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NewsTwofour hires former Leopard exec
Twofour Broadcast has hired former Leopard Films head of programmes Bernard Periatambee as a development executive. [ALL]
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OFF THE RECORD - Secrets and spies
As a hyphenate novelist-TV exec, Docherty will of course be familiar with the way an author's work is frequently refashioned for television.Only last week at Canada's Banff TV Festival, for example,
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OFF THE RECORD - Barking mad
But if Andrew Davies raised the tone of this year's Banff, Canadian indie Bark Productions soon had it back where it belonged. Throughout the week, Bark could be seen promoting its
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OFF THE RECORD - A talent for borrowing
OTR was busy scanning cyberspace for scoops this week when we happened upon Carlton's website - every bit as good as its programming, as we're sure you'll agree. We were particularly
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OFF THE RECORD - A plague on your house
Sources in the book trade rumour that the BBC's multi-talented deputy director of television and new services David Docherty is so busy mapping the BBC's future that he's found time to
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OFF THE RECORD - Fans blow hot and cold
At last it's the time of year when we can all come out in The Sun and popstar Stephen Gately from Boyzone is no exception. In fact, his frank confession that
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OFF THE RECORD - AND FINALLY...
Don't bully Andy Ivy, editor of Sky's radio news arm - he drinks gunpowder.
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Neal lures C4 soap expert
Outgoing Channel 4 head of drama Gub Neal has dealt a further blow to the broadcaster's drama department by taking its commissioning editor, drama serials Johnathan Young with him, writes Ashley Davies.
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NewsShowtime orders more Californication
US cable channel Showtime has ordered a second season of Five acquisition Californication. [ALL]
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Docherty quits BBC for job at Telewest
BBC deputy director of television David Docherty is leaving to become managing director of broadband content at Telewest.Docherty, who has been at the BBC for the past 10 years, is understood
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Tiger odds on for lottery
Tiger Aspect has been signed up as the production partner of the Richard Branson-backed bid to run the National Lottery, writes Colin Robertson.
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NTL takes 48 per cent of Two-Way
NTL has bought almost half of Two-Way TV, the first company to roll out live interactive TV games in the UK, writes Simon Ellery.
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London-based indie Juniper is making a 60-minute one-off documentary about Tory leader William Hague for Channel 4, writes Tara Conlan. Commissioned by C4 head of news, current affairs and business Da
London-based indie Juniper is making a 60-minute one-off documentary about Tory leader William Hague for Channel 4, writes Tara Conlan. Commissioned by C4 head of news, current affairs and business David
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GRANADA'S LEWIS TO DEVELOP FRENCH VEHICLE FOR BBC
Granada controller of drama Simon Lewis is developing a new comedy drama series starring Dawn French (left) for BBC head of comedy entertainment John Plowman. Ted and Alice is still at
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CARLTON WINS FIRST CHANNEL 5 COMMISSION
Carlton TV has won its first commission for Channel 5 with a 1 x 60-minute entertainment special, TV Bust-Ups, presented by Bradley Walsh. The show, which is a broadcast pilot that
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C4 PUTS FREEZE ON DIVERSE NEO-NAZI DOCUMENTARY
Channel 4 has postponed Diverse Production's 100 per cent White documentary about neo-Nazis until the completion of David Copeland's trial. He is accused of murder following last summer's Soho pub bombings
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RDF SIGNS UP OZ'S NETWORK TEN FOR SHIPWRECKED
The second series of Channel 4's Shipwrecked - in which a group of young people have to survive as a team on a desert island - will be a co-production between
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KISS TV LAUNCH TO RECORD DJS LIVES IN NEW FEATURES
Kiss TV, which launched this week, is drawing up plans to produce a series of short features focusing on DJs. The channel (owned by Emap, publisher of Broadcast), which broadcasts on
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SCREEN GEMS ANNOUNCES SHORT FILM AWARD NOMINEES
Screen Gems, the short film scheme launched by Channel 4, SGRIN (The Media Agency for Wales) and British Screen, has announced its 10-strong short film shortlist. The scripts are Sister Lulu;
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NewsApple launches radio tagging system
Apple has unveiled new technology that enables US high definition radio listeners to 'tag' songs that they hear on FM stations for subsequent purchase via iTunes. [ALL]