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Minister fuels debate on use of BBC licence fee
Minister fuels debate on use of BBC licence fee
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TV wide of mark
More than 150,000 World Cup fans who bought widescreen TVs to watch England have wasted their money.Mirror, page 5
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The RestEnder
Exhausted EastEnders actress Michelle Ryan is recovering at home today after her last scenes for the soap for at least two months.Mirror, page 17
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Ozzy rock and rolling in it
Wild rocker Ozzy Osbourne and his family are to graba share of a£130 million sales bonanza of T-shirts, mugs and other spin-offs based on their hit telly show.Sun, page 29
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NewsEx-ITV Digital staff to take legal action
A 120-strong group of disgruntled former ITV Digital employees are preparing for potential legal action against Carlton and Granada amid claims that the companies' joint-venture has breached statutory redundancy policy, writes Paul Revoir
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NewsGranada to focus on high margin output
Granada has pledged to produce only high-margin shows for non-ITV broadcasters to ride out what it sees as a squeeze on commissioning budgets, writes Steve Aston
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NewsScott plans Rise rethink
Princess Productions is overhauling its troubled Channel 4 breakfast show, Rise, as ratings refuse to pick up, writes Penny Hughes
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NewsBBC to act on TiVo mistake
The BBC is reviewing the future of its two-year-old deal with personal video recorder outfit Tivo following last week's backlash when BBC 2 comedy Dossa and Joe was downloaded to Tivo users without their consent, writes David Wood
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Losses force FilmFour rejig
Channel 4's loss-making film production business is to be dramatically refocused after failing to achieve a box office hit for more than three years, writes Penny Hughes
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Radio Authority consults again on AM
The Radio Authority has initiated a second consultation on the future of the AM waveband and released a draft proposal on its views, writes Georgina Lipscomb
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BBC plans major period dramas
The BBC has reaffirmed its commitment to costume drama by commissioning a three-part adaptation of George Eliot's novel Daniel Deronda, despite disappointing ratings for recent efforts in the genre, writes Leigh Holmwood
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Sky One orders martial arts reality show
The martial arts series Fight Schoolis the latest reality show to be commissioned for Sky One, writes Jon Rogers
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Bravo unveils raft of orders
Bravo has announced four commissions being filmed this month, including a guide to celebrity excess and a series of demolition challenges, writes Paul Revoir
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Granada to make another Temptation Island
Sky deputy director of broadcasting Kate Marsh has commissioned Granada Entertainment to produce the second series of the British version of reality TV show Temptation Island. The 10 x 60-minute show will be filmed in Thailand with British competitors. Executive producers are Natalka Znak, Joe Houlihan and Jo Pilkington. Series ...
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BBC 1's Born and Bred wins a recommission
BBC 1 controller Lorraine Heggessey and controller of drama commissioning Jane Tranter have ordered a second run of Sunday night series Born and Bredafter it triumphed in the ratings over ITV 1's Where the Heart Is. Michael French and James ...
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C4 invites ideas for new daytime quiz
Channel 4 has invited indies to submit ideas for a new daytime quiz show, thought to be ear-marked for a slot alongside longstanding hits Countdown and 15-to-One, writes Paul Revoir
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Granada Kids filming high school comedy
Granada Kids has begun filming a 26 x 30-minute comedy series for ITV 1. Seriously Weirdis a co-production with Canadian indie Cinégroupe and production of the show will take place in Montreal. It follows a 15-year-old ex-pat English boy surviving American high school. The series ...
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Da Vinci design genius to be brought to life
Leonardo da Vinci's fantastical designs of a flying machine and a 60-foot-wide weapon are to be created for the first time in a series of 2 x 60-minute films worth£1m for Channel 4. The ITN Factual/PBS co-productions were ordered by C4 commissioning editor, science Charles Furneaux. Filming is about to ...
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Granada gets third Hornblower underway
Granada has begun production of the latest series of high seas drama Hornblower. The third instalment of 2 x 120-minute films is adapted from the book Hornblower and the Hotspur. Filming has begun on locations in Cornwall, Devon, London and Pinewood Studios. The director is ...