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ITV lines up pop families in peak
ITV1 is to give two families the chance to become popstars for a night in a Saturday primetime entertainment series.
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Living orders for Granada
Granada Media has landed its first commission for Living TV, with a docu-soap about an airline.
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T4 to televise 2004 ?honours'
Channel 4's youth strand T4 plans to celebrate the best of music, film and TV in 2004 with its own honours list show.
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UKTV hires Reef for property output
Indie Reef Television has been commissioned to make a 15 x 30-minute property series for UKTV Style. Perfect Properties, ordered by UKTV Style channel executive Chantal Rutherford Browne, will follow interior designer Theo Nicolaou and his twin brother, Mario, as they track down the most desired ...
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Diesel makes Botham fly-fishing films
Indie Diesel Films has won four commissions from Discovery Home & Leisure. The 5 x 30-minute Botham on the Fly, due to air in summer, follows ex-England cricketer Ian Botham as he goes fly fishing with celebrity pals. The 5 x 30-minute ...
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Unique to follow multiple mothers
Manchester-based indie Unique Factuals has been commissioned to make a series on multiple births for Discovery Health. Ordered by channel director Clare Laycock, the 15 x 30-minute Multiple Mumswill follow mums-to-be expecting twins, triplets and quads. Transmission is scheduled for 3pm on 7 March.
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C4 looks at orgasms on the NHS
Channel 4 offers an insight into female sexual dysfunction in a documentary by Leopard Films. Orgasms on the NHSfollows patients as they have treatment for sexual problems. The 50-minute film, commissioned by C4 editor of documentaries Danny Cohen, will be directed by Amanda Blue and James ...
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NewsBBC fears increase in mass protests
BBC director of television Jana Bennett has warned that UK broadcasters face an unprecedented new type of mass lobbying against controversial programmes following the co-ordinated campaign against Jerry Springer - The Opera.
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NewsFive's Sunday comedy move
Having bet almost£500,000 per episode on Joey, Five is now gambling on Sunday nights as the slot to launch the costly Friendsspin-off to spearhead its new comedy zone.
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NewsBad Girls indie explores listing
Shed Productions, the company behind Footballers' Wivesand Bad Girls, is looking at floating on the stock market to raise funds for expansion.
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NewsIndies serve up pilots for C4 breakfast slot
Channel 4 is moving ahead with plans to run topical news shows in its breakfast slot and is considering pilots from at least four indies including Hat Trick Productions.
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NewsDeparting Moyle considers future
BBC head of arts commissioning Franny Moyle is to leave the corporation after deciding not to re-apply for her job as part of the restructure of the factual commissioning system.
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ITV2 will film radio tsunami campaign
ITV2 has ordered a fast turn-around, behind-the-scenes documentary about UK Radio Aid, the fundraising marathon for young victims of the Asian tsunami.
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BBC's audience reach slips in 2004
The BBC, which suffered a ratings slump for BBC1 and BBC2 last year, has also taken a hit when it comes to average weekly audience reach with new figures showing 800,000 fewer people watched BBC television channels last year.
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Five makes model reality show
Five's next foray into reality television will be a hunt for a new supermodel in a show hosted by Rod Stewart's ex-wife Rachel Hunter.
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Hat Trick can Think Big
Hat Trick Productions has won a slice of the BBC's£12m 'Think Big' fund to produce a major reality series about nine young couples on the brink of parenthood.
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ITV and BBC tie over top shows
Honours for the number of most watched shows of 2004 were largely split between ITV1 and BBC1 with the commercial network slightly ahead with 50 programmes in the top 100.
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UPC set to buy Zone Vision
Zone Vision, UK-based owner of the Reality TV channel, is likely to be bought by Europe's biggest cable operator, United Pan-Europe Communications (UPC).
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Yorkshire tops TV hours table
Independent producers in Yorkshire and Humber produced more hours of television than any other UK region or nation outside London last year.
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NewsAuschwitz doc draws 3.9m
BBC2's harrowing documentary series on the Nazi extermination camp Auschwitz was a surprise hit with viewers, reaching a peak of 3.9 million (15%) half-way through.