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NewsSteve Coogan to revive Alan Partridge for BBC 2's autumn line-up
Steve Coogan's comic anti-hero Alan Partridge is finally set to return in his first new series for five years as part of BBC 2's£106m autumn season, launched this week, writes Leigh Holmwood
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R2 producer quits after 20 years
BBC Radio 2 was dealt a blow this week after one of its senior producers announced his decision to quit the corporation after 20 years, writes Georgina Lipscomb
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Van den Bussche leaves Endemol
The driving force behind the global success of Endemol UK formats such as Ready Steady Cook, Changing Rooms and Ground Force is leaving the company after essentially working himself out of a job, writes Georgina Lipscomb
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Forever Broadcasting writes off XY Network investment
Forever Broadcasting chairman John Josephs admitted this week that providing content for 3G phones was a waste of time, as he announced his company had been forced to wipe£2m off its investment in internet arm XY Network and its parent company Somethin' Else, writes Georgina ...
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Troubled NTL 'powerless' to halt subs drain
NTL has admitted it is powerless to stop the exodus of subscribers from its cable television platform until it emerges from its Chapter 11 bankruptcy at the end of the fourth quarter, writes Paul Revoir
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R4 controller takes TV role
BBC Radio 4 deputy controller Wendy Pilmer is to move into television for the first time as part of a shake-up of two BBC English regions, writes Leigh Holmwood
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Liddiment goes to war with BBC
Britain's two biggest broadcasters have become embroiled in an embarrassing squabble after outgoing ITV director of channels David Liddiment claimed BBC director general Greg Dyke should not be running the corporation, writes Leigh Holmwood
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All change at the top for music chart radio shows
The UK's two leading music chart radio shows are both set for a shake-up next year as presenters and sponsors pull out, writes Georgina Lipscomb
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The classics go high-def
BBC Worldwide has signed a three-year deal with Japanese state broadcaster NHK to co-produce a series of high-definition (HD) classical music performances, writes Leigh Holmwood
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Graef to make Potters Bar doc
Veteran film-maker Roger Graef has been commissioned to make a documentary about last May's Potters Bar rail crash which killed eight people, writes Penny Hughes
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October kids drama takes on asylum system
The fictional tale of a boy who seeks refuge in England after witnessing the slaughter of his entire village is to be featured in a children's drama for the BBC, writes Leigh Holmwood
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C4 peanut to explain world trade abuses
An animated peanut is to present a new Channel 4 programme on the effects of trade liberalisation on developing countries for the station's experimental Alt-TV strand, writes Penny Hughes
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Bravo enters world of pain
A 'moving and occasionally shocking' documentary series highlighting the spectrum of human pain - from having a Brazilian wax on your testicles to undertaking DIY liposuction - has been commissioned for Flextech channel Bravo, writes Steve Aston
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Carlton revives Family Fortunes quiz show
Carlton is recording a new 80 x 30-minute daytime series of ITV quiz show staple Family Fortunes. The series is the first since the departure of Les Dennis, who quit after the show was shifted to daytime. It will be fronted by the relatively unknown ...
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Blast doc explores love lives of travellers
Blast Films has been commissioned by Channel 4 head of documentaries Peter Dale to produce a 60-minute documentary called Travellers. Filmed, produced and directed by Marc Isaacs, it is a film about love and loss based on encounters Isaacs had with people he met on ...
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Somethin' Else to make Robert Wyatt film
Indie Somethin' Else has been commissioned to produce a one-off documentary on the legendary British singer and songwriter Robert Wyatt for BBC 4. The 60-minute special, Free Will and Testament, will feature Wyatt performing songs in a studio as he has not performed in front ...
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Westcountry to look at local crafts scene
Carlton Westcountry controller of features and programme development Caroline Righton has commissioned the Plymouth-based indie Two Four Productions to make a 13 x 30-minute series exploring the arts and crafts which are 'special to the west country'. Crafted, which will be presented by former ...
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BBC wins rights to fourth Farscape
The fourth series of sci-fi adventure show Farscapewill premiere on BBC 2 this autumn after the BBC snapped up the rights. The 22 x 45-minute series has picked up a cult following in the UK and is the BBC's key sci-fi show following its loss ...
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LNN Factuals licensed to make 007 special
LNN Factuals has landed an ITV commission to produce a 60-minute special covering the premiere of the next James Bond movie, Die Another Day. The event, which will be held at London's Albert Hall, will also mark the 40th anniversary of the Bond franchise. All ...
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Cheaper kit boosts interactive TV hopes
Interactive television should be delivered a major kickstart by the growing availability of affordable products according to one of the men behind the voting engine used on Big Brother, writes Will Strauss