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ITV commissions second Vincent series
ITV has commissioned a second series of the Ray Winstone drama Vincent,before the first series has even aired. ITV controller of drama Nick Elliott was so impressed by the Granada series that he has ordered a further four episodes for next year. Winstone plays a workaholic ...
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Second series for Vegas comedy
Johnny Vegas's comedy Idealwill get another series after being recommissioned as part of a series of orders for BBC3. Vegas will be back on screens next year as small-time dope dealer Moz in the comedy, a co-venture between BBC Comedy North and indie Baby Cow Productions. ...
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Drama centre opens
The BBC has opened its new£2m drama centre in Birmingham. The 17,000sq ft Drama Village will handle the filming of programmes such as Doctors, Dalziel and Pascoe, Brief Encountersand the Afternoon Playand will house around 100 production staff and actors. The Drama ...
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Somethin' Else buys into Manchester radio indie
Indie Somethin' Else has expanded its radio interests after paying£250,000 for a majority stake in Manchester-based current affairs indie All Out Productions.
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Evolutions buys Vivid
Evolutions Television has bought Vivid Post Production in its first major move since Simon Kanjee led a management buyout last December.
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DJ Coleman raps former bosses
Axed Heart 106.2 breakfast DJ Jono Coleman has hit out at his former bosses after new Rajar figures showed that in his final three months at the Chrysalis-owned station he piled on 224,000 listeners.
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Rose d'Or reveals boost to formats
Figures unveiled at the Format Recognition and Protection Association (Frapa) conference held during last weekend's Rose d'Or Festival have revealed that reality TV is far from dead.
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NTL in bid to woo Freeview customers
NTL is putting more channels into its cheapest TV package to help it compete with BSkyB and Freeview for low paying customers.
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Jazz FM gains share before relaunch
Jazz FM, owned by GMG, lifted its share to 2.8%, up from 1.7% last quarter. Reach was up marginally by 11,000 to 652,000 after losing 204,000 listeners over the previous quarter. GMG is hoping Jazz FM's relaunch as Smooth FM in June will add listeners.
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Purnell becomes broadcasting minister
James Purnell, a former BBC executive turned MP, has been named the new broadcasting minister. Purnell, MP for Stalybridge and Hyde, has been promoted from the whips office to the Department for Culture, Media & Sport, where he will report to media secretary Tessa Jowell. He effectively replaces Lord McIntosh, ...
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BDH films celebs teaching skills
BDH has produced a series of short films called Celebrity Life Skillsfor Channel 4's editor of daytime, Mark Downie. The 5 x 5-minute one-offs show celebrities using household items to teach viewers how to disable an assassin or land a plane, for example. Antonio 'Huggy Bear' ...
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Mixed result for BBC digital stations
Digital station BBC Asian Network dropped from a 0.3% share last quarter to 0.2% while share slid by 92,000 listeners to 443,000. The corporation's three other digital stations performed better. Speech station BBC7 added 165,000 listeners over the last quarter with a reach of 556,000, growing its share from 0.2% ...
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Banks exits VTR, Tracey steps in
VTR plc managing director John Banks has resigned from the company after 20 years and has been replaced by corporate development director Paul Tracey.
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Baker: 'ratings not top of mind' for Sky One
James Baker has defended his performance as Sky One controller after the channel's ratings performance was publicly criticised by chief executive James Murdoch.
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Bafta Craft honours Sex Traffic
Sex Trafficcleared up at the Bafta Craft Awards last Sunday, winning six of the seven categories in which it had been nominated.
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Pathe wins rights to sell Bafta winner
Pathe has picked up the rights to sell a feature-length version of Bafta-winning BBC2 documentary The Power of Nightmares. Writer-director Adam Curtis trimmed the three-hour, three-part series by 30 minutes for the Cannes International Film Festival. Curtis - the only British director nominated for the official ...
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Ofcom backs BBC
Ofcom has backed the BBC's decision to broadcast Jerry Springer - The Opera, rejecting complaints about bad taste, swearing and blasphemy. Ofcom said the show had not breached its guidelines, adding it was an
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Ex-Heart DJ backs 'flashback' show
Former Heart 106.2 breakfast DJ Jono Coleman is in talks with Virgin, Magic and Radio 2 to bring a hit flashback radio show from Australia to a UK station. My Generationfocuses on a specific year, reviewing the top news stories and events, and playing the hit ...
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British broadcasters net awards
British broadcasters cleaned up at the Rose d'Or Festival at the weekend, picking up all the awards in the comedy and sitcom performance categories.
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Focal awards
BBC documentary series The Power of Nightmareswon the award for the best use of footage in a current affairs production at Monday night's Focal Awards. Michael Moore's Fahrenheit 9/11,another production looking at the after effects of the attack on the World Trade ...