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NewsAvalon takes Kombat to the US
Avalon International has sold its critically acclaimed BBC2 series Kombat Opera Presentsto US cable network Ovation TV.
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NewsGI acquires Asian talk show
Granada International has picked up pan-Asian rights to the first series of The May Lee Show, a new weekly Asian talk show.
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NewsFewer questions in Millionaire re-jig
Who Wants to be a Millionaire? contestants will now have the chance to win big money faster after the first changes to the format introduced by new owner 2waytraffic. [ALL]
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NewsRoyal lawyers write to RDF about Queengate
The Queen's lawyers are understood to be pursuing a breach of contract claim against RDF and the BBC over the controversial editing of a preview of the documentary, A Year With The Queen. [ALL]
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CommentBlog: What a difference a genre makes
Drama director Jon Sen ponders whether the fall out from the recent spate of documentary 'faking' scandals might also have an impact on television fiction. [ALL]
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NewsFive nurtures wildlife strand for primetime
Five is developing a flagship wildlife strand for its primetime schedule.
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NewsUltimate Journeys deal
Parthenon Entertainment has signed a deal with Equator HD, one of the 15 US Voom HD networks, giving the channel global pay-TV rights to the indie's high-definition travel franchise Ultimate Journeys.
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NewsPact reveals kids TV credit plan
Pact has published more detailed proposals for the future funding of kids TV based on the introduction of a Children's Content Credit (CCC).
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NewsGarden show plans to help urban spaces bloom
UKTV Gardens will show viewers how to 'green up' Britain's towns and cities by transforming 10 urban gardens into natural triumphs, writes Rob Shepherd.
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NewsPioneer to shine light on biology
Pioneer Productions is promising a ground-breaking two-hour journey through the human body's life cycles in its most ambitious high-tech science commission for Channel 4.
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BBC to look at Oz wine
The BBC has signed up as a co-production partner on an Australian documentary titled Chateau Chunder.
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NewsBBC plans cuts to flagship factual shows
Horizon, Imagine, Timewatchand The Culture Showall face 20% budget cuts as the BBC looks to axe up to half of London factual staff.
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NewsExtraordinary People to go beyond shock doc appeal
Five is moving its flagship Extraordinary Peoplestrand away from its shock doc roots with its latest round of commissions.
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FeaturesThat Antony Cotton Show
ITV Productions head of entertainment, Manchester Rachel Ashdown on a chat show hope.
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R4 orders Whistledown pilot
London radio indie Whistledown has been commissioned by BBC Radio 4 to make a pilot for a new format called Based on a True Story.
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£12k for festival pitchers
Four Fast Track delegates will pitch live for a£12,000 commission from ITV2 at the Pitch Perfect session at this month's Edinburgh TV Festival.
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Child in Time back on BBC1
Child of Our Time, the Open University and BBC co-production presented by Professor Robert Winston will return later this month for three weeks on BBC1.
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NewsC4 defends Dispatches
Dispatchescommissioning editor Kevin Sutcliffe has defended an edition of the programme against charges of misleading editing. [ALL]
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NewsDispatches extremists avoid prosecution
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) will not prosecute Channel 4 on grounds of incitement to racial hatred for airing the views of Muslim extremists in a Dispatchesdocumentary. [ALL]