Small MPU – Page 759
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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
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US women's channel picks up Neighbours.
Fremantle Media's long-running Australian soap Neighbours, which airs on BBC1, is to launch in the US on women's cable network Oxygen, writes Michael Rosser.
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NODDY'S MARKET LEAPS BY 95 MILLION.
Noddy owner Chorion has secured a deal with a Chinese academic publisher, which will take the
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FORMAT FOCUS: UNDER CONSTRUCTION.
Twelve couples work together to build a house, but only one of them will move in. It was a success in Germany but a UK version was delayed by difficulties in getting planning permission, writes Michael Rosser.
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FORMATS & DEALS - DONE AND DUSTED TO FILM BRITNEY CONCERT.
Indie Done and Dusted has been commissioned by US channel Showtime to produce live coverage of
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FORMATS & DEALS - EUROPEAN CHANNELS SNAP UP D-DAY DOC.
Factual distributor Electric Sky has secured a raft of sales to broadcasters across Europe for documentary