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OFF THE RECORD - Soho hoedown
Undoubtedly the hottest party invite of the week was Granada big kahuna Simon Shaps' Christmas knees-up at Soho House, a shindig put on specially for the broadcaster's massive stable of talent.
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OFF THE RECORD - Name game
Fun and games at the snappily titled Nations & Regions conference in Leeds last week, where OTR's favourite gameshow host, Richard Whiteley, held a competition for the best name for a
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OFF THE RECORD - Radio turn-off
Much excitement preceded Channel 5 head honcho David Elstein's speech at a Radio Academy lunch last week, where industry bods gathered together to hear what the great man had to say
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Grimsdale to head ICG
BBC independent commissioning group (ICG) head of factual Peter Grimsdale has been named as the new head of the ICG, writes Tim Dams.
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C4 bags Sky rights to Friends and ER
Channel 4 has snatched BSkyB's rights to Friends and ER as part of a three-year deal with Warner Bros that also renews C4's terrestrial rights to the hit US series.Programming from
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Howell leaves Flextech to set up internet and TV firm
Flextech channels senior vice-president Lis Howell has quit just two weeks after Jane Lighting was installed as chief operating officer of TV and content, write John Plunkett and Steve Clarke.
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MPs to reject BBC digital licence fee
MPs are expected to deliver a severe blow to the BBC on Monday (20 December) by recommending that the corporation should be denied a licence fee increase for digital expansion, writes John Lewis.
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Sandhu gets new role at Production
BBC Production has created the job of head of new media and new channels, with a brief to boost the directorate's output for the BBC's digital, UKTV, online and interactive services, writes Tim Dams.
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BBC 1 TO PILOT TIGER ASPECT SATURDAY NIGHT GAMESHOW
Tiger Aspect is producing a broadcast pilot for a BBC 1 primetime Saturday night gameshow about relationships, decision-making and strategy. Called House of Games, it will be hosted by Carol Smillie
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SKY ONE BOOKS IN HOT LOVE AND DIVORCE COURT FOR 2000
Sky One has commissioned Anglia TV to produce a 40 x 60-minute discussion show about sex and relationships, Hot Love, for its revamped new year daytime schedule. Hosted by best-selling Australian
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CHANNEL 4 CALLS FOR MORE SOMETHING FOR THE WEEKEND
Channel 4 head of entertainment Andrew Newman has ordered a second 7 x 30-minute run of Something for the Weekend from Tiger Aspect Productions. The Denise Van Outen-presented sex, dating and
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HAYES RETURNS TO LBC TO HOST SUNDAY MORNING SHOW
BBC Radio 5 Live presenter Brian Hayes is returning to LBC 1152AM to host a two-hour Sunday morning phone-in show, Sunday Supplement. Hayes, whose R5 Live Sunday morning slot was axed
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CHANNEL 5 GIVES NOD TO GAMESHOW DESERT FORGE
Channel 5 controller of entertainment Alan Nixon has agreed to a 10 x 60-minute series of new adventure gameshow Desert Forge. The show is a co-production from Pearson Television and Adventure
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YOUNG'S NON-NEWS DEBUT LINED UP WITH GRANADA TV
Kirsty Young's first ITV non-news show will be an as-yet-untitled Granada Television broadcast pilot for a viewer-participation crime-solving programme. The 60-minute show, which is due to go out in February, will
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CURIOUS SECURES EARLY MORNING KIDS' SHOW FOR C4
Channel 4 has lined up a new early morning children's series from Curious Productions, The Investigators (left). Aimed at six to 10-year-olds, the 13 x 20-minute series will feature stories such
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TIGER ASPECT PREMIERES FILM PRODUCTION ARM
Tiger Aspect Productions has set up a feature film production subsidiary, Tiger Aspect Pictures, and signed a development deal with Working Title Films. Peter Bennett Jones, chairman of Tiger Aspect and
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Coastal and United join for ITV drama
United Productions and Robson Green's indie, Coastal Productions, have teamed up for their third ITV drama commission.Close and Innocent will star Green as John Close, a successful commercial lawyer who returns
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Agran Barton to produce BBC comedy drama film
Tim Firth has been signed up by BBC head of film and single drama David Thompson to make a comedy drama feature film through indie Agran Barton Television, writes Tara Conlan.
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C4 seeks programming for themed film nights
Channel 4 head of film programming Nick Jones is seeking programme proposals to run in a raft of themed film nights next year, writes Ashley Davies.