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NewsVeteran kit and crew hire firm goes bust
Picture Canning Company, one of the largest and oldest kit and crew hire firms, has collapsed with the loss of 30 jobs.
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ITV and ITC in legal battle over Nightly News
ITV applies for judicial review over ITC's formal Direction to move Nightly News
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NewsITV factual 'powerhouse' faces job losses
ITV Productions is set to cut up to 30 jobs from its Leeds-based factual department leaving it to focus only on archive-based commissions.
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Thompson in double hiring
BBC director of television Mark Thompson has filled two key roles within his division, created under the new 'One BBC' restructure, writes Tara Conlan.
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ITV poaches Ginger TV head of drama Wood
ITV Network Centre dealt a blow to Ginger TV this week by poaching head of drama Tony Wood to become its first head of continuing series, writes Colin Robertson.
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Two buyers battle to own Zenith
Zenith Entertainment is thrashing out a deal that could see the indie being bought by GMG Endemol Entertainment or even United News & Media (UNM) within the next fortnight, writes Ashley Davies.
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I LOVE THE EIGHTIES TO FOLLOW SEVENTIES COUNTERPART
BBC 2 controller Jane Root has commissioned BBC Manchester entertainment and features to make I Love the Eighties, a follow-up to I Love the Seventies, the archive show currently airing on
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C4 ENTERTAINMENT HEAD HIRES PIRATE FOR SITCOM
Channel 4 entertainment editor Caroline Leddy has commissioned a 6 x 30-minute sitcom script from Pirate Productions, which made Coming Soon for C4 last year. Called The Book Group, the story
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INITIAL COMMISSIONED FOR MORE 4LATER SLOTS
GMG Endemol Entertainment production arm Initial has unveiled more commissions for Channel 4 commissioning editor, nighttime Darren Bender's 4Later strand.Lynx Phoenix Legends, a 60-minute advertiser-funded Ibiza dance show, will air in
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C5'S SHAW TO RUN MATADOR DOC FROM NEWSWATCH-TV
Channel 5 head of news, current affairs and documentaries Chris Shaw has commissioned indie Newswatch-tv to make its first documentary for the channel. The 30-minute, one-off El Ingles: The Manchester Matador
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NewsPact lobbies MPs in kids campaign
Pact has stepped up its campaign to save kids TV after pressing MPs to launch an urgent review into funding for children's programming.
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SALMON GREEN LIGHTS THIRD HOPE AND GLORY SERIES
BBC 1 controller Peter Salmon has green lit a third series of school drama series Hope and Glory. Executive produced by writer Lucy Gannon and BBC head of drama series Mal
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NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC OFFERS TO MAKE STUDENT FILMS
National Geographic Channel has teamed up with distributor Southern Star to offer PhD students the chance to have their doctoral projects filmed as part of a new 13-part series. Doctoral students
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C5 HIRES UDEN TO REVEAL RANKIN'S MALE NUDES
Uden Associates has been commissioned by Channel 5 controller of features and arts Michael Attwell to produce a 1 x 50- minute documentary Rankin's Male Nudes. The documentary will follow famous
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WORKING LUNCH PLANS CHRISTMAS EXPANSION
BBC 2 daytime business series Working Lunch is to broadcast 5 x 60-minute episodes for one week in December to experiment with new formats. The extra 30 minutes will be funded
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PEARSON TV RECOMMISSIONED FOR NIGHT FEVER FOURTH
Pearson TV has secured a recommission to produce a fourth series of Channel 5 karaoke show Night Fever. The new 24 x 45-minute series, commissioned by C5 controller of entertainment Alan
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Nelmes go-ahead for Young vehicle
ITV controller of documentaries and features Dianne Nelmes has commissioned a full series of Kirsty Young vehicle Ratrap, in the same week the ITN newsreader has been recruited to front the
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TOTP spin-off ousts O Zone
BBC 2 pop music entertainment show O Zone is to be replaced by a Top of the Pops-branded version of UK Play's daily pop show The Phone Zone, write Tara Conlan and Georgina Lipscomb.