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History Channel and S4C sign two-series deal.
A documentary on Irish political party Sinn Fein is part of an output deal signed between The History Channel UK and S4C International (S4CI) for 10 hours of co-produced programming, writes Penny Hughes.
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Murphy commissions new BBC3 strand Pure.
BBC3 is to launch a new long-running strand called Pure which will provide an interactive forum for fans of popular subjects such as soaps and cult series and sit next to the Liquid spin-offs as one of the fledgling channel's key brands, writes Leigh Holm
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Royle writing team reconciled.
The lucrative creative partnership between Royle Family writers Craig Cash and Caroline Aherne - which broke up amid recriminations last year - could be rekindled following a reconciliation between the two, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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BBC spotlights high-end factual.
High-end documentaries such as the recent controversial Hunt for Britain's Paedophiles are to be given greater prominence on the BBC's main television channels following the shake-up of the BBC's factual commissioning structure, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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Airey hunts Sky scheduling head.
Sky Networks managing director Dawn Airey is set to shake-up the broadcaster's programming department further by
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Five orders art deco V&A tie-in.
Five is backing its cheeky claim to be the 'home of arts programming' with a 3 x 30-minute series on art deco, writes Penny Hughes.
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BELLENS REPLACED.
RTL Group, the Luxembourg-based broadcaster that owns 65% of Five and Fremantle, has appointed Bertelsmann board
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LATEST BBC TALENT.
The BBC has launched its annual BBC Talent initiative with seven new schemes that aim to
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GRAMPIAN JOB LOSSES.
Grampian Television has told staff it is looking for 14 redundancies in its resources department, which
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CLARK GETS R4 SHOWS.
BBC home news editor Richard Clark has been appointed editor of BBC Radio 4 shows The
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QVC could be put up for sale.
Shopping channel QVC could be sold following the announcement that John Malone's Liberty Media was planning to sell its 42% stake in the business, writes Paul Revoir.
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BBC eyes C4's Bell for doc job.
Hilary Bell, the Channel 4 commissioning editor behind hit shows Faking It and Wife Swap, has
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Blair says yes to MTV but no to Al Jazeera.
Prime minister Tony Blair will this week be interviewed by MTV as part of a PR drive to justify war in Iraq - but has turned down a request for an interview with the Al Jazeera news channel, writes Paul Revoir.
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Sky film boss moves to Fox Kids.
Former general manager of Sky Movies Paul Taylor has been appointed as Fox Kids Europe (FKE) managing director of channels and executive vice-president, writes Paul Revoir.
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UK reality TV tops Rose d'Or shortlist.
The UK's strength in reality programme formats was reflected in the shortlist published this week for the prestigious Montreux Rose d'Or awards, writes Jon Rogers.
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Dawson's Creek switches to Five.
Fans of Channel 4's US teen drama Dawson's Creek who want to know whether Dawson and
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Peers threaten gov't over ITN.
The government was this week warned it could be defeated in the House of Lords over its refusal to allow ITV to run its own news service to compete with the BBC and BSkyB, writes David Rose.
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19TV TAKES INDIE OF YEAR AWARD.
Pop Idol producer 19TV won indie of the year at the 2003 Indie Awards this week
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BBC issues Iraq war guidelines.
The BBC has issued guidelines for covering the potential war in Iraq, including how BBC correspondents should refer to British troops and report the widespread opposition to the war around the world, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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Big hitters combine for radio licence bid.
A consortium including Celador's Paul Smith and Richard Eyre, the former chief of ITV and Capital