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NewsSony to boost UK formats output
US studio giant Sony Pictures is set to embark on a major drive into the UK production market, poaching the creator of Nanny 911to run a new entertainment division and headhunting for a head of drama.
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Panel clears Beeb of bias over Israel
The BBC has been cleared of accusations of bias in its coverage of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, but has been told to give more context to its stories.
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Journalist jobs to go in BBC radio cull
As many as 50 radio journalists are to be axed from the BBC in the next six months, as the corporation gears up for a radical restructure of its radio newsgathering operation.
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Ultimate Force a Casualty of BBC onslaught
ITV1 slumped to its second worst all-hours share ever last Saturday as Ultimate Forceproved to be less than fighting fit.
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Sherry appointed
Wall To Wall has appointed Tom Sherry as its head of drama to spearhead its development slate in the genre. Sherry has been overseeing the indie's hit BBC1 cop drama New Tricks- now in its fourth series - for the past two years.
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Indie shows picked up by BBC America
BBC America has acquired six UK titles made by independent producers to add to its lifestyle programming slate. The line-up is headed by 9 x 60-minute episodes of Channel 4 series Gordon Ramsay's F Word,produced by Optomen Television.
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Sarpong to continue with T4 'into 2007'
June Sarpong has signed a contract with Channel 4 to continue presenting teen weekend strand T4 'into 2007', dousing speculation she was about to leave for the BBC.
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Kids programming will remain on BBC2
Saturday morning kids programming on BBC2 is to become a permanent fixture after the trial schedule swap between BBC1 and BBC2 was deemed a success by BBC1 controller Peter Fincham.
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TSI makes 18 redundancies in restructure
Covent Garden-based facility TSI made 18 of its 86 staff redundant last Friday (28 April) as part of a company restructure, according to its managing director, Simon Peach.
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In My View - Listen to the children
Kenton Allen is shocked that one in four young people don't watch the BBC
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NewsHBO and BBC2 back Kudos to make tsunami drama
HBO Films has come on board to co-produce a major BBC2 TV drama on the Boxing Day tsunami, with Hollywood actors Tim Roth and Toni Collette lined up to star.
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NewsTWI adds 75 hours to catalogue
TWI has picked up the international rights to some 75 hours of new programming from other producers, as it continues to ramp up its catalogue of non-sports programming.
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NewsZig Zag produces adult reality series for Fox
UK indie Zig Zag has won an order from US cable channel Fox Reality for a series in which four female porn stars will attempt to prove their acting credentials on the West End stage.
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VH1 acquires Old Grey Whistle Test
US cable channel VH1 Classic has acquired an extensive slate of music programming from the BBC, including The Old Grey Whistle Test.
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French deals for Planet Sketch
Aardman Animations' Planet Sketchhas been sold by Canadian co-production partner Decode Entertainment to France 3 and Nickelodeon France.
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Granada sells HBO docs to Spain
Granada International has sold a package of HBO documentaries to the new free-to-air channel in Spain, La Sexta.
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TWI pots Snooker deal
Pan-European sports channel Eurosport is to show all World Snooker Association events over the next five years, in a deal that will bring the sport to over 107 million homes.
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Fremantle creates new strategy role
FremantleMedia has appointed Christian Schneider-Sickert to the newly-created position of director of operations and strategy.
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NewsITV1 orders more TV Burp
ITV1 has committed to two more extended runs of Saturday night TV review show Harry Hill's TV Burp. New ITV director of comedy and entertainment Paul Jackson has ordered 28 episodes of the show from Avalon Television and one-off Christmas special.
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Opinion - Peer poll: Terry Wogan./
Is Terry Wogan worth£800,000 a year?YES - 42%NO - 58%Next week's question: Should the likes