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October lands sequel to Staying Lost
October Films has landed a commission from Channel 4 to make a sequel to its controversial documentary series Staying Lost, writes Simon Ellery.
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Nickelodeon race hots up
Contenders for the managing director's job at Nickelodeon UK emerged this week, with a raft of internal and external executives tipped to make the shortlist, writes Simon Ellery.
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ITV SOAP VERDICT IMMINENT
Shed Productions, Yorkshire TV, Carlton TV, Hewland International and United Productions are braced for the outcome of the pitch for the new ITV teen soap which is expected to be announced
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GMG SELLS ENDEMOL STAKE
The Guardian Media Group has sold its 50 per cent stake in UK indie GMG Endemol Entertainment to its Dutch joint-venture partner Endemol Entertainment. The deal means that new Endemol Entertainment
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SKY UNVEILS AUTUMN SLATE
Sky unveiled its biggest line-up of original output at the launch of its autumn schedule on Wednesday (9 August). The new line-up is spearheaded by 12 x 30-minute Harry Enfield's Brand
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DCMS APPOINTS DGA
Consultancy service David Graham and Associates (DGA) has been appointed by the Department for Culture, Media & Sport to carry out phase two of the Creative Industries Task Force Television Inquiry.
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ITV MULLS CELEB TV
ITV director of programmes David Liddiment is sounding out potential presenters for a new celebrity-based tea-time show, which is believed to have the working title Celeb TV, to replace its planned
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YTV SOAP TALKS TO TOYAH
Yorkshire TV is in talks with singer and actress Toyah Wilcox to join Emmerdale as it continues its strategy of using more glamorous storylines on the flagship show. Wilcox's agent confirmed
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BSkyB appeals for unfair rule review
BSkyB has urged the government to review the 'unfair' rules that force it to carry channels such as the newly launched ITN News Channel, but do not impose the same measures
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Granada moots sports arm
Granada Media is considering launching a dedicated sports arm on the back of the new content it will gain when it takes over United News & Media's (UNM) sports division later this year, writes Colin Robertson.
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Fox Kids targets pre-school children
Fox Kids UK has announced a drive to target the pre-school market for the first time, with the launch of a new 90-minute weekday strand, writes Simon Ellery.
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EPN takes on new director
Emap Performance Network (EPN) has named Piccadilly Radio managing director Phil Roberts as its new group programme director, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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Marks quits VOD company
Video Networks head of programming Dan Marks has left the video-on-demand (VOD) company in the same week that former Walt Disney TV International executive Etienne de Villiers was named a non-executive director, writes Simon Ellery.
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GRANADA MEDIA SIGNS FORMAT DEALS WITH US COMPANIES
Granada Media has notched up a raft of format deals with US broadcasters for a number of its most popular shows including The Royle Family (right). Negotiated by LWT director of
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U>DIRECT PICKS UP UK RIGHTS TO WORLD CUP QUALIFIER
Pay-TV company U>direct has bought exclusive UK TV rights to the World Cup qualifier game between England and Finland from the Finnish FA. The move has come under fire from the
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WELLS LEAVES BBC RADIO NEWS TO JOIN CHANNEL 4 NEWS
BBC radio news assistant programme editor Matthew Wells is leaving to join ITN as programme editor on Channel 4 News. Wells, who leaves his role at the BBC where he worked
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NEW ROLE IN PROGRAMME ACQUISITION FOR BBC'S BATHAM
BBC programme acquisition controller Sophie Turner Laing has promoted senior legal and business affair manager Helen Batham to head of business and legal affairs, programme acquisition. Batham succeeds Simon Taylor who
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S4C'S THE CELTS SOLD TO INTERNATIONAL NETWORKS
S4C's new 6 x 60-minute documentary series The Celts (right) has been sold to a number of new territories by S4C International. The series will now be shown by Channel 4,
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FREELANCE DATABASE BUSINESS TEAMS UP WITH US FIRM
Freelance online database The Production Base has linked up with US-based firm Media Match to offer production companies access to freelances across the world. Media-match.com lists over 1,000 freelances in the
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BBC SCOTLAND LAUNCHES SCREENWRITING COURSE
BBC Scotland is running a three-day screenwriting course from 17 November and offering three year-long writing bursaries under its Migrations writing scheme. The initiative is being overseen by BBC Scotland drama