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Pact tackles BBC over ICG
In another slapdown to broadcasters, producers' alliance Pact is threatening legal action against the BBC if the corporation's new commissioning structure is perceived as anti-competitive for indies when it is finalised within a month, writes Tara Conlan.
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C4 creates enhanced TV post and courts Grimsdale
Channel 4 has created a new position of head of enhanced television, raiding MTV to fill the post, while also attempting to woo BBC independent commissioning group head Peter Grimsdale to run its new broadband division, writes Ashley Davies.
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Pearson TV has sealed its takeover of TalkBack Productions in a£62 million deal, heralded as the first in a line of alliances creating chief executive Richard Eyre's anticipated indie village,
Pearson TV has sealed its takeover of TalkBack Productions in a£62 million deal, heralded as the first in a line of alliances creating chief executive Richard Eyre's anticipated indie village,
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News1.9m cope with Fear, Stress and Anger
BBC2 was feeling under the weather last night at 9pm as new sitcom Fear, Stress and Angercould only attract 1.9 million viewers to the first part of its new look Thursday night peaktime schedule.
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GSB's Henry joins up with Hallmark
Departing Granada Sky Broadcasting (GSB) chief executive Jeff Henry is to join US pay-TV outfit Crown Media in a dual role as UK managing director of its Hallmark Entertainment Network (HEN) and chief executive of a new digital TV and interactive division
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Writer balks over BBC 1's Lewis offer
Hit drama writer Paul Abbott has warned BBC 1 controller Peter Salmon that he will not renew his exclusive deal with the corporation if Granada controller of drama Simon Lewis comes on board, writes Ashley Davies.
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BT STRIKES MUSIC DEAL FOR BROADBAND ARM OPENWORLD
BT has struck its first music content deal for its broadband offering Openworld with band managers 19 Management. The deal centres on title sponsorship of a forthcoming S Club 7 series
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NewsMorale at Sky News dips after Virgin spat
Staff at RTS news channel of the year Sky News are dismayed following the revelation that it will be removed from the Virgin Media platform, depriving the channel of a potential 2.9 million viewers.
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SALMON ORDERS DRAMA ON CARE HOME CHILD ABUSE ..
BBC 1 controller Peter Salmon has commissioned a feature-length drama co-production from BBC films and BBC Wales news and current affairs. Care, by Kieran Prendeville and directed by Antonia Bird, is
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... WHILE COMMISSIONING RED TO MAKE TARBUCK VEHICLE
BBC 1 controller Peter Salmon has commissioned a new 6 x 30-minute drama series Linda Green from indie Red. Liza Tarbuck is poised to sign for the lead role, a white-collar
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STARS PAST LIVES TO BE REVEALED IN NEW CARLTON SHOW
The past lives of some of the entertainment world's biggest stars will be brought to life via a new 8 x 30-minute Carlton regional programme, Legends. The show, which is set
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TROUBLE TIES UP WITH TOPSHOP FOR LIVE PROGRAMMES
Flextech teen channel Trouble has signed a deal with Topshop to produce a series of live 1 x 30-minute magazine shows this summer at the retail giant's flagship store in Oxford
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GAVAN DUFFY TO BRING OUT THE BEAST AGAIN FOR BBC 1
Margot Gavan Duffy is to produce the second series of Simon Nye comedy series Beast (left) for BBC 1 later this year, after being recruited by Pearson TV to join its
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CARLTON'S BARKER GOES FOR SECOND RUN OF SECRET CITY
Carlton controller of regional programmes Emma Barker has commissioned a second series of Secret City from LNN Factual. The 4 x 30-minute second series will air in a 19.30 slot from
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STV AND VOYAGER TO MAKE ASSOCIATES DOCUMENTARY
Scottish Television has commissioned Voyager Television to produce a 1 x 30-minute documentary on the life of the late Scottish pop star Billy Mackenzie of the seminal 1980s band The Associates.
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NewsBlog: Clash of the Titans
BSkyB is withdrawing channels from Virgin Media. And Murdoch's rivals are up in arms. But what is Sky doing that is so terrible? Not a lot according Susan Thompson.
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DBC CALLS INDIES TO PITCH YOUTH TV CONTENT IDEAS
Pay-TV company DBC has invited pitches from indies for entertainment content for a young audience after poaching BT business development manager Alen Lang to develop its online and VOD business. The
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Bergg greenlights LWT music strand
Sky One chief David Bergg has ordered LWT to produce a major new music strand as part of his drive to turn the channel into a mass-market attraction targeted at the
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C4 Future TV line-up
Channel 4 has unveiled a number of new commissions for its Friday night Future TV strand, which aims to give programme-makers more scope for 30-minute experimental pre-watershed programmes, writes Ashley Davies.
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Pickard buys Merlin series
Outgoing ITV controller of children's and youth programming Nigel Pickard has commissioned Entertainment Rights to produce a£2 million, 16 x 10-minute stop-frame animated series called Magical Mystical Merlin, writes Ashley Davies.