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NewsWall to Wall goes live with genealogy show
Indie Wall to Wall is building on the success of Who Do You Think You Are?with a live history show based around the hit genealogy series.
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NewsRoss Kemp on Gangs returns to Sky One
Ross Kemp on Gangswill return to Sky One for a third series this autumn. Tiger Aspect and Kemp's indie Mongoose Productions will co-produce the new series with filming beginning later this month.
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Five Life orders Gina Ford parenting doc
Shine North has been commissioned by Five Life to make a one-off documentary scrutinising the controversial tactics of child care guru Gina Ford.
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NewsRiches from diversity
The Big Brotherdébacle has prompted further discussion about diversity in the media
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Coogan hosts own themed weekend
UKTV G2 is to screen a Classic Coogan Weekend to be fronted by comedian Steve Coogan himself.
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New shows for Community Channel
Community Channel has commissioned three new shows for the autumn funded by charity, and all made by Media Trust Productions.
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NewsParamount lines up British comedy for relaunch
Paramount Comedy 2 will relaunch next month with a line-up featuring classic British comedy and its first original commission.
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BBC Natural History heads to Yellow Stone
BBC2 has commissioned a natural history series about the major ecosystems in the Yellow Stone National Park.
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C4 series to examine impact of TV
Channel 4 is to make a landmark history series examining the impact television has had on British society.
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NewsTurner turns pest buster for BBC3
Anthea Turner is to attempt to rid the nation's homes of pests in an RDF Television series establishing her as one of the faces of BBC3.
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BBC2 fails to deliver dramatic opening
Winter has always been a strong time of year for dramas but popular success isn't guaranteed even when a launch is backed by strong promotion.
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ITV1 serves up second helping of Daily Cooks!
ITV1 has ordered a second series of Daily Cooks!from Prospect Pictures and doubled the episode length.
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NewsITV1 boosts daytime with two Endemol gameshows
ITV1 has made major moves to strengthen its afternoon line-up with two big money Endemol gameshows hosted by Jasper Carrott and Nicky Campbell.
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NewsLiving TV imports US talent show Top Chef
Living TV has picked up the basic cable rights to the first season of culinary talent search Top Cheffrom NBC Universal International Television Distribution.
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NewsRoger Cook returns to ITV
Roger Cook is returning to ITV1 for a 20th anniversary special tracking down the villains he made famous.
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NewsNew junk food ad bill introduced
The government will come under increasing pressure to introduce a pre-watershed ban on junk food advertising today with the introduction of a private members bill.
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NewsITV pushes into DVD comedy
ITV DVD is pushing into the live comedy genre and has signed an exclusive three-year deal with comedian Phil Nichol.
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NewsKirstie Alley signs up for US Vicar of Dibley
Former Cheersactress Kirstie Alley has signed up to take on the Dawn French lead role in the upcoming US version of The Vicar of Dibley.
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NewsFremantle confirms Canadian debut for Project Runway
Canadian cable network Slice has set a launch date for FremantleMedia's locally-produced version of US reality hit Project Runway.