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INDIGO WINS THREE-YEAR NATIONAL TV AWARDS DEAL
Indigo Television has been recommissioned by ITV to produce the National Television Awards for the next three years. The event, which was launched in 1995, will be broadcast on the network
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BBC KNOWLEDGE FOCUSES ON YOUTH WITH LIFE STUFF
Manchester-based BBC entertainment and features has been commissioned to make documentary and debate series Life Stuff by digital channel BBC Knowledge, which launches on 1 June. The 43 x 30-minute series
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Wall to Wall gives BBC Glasgow Kiss
Wall to Wall Television has got the green light to make a contemporary romance set in Glasgow for BBC 1.Glasgow Kiss, written by Stephen Greenhorn, whose credits include Where the Heart
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Firth stars as Donovan Quick
Donovan Quick, a BBC 1 TV movie starring Colin Firth, has gone into production this week on location in Glasgow, writes Liz Shackleton.The single drama, which will be broadcast early next
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C4 goes tripping with Ken Kesey film
Cafe Productions has employed the producer/director of Oscar-winning documentary When We Were Kings to make a Channel 4 programme about beat writer Ken Kesey, writes Alice Macandrew.Vikram Jayanti is working on
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OVERNIGHT RATINGS - Dors biopic bombs as news grabs viewers
BBC 1's evening news bulletins drew more than 10 million viewers each in the aftermath of Jill Dando's murder on Monday (26 April), writes John Plunkett.The Six O'Clock News drew 10.8
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Houlihan steps up to lead LWT docs
LWT has created the new role of head of documentaries for executive producer Joe Houlihan, whose credits include docu-soap Airline, writes Ashley Davies.In his new post, Houlihan will report to Jim
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NewsCorrie cleans up at TV Quick awards
Coronation Streetcleaned up at the annual TV Quick & TV Choice awards, winning in four categories including best soap. [ALL]
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Bazal rejigs as BBC 1, C4 ask for more
GMG Endemol Entertainment subsidiary Bazal is reshuffling its management and has secured new daytime commissions from BBC 1 and Channel 4, writes John Plunkett.Linda Clifford, former executive producer of Bazal's Changing
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Council fails to halt C4 'runaways' film
Channel 4 is to go ahead with a controversial October Films series about runaway children, after Nottingham City Council (NCC) failed in its High Court bid to block parts of it.The
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UK shows strike gold at Montreux
UK shows walked off with six of the eight major prizes at this year's Golden Rose of Montreux festival, including the top award, the Golden Rose.UK entries won through in a
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BBC fee would hit digital take-up says report
Almost two-thirds of those people thinking about buying digital TV in the next 12 months would be less likely to do so if the BBC went ahead with plans to introduce
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DG BETTING LATEST
While Greg Dyke, chairman and chief executive of Pearson TV, remains the bookies' favourite (5-2) for the BBC director general's post, the odds on ITV chief executive Richard Eyre getting the
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BSC UPHOLDS COMPLAINTS
The Broadcasting Standards Commission (BSC) has upheld in part 19 complaints about the explicit nature of Channel 5 series Sex and Shopping in its monthly report for April. Ruling that six
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NewsDigital Vision to unveil restoration tool
IBC:Colour grading and finishing specialist Digital Vision will launch two new products at IBC. Also includes other IBC product stories. [ALL]
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DAVIES QUITS LAMBIE-NAIRN
Lambie-Nairn commercial director Sarah Davies is leaving to set up her own business. Davies, who joined the branding specialist 17 years ago, retains both a consultancy and a significant shareholding in
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£1.5M RAISED FOR LEW
Michael Grade last week announced the completion of a£1.5 million fundraising campaign to create the Lew Grade chair in television production at the National Film & Television School. Grade said:
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Cruickshank signs up with SMG board
The Scottish Media Group (SMG) has signed up former Oftel director general Don Cruickshank as its new non-executive chairman.The move comes at a time when SMG is facing an uncertain future,
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BBC may pull antiques show
The BBC is considering pulling leisure series Antiques Inspectors following the murder of presenter Jill Dando this week.The first episode of the eight-part series, produced by BBC features in Bristol, aired
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Med TV appeal to ITC fails to get ban lifted
Kurdish satellite broadcaster Med TV has had its licence revoked after failing to convince the Independent Television Commission that its broadcasting ban should be lifted, writes Liz Shackleton.The notice revoking Med