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C4 follows unusual beauty pageant
Channel 4 is to delve into the world of beauty pageants with an hour-long documentary commission with a twist. Plus Size Beauty Pageant (working title) is the story of a group of British women attempting to put on a US-style beauty pageant, but for size 16 and above women. C4 ...
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Frost to front ITV London politics show
Sir David Frost has been signed up to present ITV London's new politics show, as the network revamps its regional political programming. Produced by Frost's own production company, Paradine Productions, Frost Tonight will broadcast on Thursday evenings from January, covering all the major political issues in the capital. It will ...
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Third Best of Friends on way to CBBC
Indie Talent TV has won a third commission for its CBBC entertainment show Best of Friends. The indie is to make 20 half-hour episodes, which tasks 10-year-olds to prove how much their friends mean to them by undertaking challenges. It was developed by Jonathan Wolfman from an original idea by ...
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New south-west indie bags order
Former BBC documentaries controller Jeremy Gibson has teamed up with two former indie heads and an ex-editor of Channel 4's Big Breakfast to launch a production outfit in the south-west.
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Turner to air two kids channels on Sky in 2006
Turner Broadcasting is lining up two new channels for launch on Sky early next year, building on its existing Cartoon Network and Boomerang brands, writes Kate Bulkley.
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C4 and ITN offer 'citizen journalism'
Channel 4 and ITN are joining forces to give viewers the chance to produce their own news stories through a new online initiative designed to improve UK media literacy standards.
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Redgrave rows in
Olympic legend Sir Steve Redgrave, the rower who bagged six gold medals for Great Britain, is to star in a new ITV1 factual show. Made by Outline Productions, Redgrave will be charged with turning eight youngsters from inner-city Liverpool into top-class rowers. He will gather a team of expert coaches, ...
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Wright heads west
Football pundit and presenter Ian Wright is taking to the road across America in a new 10 x 60-minute series for Men and Motors. Ordered by commissioning editor Joe Talbot, Wright Across America from Thumbs Up Productions, will see Wright cross the US on a Harley-Davidson. The series, starting on ...
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Carbon nets C4 doc
Indie Carbon Media is to follow two gay clergy members for Channel 4 as they take advantage of changes in the law to get married. Love and the Church (working title) follows an Anglican Church priest and a vicar from the Metropolitan Church who are marrying their partners. The idea ...
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Arqiva contracts
Arqiva has won three new 12-year FM transmission contracts for new stations awarded licences by Ofcom. The deals are worth over£1m and include UTV Radio's U105 in Belfast and allTalk FM in Edinburgh. GCap Media has also signed a deal with the transmission service provider for its new Xfm Manchester ...
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Five licensed for Freeview slot
Five has been granted a broadcast licence from Ofcom to launch a general entertainment channel under the name Five.2. The broadcaster has speeded up plans for its first digital launch, spearheaded by director of programmes Dan Chambers in the hope it will win the available Freeview slot being sold by ...
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Endemol risks it all on Space Cadets
Endemol UK - the creator of Big Brother and There's Something About Miriam - has admitted it is taking its biggest ever risk by launching a reality show which pretends to send members of the public into space. The wannabe astronauts that feature in C4's Space Cadets will believe they ...
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Village show competition to air on BBC
One of Britain's national institutions, the village show, is to be examined on BBC1 in a series described as 'Pop Idol with vegetables'. The Great British Village Show from 12 Yard Productions will be filmed next summer, with broadcast set for 2007 in a Sunday night slot. Six 40-minute regional ...
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Martha Stewart's Apprentice axed
US broadcaster NBC has axed the struggling Martha Stewart version of The Apprentice, denting the show's chances in the UK. Industry speculation had suggested that the BBC and Talkback Thames were considering producing a local female-fronted version of the reality show, to run as a companion to the Sir Alan ...
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First class post from Manchester
The prspect of the BBC's arrival has focused attention on the north-west's post houses, reports Kate Large.Is it possible to dodge the sky-high rents of Soho and still attract high-profile work to your facility? Can you really have your cake and eat it? With an influx of indies moving up ...
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The making of a 21st century media village
In relocating key departments to Manchester, the BBC has taken the opportunity to develop a grand vision: a shopping centre-like creative quarter anchored by the BBC, with everyone from technology providers to sporting bodies taking part. Jane Marlow reports.
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How (not) to pitch
What's the secret of a successful pitch? Broadcast asked a leading figure from each side of the fence and found they agreed on one crucial point: best never admit you are doing anything as vulgar as selling.
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Comment - Language barriers
The launch of an Arabic language TV channel is at the core of the BBC World Service's refocused investment plans. Nigel Chapman explains why it is targeting the region.
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In My View - BBC3 for Manchester?
Manchester is fast becoming a powerhouse of regional TV; the challenge now is to maintain the momentum, says Angela Smith.
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Pathological fear of four
There is a man in Peterborough with a highly advanced case of a disorder first exhibited by the Daily Mail, writes Stuart Cosgrove.