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TFI FRIDAY GOES NIGHTLY ON VIRGIN FM
Virgin Radio is launching a nightly spin-off show of Chris Evans' Channel 4 programme, TFI Friday. The 45-minute show, TFI Nightly, will air on Virgin's 105.8 FM frequency in London and
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BBC 2 AWASH WITH COLOUR AS LUSH TAKES THIRD SERIES
BBC head of daytime commissioning Jane Lush has ordered a third series of painting show Awash with Colour from indie Straight Forward Television.Artist Dermot Cavanagh will present the 20 x 30-minute
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C5 BUYS SECOND SERIES OF HUNNIFORD'S OPEN HOUSE
Channel 5 has commissioned Pearson Television for a second series of Open House with Gloria Hunniford. The 150 x 75-minute run, ordered by C5 controller of features and arts Michael Attwell,
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NATURAL HISTORY OFFERS TUTORIALS FOR BBC KNOWLEDGE
The BBC's Natural History Unit (NHU) is to produce a new 35 x 60-minute 'tutorial' series, Ology Hour, for the corporation's new digital education channel, BBC Knowledge, which launches on 1
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FORGIVE AND FORGET BRINGS CLOSET GAY AFFAIR TO ITV
Scottish Television Enterprises starts filming on a new 1 x 120-minute film drama, Forgive and Forget, on 24 May for broadcast on the ITV network later this year. The special, which
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TIGER DOC FOR ITV EXAMINES HOW CELEBS COPE WITH FAME
Tiger Aspect Productions has made an hour-long documentary, Falling for a Star, about how fame affects lives and relationships. It airs on ITV at the end of the month to coincide
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NETTLES RETURNS TO ITV THIS WINTER FOR MORE MURDERS
Filming of the third series of Midsomer Murders starring John Nettles as DCI Tom Barnaby has started with location shooting in Berkshire and the Chilterns. The Bentley Productions' 4 x 120-minute
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NewsFlickr joins C4 for photography show
Channel 4 has embarked on its most integrated multimedia factual project to date, teaming up with photo sharing site Flickr and search engine Yahoo! for a series dubbed ' Operatunityfor photographers'.
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TRAVEL CHANNEL TEES UP GOLFING HOLIDAY SERIES
The Travel Channel has ordered a new 10-part series on golfing holidays from UK independent Van der Graph productions to go out this autumn. The 10 x 30-minute run, Hot Tees
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ALL-STAR CAST SIGNED UP AS BBC DRAMA GOES ON LOCATION
Maggie Smith, Ian McDiarmid, Patrick Malahide, David Troughton and Phyllis Logan have joined David Jason in the cast of BBC Films' All the King's Men, which started production last week on
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Burton signed up for Ecosse dramas
Independent Ecosse Films has been commissioned to produce a Screen One drama and a four-part serial for BBC 1, both of which will star Amanda Burton.The two new shows were commissioned
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C4 doc to mark Boer War
Twenty Twenty Productions is working on a history of the Boer War for Channel 4, timed to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the conflict this autumn.The production team, under producer/director
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Sky's Walker returns to ITV to present Holidaymaker
ITV has commissioned a new 6 x 30-minute holiday show that is expected to make its debut in the first week of August, writes Tim Dams.
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C5 buys teen chat show
United Productions has been commissioned by Channel 5 to produce a new teenage chat show, writes John Plunkett.
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OVERNIGHT RATINGS - C4's Geri doc spices up its schedules
Molly Dineen's documentary on Geri Halliwell added spice to Channel 4's line-up last Wednesday (5 May), netting the channel almost one-fifth of viewers in the 21.00 slot, writes Alice Macandrew.
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Microsoft in cable talks with CWC
Microsoft is continuing its assault on the UK cable industry by talking to Cable & Wireless (C&W) about taking a stake in its cable TV arm, according to reports, writes Alice Macandrew.
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GWR Group profits leap
GWR Group has reported a 44 per cent rise in pre-tax profits to£18.3 million for the year to 31 March, writes John Plunkett.
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Arts Council seeks Cardiff cash back
The Arts Council of Wales is demanding repayment of a proportion of its grant to the now-defunct Vital Cardiff Animation Festival, writes Dominic Timms.
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Content Focus: dubplate drama
An interactive drama that tackles hot topics for young people is returning to TV, mobile phones and the web.
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Buyers book Breakers
Chrysalis Visual Entertainment's (CVE) Australian-produced drama, Breakers, has been reordered by TV3 in the Republic of Ireland and TV4 in New Zealand.The 215 x 30-minute second series of the Bondi Beach