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Disney to play Faking It for kids
Disney Channel has commissioned a new in-house series with shades of Channel 4's Faking It, which will give young sport stars a crash course in a completely new discipline, writes Paul Revoir.
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Foyle's War to run and run
ITV controller of drama Nick Elliott looks to have found his elusive long-running detective series to replace Inspector Morse, writes Jon Rogers.
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Sci-Fi's latest landings
Sci-Fi channel has picked up the latest series from Buffy the Vampire Slater creator Joss Weedon as part of a batch of programmes from 20th Century Fox. Firefly, set in the wake of a civil war 500 years in the future, will air in 15 ...
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Talkback to make over whole town for C4
Talkback Productions is creating a major new makeover show for Channel 4, which will feature the transformation of an entire town. The indie will go into a town with a tired image and attempt to give it a facelift. The indie is already in talks with local councils in two ...
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National Geographic homes in on hellish creepy-crawlies
National Geographic Channel has commissioned indie Steel Spyda to produce Insects from Hellkicking off with a one-hour special Mosquito Hell. Insects from Hell,is a 6 x 30-minute series, presented by Jake Willers, which looks at ...
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D-day landings to be target of BBC co-pro
The BBC is to join with German and American co-production partners to make a major drama documentary series based on the D-Day landings. The series, which is being overseen by the BBC specialist factual department in collaboration with the drama division, will be made by the team behind the forthcoming ...
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Andrew kicks off at ITV with Enjie Benjy
ITV's new director of children's programmes Steven Andrews has commissioned his first programme since joining the network, ordering a second series of Enjie Benjy from Cosgrove Hall, the animation company owned by his former employer Granada. The 26-episode series will be ready to air in the autumn.
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BBC2 to air antelope doc about star wars
BBC2 is set to air a 60-minute documentary charting 50 years of American attempts to protect itself from a missile attack. Star Wars Dreams follows the 'hopes and delusions' of America's search for invulnerability, from Eisenhower and Reagan to President George W Bush's 'Son of Star Wars' initiative. Produced by ...
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NewsJournalism comes of age
CNN International networks president Chris Cramer on covering the war in Iraq and making journalistic history.
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Al-Jazeera wins freedom award
Al-Jazeera, the Arabic news channel, which this week caused controversy for its coverage of explicit footage of dead US marines in the Iraq war, has picked up a coveted freedom of expression award, writes Paul Revoir.
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MTV issues war ban list
MTV has pulled a host of music videos from its playlists, fearing they may offend or upset viewers during the military conflict in Iraq, writes Paul Revoir.
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NewsSky/BBC encryption row hits stalemate
The row over the BBC's decision pull out of Sky's encryption services appeared to have deepened this week when a meeting between the two parties ended without any agreement, writes Paul Revoir.
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NewsShare gloom for Capital
Capital Radio shares fell 6% today after it predicted first-half radio revenues would be down 5% and said the short-term advertising market was 'uncertain', ahead of the company's interim results due on 15 May, writes Luke Satchell
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NewsRichards lands Ofcom role
Prime Minister Tony Blair's top media advisor - one of the key architects behind the communications bill - has been awarded a principle role in Ofcom, writes Paul Revoir
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NewsThompson re-fuels BBC/Ofcom debate
Channel 4 chief executive Mark Thompson has reiterated his call for the BBC to be brought under the new regulator Ofcom, claiming the new regulator will lack vital public service knowledge if the corporation is left to govern itself, writes Penny Hughes
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NewsBBC's Adams blasts bosses over bias
BBC defence correspondent Paul Adams has slammed the corporation for what he has called its 'one-sided' coverage of the war with Iraq, writes Luke Satchell
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Carlton hangs on in fight with investors
ITV broadcaster Carlton Communications survived a shareholders' rebellion yesterday when some powerful City investo...
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Missing ITN cameraman 'was taken injured to Basra'
The cameraman of dead ITN reporter Terry Lloyd was taken injured to a hospital in Basra, it was reported last night...
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Carlton escapes early effects of the war
Carlton Communications, the ITV broadcaster proposing a£2.7bn merger with Granada, has said it is too early to gau...
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Peers fight to prevent press barons buying TV channels
Lord Puttnam, the film producer, is heading a drive by peers to force the Government to ban newspaper proprietors, ...