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Attwell unveils 9/11 C5 project
Former Channel 5 senior programme controller, features and arts Michael Attwell has unveiled his first project since leaving the broadcaster with a documentary on 11 September, writesGeorgina Lipscomb
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Hit on track to acquire Gullane
Children's indie Hit Entertainment moved closer to acquiring Thomas the Tank Engine creator Gullane after a reduced offer of£139m was accepted this week by co-founders Brit Allcroft and Angus Wright, writesSteve Aston
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CRCA enjoys a 'fair hearing'
Commercial radio companies were this week hopeful that changes could be made to radio ownership rules proposed in the draft communications bill, after a 'sympathetic' hearing with the joint committee examining the bill, writesGeorgina Lipscomb
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British sitcom in the spotlight
British sitcom - a once venerated institution, now reduced to a laughing stock as commissioners struggle endlessly to discover new successful shows - is to be put in the spotlight in a three-part series for BBC 1, writesSteve Aston
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NewsColour brings the great war to life
The dark brutality of the First World War is the latest historical event set to be brought to TV screens in colour, with a six-part documentary series for Channel 5, writesGeorgina Lipscomb
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Carlton kills Peak Practice
ITV has decided to axe long-running drama Peak Practice, but has commissioned an almost identical replacement show from the same producers, writes Steve Aston
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Group sharing for Capital
Capital Radio is stepping up plans to network its content by developing a 'group sharing infrastructure', writesGeorgina Lipscomb
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Icke to share weird wisdom
David Icke, the BBC's former face of Grandstand, is poised for a TV comeback as part of the Sci Fi Channel's third season of late night youth offering Headf**k, writes Paul Revoir. Icke will feature sharing a selection of his own 'pearls of wisdom' which will be 'mega-mixed' around surreal ...
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Emap in 'Kiss for Asians' plan
Emap Radio will launch a 'Kiss for Asians' station if its bid to take over the London-based Liberty Radio licence is successful, writesGeorgina Lipscomb
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Gardam: bill has creative deficit
Channel 4 director of programmes Tim Gardam this week put added pressure on the government to address the 'emerging creative deficit' at the heart of the communications bill
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WoW head goes to September
World of Wonder head of entertainment Andy Harrison is leaving the London-based indie to join September Films' Los Angeles-based offshoot, writesPenny Hughes
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Broadcasters' anxiety grows over Ofcom cost
Broadcasters are being kept in the dark by ministers over whether the creation of Ofcom will result in them paying less, or more, towards the cost of regulation, writes David Rose
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Sky chief launches industry broadside
BSkyB chief executive Tony Ball launched a three-pronged attack on the Office of Fair Trading (OFT), Ofcom and the BBC this week
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C4 BACKS THE BANDS
Channel 4 has commissioned two music documentaries from indie At It Productions, including a film looking at the rise of boy band Blue, writes Penny Hughes. The 60-minute film, The Boys
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Monstrous bosses outed by the Beeb
Naomi Campbell's former personal assistant is set to spill the beans on her notoriously tempestuous ex-boss's workplace manner as part of a documentary on bullying in the workplace for BBC 1, writesGeorgina Lipscomb
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ITV reschedules Catchphrase
ITV has beefed up its tea-time schedule, moving long-running quiz show Catchphrasefrom its former Saturday primetime position to a weekday daily 17.05 slot, writesSteve Aston
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ITV and GMTV tie for Ragdoll deal
Ragdoll Productions, producer of the BBC's internationally successful Teletubbies, has unveiled what it hopes will be its next big global hit
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NewsHit moves in on Gullane
Children's indie Hit Entertainment moved closer to acquiring Thomas the Tank Engine creator Gullane after a reduced offer of£139m was this week accepted by co-founders Brit Allcroft and Angus Wright, writes Steve Aston
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Primal scream lets loose HELL
The Moving Picture Company (MPC) posted the effects-heavy promo for Primal Scream's forthcoming release, Miss Lucifer. Directed by Dawn Shadforth at Black Dog, the promo features a pair of demonic-looking girls, their ringleader, Miss Lucifer, and a good guy/angel in a tale of good versus evil. The girls, after emerging ...
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Transmitter aims to boost DTT signal
Harris hopes that last week's launch at Broadcast Asia of a second low-power digital repeater will give a boost to uniform coverage for digital terrestrial television (DTT), writesBarbara Marshall