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5 live lines up further unique profiles
BBC Radio 5 Live has commissioned Unique to make another series of documentaries on high-profile political and sporting figures. Documentary strand The Real has so far looked at Tony Blair, Osama Bin Laden and Jeffrey Archer and will next examine Chelsea Football Club owner Roman Abramovich (above) and Israeli prime ...
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NewsC4 orders second No Angels
Channel 4 head of drama John Yorke has secured another returning series for the broadcaster by ordering a second run of World Productions' controversial No Angels.
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C4 shares out remit
Former Channel 4 specialist factual commissioning editor Charles Furneaux, who last week quit to join Talkback, will not be replaced, the channel has decided. Instead, his remit, which includes history and archaeology documentaries, will be shared out in the specialist factual department.
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All3media shifts fifth gear to America
All3Media International has sold Five car magazine show Fifth Gear to Fox-owned US motoring network Speed Channel. The 8 x 30-minute series, fronted by Quentin Willson and now in its fifth series on Five, has also been picked up by HMG Holland, XYZ Australia, Ananey Israel and Sun Media in ...
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BBC3 axes Celebdaq after ratings failure
BBC3 controller Stuart Murphy is set to axe celebrity stock-trading show Celebdaq after its relaunch failed to significantly increase ratings. Murphy originally pulled the show off air in January but it later returned for a two-week pilot that ended last week after averaged only about ...
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Root takes axe to BBC2 reality shows
BBC2 controller Jane Root has axed two of her channel's key programme brands.
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BBC4 revisits art and culture of the 1960s
The 1960s will be put under the microscope in a major season of programmes on BBC4 this summer, including a landmark collaboration with Tate Britain about the decade's art.
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Media 100 saved
The acquisition of Media 100 by Optibase is now set to go ahead (Broadcast, 5.3.04). Optibase has executed a definitive loan agreement through which it will provide around $1m (£540,000) of secured debtor-in-possession (DIP) financing. Optibase has also executed an asset-purchase agreement which, subject to court approval, will allow it ...
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BBC1 series uncovers the truth about health scares
BBC1 controller Lorraine Heggessey has commissioned a new 'irreverent and investigative' series looking at the truth behind health scares as part of a raft of new popular science shows, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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ITV1 orders doc about 9/11 chaplain
ITV1 has commissioned a documentary to mark the third anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, which looks at the life and death of Father Mychal Judge, the fire department chaplain who is officially registered as the first victim of the attacks. Victim 0001 is a one-hour documentary by CTVC, which ...
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Machine Room wins£1m archive order
Soho facility The Machine Room has won a major archive restoration deal from the BBC worth over£1m, writes Farah Jifri.
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NewsWark Clements and Ideal World to merge
Ideal World and Wark Clements are to merge to create Scotland's first super-indie and the second largest independent programme supplier outside London.
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NewsThe Bill tied up until 2010
Thames Television's police drama The Bill is to remain on ITV until the end of the decade following an unprecedented recommission for 480 episodes.
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NewsInternal favourites emerge in DG race
Four internal candidates have emerged for the BBC director general post following Tuesday's (23 March) deadline for applications.
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News50 TV images that will never be forgotten
The September 11 attacks, the birth of Coronation Street and England's 1966 World Cup victory are hailed as among the 50 most memorable moments of commercial television in a special report published by Broadcast this week.
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Central staff launch final bid for studios
Staff at Central Television have put together a last-ditch proposal to keep a standalone news studio at Nottingham Studios, which ITV wants to sell off.
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Sony eyes up Flextech
Sony's international TV arm has been talking to Telewest about buying its multichannel business Flextech.
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ITV orders Aardman animations
Aardman Animations has secured a raft of programming deals including a second series of Creature Comforts for ITV.
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Ofcom pushed to grant SMG indie status outside Scotland
SMG TV Productions, the independent ITV production arm, is pushing Ofcom to grant it indie status outside Scotland.
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BBC staff attack Kelly inquiry process
BBC staff have expressed concern at the 'due process' internal investigation into the Dr Kelly affair after it was claimed the BBC was not following its own disciplinary guidelines.