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NewsShow comes to aid of debt-ridden couples
Channel 4 will put financially troubled couples on a post-nuptial contract as part of a primetime show called Your Money or Your Wife.
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Little Voice writer to pen Afternoon Play
Jim Cartwright, the scriptwriter behind Little Voice, is to pen a drama for BBC Birmingham's Afternoon Playseries. Cartwright is writing and directing Johnny Shakespeare(working title), a modern-day tale about a semi-literate man who begins a ...
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Commissioner's Q & A - Aaqil Ahmed
Channel 4's commissioning editor, religion is on the lookout for attention-grabbing documentaries and ideas that are ahead of their time - and has the budget to reward the right idea.
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C4 to air charity catwalk show
Channel 4 and Endemol UK will broadcast the climax of September's London Fashion Week - a charity catwalk show by fashion label Giorgio Armani.
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C4 to reinvent shelved pilot for primetime
Channel 4 is in discussions to relaunch one of its shelved breakfast pilots as a primetime entertainment show.
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Chiles to host BBC2 quiz
Adrian Chiles is to host a new quiz show for BBC2 being made by Who Wants to be a Millionaireproducer Celador Productions.
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UKTV Style Gardens lines up Widdecombe and Greer
Ann Widdecombe, Germaine Greer and Charles Kennedy are among 10 celebrities who will explore their favourite gardens as part of a series for UKTV Style Gardens.
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NewsLenny Henry show will travel the country for a laugh
BBC1 has handed Lenny Henry a Billy Connolly-style primetime show in which the comedian will travel across Britain to explore national identity through humour.
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NewsGascoigne signs for Bravo season
Bravo has signed Paul Gascoigne as a presenter for its second season of Italian football coverage and has commissioned two one-off documentaries to kick off the season.
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NewsBBC defends sex and violence in EastEnders
The BBC has defended violent and sexual plotlines in EastEndersafter a string of complaints from viewers.
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NewsUKTV launches wine club to rival Richard and Judy
UKTV Food is looking to rival Richard and Judywith the launch of their very own wine club - a move that marks the channel's first venture into e-commerce.
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NewsBBC to make US version of Maria
The BBC's Los Angeles production office has won a major new commission for US terrestrial network NBC, a reality show to find the next Sandy and Danny in the upcoming Broadway version of Grease.
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NewsBBC and HBO partner for new drama
The BBC and HBO will partner for a new drama miniseries set in England, just two weeks after pulling the plug on Rome.
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Format Focus: Ecohouse: the challenge
This environmentally friendly Canadian lifestyle format could work for the BBC.
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US cable network has keys to UK stately homes
US cable network HGTV has commissioned London-based Pioneer Productions to produce a one-off special in which actor John Barrowman visits some of the UK's most famous stately homes and castles.
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Monster brings Dinosaurs to Cannes
Dublin-based Monster Distributes will launch the latest series from Oscar-nominated animation studio Brown Bag Films at this year's Mipcom Junior.
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NewsFunky Formats brings Telenovela Star to the UK
London-based formats specialist Funky Formats is in discussions with two UK broadcasters to produce a local version of its hybrid reality show Telenovela Star.
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NewsID brokers BBC HD deal
ID Distribution has licensed the award-winning US documentary Farther Than the Eye Can See, part of Rainbow Media's Voom HD catalogue, to the BBC.
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NewsAll3Media launches new kids titles
All3Media International is heading to Mipcom Junior with an expanded slate of factual titles, including new Dutch series Couscous & Colaand the latest in the BBC's Serious...strand.
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NewsBig Brother twist sparks viewer outrage
More than 600 Big Brotherfans have complained to Ofcom about the show's latest twist, which will see a previously evicted contestant re-enter the house and be eligible to win the£100,000 prize.