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ABBOT SIGNS FOR THREE EPISODES OF RED'S CLOCKING OFF
Paul Abbott has been signed up to write at least three episodes of the second series of Clocking Off, which Red Productions is making for BBC 1. Other writers on board
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NewsLord Burns rules out BBC Trust chair role
Lord Burns became the latest high-profile candidate to rule himself out of the running for the BBC chairman role this week.
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Zenith in Famous Five deal
Zenith Entertainment's children and family department has tied up a co-development deal with The Enid Blyton Company to produce a modern-day series featuring the Famous Five characters, writes Georgina Lipscomb.The indie
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C4 plans disabled Seven Up series
Channel 4 has commissioned a long-running series similar to the award-winning Seven Up programmes but focusing on the lives of disabled children.C4 editor, education programmes Richard McKerrow has lined up Ricochet
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ITV signs Triple Echo for Cornish religious show
ITV controller of news, current affairs, religion and arts Steve Anderson has commissioned a new 6 x 30-minute religious series from Carlton Westcountry, writes Colin Robertson.
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OVERNIGHT RATINGS - ITV hits right note with celebrity warblers
Singing celebrities proved to be a winning formula yet again for ITV on Saturday (3 June) as one-off Ian Wright and Denise Van Outen show Sing it Your Way beat Sylvester Stallone in Rocky over on BBC 1, writes Simon Ellery.
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ITC wants joint election debate bid
The Independent Television Commission is lobbying the BBC and ITV to make a joint bid to establish US-style televised party leader debates for the next general election, writes Colin Robertson.
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NewsLeader - Work that makes us sick
Long hours and unpaid overtime are taken for granted, says Broadcasteditor Lisa Campbell
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Capital exec team in rejig
Capital Radio's acquisition of Border TV last month has led to a revamp of its own senior executive team, in a move that sees Border's two top executives taking TV-only roles, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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BBC poaches ITV kids head Pickard
ITV controller of children's and youth Nigel Pickard has defected to the BBC to become controller of the newly integrated children's department.Pickard will report to new drama, entertainment and children's director
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C4 bolsters daytime department
Channel 4 has appointed Sadie Wykeham as the new deputy commissioning editor, daytime and has bolstered up its entertainment department by appointing former This Morning editor Sharon Powers to oversee The Big Breakfast, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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Eyre rebuffs C5 plan to nab Bill and Neighbours
Channel 5's plans to poach The Bill and Neighbours were dealt a severe blow this week after Pearson TV chief Richard Eyre vowed the company would not transfer shows from their current homes to channels where it is a shareholder, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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IPC MAGS REBRANDS
IPC Magazines is to appoint a number of broadcast specialists and rebrand as IPC Media as part of a strategy to exploit its content on television and online. The group, headed
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PHILLIPS PONDERS OKTV!
GMTV could be looking for a new female presenter if Fiona Phillips decides to front the company's new early evening OK!TV commission. Confirming the deal, GMTV managing director Christopher Stoddart said:
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SKY SHARES TUMBLE
Shares in BSkyB fell by more than 9 per cent this week after German pay-TV company Kirch sold 20 million of its shares and Vivendi, which owns 49 per cent of
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NewsTalent Group director joins Bedell at BBC
BBC entertainment commissioning group controller Elaine Bedell has recruited Talent Group director of entertainment Mark Linsey as executive editor responsible for mainstream studio entertainment and lottery shows.
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CALDERWOOD TO QUIT PATHE
Pathe Pictures head of production Andrea Calderwood is poised to leave to set up her own indie and has signed a first-look deal with FilmFour.No date has been set for her
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ON DIGITAL HITS CHURN
On Digital is running a number of anti-churn tests that include offering existing subscribers its basic package of channels for just£1 a month for three months. The package normally costs
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BBC MOOTS NEWS CHANGE
The BBC is 'actively considering' altering its 21.00 news bulletin, including a possible move, although no decision is likely to be made until the autumn.Restructure plans for the news directorate are
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New Scene One TV seeks indie ideas
Flextech/Telewest has unveiled details of its new 24-hour interactive entertainment and listings channel Scene One TV and has called on producers to come up with ideas to fill its 30 per