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Men Behaving Badly writer pens pair of BBC 1 sitcoms
Men Behaving Badly writer Simon Nye is penning scripts for two major new BBC 1 sitcoms, including one that will reunite the production team behind the long-running hit comedy, write Tim Dams and John Plunkett.
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Granada gets Carter for health TV
Granada Media Group (GMG) has hired Paula Carter from BBC Resources to head a combined digital channel and internet service, which the group aims to launch next year.Formerly director of sales
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Carlton puts£40m price tag on SSL
Carlton Communications subsidiary Solid State Logic (SSL) could be under new ownership as early as next month, according to sources close to the company, writes Dominic Timms.
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3Bm producing wartime British Mutiny doc for BBC 2
Independent 3BM Television is to produce a 50-minute documentary for BBC 2 about the biggest ever wartime mutiny in the British Army. A Very British Mutiny will air in the Timewatch
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September screens Eddie Irvine profile for C4
Channel 4 is to screen a 60-minute profile of Formula One Grand Prix driver Eddie Irvine, produced by independent September Films. The documentary, ordered by C4 commissioning editor, features Liz Warner,
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Kiss Me Kate sitcom given green light for third run
BBC 1 controller Peter Salmon has recommissioned sitcom Kiss Me Kate, co-produced by Carlton Television and BBC entertainment, for a third run next year. The 6 x 30-minute series, which stars
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Dinosaur animation films key to Fox Kids Christmas
Fox Kids has acquired a triple bill of animated dinosaur movies from MCA-TV Universal to make up a key part of its Christmas schedule. The deal reflects a drive to feature
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Rottentrolls secures fourth run on CITV
ITV controller, children's and youth programmes Nigel Pickard has commissioned a fourth series of The Children's Company's Bafta-winning Rottentrolls (left). The new 7 x 10-minute run, again written by Tim Firth,
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Wedding bells ring for second time on Carlton
Carlton head of regional programmes Emma Barker has commissioned a second 4 x 30-minute series of Weddings for a 19.30 slot, starting at the end of November. The Community Programmes Unit
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LNN to make November one-off Bond special for ITV
The LNN production team behind LWT regional movie magazine show Big Screen has been commissioned by ITV controller of network acquisitions Jeremy Boulton to make a James Bond special. The 30-minute
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Independent Image gives Living moral dilemmas
Flextech-owned Living has commissioned Independent Image to produce a second series of masthead show Chat's Moral Dilemmas. Recording of the show, hosted by Julia Bradbury in front of a live studio
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Rapture greets first live OB from snowboarding fest
Youth satellite and cable channel Rapture TV will air its first live outside broadcast on Saturday (13 November) from the Board X snowboarding festival in Battersea Park. The Norwich-based channel will
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Drama leads out C4's winter output
Channel 4 has unveiled a strong line-up of drama in its winter 2000 schedule that includes award-winning writer Paul Abbott's first project for the channel, The Secret Life of Michael Fry
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Granada/NYT co-pro dawns
Granada Media and the New York Times (NYT) unveiled their first joint production this week - an 8 x 60-minute science documentary series for The Learning Channel (TLC), writes Tabitha Cole.
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Virtual television world on trial
Illuminations is hoping to accelerate the convergence of TV and the internet with a two-month interactive programming trial called Ages of Avatar, writes Dominic Timms.
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OVERNIGHT RATINGS - TV soap and quiz blitz pulls in punters
ITV virtually swept the board on Monday (8 November) on the first night of its week-long soap, drama and quiz blitz, writes Paul Donovan.
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McDonald fronts ITV's new century
ITN is producing ITV's millennium eve coverage with a programme fronted by Trevor McDonald, writes Liz Shackleton.
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Shier lands top job at Oz's ABC
Former Thames Television deputy chief executive Jonathan Shier has landed a new job in Australian broadcasting as managing director of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC).Shier, most recently commercial director at Scandinavian
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Tranter to take on BBC drama role
BBC Production has restructured part of its senior drama team, promoting senior executive producer BBC 1 films and serials Jane Tranter to head of drama serials across both BBC 1 and 2, writes Tim Dams.
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Free licences for over-75s heralds funding breakthrough
The Government's decision to foot the£300 million-a-year bill to give free TV licences to pensioners over 75 represents a breakthrough in the Treasury's attitude to BBC funding, writes John Lewis.