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Living launches reality channel
Flextech is pursuing its strategy of making Living TV the country's sixth channel with the launch of a service devoted to reality and real-life entertainment.
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Hilary to take BBC America to ?next level'
Former BBC executive Bill Hilary has been confirmed as the new head of BBC America.
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Cannes keeps MIP
Reed Midem, organiser of the Mip television festivals, has secured a new 10-year deal with the city of Cannes. The deal will see the company host the international markets, which include Mipcom, MipTV and MipDoc, in the Palais des Festivals on the Cote d'Azur until at least 2014. Over 10,000 ...
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Discovery/BBC deal
The Discovery channel has signed an output deal with the BBC that will give it first-look access to 12 new episodes of BBC2 history strand Timewatch over the next two years. The programmes will be delivered in mini-series of three, the first of which, The ...
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CBC buys Dr Who
Canadian public broadcaster CBC Television has become the first channel to buy the new series of Doctor Who , months before it is due to air in the UK. The deal was completed at Mipcom by BBC Worldwide. Doctor Who ...
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Twofour AFP head
Twofour Productions has appointed Jason Langley to its board as commercial director. He will be responsible for international programme distribution, secondary rights exploitation, advertiser-funded programming (AFP) and its home video business. He first joined Twofour in 2001 from Shout Television to look after the indie's AFP content, which includes ...
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NewsBBC3 Buys Dead Bodies film at Mipcom
BBC3 is to show Irish thriller Dead Bodies after snapping up the title at the Mipcom programme market.
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Tory MP calls for end to Yentob Inquiry
Conservative media spokesman John Whittingdale has called on the BBC to bring the ongoing inquiry into its creative...
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BBC Reviews Religion's role on TV
The BBC is to launch an independent review of its religious programming on television, particularly on BBC1. The move follows criticism from the Central Religious Advisory committee about the 'marginalised' scheduling of the genre and the absence of a regular slot. The assessment will report on the strategy approved by ...
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Wonfor memorial to be held in November
A memorial service for Andrea Wonfor, who died last month, will take place at 5pm on Friday 5 November at St Nicholas Cathedral in her home town of Newcastle upon Tyne. One of the most influential and highly respected women in British television, Wonfor lost her battle against breast cancer ...
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Sky moves rey to joint-ventures
Sky head of programming finance David Rey has been promoted to director of joint-ventures and cable, filling the gap left by former head of Sky Ventures Matthew Imi.
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NewsBBC looks to slash in-house output
The BBC is preparing radical proposals that could see its in-house television production cut to just 50% of overall output, leading to massive cuts in staff.
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NewsTWI wins Asian Games
TWI has won the contract to produce the Asian Games from Qatar in 2006, which is understood to be worth $100m (£56m).
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NewsJackson in plan to create UK super-indie
Former Channel 4 chief executive Michael Jackson, who quit the UK three years ago to run the Universal Television Group in the US, is exploring a return to the British media with a plan to buy a number of indies.
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NewsBBC develops drama about Thatcher 'coup'
The BBC is planning a docu-drama based on the attempted military coup in Equatorial Guinea which led to the arrest of Baroness Thatcher's son, Mark.
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BBC3 to air Dr Who fanzine show
The BBC is to create a companion show for its new Dr Who series that will feature behind the scenes footage and interviews with cast members as well as archive of previous time lords.
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Ghosts and guns win Bentley ITV1 orders
Bentley Productions managing director Brian True-May has bagged another ITV1 commission, with a drama based on a book by horror writer James Herbert
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C4 and Five wade into watershed fray
Channel 4 and Five have joined the calls against Ofcom's plan to introduce a tiered watershed, saying it could threaten challenging and innovative programming.
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Miss World put to public vote for first time
TV viewers will be given the chance to choose this year's Miss World with the first public vote in the event's 54-year history.