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Discovery gets go ahead for celeb births
Discovery Health has pulled off a coup after becoming the first TV channel to be allowed to film inside London's Portland Hospital, where many celebrities such as Liz Hurley and Victoria Beckham have given birth, writes Rosemary Gallagher.
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CS&W opens London office
Scottish indie Caledonia Sterne & Wyld (CS&W) is expanding its operation into London in a bid to strengthen ties with the commissioning community, writes Michael Rosser.
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OSF doc wins Emmy
Oxford Scientific Films has won an Emmy for best direction for its documentary about insects, Living with Bugs. The award for best direction, at the 24th Annual News and Documentary Emmy Awards, was given to director Anna Finch and series producer/director David Allen. Living with ...
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C4 shows MTV bash
Channel 4 has been signed up as the terrestrial partner for MTV's 10th annual Europe Music Awards on 6 November in Edinburgh. The event, which will be Scotland's biggest ever televised event reaching up to 1 billion homes worldwide, will be hosted by popstar Christine Aguilera. Acts signed up to ...
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World service move
BBC World Service has appointed Anne Koch as acting senior commissioning editor for news and current affairs. Koch, a former editor of The World Tonighton BBC Radio 4, will be responsible for commissioning Newshour, The ...
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C4 signs Ferguson
Channel 4 has signed up Professor Niall Ferguson to make two history series over the next three years. The first will be a follow-up to Ferguson's series Empirein which the historian looks at the subject of US global power. The second series will be a ...
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Bond joins LBC 97.3
Former BBC royal correspondent Jennie Bond is set to join the presenter team at news and talk station LBC 97.3FM. Bond will feature as a royal commentator and will stand in for presenters across the schedule from early next year. Another newcomer will be writer and former BBC Radio 5 ...
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Granada wins monster order
Granada has picked up a major Channel 4 commission for a UK version of US hit factual entertainment mechanical makeover series, Monster Garage,writes Paul Revoir.
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Non Blondes star tackles Greek gods
One of the stars of BBC3's hit comedy 3 Non Blondesis to present her own show on Greek mythology as part of a brace of new programmes linked to next year's Olympic games, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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BBC1 looks at magic
BBC1 controller Lorraine Heggessey has jumped on the magic bandwagon by ordering a full series on the secrets behind the tricks from indie Objective, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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BBC2 sends grown-ups on gap
BBC2 is to take a different look at the concept of the 'gap year' by following a group of middle-aged people who have decided to take a break from their everyday lives, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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ITV daytime buys into Boot Sale spin-off
ITV controller of daytime Liam Hamilton has commissioned LNN Factuals to make a 20-part series of a new antiques format developed out of the producer's long-running regional show Boot Sale Challenge, writes Paul Revoir.
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ITV in Britain again
Oxford-based indie Landmark Films has been commissioned to make a further two episodes of its In Britainstrand for ITV. The 60-minute programmes, commissioned by ITV controller of factual programmes Bridget Boseley, are as yet untitled, but will be about unorthodox marriages and people's infatuations with ...
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R2 music histories
BBC Radio 2 has commissioned two documentaries on the rise of two musical institutions. Hollywood director Cameron Crowe will present 2 x 60-minute documentary Stoned: The History of Rolling Stone Magazine. The programme, produced by indie Ten Alps, will air at 21.00 on 15 and ...
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Grounds BBC1 series
Writer Tony Grounds, creator of the award winning Ray Winstone vehicle Births, Marriages and Deaths, is writing his first drama series for BBC1. The working-titled Family Business, ordered by BBC1 controller Lorraine Heggessey and head of drama commissioning Gareth Neame, aims to put the modern suburban family 'under the microscope ...
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Moon hoax theory
Five commissioning editor for science Justine Kershaw has asked Zig-Zag Productions to make a 60-minute documentary exploring the hoax theories behind the moon landings . The Truth Behind the Moon Landings(working title) will take a scientific look at different conspiracy theories suggesting the moon landing ...
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New Mellor outfit to nurture talent
Kay Mellor, one of TV's most bankable popular drama writers, is to develop a spin-off arm from her Leeds-based indie, Rollem Productions, to nurture new writers and directors in the north, writes Paul Revoir.
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Second outing for Booze Cruise cast
Martin Clunes and Neil Pearson are to be re-united along with the rest of the cast from the ratings-winning comedy drama The Booze Cruiseafter ITV commissioned a sequel from Yorkshire Television (YTV), writes Paul Revoir.
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BBC marks anniversary of JFK's death
BBC controller of daytime Alison Sharman has commissioned a 30-minute one-off special to mark the 40th anniversary of the assassination of John F Kennedy. JFK - Legend and Leader, to be made by BBC News, will be presented by former Washington correspondent Charles Wheeler, who ...
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NTL to scrutinise executive salaries
Cable group NTL is being forced by its compensation committee to carry out a study of executive pay levels in the UK before agreeing a salary and benefits package for new chief executive Simon Duffy. Duffy is still on his chief operating officer package. The move follows criticism of the ...