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INITIAL KIDS' COMIN' ATCHA SCOOPS SECOND RUN ON ITV
ITV has ordered a second run of Initial Kids' series Comin' Atcha starring teenage girl band Cleopatra. The show has been commissioned by ITV controller of network children's and youth programmes
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NewsGCap stars handed cross-network shows
Bam Bam and Myleene Klass have been given networked shows across GCap Media's 42-station One Network as part of a major overhaul.
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SMITH AND FORRESTER TO HOST DREAM WHEELS FOR BBC 1
BBC science has signed up Mike Smith and Phillipa Forrester to front Dream Wheels, the new primetime 6 x 30-minute BBC 1 series exploring the future of transport (Broadcast, 4.6.99). The
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SOMETHIN' ELSE TO LOOK INTO PIONEERS FOR RADIO 1
Independent Somethin' Else has been commissioned by BBC Radio 1 for a 4 x 30-minute new music documentary series, Pioneers, for broadcast in the Lamacq Live evening slot in January. The
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TRAVEL FOLLOWS TRUCKERS ACROSS WESTERN AFRICA
Cable and satellite channel Travel has commissioned a new 12 x 30-minute fly-on-the-wall documentary series from A Wing and a Prayer Productions to broadcast on the channel in October. Truckin' Africa
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SOUL MUSIC MIXES RELIGION AND MUSIC FOR CENTRAL
Central TV has ordered a new 6 x 30-minute series combining music and religion from its factual department. Soul Music will explore the creative musical talent in the midlands while at
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ALL-STAR CAST LEADS RED PRODUCTION'S FACTORY
Red Production Company has gone into production on BBC 1's first Paul Abbott-scripted drama since the corporation lured him from ITV in February. Factory, commissioned by BBC 1 controller Peter Salmon
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CHANNEL 4 PULLS IN MCKENNA FOR HYPNOTISM SPECIAL
Hypnotist Paul McKenna is to appear in a one-off post-watershed Channel 4 show made by Objective Productions, described as hypnotism meets Candid Camera. Invited guests are hypnotised, and then placed in
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EVERETT EXTENDS CONTRACT FOR 110% UNTIL AUGUST 2000
BBC Choice director of programmes Katharine Everett has commissioned BBC sport to continue producing 110% - the daily half-hour sports magazine show - until August 2000.The show, which goes out at
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Lion to tackle US justice for BBC 1
Lion Television has been commissioned to make a major new BBC 1 documentary series looking at the US justice system and is about to set up a drama arm.The indie is
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CBBC to air Proms in the Park concert
Children's BBC is to broadcast the first CBBC Proms in the Park, a concert for children and families featuring the BBC Philharmonic and a line-up of CBBC characters, writes Ashley Davies.Commissioned
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R4 focuses on WW2 and Lawrence
BBC Radio 4 has unveiled new dramas including seasons of DH Lawrence and the second world war, writes John Plunkett.The Lawrence season features a 3 x 60-minute dramatisation of Sons and
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NewsO'Connell extends contract
Virgin Radio breakfast DJ Christian O'Connell has signed a new two-year contract that will keep him at the station until the end of 2009.
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DNE unveils two autumn series
Discovery Networks Europe (DNE) has lined up two new series for the autumn including a six-part show on contemporary inventors from Roger Bolton Productions, writes Alice Macandrew.The Inventors, Roger Bolton's first
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OVERNIGHT RATINGS - C4 hooks viewers with Test coverage
Channel 4 notched up its best Saturday performance since the beginning of 1998 last weekend thanks to its coverage of Test cricket, writes Tina Mistry.According to unofficial overnight figures, the station's
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Owens fills Virgin programming role
Virgin Radio has poached Chrysalis Radio-owned Galaxy 102 managing director Henry Owens to become programme director, writes John Plunkett.Owens, 38, a former programme director at Atlantic 252, will join Virgin in
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BSkyB picks Turner to be film head at Sky Pictures
BSkyB has named William Turner, a production executive at Carlton Films, as the first head of its film production unit, Sky Pictures, writes Alice Macandrew.Turner joins the satellite broadcaster at the
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CWC deal makes NTL cable top dog
NTL established itself as the biggest cable operator in the UK this week after it snapped-up Cable & Wireless Communications' (CWC) residential TV and telephony business for£8.2 billion.The deal gives
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Mosey restricts R5 commissioning round
BBC Radio 5 Live controller Roger Mosey has sought to reassure independents after he announced a restricted commissioning round and introduced a registered supplier list for the first time.Independents fear that
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Mandelson warns ITV on public service responsibility
ITV must continue with its public service responsibilities in the digital age and ensure its availability on digital satellite, according to former Trade & Industry Secretary Peter Mandelson, writes John Lewis.Delivering