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France's M6 buys up ITV crime dramas
GRANADA International has sold its ITV cop drama Murder in Suburbia to French channel M6, as part of raft of deals with the broadcaster, writes Paul Revoir.
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Holmes signs to R5
GMTV frontman Eamonn Holmes has been signed up by BBC Radio 5 Live to host a new Saturday morning news and sports show. The Irish presenter, who began his career at Ulster Television where he worked across both news and sport, will launch the show on 28 August following the ...
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45 jobs set to go at Teletext
Up to 45 jobs are to go at Teletext after the company decided to axe its non-core activities.
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Bomber Ace takes flight for C4
channel 4 has commissioned RDF Media to make a follow-up to Spitfire Ace with a series in which relatives of second world war veterans are put through their paces manning a Lancaster bomber, writes Glen Mutel.
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C4 commissions band aid documentary
Channel 4 editor, religion Aaquil Ahmed has ordered a 90-minute documentary to mark the 20th anniversary of Band Aid's Do They Know It's Christmas? - the UK's largest selling single ever, which raised over£100m for famine relief. The film, produced by indie Class Films, features interviews with key participants including ...
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C4 to unlock secrets of Einstein's brain
Two scientists will examine Albert Einstein's brain in a new Channel 4 documentary - one of several commissions from C4 head of science Simon Andreae.
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C4 picks up rights to virgin festival
Channel 4 has landed the rights to broadcast the V Festival for the next three years. The event, which is held in Chelmsford and Staffordshire simultaneously will be screened live on E4 on 21 and 22 August. In addition, C4 will screen two 90-minute highlight shows. In the run-up to ...
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O'Leary indie unleashes Parent Trap on BBC3
Dermot O'leary's indie Murfia is making a show for BBC3 in which young people are followed around by their parents at work, in the pub and on dates, writes Naomi Rovnick.
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Red 3 expansion
Bristol-based Red 3 is expanding its base of operations to house the incoming staff that it believes will be needed to deal with upcoming CGI commissions, such as SS Republic for National Geographic. Red 3 directors Simon Edgar and Peter Bailey have been working closely with their Manchester affiliate, Red ...
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BBC2 adds twist to anthropology
A former special forces soldier is to live with some of the world's most remote tribes for a BBC2 series in one of a brace of new shows from BBC senior commissioning executive Richard Klein.
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UKTV finds£1.8m for factual slate
UKTV is pouring£1.8m into commissioning up to 60 hours of new factual programming for 2005.
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NewsCITV boss handed ITV off-peak brief
ITV has moved to address its daytime ratings crisis by drafting in kids chief Steven Andrew to run its new off-peak department.
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NewsDigital rivals hit out at BBC
The Satellite and Cable Broadcasting Group (SCBG), the trade body representing the multichannel sector, has hit out at the BBC's digital channels, claiming they are failing to meet their statutory requirements.
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NewsC4 shakes up indie rights deals
The BBC, Channel 4 and Five will take an unexpected 15% cut of all secondary rights revenue from indie shows they have commissioned once the new terms of trade are signed off in coming weeks.
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NewsRajar warns of cost of new ratings system
Radio groups may have to dig deeper into their coffers to fund electronic measurement of radio audiences, after Rajar estimated it would cost up to£25m to operate.
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NewsBravo chiefs plot Gazza FC
Paul Gascoigne, the troubled former England football ace, is being lined up to run an amateur Sunday league football team for Flextech channel Bravo.
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Granada on lookout for the next Trisha
Granada has drawn up a wish list of replacement hosts for Trisha Goddard, as talks over the talkshow star's new contract reached crisis point this week.
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Hadlow to give BBC4 star quality
New BBC4 controller Janice Hadlow is looking to bring on a series of high-profile faces to the channel to raise its profile.
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Freeview hits 4 million
Digital terrestrial platform Freeview is now in 4 million households as sales of set-top boxes show no sign of slowing.
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Squires vows Central will keep pitching
ITV Central managing director Ian Squires has claimed the regional franchise will continue to pitch for network productions, despite halving its workforce and closing Nottingham Studios.