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NewsBBC formats poaches Pizey from Granada
The BBC has poached Granada controller of features Clare Pizey to become creative director of its features and formats studio, the London-based division which produces a wide range of programmes including hits Top Gear, Watchdog and Crimewatch UK.
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Bravo revisits the good, bad and ugly in football
Flextech-owned men's entertainment channel Bravo has commissioned a revamped version of its show The Football Factoriesas part of a raft of new programmes exploring alternative sides of 'the beautiful game' worldwide.
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Green Bay assumes Missionary Position
Cardiff indie Green Bay has secured a commission from BBC Wales to make a one-off documentary about Britain's first Christian sex shop.
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Gearhouse appoints
Gearhouse Broadcast has hired three staff. Former Presteigne operations manager Clive Northen joins as rental manager, and Ben Gill and Ben McKeenan join as account executives.
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Anna Valley Displays invests in benchmark HD units
Anna Valley Displays has invested half a million pounds in state-of-the-art HD DLP projection units from Christie Digital, following an increased demand for HD set displays from clients including the BBC and ITV.
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Portman buys Party Animals rights
Portman Film and Television has acquired the inter-national distribution rights to World Productions' Party Animals.
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R4 orders fresh Adams adaptation
BBC Radio 4 has commissioned Above the Title to make an 18 x 30-minute adaptation of Douglas Adams' Dirk Gentlybooks following the indie's successful production of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
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NewsC4 genealogy show to investigate British Empire
Channel 4 is getting in on the genealogy boom with Empire's Children, a new series from Who Do You Think You Are? producer Wall to Wall.
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NewsC4 bosses hit back in Big Brother storm
Channel 4 chiefs Andy Duncan and Kevin Lygo this week defended the broadcaster against the storm of protest that has erupted around racism and Celebrity Big Brother- and insisted that no staff would lose their jobs as a result of the furore.
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Silver River has BBC3 Pulling power
Pulling, the dark BBC3 comedy made by Silver River Productions, has been commissioned for a second series.
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NewsBroadcast Letters 26 January 2007
The letters that have appeared in this week's issue of Broadcast - 26 January 2007.
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NewsOff the Record 26 January 2007
The bill's in the post Given the BBC is looking to cut two Newsnightjournalists under plans to axe around 108 jobs from news, some staff must be feeling a little sensitive at the moment. So it probably didn't ...
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Glut of current affairs wins 10 million viewers
Once we were starved of current affairs in primetime, now there's a glut on Monday nights. At 8pm last Monday (15 January) ITV1's Tonight- featuring Ann Widdecombe versus the hoodies - had the popular edge, attracting 5.5 million/22% share. In its new Monday night slot ...
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Dancing on Ice warms up ITV1's Saturday
The return of ITV1's hit entertainment format Dancing on Icedazzled the viewers as the centrepiece of a new look to ITV1's Saturday peaktime line-up.
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NewsBBC1 wins channel of the year award
BBC1 was this week named channel of the year at this week's Broadcast Awards while independent producer Kudos Film and Television won indie of the year.
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NewsLiving TV sends WAG on US modelling mission
LivingTV is to follow Britain's Next Top Modelstar Abbey Clancy as she attempts to crack the US market with the help of legendary supermodel Janice Dickinson.
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NewsOfcom kicks off PSP consultation
Ofcom has today (24 January) launched a consultation into its proposed online public service publisher (PSP), which if given the go-ahead will compete with Channel 4 and the BBC.
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NewsRadioCentre prepares to 'tackle the BBC'
The commercial radio industry is preparing to 'tackle the BBC head on' with a series of cross-network programming initiatives designed to gain listeners and raise advertising revenues.