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C5 gives X rating to Can We Still Be Friends?
Channel 5 controller of entertainment Alan Nixon has announced three new commissions, including a revamp of LWT's former Melinda Messenger vehicle Can We Still Be Friends? writes Tara Conlan.
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Milnes joins C5 to run new sales arm
Channel 5 has launched a new distribution company, Channel 5 International, headed by former managing director and vice-president of Warner Bros International Television (UK) Richard Milnes.Milnes has been appointed chief operating
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MORAN SITCOM TO GO INTO PRODUCTION FOR CHANNEL 4
Assembly Film & Television goes into production next month on new 6 x 30-minute Channel 4 sitcom, Black Books, starring comedians Bill Bailey and Dylan Moran. Written by Moran and Father
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LOOSE ENDS TO MOVE TO SATURDAY NIGHTS ON R4
BBC Radio 4's long-running Loose Ends is to transfer from Saturday mornings to a new slot at 18.15 on Saturday evening from 15 April. A new interactive travel show is being
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Diverse gets neo-Nazi doc for C4
Channel 4 commissioning editor, documentaries Peter Dale has greenlit a one-off documentary from Diverse Productions about neo-Nazis, writes Ashley Davies.
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C4 News shake-up rocks indies
ITN's Channel 4 News independent commissioning team has shaken up its regional output deals, in a move that sees two indies dropped and a new fund open to all indies launched, writes Tara Conlan.
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C4 lines up sex one-off
Channel 4 has commissioned indie Maverick TV to make a one-off sex advice show, agony.uk, using viewers' questions from a specially launched C4 website, writes John Plunkett.
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New R4 team as Boyle exits
BBC Radio 4 revealed details of its new management team this week as network controller James Boyle announced he will take early retirement in March, writes John Punkett.
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C4 to offer new horror run
Channel 4 head of drama Gub Neal is going ahead with a second run of horror strand Shockers, but this time he is looking for low-budget ideas with a Blair Witch Project flavour, writes Ashley Davies.
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English + Pockett has produced new station idents and break bumpers for Swedish broadcaster TV4. The concept is based on Sweden's countryside and surrounding waters. The sequences were directed by Tin
English + Pockett has produced new station idents and break bumpers for Swedish broadcaster TV4. The concept is based on Sweden's countryside and surrounding waters. The sequences were directed by Tina
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365 TV TO MAKE TYSON DOC
Internet venture 365 Corporation, headed by football and music journalist Danny Kelly, has launched its own production company 365 TV. Its first production, for BBC Choice, is a one-off documentary about
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C4 set to hire 30 staff for E4 launch
Channel 4 managing director of pay-TV channels Gerry Bastable is to hire 30 new staff, including a director of programmes, to form the launch team for entertainment channel E4.The executives are
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Hare goes Wilde for R3
Former EastEnders star Patsy Palmer is to make her BBC Radio 3 acting debut in David Hare's The Judas Kiss, part of a R3 season of shows marking the centenary of Oscar Wilde's death, writes John Plunkett.
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Nick UK buys 280 hours of new shows
Nickelodeon UK head of acquisitions Debbie MacDonald has bought a total 280 hours of new programming for transmission over the next two years, writes Ashley Davies.
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Atlantic 252 wields axe for relaunch
Atlantic 252 has announced plans to relaunch within weeks, following the departure of programme director David Dunne, writes John Plunkett.
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AtomFilms has gained exclusive rights to show the best of 20 years of animation from Aardman Animation, streamed on the internet. Wallace & Gromit, Creature Comforts (above) and Morph all feature
AtomFilms has gained exclusive rights to show the best of 20 years of animation from Aardman Animation, streamed on the internet. Wallace & Gromit, Creature Comforts (above) and Morph all feature
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OVERNIGHT RATINGS - Gormenghast proves a fantasy for BBC 2
BBC 2's adaptation of Mervyn Peake's fantasy novel Gormenghast made a fantastic debut on Monday (17 January), writes Tara Conlan.
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Indies prepare new R2 shows
BBC Radio 2 has ordered a raft of new music shows from indies, including Say It Loud, a 6 x 60-minute series on funk from Somethin' Else, writes John Plunkett.
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4:2:2 to expand after£5 million buy-out
The 4:2:2 group plans a major expansion of its business after completing a£5 million management buy-out which involved the injection of new finance to buy the shares of one of
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Desert Forge suspended by France 2
Just weeks after Channel 5 snapped up the UK format rights to adventure gameshow Desert Forge, the original French version of the show has been axed from primetime for poor ratings, writes Paul Michaud.