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Government prepares digital windfall for broadcasters
Broadcasters and independent producers could benefit from a wave of government contracts for digital television initiatives following a Cabinet Office initiative to use DTV to deliver government services, writes Lucy Rouse.In
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Elliott stars in Archer libel drama
ITV controller of drama Nick Elliott came out from behind the camera this week to take centre stage in the Jeffrey Archer libel saga, writes Jason Deans.It emerged on Tuesday (7
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CHANNEL X TO MAKE DAVE SAINT SHOW FOR UK PLAY
UK Play, the UKTV music and comedy channel, has commissioned Channel X to produce The Dave Saint Show, a new 13 x 30-minute series starring John Thomson (The Fast Show, Cold
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ABC ORDERS GRANADA USA'S CLEESE SITCOM PILOT
US network ABC has ordered a pilot of a Granada Entertainment USA (GEU) sitcom, based on a treatment by John Cleese and Granada Media International head of comedy development Humphrey Barclay.
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RAPTURE COVERS DJ'S NEW YEAR'S EVE GIGS
Youth channel Rapture TV is to make a five-part documentary about BBC Radio 1 DJ Carl Cox's attempt to play two separate performances in Sydney and Honolulu on New Year's Eve.
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STRAIGHT TV TO PRODUCE ITV TEEN BAND XMAS SPECIALS
Straight TV is producing two Christmas specials for ITV featuring teen bands Steps and B*Witched. Stepping Out, a 60-minute documentary featuring Steps on tour, will be transmitted on Boxing Day afternoon.
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PALMER LANDS ROLE IN ECOSSE DETECTIVE DRAMA FOR BBC 1
Ecosse Films is to produce a 60-minute drama for BBC 1 starring Patsy Palmer (left) in her first acting role since leaving EastEnders. McCready and Daughter stars Palmer alongside Tony Doyle
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CAPED CRUSADER FLIES ON TO GRANADA PLUS
Granada Plus has bought 34 x 30-minute episodes of the original Batman series starring Adam West from 20th Century Fox. The satellite, cable and digital terrestrial channel will air the series
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FORENSIC DOC SERIES TO AIR ON C5 AS MURDER DETECTIVES
Channel 5 has bought 28 episodes of Medstar Television's forensic documentary series, Medical Detectives, from distributor Unipix. The series - which previously aired on Discovery - will be reversioned into 26
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ITV SIGNS UP AVALON FOR THREE SERIES OF SKINNER SHOW
ITV director of programmes David Liddiment has signed up Avalon Television to make three series of The Frank Skinner Show. The move has been widely expected since the BBC publicly broke
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ITV to fill news slot with history series
ITV controller of documentaries and features Grant Mansfield has ordered a raft of history projects for the 22.00 slot, following the success of Trans World International/Carlton co-production The Second World War
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BBC modernises drama
BBC Production head of serials Jane Tranter is working on a string of adaptations from twentieth-century novels in a move that will result in few traditional Victorian adaptations on the BBC
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C4 seeks Comedy Lab experiments
Channel 4 is looking for proposals for a third series of new talent nursery slope Comedy Lab, writes Paul Donovan.The C4 entertainment commissioning team is looking to fill a new 9
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BBC 2 back in fashion - C5 loses out
BBC 2 has poached the Rover British Fashion Awards from Channel 5 in a two-year deal to bolster the channel's contemporary fashion and culture credentials, writes Tim Dams.Produced by BBC lifestyle
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OVERNIGHT RATINGS - Bee Gees and Macca still rocking viewers
Light entertainment and old rockers proved to be a popular combination over the past week as both the Bee Gees and Paul McCartney clocked up high ratings, writes Paul Donovan.According to
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Flextech and Telewest merger eyes sport
Pay-TV outfit Flextech and cable operator Telewest announced this week they are in talks about merging in a move that would create a business worth almost£10 billion, writes John Plunkett.Industry
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Broadcast launches on the web in joint-venture
Emap, publisher of Broadcast, has entered into a joint-venture with development company Netdecisions and Channel 5 to launch a website aimed at TV producers and broadcasters.As part of the deal, Broadcast
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Bergg exit opens door to Lamaison
ITV reacted swiftly to the shock defection of director of planning and strategy David Bergg to BSkyB by appointing ITV2 director of broadcasting Julia Lamaison as his successor.Bergg is expected to
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Smith rules out BBC curbs at media committee
Media Secretary Chris Smith this week effectively ruled out curbs on the BBC that have been demanded by rival broadcasters since the Davies Commitee report was published last July, writes John
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Fantasy and business top BBC 2 winter
BBC 2 launched a£62 million winter schedule this week, which was headlined by 4 x 60-minute in-house drama Gormenghast but also revealed a strong accent on business programmes, writes Tim