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NewsMovie Rush on TV
Film4 has made a programme previously only available online into its first regular series. Film review show Movie Rushis made by multiplatform producer Zone and has previously been exclusively offered through Channel 4's website. From this month it will also air on Film4 and is ...
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Return to Tuscany takes primetime slot
BBC2 has commissioned indie Seven Stones Media to make a primetime version of its daytime cookery hit, Return to Tuscany. BBC2 has asked for a 10 x 30-minute version of the show to air in a weekly 7pm slot this autumn. The series follows the ...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Format Focus: Ecohouse: the challenge
This environmentally friendly Canadian lifestyle format could work for the BBC.
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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.
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Deadly Knowledge Show returns to C4
Channel 4 schools commissioning editor Deborah Ward has greenlit a second series of The Deadly Knowledge Showfrom Princess Productions. The new 20 x 30-minute series will again be hosted by Dave Berry. Executive produced by Dean Nabarro, it will begin production soon and screen from ...
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Pilkington handed C4 slot
Karl Pilkington, the radio producer who gained cult status after appearing alongside Ricky Gervais in the most popular podcast ever, has landed his first TV commission for Channel 4.
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True North makes archive programmes
Leeds-based indie True North has been commissioned to make an 8 x 30-minute religious series called The Way We Worshippedfor ITV1. Greenlit by ITV controller of current affairs and documentaries Jeff Anderson, it will air from September and will explore changing religious habits in Britain.
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McGregor to voice biography of Sheene
Actor Ewan McGregor has signed up to narrate a documentary about legendary motor-cycling champion Barry Sheene. The 75-minute programme, being made by Leeds-based Double Jab Productions North, was commissioned by EMI for commercial release in 2007 and The Biography Channel for broadcast this winter. It is the first official biography ...