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YTV finds recipe for ITV
Yorkshire Television (YTV) has landed a commission to produce ITV's first peaktime food and drink programme, plus a series for the network on the current lives of former celebrities, writes Nicola Methven.
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United loses C5 contract for The Mag
United Productions has lost the contract to produce Channel 5 children's show, The Mag, to a 50/50 joint-venture between Two Hats Productions and SVC Screen Entertainment, writes John Plunkett.
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OVERNIGHT RATINGS - National Lottery revamp scores on BBC 1
BBC 1's new-look National Lottery show hit the jackpot on Saturday (27 February), scooping 9.7 million viewers (41 per cent share), according to unofficial overnights, writes Alice Macandrew.
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Moore to host chat show on Channel 4
TV satirist Michael Moore is to host a thrice-weekly late-night chat show on Channel 4 starting at the end of June.The show will feature occasional celebrities and a live phone-in element
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R4 revamps Feedback
BBC Radio 4 has announced the long-awaited details of its revamped listener response show, Feedback, after presenter Chris Dunkley walked out last year, writes John Plunkett.
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Tiger Aspect takes new Crucial role
Leading comedy performer Lenny Henry is moving his indie, Crucial Films, under the umbrella of Tiger Aspect Productions, writes Jason Deans.
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Home Office rethinks after broadcasters' action
Broadcasters are claiming a victory after the Home Office decided to amend a Bill threatening to hamper news reporting, writes Nicola Methven.
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Ethnic minorities fail to land senior posts
Broadcasters still have work to do in promoting ethnic minorities to senior management roles, according to a Broadcast survey on ethnic diversity carried out this week, writes Tim Dams.
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On Digital and SDN unveil PPV plans
On Digital and S4C Digital Networks (SDN) have unveiled plans to launch a joint digital terrestrial pay-per-view (PPV) service.The new venture, which is expected to launch this autumn, will offer digital
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C4 PICKS UP ON GAY DRAMA
Channel 4 has commissioned two new 60-minute scripts from Queer as Folk writer Russell T Davies with a view to ordering a second series of the controversial gay drama. Tuesday's (2
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BBC INVESTS£1M IN RADIO
New BBC director of radio Jenny Abramsky has announced a£1 million talent initiative to invest in training across the network. The scheme will begin with a one-year BBC Radio 1
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IMI HEADS SKY VENTURES
Matthew Imi has been named as the new head of Sky Ventures, effectively replacing James Ackerman who left last summer to take the helm at British Interactive Broadcasting. Imi, a former
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TELEWEST FINED£10,000
Telewest has been fined£10,000 by the Independent Television Commission for 'continued breaches' of ITC advertising rules. The breaches include screening ads for an 18-rated action film, condoms and adult chat
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BECTU HAILS SUCCESS
A two-hour strike by union members at Granada Television went ahead last Friday and was described as 'pretty successful' by a Bectu spokesman.Members are now working to a strict 12-hour day
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BBC GETS THE KNOWLEDGE
The BBC will launch its new learning channel - BBC Knowledge - on 1 June, making it available free-to-air on all digital transmission platforms for six hours a day. Offerings include
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C5 and Sky react to ITV news plans
Channel 5 and Sky News unveiled details of their new evening bulletins this week as the battle for news viewers intensified and ITV gears up for its schedule minus News at
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Hit output headed by African special
Hit Wildlife managing director Carl Hall has revealed a slate of new output headed by a multi-million pound series on the natural history of Africa made by one of Germany's top wildlife cameramen, Rolf Lammers, writes David Wood.
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Discovery orders pilots
Discovery Networks Europe has asked nine indies to make 30-minute documentary pilots.Acting executive producer Peter Weil has ordered the films for an April delivery and June transmission. Weil will commission the
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Mirror ready to offload TV assets
Mirror Group is set to tell shareholders that it is prepared to sell off its TV assets including cable channel Live TV and its stake in Scottish Media Group (SMG), according
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Task force hit by absenteeism
The Creative Industries Task Force, which is carrying out an investigation into ways of boosting UK TV exports, has had its meetings hit by a wave of absenteeism among its key members, writes Tim Dams.