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IMPROVED CHANNEL 5 RECEPTION FOR HANTS
Over 42,000 homes in Hampshire will now receive better Channel 5 broadcasts after the station completed the installation of a new transmitter in Basingstoke. The station had previously been barred from
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BBC Experience to close doors
The BBC is closing down loss-making visitor attraction BBC Experience at the end of July.The attraction, which costs£500,000 a year to run, is being axed following the discovery that a
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Go Racing wins£400m TV deal
Horseracing consortium Go Racing is poised to clinch its£400m horseracing TV rights deal, writes Simon Ellery.
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Sky launches Whereits.at
Former Walt Disney Television International creator director David Rose has announced plans for a full roll-out of new teen channel Whereits.at in the autumn, writes Jane Marlow.
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ITC to tackle on-air promos
The Independent Television Commission (ITC) has invited comments on new guidelines intended to reduce on-air promotion, writes Steve Aston.
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CHANNEL 5 TO LOOK AT VIOLENT SLEEPWALKING
Channel 5 has commissioned two new 60-minute educational documentaries to air later in the year, plus a one-off 60-minute natural history Christmas special. Sleepwalking, to be produced by indie Electric Sky,
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RADIO 5'S DJ SPOONY TO MEET FOOTBALL HEROES
BBC Radio 5 Live has commissioned indie Somethin' Else to make a 6 x 30-minute documentary series featuring BBC Radio 1 DJ and Dreem Team member DJ Spoony meeting leading footballers.
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C4 TO AIR EDDIE IZZARD AMNESTY SPECIAL
Channel 4 is set to broadcast Amnesty International's comedy event We Know Where You Live. The programme will be produced by Initial after the company won the rights to the event
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BARKER GIVES DOGMA TV SECOND 4LATER RUN
Channel 4 commissioning editor, independent film and video Adam Barker has ordered a second series of Dogma TV from Ideal World. The 8 x 30-minute series, which gives first-time writers and
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ITV DIGITAL MAKES PPV DEAL WITH BUENA VISTA
ITV Digital has signed a new programming deal with Buena Vista International Television, for a raft of movies for its pay-per-view channel, On Request. The agreement gives On Request digital terrestrial
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ACTIV MEDIA GETS US REINCARNATION ORDER
Manchester-based independent Activ Media has secured its first commission from a major US network. UPN and Fox have asked for Reincarnation Live!, a 120-minute live broadcast of an archaeological dig in
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ANOTHER ROUND OF PUB LANDLORD ON SKY ONE
Sky One has commissioned a second, shorter series of comedian Al Murray's vehicle, Time Gentlemen Please. Ordered by Sky One controller of original programmes Mark Freeland, the 15 x 30-minute series
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ROOT ORDERS NEW SERIES OF COUPLING FOR BBC 2
BBC2 controller Jane Root has commissioned a second series of Hartswood Films' Coupling. The comedy, which last week beat US comedy Frasier to scoop a Silver Rose for best sitcom in
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Tiger snaps up drama projects
Tiger aspect has added weight to its drama department after securing a series of commissions from the BBC and Channel 4 for 24 hours of drama programming.New projects include a twin
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Artsworld to focus on Cannes and jazz festival
Artsworld channel director Richard Melman has ordered two new series spotlighting the Cannes Film Festival and the Cheltenham Jazz Festival, writes Simon Ellery.
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BBC cuts back on pre-school programmes
The BBC has admitted it is unlikely to buy more pre-school programmes in the next 18 months, owing to its heavy production schedule, writes Justin Hunt.
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C4 orders submarine and US boxing docs
Yorkshire Associated Producers (YAP) has picked up 2 x 60-minute documentary orders from Channel 4, writes Penny Hughes.
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Portable camera unit devised for 3D high-def
Director James Cameron has devised a portable camera system which enables the capture of high-definition images in 3D.Although he has yet to shoot a project in HD, Cameron is investigating several
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Trio move to Red Square
Two former Red Post Production DS artists, Dan Andrew and Carl Greep, have quit to form a new partnership, writes Barbara Marshall.
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Branding & design - Hallmark Channel replaces in-house team
The Hallmark Channel has appointed Bruce Dunlop & Associates to produce all on-air promotions, replacing the in-house team, writes Barbara Marshall.