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Blue-Zoo makes CGI series
Animation studio Blue-Zoo Productions is to make a 14 x 1-minute CGI series for Nickelodeon International called Stitch-Up Showdown.
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FeaturesEureka!: the story behind an idea
Clay producer Peter Tabern talks about the difficulty in adapting a David Almond novel.
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ITV4 ups AFP output with VXR coverage
ITV4 has commissioned coverage of the VXR Racing Driver of the Year tournament as part of its strategy to grow its ad-funded output.
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NewsITV delves into links between its dramas
ITV has commissioned a 10-part series looking at the connections between the broadcaster's classic dramas.
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NewsBlair tackles gun and knife crime for C4
Channel 4 has signed up Cherie Blair to chair a commission investigating street weapons as part of a forthcoming season devoted to gun and knife crime.
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NewsOscar-winner to star in C4 drama
Hollywood actor William Hurt is to star in a feature-length Channel 4 thriller about the end of apartheid.
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NewsNick Jr to make news show for youngsters
Animated ants are to read the news in a Nickelodeon UK show that aims to introduce young children to everyday situations.
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NewsFresh comedy talent to bow on C4's The Nightly Show
Objective is to hoping to showcase the next generation of comedy talent in a topical new series for Channel 4.
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NewsBig chef to transform Little Chef
Celebrity chef Heston Blumenthal is to attempt to transform the fortunes of the Little Chef restaurant chain in a Back to the Floor-style series for Channel 4.
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NewsGok Wan to front his own Clothes Show
How to Look Good Naked presenter Gok Wan is to front a weekly studio-based fashion show for Channel 4 as part of its spring/summer season.
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FeaturesCommissioning Focus: BBC seeks ‘landmark' arts pitches
The corporation is aiming to stimulate creativity across its networks with its search for innovative arts and music programming.
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NewsPersonal Services Required for C4
Channel 4 has commissioned RDF to film families as they hunt for hired help.
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NewsITV drama to tackle cult of celebs
Shane Richie is to star as in a new ITV single drama billed a modern morality tale on celebrity culture.
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NewsITV's Commander to return
ITV1 has ordered a fifth season of Lynda la Plante drama The Commander.
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ITV1 to air Mills-McCartney divorce doc
ITV1 will air a documentary next week exploring the 'colourful' life of Heather Mills and her divorce settlement from Paul McCartney.
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NewsITV unveils new schedule
Factual output will provide the backbone of ITV's spring summer season, with new shows fronted by Griff Rhys Jones, Martin Clunes and Melvyn Bragg.
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NewsITV1 lines up Prince Phillip doc
Prince Phillip is the latest Royal to be the subject of a documentary - this time the production will be for ITV1.
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NewsProf Winston back on BBC1 to reveal heroes of medicine
Professor Robert Winston is to return to BBC1 in a three-part documentary looking at medical pioneers.
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NewsFive to focus on fathers and sons
Five is to turn bestseller The Dangerous Book for Boys into a TV series featuring celebrity dads on old-fashioned adventures with their sons.
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NewsBBC1 scores a hat trick with star comedy trio
Jimmy Nail, Caroline Quentin and Roger Lloyd-Pack are to return to BBC1 in a trio of major new sitcom series.