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Wilde takes entertainment post at Hat Trick.
Leon Wilde, co-devisor and producer of Granada's Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway, has been poached by Hat Trick Productions to become its head of entertainment, writes Paul Revoir.
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ITV kids launch doesn't take off.
ITV's replacement for its Saturday morning children's show SM:TV Live failed to find a sizeable audience in its first outing at the weekend, writes Jon Rogers.
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TOP 10 KIDS PROGRAMMES IN 2003.
In 2003 BBC1 continued to occupy an apparently unassailable position among four to 15-year-olds. Old favourites,
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THAMES DRAMA BOOST.
Thames Television head of drama Paul Marquess has made two key drama appointments for The Bill
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HOWIE MOVES TO UKTV.
UKTV has appointed Diana Howie as editorial executive to develop event-based programmes for the network's entertainment
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BBC SCOTLAND GAP.
BBC Scotland is looking for a new controller after John McCormick decided to retire. He will
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TWG UPS DRG STAKE.
The Wireless Group is to increase its stake in DRG, owner of the London III digital
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PA/BBC NEWS DEAL.
Foreign news broadcasters will be able to use BBC news footage on the same day the
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LIQUID ASSETS TO RUN TO ANOTHER SERIES
BBC3 controller Stuart Murphy has commissioned a further run of Liquid Assets. The new 6 x
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CORRECTION: BBC3.
Last week's article on multichannel TV incorrectly stated BBC3's audience figures. Based on transmission time, the
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Commissioning - BBC orders terror simulation series.
BBC2 has commissioned a topical entertainment series in which members of the public will take on
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Commissioning - Early Doors to return for second series.
Royle Family writer Craig Cash's acclaimed BBC2 comedy series Early Doors has been commissioned for a second run, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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Commissioning - Betty looks at Brit penchant for camp.
Channel 4 has commissioned Betty to make a two-part documentary series which examines the UK's love affair with gay entertainers, writes Glen Mutel.
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Commissioning - Secret Policeman reassessed.
Films of Record is to revisit seminal comedy event The Secret Policeman's Ball for a 25th anniversary special, writes Michael Rosser.
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Commissioning - Commissioner's Q&A - Gareth Neame.
The BBC's head of drama commissioning, responsible for Spooks and State of Play, admits to having a lot of money to spend, but complains it's never enough to achieve everything he wants.
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COMMISSIONS - C4 DELVES INTO CULT OF STARSKY AND HUTCH.
Channel 4 has commissioned an hour-long documentary on 1970s US cop show Starsky and Hutch. The
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COMMISSIONS - TALENT TV TESTS KIDS' LOYALTIES FOR CBBC.
Indie Talent TV is making a CBBC factual entertainment series in which kids' friendships are put
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COMMISSIONS - KITCHEN DETECTIVE ON WAY TO DISCOVERY.
Discovery Health channel director Clare Laycock has ordered Kitchen Detective, a 10 x 30-minutes series from
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A shift in the balance of power.
The new codes of practice will reposition producers as rights holders, but, with detailed terms of trade still to be agreed with the various broadcasters, indies' celebrations may be premature.
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Pop Idol poised for Asian launch.
Indie 19TV has struck its first Asian deal for the Pop Idol format, with Singapore's Channel