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Heart drops Jacko
Heart FM has pulled Michael Jackson songs from its breakfast and drivetime slots, in a bid to avoid upsetting families during the singer's trial for child abuse. The station said it still planned to play the singer's music during other slots in its schedule but would not include them at ...
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Subliminal ads boost X Factor
The Australian version of Simon Cowell's The X Factorhas performed so badly that its host broadcaster has resorted to inserting subliminal advertising into other programmes to drum up interest.
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Fox orders long-life series from Zig Zag
Indie Zig Zag has scored a commission from US network Fox for its health and lifestyle makeover format Who Wants to Live Forever?.
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SMG faces dive in Virgin Radio profits
SMG is set to report a plunge in profits at Virgin Radio when it reveals its annual results this Thursday (10 March), increasing pressure on the Glasgow-based company to entertain Waheed Alli's bid for the station.
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Bristol arm for Off the Fence
Dutch factual producer and distributor Off the Fence is opening an office in Bristol to tap into the region's talent base.
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NHK picks up docs
Channel 4 International has sold a package of six documentaries to Japanese broadcaster NHK. The network has picked up Pioneer Productions' Krakatoaand The Wave That Shook the World, HBO title Death in Gaza, Extreme Oilfrom Invision Productions, ...
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Stayt quits Five
Five Newspresenter Charlie Stayt has quit after nine years with no job to go to. Stayt, who has been at the channel since the launch of Five Newsin 1997, had been presenting some of the flagship evening bulletins as well as the lunchtime news until Sky ...
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Homechoice add-on
Broadband entertainment provider Video Networks has added London TV to its on-demand replay service. Subscribers to the HomeChoice platform can now access the channel run by branded TV specialists Enteraction TV and commissioned by Visit London, the official tourist organisation. London TV offers a guide to the capital for tourists ...
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Birt to lecture
Former BBC director general John Birt has been lined up to give this year's MacTaggart lecture at the Edinburgh TV Festival (26-28 August). The choice comes as the government's green paper on the BBC's next Royal Charter is published. Birt attempted to influence the government's plans but his proposals, such ...
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Winter chill hits ITV1 peak share
ITV1's peaktime audience fell by 10.9% over January and February compared with the same time last year.
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GWR and Capital hire for merger
GWR and Capital Radio have completed the next wave of senior appointments in preparation for their£711m merger in May.
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Wilson backs station for older listeners
Former Factory Records boss Tony Wilson is backing an 'anti-chart' bid for a new Manchester radio licence.
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ITV orders 'kerbside hospital' drama
ITV has commissioned a major new hospital drama series about the specialist emergency doctors sent to life-threatening accidents.
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Lynam returns to BBC with VE day show
Des Lynam is returning to BBC television to host a Surprise, Surprise-style show for the 60th anniversary of VE Day in May. The veteran anchorman will host We'll Meet Again, which will bring together wartime comrades. Lynam has also teamed up with ...
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Indies in hot pursuit of Corrie producer
Coronation Streetproducer Tony Wood is being courted by two of the UK's leading production companies, Talkback Thames and Shed Productions. Thames is understood to be considering Wood as a replacement for its departing drama head Paul Marquess, whereas Shed is keen to bolster its executive team as it gears up ...
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Payout prompts BBC CD-ROM initiative
Independent producers have been given training CD-Roms by the BBC to help them decide whether payments to interviewees are justified. The news follows outrage over£4,500 paid to burglar Brendan Fearon to take part in a documentary commissioned by the BBC from indie Firefly.
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'Enders producer goes to Family Affairs
EastEndersproducer Sean O'Connor has quit to become the series producer of Five soap Family Affairs. O'Connor, who has previously series produced Hollyoaksand Footballers' Wives, will join the Thames-produced drama at the end of the month, replacing Alison Davies ...
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Five to air celebrity plastic surgery
Five is in talks with a celebrity to undergo breast enlargement for the next series of Cosmetic Surgery Live. The second series of the live nightly event promises operations such as penis enlargements and vaginal tightening. The two-week run, which airs later this spring, will be produced by Endemol production ...
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Ground Force ends as BBC starts review
Ground Forcehas become the first casualty of a major review of BBC programme-making. The make-over show has been axed by director general Mark Thompson - who commissioned it from Endemol when he was BBC2 controller. The move will be followed by in-depth reviews of journalism, drama, comedy, knowledge, children's and ...
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The drama doctor
BBC Wales head of drama Julie Gardner talks to Suzy Bashford about how she likes to take a hands-on approach to her work - even if it means trying to stuff an actor into a monster outfit for the new Doctor Who