Small MPU – Page 758
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ANOTHER HUSTLE.
BBC1 controller Lorraine Heggessey has commissioned a second series of con-artist drama Hustle before the first
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MAVERICK MOVE.
Maverick Television has appointed former Channel 4 Interactive head of telephony development Jo Rosenfelder as its
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S4C REORGANISES.
S4C has restructured its commissioning department. Factual output will be separated into three areas: co-productions, headed
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MORNING TO RETURN.
Granada has received an early recommission from ITV director of programmes Nigel Pickard for its This
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Ofcom opens FM licence bidding.
Ofcom has unveiled the timetable for the first tranche of new FM radio licences across the
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Hurll wins ovation at Indie Awards.
Veteran programme-maker Michael Hurll was given a standing ovation at last week's Indie Awards, after he picked up the award for best live event, writes Paul Revoir.
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WELLS PARENTS EXCLUSIVE GETS 24% SHARE.
ITV1's Tonight Special, in which the parents of murdered schoolgirl Holly Wells gave their first in-depth
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TV LICENCE FEE EVADERS TOP 2 MILLION.
The government has admitted that 2 million people now evade paying the TV licence fee, meaning
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UGLY PHIL TO HOST KERRANG! BREAKFAST.
Emap is gearing up to launch its new West Midlands rock station Kerrang! by signing Sony
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GOVERNMENT WANTS END TO MEDIA 'SCRUMS'.
Broadcasters have been told by the government that they should call a halt to media scrums
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INDIE KIDS RECRUITS GUARDIAN CARTOONIST.
Indie Kids, the production company set up by former Granada director of children's Dan Maddicott, has
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Five and PBS to make D-Day doc.
Windfall Films is to produce a£500,000 docu-drama for Five focusing on the ingenious machinery of
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BBC to challenge wasteful youths.
Young people who rely on their parents to bankroll their lavish lifestyles will be challenged to change their ways in a BBC factual entertainment show, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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C4 raids talent showcase to create comedy series.
Channel 4 has plundered its talent showcase strand the Comedy Lab for the second time in a month by commissioning a 6 x 30-minute sitcom, based on the lives of four friends who work in a Glasgow curry house, writes Glen Mutel.
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COMMISSIONER'S Q&A - Julian Bellamy.
Channel 4's head of factual entertainment is most proud of Brat Camp, which he calls 'engrossing' and 'fantastically watchable'. He is on the lookout for more daring ideas to fill the 23.00 slot.
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COMMISSIONS - ALASTAIR CAMPBELL TO FRONT FIVE SHOW.
Indie Liberty Bell has been commissioned by Five senior programme controller Chris Shaw to make a
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COMMISSIONS - ZIG ZAG TO EXAMINE SPLIT PERSONALITY.
Zig Zag Productions has been commissioned to make a one-hour documentary for Five about a woman
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COMMISSIONS - ITV ORDERS TWO SHOWS FROM SMG TV.
ITV controller of children's programming Steven Andrew has commissioned SMG TV Productions to make a comedy
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COMMISSIONS - IMAGO TO PRODUCE MALE MAKEOVER SHOW.
Norwich-based indie Imago Productions has been commissioned to produce a male makeover series for Discovery Health.
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LNN Factuals head leaves for indie.
London News Network (LNN) Factuals head Bob Whittaker has become the first ITV regional programme-maker to