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BBC recommissions Prism's The Stables
Prism Entertainment has been commissioned by the BBC to produce a second series of children's docu-soap The Stables. CBBC controller Dorothy Prior and head of factual programmes Roy Milani have ordered a 10 x 27-minute follow-up to the first series to be shown on ...
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BBC hits quota shock!
For the first time in four years, the BBC has hit its target for independent production.
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Celebs to examine UK's culinary diversity
Chef John Torode and comedian Hardeep Singh Kohli have teamed up to explore the diverse culinary communities of multicultural Britain for a UKTV Food show.
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XFM helps out student radio networks
XFM is throwing a lifeline to student radio stations after it emerged that the company behind many university networks, Campus Media, has been declared insolvent. The XFM Student Radio Partnership Programme will offer production and marketing support and funding for licences and equipment. This would include transmitting XFM free on ...
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C4 pulls out of bidding for Joey
Channel 4 has pulled out of the race for Friends spin-off Joey. Despite having a first-look option, the channel has refused to meet Warner Brothers' asking price. Five remains the favourite to land the sitcom, ahead of ITV.
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The Block hangs on to primetime slot
ITV is to persevere with ailing DIY reality show The Block by keeping next week's episode in its 9pm slot. The 8 x 60-minute RDF-produced show fared slightly better this week, putting on an extra 100,000 viewers on Tuesday night (10 August), giving it 2.7 ...
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NewsNAB Show Focus: Storage and workflows
As IT engineering becomes the biggest challenge facing media production, Will Strauss looks at some of the storage and workflow products that will be on show at NAB
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Search for source of hutton leak fails
An investigation into who leaked the findings of the Hutton report to The Sun newspaper has failed to uncover the source. The Department for Constitutional Affairs began a probe after The Sun splashed on various key elements of the report, ...
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RatingsAnimal Games draws 4.1m to BBC1
BBC1's latest CGI project Animal Games helped give the channel a boost to its normally underperforming Wednesday night line-up with 4.1 million (19.1%).
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Heading for the chop
The increasingly competitive battle for audience share is pushing networks to pull the plug quickly on struggling shows and be more cautious about commissioning unproven formats.
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NewsPEER POLL: TV documentaries
The latest question in Broadcast's peer poll asks: Are the Grierson judges correct in calling the decline in TV documentaries 'catastrophic'?
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NewsFive snares Joey
Five has won the battle for Friends spin-off Joey , paying a rumoured£500,000 an episode for the comedy.
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NewsRDF in first-look deal with Rival
RDF Rights has struck two new first-look deals with London-based formats outfit Rival Media and US reality producer Asylum Entertainment.
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NewsGrade calls in accountants
BBC chairman Michael Grade has called in a firm of independent accountants to carry out an urgent investigation in to the corporation's finances following criticism of its 'financial controls'.
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NewsDMGT buys another Aussie radio licence
GWR stakeholder Daily Mail and General Trust (DMGT) has bought its third new Australian radio licence within a year for around£20.3m.
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NewsBBC launches film-maker talent scheme
The BBC has launched a new young talent scheme that will give one film-maker the chance to direct an episode of daytime drama Doctors.
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Sky One docs follow Hatton for big fight
Sky One will screen two behind-the-scenes documentaries with British boxer Ricky Hatton as he prepares for his “homecoming” fight with Juan Lazcano.
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RatingsNurseries Undercover gains 6.6m
BBC1's revealing documentary Nurseries Undercover - the Real Story that raised concerns over some private day nurseries gained a surprising ratings victory with 6.6 million (31.7%).
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NewsBBC secures private cash for Pacific Quay
BBC Scotland has secured£129m in funding for the construction of its new Pacific Quay building in Glasgow from Barclays Capital.
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NewsBBC takes Frost off breakfast menu
Veteran interviewer Sir David Frost is to relinquish his weekly Breakfast with Frost show after 12-years to front a new interview strand.