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NewsFox orders Kitchen Nightmares
US network Fox has ordered another helping of Gordon Ramsay, with production set to start next month on a US version of Optomen's hit Channel 4 series Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares.
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Dracula returns to Transylvania
Granada International has sold BBC1's stylish new adaptation of Draculato Pro TV in Romania.
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NewsSpringwatch migrates to Animal Planet
BBC2 series Springwatchand My Life as a Childare both set to cross the pond to the US this spring, under two new format deals brokered by BBC Worldwide.
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ER inks US home entertainment deal
Entertainment Rights has struck a multi-year deal with The Weinstein Company and its Genius Products home entertainment arm for the distribution and co-production of home video releases and videogames in the US.
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Electric Sky to co-produce HD docs
Factual distributor Electric Sky is to co-produce two new original high-definition series with US channel operator Voom HD Networks.
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High Point opens Irish office
Film and TV drama distributor High Point Group has set up a new subsidiary in Ireland, as it continues to expand its production activities.
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ID brokers VoD deals for Rainbow Media
ID Distribution has secured a raft of deals with broadcasters in Europe and the Middle East for VoD content from US channel operator Rainbow Media.
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NewsFive escapes swearing censure
Ofcom has cleared Five of broadcasting the word c**t unedited in a documentary just 12 minutes after the watershed.
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NewsC4 freezes programming budget
Channel 4 has been forced to freeze its programming budget for 2007 because of falling advertising revenues.
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NewsITV on track to renew ITN contract
ITV will not put its£36 million news contract with ITN out to tender ahead of its expiry date at the end of 2008.
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NewsBBC axes de Menezes drama
The BBC has shelved two docu-dramas, the first dealing the lives of the 7 July London bombers and the second about the fatal shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes.
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News19TV to make Brit-friendly American Idol
19TV has lined-up British celebrities to take part in specially recorded parts of American Idolhosted by Cat Deeley. The changes are part of plans to make the series more UK-friendly.
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NewsBBC commissions controversial C-Word show
The BBC will explore one of the most controversial words in the English language in a new commission called The History of the C-Word(working title).
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NewsBBC appeals for Gaby Logan sports show ideas
The BBC is appealing to the public for ideas for its new summer sports programme hosted by Gaby Logan.
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NewsBBC's Salford move could spark talent exodus
BBC Children's controller Richard Deverell has admitted the move of his department to Salford could result in an exodus of talent and that he expects between just 30% and 50% of staff to make the move permanently.
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Shed wins Fox pilot
Shed Productions has won its second US network pilot commission in a month after Fox ordered a new comedy drama called Nurses.
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On location - Following the herd
Producer/director John Downer and his team have pioneered techniques for filming animals, but getting close to 1.5 mlllion nervous wildebeest meant they had to devise some new tricks.
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NewsFive Life in Shed drama double
Five's female-skewed digital channel Five Life has done a double deal with Shed Productions to buy the UK multichannel rights to Bad Girlsand Footballers' Wives.
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Comment - Panorama's new face
The BBC's George Entwistle explains why C4's Dispatcheshas nothing to fear from the Panorama move
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NewsGrade: new shows will get a chance
Michael Grade has kicked off his tenure at ITV by vowing to give new shows a chance to shine and warning he will waste no time in dropping long-established but underperforming shows.