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    Ten Alps follows celebrity staff

    2005-04-21T15:56:55Z

    ITV2 has commissioned Ten Alps TV to make two hour-long documentaries following the bodyguards, stylists, confidantes, and other staff of the world's biggest celebrities. Celebrity Entourage(working title) is executive produced by Peter Kessler and Sam Cash and has been commissioned by Daniela Neumann.

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    Trouble reorders princess dance show

    2005-04-21T15:56:28Z

    Flextech-owned teen channel Trouble has commissioned Princess Productions to make a second series of UK dance reality show Bump 'n' Grind. The 12 x 30-minute episodes of auditions by dance wannabes lead up to 3 x 60-minute shows with the 12 finalists. ...

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    Black Books team write space comedy

    2005-04-21T15:56:00Z

    The writers behind Channel 4 sitcom Black Booksare to pen a comedy described as ' Das Bootin space' for BBC2. Kevin Cecil and Andy Riley are writing six 30-minute episodes of Full Power(working title). The series is in pre-production ...

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    Comedy North gets Stupid run

    2005-04-21T15:54:34Z

    The BBC's Manchester-based Comedy North unit has got another series commission, with pilot I'm With Stupidgetting the go-ahead for a six-part run on BBC3.

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    BBC3 sets self-help goals

    2005-04-21T15:54:09Z

    BBC3 is giving its viewers a dose of therapy with a series of new commissions around the theme of self-improvement.

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    Diverse packs off rude Brits to India

    2005-04-21T15:53:37Z

    Indie producer Diverse is giving ill-mannered Brits the chance to brush up their behaviour at an Indian finishing school, in a new series for Channel 4.

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    Indie Survey 2005

    2005-04-21T15:16:47Z

    Broadcast's annual survey of the independent production sector.

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    2.7m see Paxman v Blair

    2005-04-21T11:51:36Z

    Jeremy Paxman's confronation with the Prime Minister Tony Blair may have gained acres of media coverage but the interview could only manage a peak audience of 2.7 million (13%) at the end.

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    Salmon takes on chief exec role at TV Corp

    2005-04-21T10:54:05Z

    Peter Salmon is to become chief executive of TV Corporation, after quitting as head of BBC Sport.

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    Pilsworth launch

    2005-04-21T08:30:30Z

    Mick Pilsworth, the former Chrysalis TV chief has launched his new company, Motive Television plc, with plans to buy up to 10 medium-sized independent producers. The plans have been kicked off with Pilsworth heading a management buyout of Setanta Television, the TV production arms of sports broadcaster Setanta. He now ...

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    C4 combines fitness with surgery in makeover show

    2005-04-21T08:30:00Z

    Channel 4 is combining fitness regimes, pioneering technology and surgical procedures in an eight-part makeover series which aims to change people both inside and out..

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    BBC2 marks Beslan siege one year on

    2005-04-21T08:30:00Z

    The BBC is to make a documentary on the Beslan school siege, to be screened on the first anniversary of the tragedy in September.

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    At It makes doc for Five factual strand

    2005-04-21T08:30:00Z

    At It Productions has kick-started its expansion into factual television with a documentary for Five's Extraordinary Peopledocumentary strand.

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    Daytime outlook brighter for ITV1

    2005-04-21T08:30:00Z

    ITV1's new weekday afternoon shows have managed a slender rise on the previous year.

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    BBC hires WOCC exec

    2005-04-21T08:30:00Z

    The BBC has appointed an executive to head its review into the Window of Creative Competition. Bal Samra is to take over as head of the content supply review immediately, following the departure of Charles Constable to Five last month. The job will involve running the inquiry into the WOCC, ...

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    North One move

    2005-04-21T08:30:00Z

    North One Television has appointed Robert Chandler as head of development for its regional production base in Birmingham. Chandler, who has previously worked as a writer, director and producer for various indies including Hotbed Media and Tiger Aspect, will be charged with expanding the range of productions beyond current programmes, ...

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    Jetix games on NTL

    2005-04-21T08:30:00Z

    Kids broadcaster Jetix Europe has launched its interactive games service, Jetix i, on the NTL digital interactive TV network. The games, which are based on characters and content from the Jetix programme library, such as Sonic Xand Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, can ...

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    Spooks wins prize

    2005-04-21T08:30:00Z

    Spooks Interactive has won its second iTV accolade at the third International iTV Awards in Cannes last week. The red button game, which lets viewers take part in spying missions using their remotes, beat competition from the rest of Europe as well as the US, South Africa and Australia to ...

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    Biased and proud of it

    2005-04-21T08:30:00Z

    The Today programme can't afford to be impartial, argues Kevin Marsh - it has to be outrageously biased against dishonesty and obfuscation, and in favour of open debate

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    Egg-throwing quiz livens up Five Live coverage

    2005-04-21T08:30:00Z

    THREE MPs are to line up for a political version of quickfire sports quiz show ...