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Two buyers battle to own Zenith
Zenith Entertainment is thrashing out a deal that could see the indie being bought by GMG Endemol Entertainment or even United News & Media (UNM) within the next fortnight, writes Ashley Davies.
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I LOVE THE EIGHTIES TO FOLLOW SEVENTIES COUNTERPART
BBC 2 controller Jane Root has commissioned BBC Manchester entertainment and features to make I Love the Eighties, a follow-up to I Love the Seventies, the archive show currently airing on
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C4 ENTERTAINMENT HEAD HIRES PIRATE FOR SITCOM
Channel 4 entertainment editor Caroline Leddy has commissioned a 6 x 30-minute sitcom script from Pirate Productions, which made Coming Soon for C4 last year. Called The Book Group, the story
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INITIAL COMMISSIONED FOR MORE 4LATER SLOTS
GMG Endemol Entertainment production arm Initial has unveiled more commissions for Channel 4 commissioning editor, nighttime Darren Bender's 4Later strand.Lynx Phoenix Legends, a 60-minute advertiser-funded Ibiza dance show, will air in
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C5'S SHAW TO RUN MATADOR DOC FROM NEWSWATCH-TV
Channel 5 head of news, current affairs and documentaries Chris Shaw has commissioned indie Newswatch-tv to make its first documentary for the channel. The 30-minute, one-off El Ingles: The Manchester Matador
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SALMON GREEN LIGHTS THIRD HOPE AND GLORY SERIES
BBC 1 controller Peter Salmon has green lit a third series of school drama series Hope and Glory. Executive produced by writer Lucy Gannon and BBC head of drama series Mal
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NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC OFFERS TO MAKE STUDENT FILMS
National Geographic Channel has teamed up with distributor Southern Star to offer PhD students the chance to have their doctoral projects filmed as part of a new 13-part series. Doctoral students
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C5 HIRES UDEN TO REVEAL RANKIN'S MALE NUDES
Uden Associates has been commissioned by Channel 5 controller of features and arts Michael Attwell to produce a 1 x 50- minute documentary Rankin's Male Nudes. The documentary will follow famous
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WORKING LUNCH PLANS CHRISTMAS EXPANSION
BBC 2 daytime business series Working Lunch is to broadcast 5 x 60-minute episodes for one week in December to experiment with new formats. The extra 30 minutes will be funded
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PEARSON TV RECOMMISSIONED FOR NIGHT FEVER FOURTH
Pearson TV has secured a recommission to produce a fourth series of Channel 5 karaoke show Night Fever. The new 24 x 45-minute series, commissioned by C5 controller of entertainment Alan
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Nelmes go-ahead for Young vehicle
ITV controller of documentaries and features Dianne Nelmes has commissioned a full series of Kirsty Young vehicle Ratrap, in the same week the ITN newsreader has been recruited to front the
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TOTP spin-off ousts O Zone
BBC 2 pop music entertainment show O Zone is to be replaced by a Top of the Pops-branded version of UK Play's daily pop show The Phone Zone, write Tara Conlan and Georgina Lipscomb.
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Carlton nets first Sky One commission
Sky One general manager David Bergg has placed his first programming order with Carlton TV in preparation for the channel's major relaunch in September, writes Colin Robertson.
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Welsh indie Presentable is kicking off its third series of Late Night Poker on Channel 4 with a one-off celebrity special in early October, writes Ashley Davies. The producer has already
Welsh indie Presentable is kicking off its third series of Late Night Poker on Channel 4 with a one-off celebrity special in early October, writes Ashley Davies. The producer has already
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OVERNIGHT RATINGS - Big Brother looms large over competition
As the Big Brother cameras zoomed in on the extrovert cast, so too did the public who remained intrigued by the voyeuristic show throughout its first week, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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Sky digital uptake hits 80 per cent
BSkyB secured a total of 3.6 million digital subscribers by June 30, with almost 80 per cent of its 9 million customers now buying digital services, writes Ashley Davies.Announcing its annual
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Staff reshuffled at BBC radio & music
BBC radio and music has orchestrated a major staffing overhaul and axed two posts - BBC Radio 2 head of music policy, held by Geoff Mullin, and Gwen Hughes' role as
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Chrysalis Radio rejigs as Palmer goes online
Chrysalis Radio has moved group head of programming Kevin Palmer to become Chrysalis Radio Online content director as former Galaxy 105-106 programme director Vaughan Hobbs becomes group head of music, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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TELEWEST HALTS DIGITAL
Telewest confirmed this week it had suspended all marketing and roll-out of its digital cable TV service following a worldwide shortage of one of the crucial components of its set-top box.
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BBC URGED TO DROP AD
BBC director general Greg Dyke is being called on to drop a 'crass and unfair' ad campaign that highlights particular streets in a town in which some residents have not paid