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TWG ups DRG stake
The Wireless Group is to increase its stake in DRG, owner of the London III digital multiplex, to 33.58%. The company is talking to Matsushita Electric Europe about acquiring its 10% interest. TWG also has an 80.5% stake in the London II licence, held by SwitchDigital.
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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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Liquid assets to run to another series
BBC3 controller Stuart Murphy has commissioned a further run of Liquid Assets. The new 6 x 60-minute series, which is expected to air in late spring, will be expanded to look at the finances of movie stars as well as pop singers. Among those slated to be examined are the ...
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Peep show to pop up again later in year
Objective Productions' Channel 4 sitcom Peep Show has been commissioned for a second series. The show, written by Jesse Armstrong and Sam Bain, will return later this year. Ordered by C4 commissioning editor Iain Morris it will be executive produced by Andrew O'Connor.
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Talent TV tests kids' loyalties for CBBC
Indie Talent TV is making a CBBC factual entertainment series in which kids' friendships are put to the test. The 15 x 30-minute Best of Friends , commissioned by CBBC head of entertainment Anne Gilchrist, will feature teams of five friends aged between 10 and ...
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Kitchen detective on way to discovery
Discovery Health channel director Clare Laycock has ordered Kitchen Detective , a 10 x 30-minutes series from Twofour Productions, part-funded by the British Heart Foundation. The show sees a top nutritionist giving advice about diets. Katie Taylor is producer and Steve Grizell is executive producer.
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Foregone conclusions
We are promised a radical review of PSB, but there are signs that the status quo will largely survive the process.
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Mcdonald gets ITV news editorial role
Newsreader Sir Trevor McDonald has been made associate editor of ITV1's new News at 10.30 , which is to launch early next month. ITV News editor David Mannion said the appointment 'enshrines and recognises the major editorial contributions made by Trevor on a daily basis'. ...
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Shareholders give blessing to ITV merger
Carlton and Granada shareholders overwhelmingly approved the merger of ITV at separate extraordinary general meetings this week. The two companies now only need formal court approval later this month for the merger to come into being. Granada chairman and new ITV chief executive Charles Allen used the opportunity to announce ...
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Jowell: no plans to ban junk food ads
Media secretary Tessa Jowell has ruled out implementing a ban on junk food advertising to children. Speaking at the Oxford Media Convention this week, Jowell said she was looking to collaborate 'with the fast food industry in pursuit of a better way of working' rather than impose a ban. According ...
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BBC digital curriculum open for pitches
Indies have officially been invited to pitch for commissions for the BBC's controversial£150m digital curriculum project. The BBC lodged a notice on Tuesday (13 January) with Ojec, the European website which lists business opportunities with public bodies. The BBC has pledged to commission out half the£90m content budget for the ...
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The Perfect Holiday (BBC1) - Joe Joseph, The Times
'You wonder if TV executives just drank way too much over the Christmas holidays, with unfortunate consequences.'...
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Hunt for the Nazi Diamonds: The Great Adventure (BBC2) - James Walton, Daily Telegraph
'Last night's documentary remained rather vague on certain key questions - including who exactly Svoray is and whet...
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Pissed on the Job (C4) - Thomas Sutcliffe, Independent
'Paul Wilmshurst's film turned out to be an intriguing affair.' ...
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Pissed on the Job (C4) - Rupert Smith, Guardian
'The whole thing was so grimly persuasive and entertaining.'...
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RatingsBBC1 struggles in peaktime
BBC1 had its worst peaktime performance last night (14 January) since 17 September last year, attacting an audience share of just 15.3%.
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NewsThe cornflake wars
As big names Chris Moyles and Johnny Vaughan take over the morning shifts at Radio 1 and Capital Radio respectively, competition in the crucial breakfast slot is hotting up as never before.
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NewsPost-production 2004
On March 5th 2004, Broadcast will publish the results of a major piece of research into the broadcast post-production sector in the UK.
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Notorious (BBC2) - Christopher Matthew, Daily Mail
'Watching the first in BBC2's new series on controversial entrepreneurs, left one floundering in a miasma of incred...
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Didn't They Do Well? (BBC1) - Charlie Catchpole, Daily Star
?Didn't they do well? is the kind of limp, low-budget quiz show you'd expect to find in the middle of the day that'...