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GREEN LIGHT FOR SECOND SERIES OF THE PRIORY
Channel 4 head of entertainment Kevin Lygo has given the thumbs up for a second series of The Priory, the early-evening show presented by Zoe Ball and Jamie Theakston. Produced by
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OFF THE RECORD - Gravely inappropriate
BBC Radio 5 Live's coverage of the Worthington Cup footie final between Leicester and Tranmere was unintentionally livened up by BBC Radio 5 Live presenter Mark Pougach.Our Mark, introducing last Sunday's
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SO GRAHAM NORTON SET FOR US PRODUCTION
Graham Norton has signed a development deal with production outfit Paramount Network Television to make a US version of C4 show So Graham Norton. Production will go ahead when Paramount secures
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Grace hails Smith rules as a 'victory'
Nickelodeon UK managing director Janie Grace has hailed the government's insistence on public consultation for new BBC services as a victory for the commercial children's market.Speaking at the Royal Television Society
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INTERVIEW - The quality of Grace
With the pursuit of quality her obsession, it's no accident that Nickelodeon UK managing director Janie Grace has helped to raise the profile of children's television, now central to the ongoing debate over public service
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LWT TO GIVE MAYOR A SLICE OF YOUNG LONDON LIFE
LWT is launching a new community arts initiative aimed at raising young people's views of London in the run-up to the mayoral election. It will culminate in the production of a
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WINCHESTER SELLS PRE-SCHOOL JELLABIES TO GERMANY
Winchester Television has sold the German television rights to its 78 x 5-minutes catalogue of 3D animated series Jellabies to broadcaster Super RTL. The deal is the biggest European sale of
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Postcard from ... Sandy George in Sydney
Senator Richard Alston was expertly fielding questions about communications policy issues at a pay-TV conference in Sydney, when he dropped the bombshell. As federal minister for communications, information technology and the
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OFF THE RECORD - Girls trounce TV footballers
Disturbing news reaches this desk of a footie team from Off The Record's favourite current affairs show, Tonight, being beaten by a bunch of 12-year-old girls. The sorry tale began when
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Trade Talk - Ray Fitzwalter
Despite the death of the digital tax, there are clear signs of a new era of protectionism at the BBC.
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OFF THE RECORD - Festival frolics
The decision to shift the venue of the Edinburgh telly talkfest to the groovy sounding Edinburgh International Conference Centre, bemoaned in OTR last week, has failed to dampen the spirits of
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OVERNIGHT RATINGS - Monarch of the Glen puts up a feisty fight
BBC drama Monarch of the Glen made a feisty debut, according to unofficial overnights, with Sunday's first episode pulling in 7.6 million (28.6 per cent share) against strong opposition from ITV's
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Can TV keep the faith?
The Church of England’s General Synod this week dubbed some of the BBC’s religious shows as ‘trite drivel’. But Ashley Davies finds broadcasters wondering if there is an afterlife beyond Songs Of Praise.
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Ex-hostage fronts series on religion
ITV has commissioned a 6 x 30-minute religious series to be presented by journalist and former hostage John McCarthy from indie CTVC, writes Colin Robertson.It Ain't Necessarily So, which is due
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RICHER PROMOTED TO EXECUTIVE PRODUCER AT ICG
Head of drama development at the BBC's Independent Commissioning Group Lucy Richer has been appointed executive producer in the department. Working on a portfolio of programmes, including Playing the Field and
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Emap loses Kavanagh to new start-up
Paul Kavanagh has resigned as group programme director of Emap Radio to set up his own company working across different media, writes Paul Donovan.Kavanagh announced his departure this week, saying he
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Kemp stars in United drama
ITV has ordered a new six-part crime drama series starring Ross Kemp from United Productions as part of a trio of new commissions from the producer, writes Colin Robertson.Written by Russell
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RDF SELLS 'SURVIVAL' DOC TO NEW ZEALAND AND HOLLAND
RDF International has sold desert island documentary series Shipwrecked to both TVNZ in New Zealand and Holland Media Group in the Netherlands.The 7 x 30-minute series, which is currently airing on
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OFF THE RECORD - Talking dirty
Smooth-talking former Carlton International grand fromage Philip Jones excelled himself at a Royal Television Society dinner hosted by Janie Grace last week. Jones, taking part in a Q & A session
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OFF THE RECORD - Tim is nice but not dim
Congratulations to the good people of The Local Radio Company, owner of stations on the south coast, the Isle of Wight and elsewhere, who have appointed Tim Nice as regional director.