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BBC pledges to improve on indie relations
BBC acting commissioner for documentaries and contemporary factual Tom Archer has admitted his department has been failing indies and has pledged to introduce a clearer and quicker commissioning system by June.
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Comedy cash boost
Comedian Tony Burgess has won a£6,000 bursary to become the first comedy writer in residence at BBC Manchester. Burgess, who co-wrote Paul and Pauline Calf's Cheese and Ham Sandwich with Steve Coogan and Henry Normal, will work closely with the comedy unit to develop his ...
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Lads to battle it out
Indie Prospect Pictures has been commissioned to make a live 180-minute special for UKTV Gold about whether Terry and Bob from Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? or Gary and Tony from Men Behaving Badly were the 'best lads ...
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Bryce to head Gold
Capital Radio has handed Xfm managing director Graham Bryce responsibility for its Capital Gold network. Bryce was recently parachuted in to take the managing director position at Capital's recent£15m acquisition, Choice FM. He replaces Lynn Long, who will focus more on Capital's FM network around the country, as regional managing ...
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The BBC's ratings war
The BBC might argue that it's damned if it does and damned if it doesn't when it comes to ratings at the moment.
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New controller of sport for Granada
Independent Sports Network (ISN) controller Rick Waumsley has been made Granada controller of sport, with immediate effect. In his previous role at ISN Waumsley oversaw Uefa Champions League coverage, On the Ball and The Premiership. He will report to ...
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Talent TV creates new department
Indie Talent TV has appointed the former editor of the BBC's election coverage to head a new department overseeing events and special programming. Alexandra Henderson will develop events shows that combine politics, current affairs and entertainment.
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Hallmark pulls out of international TV
US giant Hallmark is pulling out of all its international TV operations including the UK. Its subsidiary Crown Media, which distributes the Hallmark channel in 122 countries and sells programmes from the Hallmark library, said this week it wanted to focus on the US market only. Assets up for sale ...
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Beckhams threaten Sky over interview
Lawyers acting for David and Victoria Beckham and his former agency SFX have threatened BSkyB with legal action over its exclusive interview with the woman who claimed she had an affair with him. Sky One's heavily publicised interview with Rebecca Loos, David Beckham's former assistant at SFX, is due to ...
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NewsITV turns to Cowell to fill Pop Idol slot
ITV has called in Simon Cowell's new independent production company, Simcow, to make a Saturday night replacement for Pop Idol.
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NewsAbrupt end for Forever Eden
Mentorn's push into the US has been dealt a major blow after Fox TV shelved its $20m 'never-ending' reality show Forever Eden just a month into its run.
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NewsSky: bring BBC under Ofcom
BSkyB, has called on the government to bring the BBC fully under Ofcom and give BBC1 and BBC2 specific remits.
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NewsLiving TV sends divorced couples on honeymoon
Divorced couples are to be flown back to their honeymoon destination to consider where it all went wrong for a Living TV series.
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NewsBBC reality show to look at family life
The BBC is developing one of its most ambitious shows ever - a docu-soap with Big Brother -style cameras installed in family homes throughout Britain.
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ITV puts£20m into Midsomer
ITV has made another long-order commission, taking 16 episodes of Bentley Productions' detective series Midsomer Murders in a deal worth around£20m.
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4 Ventures plans gambling service
Channel 4 racing is to offer punters the chance to gamble via the on-screen red button for the first time in a new deal struck by 4 Ventures.
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Mentorn picks BBC exec for factual role
Mentorn has poached the deputy editor of Panorama to head its factual division weeks after the BBC swooped on the indie's director of development.
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NewsByford to set out his stall
Acting BBC director general Mark Byford will attempt to rally staff morale next week with a major address in which he will launch an initiative to improve training and internal communication.
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Fake lottery winners run amok in latest Sky show
Sky One is continuing the trend for cruel reality shows with a series in which members of the public dupe friends and families into believing they've won the lottery.
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NewsFox pulls UK indie shows
Mentorn and Lion Television have both been delivered a blow by US network Fox TV after their ambitious reality shows were yanked from the schedule after just a month.