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NewsBBC eyes regional move
The BBC is under increasing pressure to devolve large parts of its operations to the regions, after a major government study recommended the corporation should move staff out of London.
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NewsMentorn's Hayling takes BBC doc role
The BBC has appointed its first head of documentaries for three years as part of director of factual and learning John Willis' plan to turn the corporation into a 'beacon of documentary making'.
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Ofcom opens FM licence bidding
Ofcom has unveiled the timetable for the first tranche of new FM radio licences across the UK.
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Hurll wins ovation at Indie Awards
Veteran programme-maker Michael Hurll was given a standing ovation at last week's Indie Awards, after he picked up the award for best live event.
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Five and PBS to make D-Day doc
Windfall Films is to produce a£500,000 docu-drama for Five focusing on the ingenious machinery of war used in the D-Day landings, writes Michael Rosser.
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BBC to challenge wasteful youths
Young people who rely on their parents to bankroll their lavish lifestyles will be challenged to change their ways in a BBC factual entertainment show, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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C4 raids talent showcase to create comedy series
Channel 4 has plundered its talent showcase strand the Comedy Lab for the second time in a month by commissioning a 6 x 30-minute sitcom, based on the lives of four friends who work in a Glasgow curry house, writes ...
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Alastair Campbell to front five show
Indie Liberty Bell has been commissioned by Five senior programme controller Chris Shaw to make a six-part series in which former Downing Street director of communications Alastair Campbell interviews people from the world of politics, business and sport. The Newcastle-based indie has also secured a one-off documentary order from Shaw ...
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Zig Zag to examine split personality
Zig Zag Productions has been commissioned to make a one-hour documentary for Five about a woman who is split between seven personalities. Working-titled The Woman with Seven Personalities has been commissioned by controller of science Justine Kershaw and is expected to be part of the ...
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ITV orders two shows from SMG TV
ITV controller of children's programming Steven Andrew has commissioned SMG TV Productions to make a comedy drama series and a factual show for its CiTV block. Butterfingers , which tells the story of a goalkeeper and his magic gloves, is a 7 x 30-minute drama ...
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Imago to produce male makeover show
Norwich-based indie Imago Productions has been commissioned to produce a male makeover series for Discovery Health. Perfect Man , a 15 x 30-minute series, sees nine men transformed by a relationship coach into the ideal partner. The show is filmed at a secret location, where ...
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BBC1 tries six fresh ideas for Saturdays
BBC1 controller Lorraine Heggessey has stacked up at least six new formats to try and revitalise Saturday nights.
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C4's Thompson suggests trust
Channel 4 chief executive Mark Thompson has ruled out privatisation, but has expressed support for transferring the broadcaster to trust status.
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Pioneer stirs volcano for C4
The devastating eruption of the Krakatoa volcano is to be turned into an ambitious docu-drama for Channel 4.
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Camelot hires Fox
Camelot, the company that runs the National Lottery, has hired former ITV executive producer Martyn Fox as senior broadcast manager. Fox, who recently spent four years as head of on-air and promotions at CiTV, will manage relations between Camelot and its broadcast partners. He will also help shape future broadcast ...
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Fresh ideas for BBC3
BBC3 commissioning editor Celia Taylor has at last ordered her first film for the new Fresh documentary strand. New director Grant Pollard from Dorset indie Touch Productions has been commissioned to make a 'gritty, visually strong' documentary for the six-part strand around the theme of ...
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R5 goes into business
BBC Radio Five Live's first ever programme dedicated to city news is to be titled Weekend Business. The new show will air from 19.00 to 20.00 every Sunday and will examine complex money issues, stories from the workplace and reports from the business world. ...
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Meridian training
Meridian, the ITV franchise, which recently announced up to 175 redundancies, has entered into a partnership with the Southampton Institute to create a training and research facility similar to Meridian's proposed new digital production facility near Fareham in Hampshire. The institute will use the facility to teach degree students and ...
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LNN Factuals head leaves for indie
London News Network (LNN) Factuals head Bob Whittaker has become the first ITV regional programme-maker to quit the merged company to set up an independent.
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US women's channel picks up Neighbours
Fremantle Media's long-running Australian soap Neighbours , which airs on BBC1, is to launch in the US on women's cable network Oxygen, writes Michael Rosser.