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WIDE MOUTH FROG TO PRODUCE JAZZ FM TRAVEL SLOT
Jazz FM is to launch a new travel programme on Monday (6 September), to be produced by indie Wide Mouth Frog. The Jazz FM Travel Guide will be presented by former
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SEVENTEENTH COOKSON ADAPTATION FOR ITV ON ITS WAY
Festival Film & TV has just gone into production on its seventeenth Catherine Cookson adaptation for Yorkshire and ITV. The 3 x 60-minute drama, The Secret, was commissioned from Festival by
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BSKYB TAKES STEPS FOR PAY-PER-VIEW PERFORMANCE
BSkyB's pay-per-view service, Sky Box Office, has secured the live and exclusive broadcast rights to the Steps performance at the MEN Arena in Manchester on 31 October. Steps - Live in
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BREWER AND MACKENZIE TO PRESENT SCOTS NEWSNIGHT
Gordon Brewer and Anne Mackenzie have been lined up as presenters of Newsnight Scotland, the new opt-out from Newsnight that launches in October. Brewer, who currently presents and reports for Newsnight,
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NewsJake Arnott thriller leads ITV drama revival
ITV1 has kicked off its drive for upmarket contemporary drama by snapping up He Kills Coppers, the follow-up to the BBC's acclaimed adaptation of Jake Arnott's novel The Long Firm.
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S2 SECURES EXCLUSIVE FOR DANCE MUSIC EXPERIENCE
Scottish Media Group's digital terrestrial channel S2 has won the exclusive rights to televise Scotland's dance music extravaganza Homelands, to be held this weekend (4-5 September). Coverage of the event, which
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£12,000 DOC COMMISSION FOR BRIGHTON INDIE'S RAY
Ali Ray, who works for Brighton-based indie Seventh Art Productions, has secured a£12,000 documentary commission from BBC Choice after being selected from the participants in the Edinburgh International Television Festival
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Granada Media in NY Times tie-up
Granada Media and the New York Times (NYT) have set up a joint-venture to develop factual programming based on the US newspaper's print journalism output.The new partners plan to invest£1
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BBC children's to screen pig heart transplant drama
A drama about a boy facing the prospect of a pig heart transplant forms part of the BBC children's autumn schedule, to be unveiled on Thursday (2 September), writes Tim Dams.Made
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Teenage sex issues for C4 video diary slot
Channel 4 schools has ordered a series based on teenage video diaries for its sex and education slot, writes Wale Azeez.In My Experience is a 3 x 25-minute commission to run
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NewsCat Deeley's Soundtrack to play again
ITV London has ordered a third series of the Cat Deeley-fronted series Soundtrack to My Life.
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Bailey scoops BBC radio dramas
Independent Catherine Bailey Productions has been commissioned for new dramas for BBC Radio 3 and 4, including a Noel Coward play starring Jack Davenport, writes John Plunkett.Davenport will appear alongside Lia
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OVERNIGHT RATINGS - Athletics can't take gold medal for BBC 1
The best efforts of British athletes couldn't help BBC 1 beat off competition from ITV last week, writes Alice Macandrew.According to unofficial overnights, BBC 1's coverage of the World Athletics championships
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Channel 4 revamps weekend news
Channel 4 is overhauling its weekend news coverage from next year with the introduction of a new Sunday edition and the shortening of the Friday programme.A new 30-minute peaktime show will
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Discovery fails to stop use of name
Discovery Networks Europe (DNE) has failed in a legal bid to stop a newly launched Dundee radio station using the name Discovery 102, writes John Plunkett.The US-based cable and satellite giant
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Choice to screen daily kids' output
BBC Choice has unveiled plans to introduce a daily package of children's programming into its schedule as a possible precursor to the launch of a stand-alone kids' channel next year.Choice will
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Unique buys stake in comedy indie and bolsters archives
Leading radio independent Unique Broadcasting is understood to be acquiring a majority shareholding in comedy and documentary radio producer Gilmore Broadcasting, writes John Plunkett.The deal gives Unique an estimated 200 hours
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NewsBBC1 triumphs with England victory
England 's Euro 2008 qualifier against Russia was a smash hit with the viewers on Wednesday, attracting a huge audience of 10.2m (43.3%) from 8pm. [ALL]
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Channel 5 is to unveil its first new set of channel idents since its launch two years ago, writes Dominic Timms. Directed by C5 creative director Bruce Dunlop, they were executive
Channel 5 is to unveil its first new set of channel idents since its launch two years ago, writes Dominic Timms. Directed by C5 creative director Bruce Dunlop, they were executive
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BSkyB books 22-part Baddiel sitcom
Avalon Television has struck a£5.5 million deal with BSkyB to produce a 22-part sitcom, written by and starring comedian David Baddiel, writes Tim Dams.The extended commission is designed to make