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Anglia liable in Oz indie case
An 18-month legal battle between Anglia TV's Survival and an independent production company, whose programme credits were removed and replaced by the name of a Survival subsidiary, has finally been settled in the High Court, writes Ashley Davies.
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Emap woos Trevor Dann for top job
Former BBC head of music entertainment Trevor Dann is in negotiations over a job with Emap Performance Network (EPN), writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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MURPHY COMMISSIONS HIGH SPEED SHOW RUSH FOR CHOICE
BBC Choice head of programming Stuart Murphy has commissioned a 12 x 10-minute series of Rush, a high-speed tour of the UK. Funded in part by the BBC's imagineering department, Rush
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TRANS WORLD INTERNATIONAL WINS UEFA SERIES
International Management Group programming arm Trans World International has won the commission from Uefa to produce a 30 x 60-minute magazine show series based around this season's Uefa Champions League. The
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SALMON ORDERS TOP OF THE POPS DOCUMENTARY
Outgoing BBC 1 controller Peter Salmon has commissioned a one-off 60-minute documentary covering the history of Top of the Pops to air on Christmas Day. The documentary made by BBC music
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YTV HIRES SHERGOLD TO DIRECT NEW SULLIVAN DRAMA
Yorkshire TV (YTV) has signed-up Adrian Shergold to direct new John Sullivan drama Micawber. Shergold, whose credits include Births, Marriages and Deaths, Buried Treasure, Eureka Street (left) and Holding On, will
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UNIQUE CLOCKS UP FIRST COMMISSION FOR ITV
Unique Productions has won its first ITV network commission with a 60-minute primetime entertainment show. The format is based on hidden cameras and is now in production. Currently without a title,
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CHANNEL 5 APPOINTS RONIN FOR DIVORCE GAMESHOW
Channel 5 has commissioned indie Ronin TV to produce a 1 x 90-minute gameshow D.I.V.O.R.C.E. (working title). Estranged couples will talk about their marital problems in front of a studio audience
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CANADIANS TO VIEW CORONATION STREET AND EMMERDALE
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation has bought 832 episodes of Coronation Street and the same number of episodes of Emmerdale (left) from Granada International. The soaps will run back to back, four times
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Frostrup to front Panorama
The BBC's current affairs department has confirmed TV presenter Mariella Frostrup as the host for a one-off report on reality television for the new series of Panorama, writes Tara Conlan.
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E4 reveals content and expands staff
Channel 4's planned entertainment channel E4 has unveiled the details of its first clutch of original programming and has hired three editors to share commissioning duties with head of programmes Andrew
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ITV mixes animals and kids
United Productions has been commissioned by outgoing controller of children's and youth Nigel Pickard to make new 13 x 20-minute animal gameshow Petswap, writes Tara Conlan.
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Bravo in NME tie-up strand
Flextech men's channel Bravo has ordered a masthead show from Rapido that will be based on consumer music title NME, writes Simon Ellery.
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OVERNIGHT RATINGS - Big Bro leaves BBC's Olympics on blocks
BBC 1's Olympics Games' opening ceremony coverage last Friday (15 September) won the silver medal in this week's ratings race, as Big Brother tore home for gold, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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BBC 4 plans rolling City news slots
The BBC's economics and business unit is among those pitching for a new daily rolling business news programme on the new BBC 4, as it emerged that BBC Choice is also to launch a short daily news bulletin, writes Tara Conlan.
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Gardam reorders top staff structure
Channel 4 director of programmes Tim Gardam has restructured his commissioning team, creating three department heads and reworking many of the channel's reporting lines.The moves follow a change to deputy director
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UBC buys Classic Gold
UBC Media Group has struck a deal with the GWR Group to take control of the Classic Gold brand and 12 of its AM licences, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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History calls on indies for new service
The History Channel is launching a dedicated UK biography channel and is planning to commission UK producers to help fill the schedule, writes Simon Ellery.
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Columbia set for UK production drive
Columbia Tristar International Television (CTIT) is gearing up for a major UK production drive with plans to develop and fully fund programming for the British market, writes Tabitha Cole.
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FUNDING FOR NEW TFI FRIDAY
Channel 4 head of entertainment Kevin Lygo is understood to have given Avalon development funding for a potential replacement for TFI Friday.The show is believed to be based on the Friday