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Deep space explored
BBC 1 controller Peter Salmon has given a green light to Final Frontier, a new BBC series exploring deep space beyond our galaxy, writes Tim Dams.Billed as a landmark follow-up to
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Kemp stars in United drama
ITV has ordered a new six-part crime drama series starring Ross Kemp from United Productions as part of a trio of new commissions from the producer, writes Colin Robertson.Written by Russell
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OVERNIGHT RATINGS - Monarch of the Glen puts up a feisty fight
BBC drama Monarch of the Glen made a feisty debut, according to unofficial overnights, with Sunday's first episode pulling in 7.6 million (28.6 per cent share) against strong opposition from ITV's
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NewsRussians get a taste for Coupling
Indie Hartswood Films has signed a deal which will see the format for hit comedy series Couplinggo to Russia.
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Makeover for animal showcase
ITV has revamped its occasional natural history celebrity showcase In The Wild, redirecting it towards 'mission oriented' stories, writes David Wood.Tigress executive producer Andrew Jackson, who oversees the ITV show, told
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Regulator a 'step behind' on interactive
The ITC's proposal for 'light touch and flexible' rules for the regulation of interactive TV, published this week, has received a mixed response from interactive programme makers, writes David Wood.ITN managing
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Ex-hostage fronts series on religion
ITV has commissioned a 6 x 30-minute religious series to be presented by journalist and former hostage John McCarthy from indie CTVC, writes Colin Robertson.It Ain't Necessarily So, which is due
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C5 lobbies the ITC on Home and Away
Channel 5 has asked the Independent Television Commission for a change in its licence to allow it to schedule new acquisition Home and Away at 18.00 as ITV loses the rights
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Carlton bags Britain in Colour order
Carlton Television is planning a range of new 'black and white in colour' documentary programmes on the back of its successful Second World War in Colour series and a second commission
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GMG appoints Judd to control G-Wizz venture
Granada Media Group has created a new controller position for its internet venture G-Wizz and has appointed Dark Ages executive producer Justin Judd to the role, writes Colin Robertson.The move is
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Emap loses Kavanagh to new start-up
Paul Kavanagh has resigned as group programme director of Emap Radio to set up his own company working across different media, writes Paul Donovan.Kavanagh announced his departure this week, saying he
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DISNEY RETHINKS DIGI-PLAN
The Disney channel has pulled out of the bidding for carriage on the Digital One radio platform and is set to bid for individual digital local licences instead. The broadcaster, which
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YOUTH VEHICLE FOR ITN
ITN has set up a new production company Visual Voodoo, as a subsidiary of ITN Factual, to make quirky, youth-oriented programmes. The new venture already has two Channel 5 commissions, a
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RTE EXECUTIVE REJOINS BBC
Former BBC Watchdog editor Helen O'Rahilly is to rejoin the corporation less than a year after quitting to become RTE's director of television production. She has been appointed editor of the
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NewsReveille touts Fox quiz show format
The distribution arm of US indie Reveille has begun the international roll out of Fox quiz format Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?
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GEARHOUSE BOWS TO MBO
Gearhouse Group has sold its UK and Australian broadcast subsidiaries to a management buyout team lead by former DPL chief executive John Newton. Gravity Media, a new company formed by Newton
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CHURCH INFLUENCE DECRIED
The BBC should resist pressure from the Church of England to increase religious broadcasting, the National Secular Society argued this week. The warning came as the general synod supported plans to
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C5'S NIXON LOOKS FORWARD
Channel 5 controller of entertainment Alan Nixon is talking to director of programmes Dawn Airey about the future of entertainment in the channel, including more 'quality shows'. Nixon, also negotiating to
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NewsRDF puts Trisha on international stage
RDF Rights is to distribute Town House TV's Trisha Goddard. The long-running talk show, which currently airs on Five, consists of a library of 250 hours of programming with a further 235 shows planned through to 2008.
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Bellekom leaves Talk Sport for BBC
BBC Digital Radio has poached Talk Sport managing editor Antony Bellekom to head its new digital music station, which launches later this year.Bellekom joined the corporation as editor, new music service