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Animal Planet goes organic
Animal Planet International has commissioned producer Red Earth Studio to make a new observational documentary series set on an idyllic organic farm.
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ITV braces itself for more cuts and job losses
ITV has called in the Boston Consultancy Group for the second time this year to help it identify new areas of the business where costs can be cut.
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TV Critics 28 November ‘08
“[A] compelling, bittersweet documentary.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
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BBC's Bennett backs Grade on swearing
Media Festival: BBC Vision director Jana Bennett has backed ITV executive chairman Michael Grade's call to reduce unnecessary swearing on TV.
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Triffids to sprout again on BBC1
The BBC is lining up a new adaptation of sci-fi novel The Day of the Triffids for next year.
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C4/BBC3: Sachsgate will not kill risk-taking
Media Festival: BBC3 controller Danny Cohen and Channel 4 director of television Julian Bellamy have both pledged that their channels will not lose their nerve by “playing safe” in the wake of the Sachsgate affair.
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Arena to profile Paul Scofield
BBC2's arts strand Arena is to profile the celebrated actor Paul Scofield in a special edition of the show over Christmas.
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BBC names acting head of radio comedy
Comedy producer and writer Gareth Edwards has been appointed acting head of radio comedy at the BBC, while a permanent replacement is found for Paul Schlesinger.
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C4 revives Comedy Showcase
Media Festival: Channel 4 is to broadcast a second series of comedy pilots under the Comedy Showcase banner next autumn.
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Evolutions adds client viewing room
Evolutions has spent£50,000 on a client viewing room at its Berners Street site.
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9m see Kilroy-Silk leave ITV1's jungle
I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! hit a peak last night of 9m viewers (36.9% share) as former politician Robert Kilroy-Silk was the first to leave the jungle.
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Bright joins Molinare
Former Pepper chief engineer Richard Bright has joined Molinare as head of IT.
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Soho Runners set up to offer temporary help
A new recruitment agency, which started out as a Facebook initiative, has been set up to provide temporary runners to Soho facilities.
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SIS Live plans web events division
Broadcast services supplier SIS Live is to launch a division dedicated to producers interested in distributing events to the internet.
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Medway boosts post file exchange for ITV
ITV has added a Medway file interchange system to the workflow for its new BT-managed Content Store.
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Future Media set to merge brands
Content processing and re-pur-posing business Future Media Group will bring its three companies under a single brand next year and move them all into the same building.
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RDF Media in£52m buyout
RDF Media, the indie behind shows such as Wife Swap and Faking It, has agreed to a management buyout for£52m.
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Redmond: PSB broadcasters disconnected from real life
Media Festival: Brookside creator Phil Redmond has kickstarted The Media Festival by accusing PSB broadcasters of being disconnected from the cultural life of the UK and insisting they must change or face extinction.
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ITV Studios eyes Jackson deal
ITV Studios' next indie investment could be with a familiar face - outgoing ITV director of entertainment and comedy Paul Jackson.
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STV to pump£1m into production division
STV will pump almost£1m into its STV Productions development division as part of a drive to create global formats, co-productions and advertiser-funded content for a broad range of broadcasters.