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Granada to popularise arts
Granada Television is to make a live late-night arts series presented by Manchester music impresario Anthony H Wilson, writes David Wood.
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Initial makes BBC 1 People's Awards
BBC 1 controller Peter Salmon has commissioned independent Initial to stage and produce The People's Awards, dubbed the 'British public's version of the Honours List'.The millennium awards show, which will be
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ITN Factual bags Discovery Today deal
Discovery Networks Europe (DNE) has lined up ITN Factual to produce one show in a new thrice-weekly magazine strand Discovery Today, writes Alice Macandrew.
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NewsC4 orders more von Hagens
Channel 4 has commissioned Firefly to make a fourth series with controversial anatomist Dr Gunther von Hagens.
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OVERNIGHT RATINGS - Bianca's tears lead to joy for EastEnders
A torrid storyline in EastEnders had the nation enthralled with a massive 59 per cent share and 11.4 million viewers tuning in on Thursday (19 August), writes Wale Azeez.
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R3 warns of limit to new indie orders
BBC Radio 3 controller Roger Wright has warned independents to expect fewer new commissions in the latest commissioning round published last week, writes John Plunkett.
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LWT expands arts department brief
LWT's arts department - headed by controller of arts Melvyn Bragg - is to be renamed LWT arts and features from Wednesday (1 September) in a bid to expand into religion,
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Carlton readies new on-air identity
Carlton Television is planning a wholesale revamp of its on-air identity, which could include the renaming of Westcountry as Carlton West and Central idents carrying a Carlton prefix, writes Dominic Timms.
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First Direct offers free FilmFour
FilmFour is to become the first UK pay-per-view (PPV) channel to offer a free, unencrypted evening to viewers courtesy of a commercial sponsor, writes Dominic Timms.
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Sky launches in-house production division
BSkyB has underlined its growing commitment to original programming with the creation of a new in-house TV production arm, writes Alice Macandrew.
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MILLIONAIRE? RETURNS
The next run of ITV ratings blockbuster Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? is expected to begin next Friday (3 September). The BBC 1 scheduling team was working to adjust its
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NewsDrama docs under scrutiny
BBC senior commissioning executive for factual Richard Klein and Channel 4 head of documentaries Angus MacQueen are among commissioners discussing drama-documentary at a session in the Crossing the Line Festival this month.
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HOWSON MOVES TO ITV
ITV has named Nicola Howson as its new director of corporate affairs, reporting to ITV chief executive Richard Eyre. In her new role, Howson, currently vice-president, corporate affairs at pay-TV outfit
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NEW TRAINING INITIATIVE
Former United Broadcasting and Entertainment chief executive Roger Laughton is to chair a new government training initiative, The Department of Media/Skillset Broadcast Training Group. The group, which will be made up
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TALK BOSS SIGNS HATTON
Talk Radio has poached Derek Hatton from Border Radio-owned Century 105 in the north-west. Hatton will replace Scott Chisholm in the high-profile weekday morning slot between 09.00 and 12.00, competing against
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DOC ON BECKHAMS PLANNED
ITV has confirmed that it is in advanced negotiations with David and Victoria Beckham about a documentary profile of the couple that would be made by Carlton Television. The announcement follows
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BBC strikes co-pro deal with Harvest
BBC films has signed a co-production deal with new film finance company Harvest Pictures to invest an initial£6 million in BBC film projects, writes Tim Dams.
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Living gets healthy with new channel
Flextech is preparing to commission over 60 hours of original programming every week for a new health channel due to launch next year.The pay-TV company plans to broadcast the channel -
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New blood at Shearman
Shearman Productions has recruited a new senior producer and a production manager as part of a move to expand beyond its existing focus on popular factual programming, writes Jason Deans.
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C5 boost for indies
Channel 5 director of programmes Dawn Airey is set to commission more shows from first-time independents and put more documentaries into its late-night post-movie slot, writes John Plunkett.