixel as part of a new collective based in Bristol. Freeman and Brown, both formerly of BBC design in Bristol, set up last week to focus on broadcast and feature film design. They ...
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NewsRadio merger will save£7.5m a year
The boards of GWR and Capital Radio this week said they had agreed terms for their proposed£711m merger, which they estimate will save them£7.5m a year, and had secured the backing of key shareholder Daily Mail & General Trust (DMGT).
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UK post extension
UK Post has extended the nominations deadline for the second regional director on its board. Gaynor Davenport, chief executive, UK Post said: 'In light of the forthcoming regional tours, and following feedback from some UK Post members, I have decided to extend the nomination period.' Nominations will now be accepted ...
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Animation project
Hewlett Packard and software developer Alias are set to offer British animators the chance to test HP Labs' experimental Maya Rendering Service. The project, called SE3D, is offering 10 groups of UK animators free access to HP Labs' render farms, which utilise the power of hundreds of processors. The participants ...