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11/9 FILM FOR C4.
Controversial writer Ronan Bennett has been commissioned by Channel 4 to write a docu-drama focusing on five of the hijackers who took part in the 11 September terrorist attacks, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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RATINGS - Easter weekend brings laughter and grief.
The announcement of the death of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother gave the BBC the lion's share of viewers on Saturday evening (30 March), writes Jon Rogers.
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HIT CHIEF GOES IT ALONE.
Former Hit Entertainment head of co-productions and acquisitions Peter Curtis has resurfaced with his own kids indie, Spellbound Entertainment. Curtis, who left Hit more than a year ago, aims to develop
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VIRGIN RADIO RAPPED.
Virgin Radio has been rapped once again by regulators over its late-night show with DJ Jon Holmes. Viewers complained to the Broadcasting Standards Commission after Holmes made a spoof phone call
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SPIN-DOCTORING FOCUS.
Broadcasters and politicians will be brought together to look at the art of spin-doctoring at a special lunch hosted by The Media Society. The event, called 'The dog and the lampost
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4 VENTURES ADDS CHIEF.
Channel 4 commercial arm 4 Ventures has poached Deloitte & Touche UK director of strategy Sue Ford as its first finance chief. Ford, who joins this month reporting to 4 Ventures
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DISTRACTION US DEAL.
Distraction Formats, which distributes shows such as BBC 1's Star for a Night, has signed a deal with the William Morris Agency in the US to push its shows to American
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ASIA NEWS CONFERENCE.
Newsworld Asia is set to take place for the second year running in Singapore between 31 July and 2 August. Former CNN broadcaster Riz Khan will again chair the event, which
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ANIMATION SEMINAR.
CITV controller of children's and youth Janie Grace, Channel 5 controller of children's Nick Wilson, Tiger Aspect joint managing director Andrew Zein and BBC deputy head of children's acquisitions Estelle Hughes
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BBC IMPROVES BITESIZE.
The BBC has launched a new interactive SMS tool to add to its BBC Bitesize revision service aimed at GCSE students. Txt Bites will offer students selected Q&As covering maths, physics,
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LE DREAM GETS NEW SLOT.
Channel 4 has rescheduled Tiger Aspect Productions' daytime factual series Le Dream to run in peaktime in July. The 8 x 30-minute series that investigates buying and renovating houses in rural
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Advertisers fear for ITV's future.
ITV is likely to emerge from the advertising recession in worse shape than Channel 5, BSkyB and the radio industry, according to advertisers.Despite recent forecasts from radio group GWR and investment
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Granada goes Dutch with formats deal.
Granada has struck a formats and co-production deal with one of the Netherlands' largest production companies in an attempt to expand further into the European market, writes Steve Aston.
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Wise Buddah Broadcast is closed down.
Wise Buddah chairman Mark Goodier has admitted defeat and shut down the company's broadcast arm, Wise Buddah Broadcast, after unsuccessful talks with the banks, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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MEDIAARC GOES RACING.
BBC MediaArc has unveiled a series of idents for what it claimed is the world's first fully computer-generated TV channel, I-Race, writes Simon Ellery.
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BBC 1 RECOMMISSIONS OPEN MIKE SERIES.
Open Mike Productions has received two recommissions from BBC 1 controller Lorraine Heggessey. Friday Night with Jonathan Ross has been extended to 20 x 40-minutes with eight shows set to air
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OCTOPUS TO MAKE DELICIOUS SHOW FOR UK FOOD.
Octopus Television has been commissioned by UK Food commissioning editor Gareth Williams to produce 15 x 30-minute series following chef James Martin as he travels around the south-east of England. Delicious
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FRANK BUTCHER TO GET EASTENDERS SPIN-OFF.
Former EastEnders actor Mike Reid is to film a broadcast pilot for the BBC, featuring the trials and tribulations of his character Frank Butcher as he sets up home in Manchester.
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RADIO 1 TO THROW OPEN DOORS TO UNKNOWNS.
BBC Radio 1 is to dedicate a whole day of output to supporting unsigned UK acts from all sorts of music genres. OneMusic Day will take place on 6 May to
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LITTLE BIRD DRAMAS SET FOR BBC AND ITV.
Little Bird Productions is poised to garner two drama commissions from the BBC and ITV 1. Little Bird co-chairman Jonathan Cavendish said that talks were underway with the BBC's independent drama