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Talkback turns inspectors' gaze on sex
Talkback has been commissioned by Channel 4 to make a follow-up to Dinner Party Inspectors which will aim to transform people's sex lives, writes Michael Rosser.
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BBC3 fresh out of good ideas
The BBC has failed to commission a single film for its new BBC3 flagship documentary strand, Fresh , after a senior executive claimed no decent ideas had been submitted.
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BBC Talent takes to the air
BBC3 is to clear its schedule as part of a BBC-wide week of programming generated by its annual BBC Talent initiative.
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Princess set to diversify
Princess Productions is to diversify into comedy and science programming with three appointments.
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Granada plans Xmas comedy
The Granada team behind Bob Martin are making a comedy drama for ITV1.
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Savage's eyes down set to return to BBC1
Lily Savage creator Paul O'Grady's BBC1 comedy Eyes Down , set in a Liverpool bingo hall, has been commissioned for a second series. The new 6 x 30-minute run, which was ordered by BBC1 controller Lorraine Heggessey and controller of entertainment commissioning Jane Lush, is ...
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DG in charter special
BBC acting director general Mark Byford is to put the case for Charter renewal on a special Panorama programme next month. The studio-based show, What's the Point of the BBC? , will also feature David Attenborough, David Elstein and Endemol ...
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Blackburn dropped
Veteran DJ Tony Blackburn is to be dropped from Jazz FM's evening schedule and replaced by former BBC Radio 1 presenter Clive Warren from Monday (1 March). Blackburn pre-records the late-night show but the GMG London station wants more live programming in its schedule. Blackburn will continue to present a ...
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Promotion at TWG
The Wireless Group has promoted Michael Franklin from operations director to managing director of its national speech station Talksport. Franklin, who joined the station in August 2000, will take up the newly created role immediately and will report to TWG chief executive Kelvin MacKenzie.
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Telewest MD leaves
Telewest managing director Charles Burdick has left the company to 'pursue other opportunities'. He will be replaced by US cable veteran Barry Elson who becomes acting chief executive. Elson joined the company last November as chairman in waiting, but now Cob Stenham will remain in the chairman role. Burdick will ...
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New Classic gold MD
Former Jazz FM programme director John Baish is to become managing director of UBC-owned station Classic Gold. Basih, who has been working as operations director at Classic Gold since last October, will take over from Colin Wilsher who steps down in early April. Wilsher will continue to consult for Classic ...
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Optomen to make C4 aristocrats doc
Channel 4 has commissioned Optomen Television to make a documentary series about the Fulfords - an aristocratic family who have lived on the same country estate for 800 years. The series will chart the Fulfords' eccentric adventures, including their plans for celebrating their eighth century in residence. The show will ...
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BBC to air in dentists
Dental patients in Canada will soon be able to watch the BBC while they undergo treatment after BBC Worldwide sold eight hours of programming to Canadian practice Entara Dental Media. The deal will allow patients to watch three-minute bursts of BBC natural history shows set to music as well as ...
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Mosaic films goes back underground
Mosaic Films has been commissioned to produce a follow-up to its RTS award-winning series The Tube. ITV London commissioning editor Emma Barker has ordered the 6 x 30-minute series, which will go behind the scenes of the London Underground and follow staff's day-to-day activities. Will Grovewhile and Dan Waring will ...
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Pilgrim gains third order for redcoats
Canterbury-based Pilgrim Productions has been commissioned by ITV to make a third series of docu-soap Redcoats. The show, which follows the lives of Butlins redcoats, will start in April and run for 14 episodes. ITV controller of night-time Carol Groves has commissioned the series, which she will executive produce along ...
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RatingsBBC con artists win their slot
BBC1's new drama series Hustle got off to a fine start last night (24 February) with 6.7 million (29.2%) viewers tuning in, despite live European football coverage on ITV1.
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Black writer to join the crouches team
The BBC's first ever black sitcom, The Crouches , has been commissioned for a second series - but this time it will include a black writer. The BBC came under fire with the first series after it emerged that it had been written by a ...
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C4I takes on HBO factual output
Channel 4 International (C4I) has signed a deal with US pay-TV operator HBO to distribute over 200 hours of its factual programming, writes Glen Mutel.
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US women's channel picks up Nighty Night
BBC3's dark comedy Nighty Night has become the latest British comedy to cross the Atlantic after it was sold to a US cable network, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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Granada's Jones exits international role
Granada International general manager Ian Jones is leaving ITV after his role was made redundant in the new structure, writes Paul Revoir.