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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.
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NewsMercury Media takes PBS to new heights
Factual distributor Mercury Media International has struck a deal with US public broadcaster PBS to distribute its content to airlines around the world.
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NewsUS co-pro deal for BBC's Timewatch
New US cable channel Smithsonian Networks has struck a co-production deal with the BBC for its flagship history series Timewatch.
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NewsTVF strikes online deals down under
Factual distributor TVF International has licensed a raft of titles to Australian broadband TV operators Reeltime.tv and Bigpond Movies as it expands its business in the new media space.
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NewsBlog: Wimpy C4 should stand by 'wank week'
Broadcast senior reporter Dan Wootton says Channel 4's last-minute decision to pull 'wank week' is wimpy and, after the way senior executives defended Celebrity Big Brother, hypocritical too.
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NewsEU adds to kids programmes crisis
Fewer children's shows will be made in the UK if the government fails to persuade Brussels to change new TV advertising rules. Film 4 will be forced to show more American movies and ITV news could also be under threat.
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NewsPhillips launches attack on C4
Trevor Phillips has launched a fresh attack on how Channel 4 bosses handled the Celebrity Big Brotherrace row, likening director of programmes Kevin Lygo to a “14-year-old” who boasted to his “mates that he'd got away with it”.
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NewsBBC unveils shortlist for Question Time contract
Cheetah Televison, Ten Alps, Lion Televison and Mentorn have made it onto the shortlist to produce BBC1's flagship current affairs series Question Time- a contract worth over£2m for three years.
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NewsC4 hands out factual regional awards
Channel 4 will recognise regionally produced factual programming in its annual Creative Cities Awards next week with Belfast indie Double Band receiving a gong for its documentary Who Killed Brian Jones?, about the suspicious death of the ex-Rolling Stone.
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NewsDe Mol sells Golden cage to ABC
Big Brothercreator John De Mol has secured his first deal in the US since leaving Endemol by selling reality format The Golden Cageto ABC.
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NewsC4 pulls wank week
Embattled Channel 4, still reeling from the Celebrity Big Brotherrace storm, has delayed its forthcoming 'wank week' as it looks to avoid a fresh round of negative headlines.
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NewsSMG serves ITV1 another double helping of Scots crime
ITV1 has ordered new runs of two of its biggest drama brands, Taggartand Rebus.
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NewsTop Gear Breaks ratings barrier for BBC2
The return of presenter Richard Hammond to BBC2's Top Gearhelped the show gain the channel's highest audience in over 10 years.
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Newsxbox 360 pinata lives on in nicktoons series
Children's channel NickToons will launch a brand new series based on hit Xbox 360 game Viva Piñata in early March. The 52 x 30-minute series is made by 4Kids Entertainment International.
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Zig Zag investigates hoarders for C4
Zig Zag Productions is making a one-hour special about compulsive hoarders for Channel 4.