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NewsTinopolis lines up Welsh hall of fame
Welsh indie Tinopolis has been commissioned by ITV Wales to create a three-part series on the country's first hall of fame.The Cool Cymru Photographic Collection features portraits of celebrated Welsh men and women such as Dame Shirley Bassey, Charlotte Church, Gavin Henson, Ryan Giggs and Bryn Terfel. The as-yet-untitled series ...
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NewsC4 doc to uncover the real Tony Blair
Channel 4 is to track the highs and lows of Tony Blair's premiership in a documentary series set to include both personal and political revelations.
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On the box - A Restoration folly?
Eloise Tooke wonders if ITV's Cruises Undercovermissed the big story and if Restoration Village was wise to spend£1.9m on a tearoom at Massey's Folley
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NewsIzzard stars in Five kitchen drama
Five will bring comedian Eddie Izzard's serious side to the fore in an edgy new drama inspired by Anthony Bourdain's book Kitchen Confidential.
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NewsWhat's a VoD show worth?
How much will a downloaded episode of Green Wingor The F Wordbe worth to consumers? Less than the cost of a music video on iTunes, according to Channel 4.
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NewsLyndhurst to star as divorcee in BBC1 comedy
Nicholas Lyndhurst will star as a divorced father of twins in the second comedy series to emerge from BBC1 controller Peter Fincham's series of six pilots.
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NewsC4's Faking It axed
Channel 4 is axing its former flagship documentary series Faking It, with an upcoming Christmas special to be the last episode.
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NewsEdinburgh TV festival to beam in West Wing creator
West Wing creator Aaron Sorkin will talk about his latest TV offering as part of the New Season Showcase strand of this year's Edinburgh TV Festival.
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C4 lines up Tanaka as latest celebrity chef
Channel 4 is handing a primetime show to the executive cook of London restaurant Pearl, Jun Tanaka.
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NewsReef sets up shop in South Africa for wine series
Lifestyle and arts indie Reef Television is co-producing an ob-doc series following one man's dream of owning a vineyard, and has opened up an office in South Africa to facilitate production.
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NewsProduction on Ugly Betty stalls
Production on the American adaptation of telenovela Betty La Feahas been shut down for a week coinciding with US network ABC's decision to change the name of the show for a second time.
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C4I and ID sign first-look deals
Channel 4 International and ID Distribution have secured first-look deals with indies V Good Films and True North respectively.
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Format Focus: big brother: all-stars
An all-star contestant edition of Big Brothercould help Channel 4 and Endemol UK revive the series' fortunes.
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NewsZig Zag ramps up US business
Zig Zag Productions has lined up a US co-pro partner and an international distributor for its latest Five documentary, Death in the Deep Freeze.
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NewsElectric Sky to co-produce HD programming with Voom
Electric Sky is to co-produce two high definition series with US channel operator Voom HD Networks.
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NewsMajor US seller expands into UK
Competition in the already crowded UK distribution market is set to intensify, with major US distributor Alfred Haber Distribution to sell British-made content for the first time.
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News2waytraffic about to buy a Millionaire?
Dutch company 2waytraffic is in exclusive talks to buy the Who Wants To Be A Millionaireformat from its owner Complete Communications Corporation (CCC).
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NewsArtsworld to rock with Alice Cooper
Sky-owned Artsworld channel has lined-up Alice Cooper to front a new weekly music strand.
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ITV ties down Schofield for This Morning
ITV has agreed an exclusive two-year deal with presenter Phillip Schofield that will see him continue to host popular daytime series This Morning. The new deal will also see the former children's TV presenter front a new series of Dancing ...
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My Network shelves Love Island plans
The struggling LoveIslandformat has been dealt another blow with US broadcaster My Network TV ditching plans for an American version. The new Fox-owned terrestrial channel, which launches in September, had been developing the show with Granada America. It would have featured six American celebrities and ...