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NewsPocoyo secures Spanish licensing deal
Granada International's pre-school animated series Pocoyohas been picked up by Spanish licensing, marketing and promotions agency El Ocho.
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NewsSky One interviews Kylie
Sky One has secured an exclusive interview with Kylie Minogue, in one of the first television appearances made by the pop singer since she was treated for cancer.
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NewsFreeview set to overtake satellite TV
Freeview is set to overtake satellite television in the UK by the end of this year, according to a new report on digital TV take-up.
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Why we decided to axe Sky News shows
Nick Pollard, head of Sky News, says the channel is 'getting on with things' after going through a turbulent few weeks which saw 17 jobs axed and two flagship shows ditched
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ITV still pushing to sign Norton
ITV has stepped up its efforts to sign Graham Norton after missing out on signing both Gordon Ramsay and Jonathan Ross in the space of a week. Sources said that talks between the BBC star and ITV entertainment chiefs are to intensify following its failure to land two of its ...
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C4 grows web news
Channel 4 News is expanding its multimedia team in preparation for the relaunch of its news website in late summer. The department, which has two staff under multimedia editor Jon Bernstein, will grow to nine. The new website will offer video clips, with viewers able to call up extra footage ...
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Nighty Night for US
Sex and the Citycreator Darren Star is to produce an American version of cult BBC3 comedy Nighty Night for US cable network Showtime. Star will write and executive produce the adaptation through US studio Sony Pictures TV, in conjunction with indie Baby Cow Productions, which ...
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NewsScream Films to pilot improvised comedy for Five
Indie Scream Films is to pilot a fully-improvised comedy for Five, in which the actors are told what to do as the programme unfolds.
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NewsFive takes Flack for new look CD: UK
The relatively unknown presenter Caroline Flack is to replace Myleene Klass and Lauren Laverne as the female face of CD:UKwhen the axed ITV1 chart show returns on Five later this year.
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NewsBBC orders third series of Coast
The BBC has commissioned a third run of its hit natural history series Coast, even before filming is complete on the second series.
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NewsRoss in talks to produce Friday night show
TV presenter Jonathan Ross is in discussions with the BBC about making his Friday night talk-show through his own production company Hot Sauce, in a move which would see him earn even more money from the broadcaster.
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RAI 2 renews local CD:UK version
Italian network RAI 2 has renewed its local version of Blaze Television format CD:UK for a further year. CD:Livewill continue to air at 2pm on Saturdays. A Croatian version of CD:UK is also being piloted ...
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Sky Sports 4 to air
BSkyB is considering the launch of a fifth sports channel, lodging the licence name Sky Sports 4 with Ofcom. The media regulator has awarded the licence for a cable and satellite channel so the offering will not be available on the digital terrestrial platform. Sky currently owns Sky Sports 1, ...
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C4 bids against ITV for The Inventor
ITV is locked in a bidding war with Channel 4 for the rights to hit format The Inventor, created by Dragons' Denjudge Peter Jones.
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Five to air docu-soap about lemur families
Five and Animal Planet UK are following up the hit franchise Meerkat Manorwith a new animal soap opera exploring the lives of lemurs in Madagascar.
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Extreme Sports airs virtual World Cup
The Liberty Global-owned Extreme Sports Channel has joined up with Microsoft's Xbox to air coverage of a video gaming -competition described as the World Cup on console.
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Bravo shows Army Everest bid
Bravo is to help promote the British Army to its viewers through an advertiser-funded series detailing one of the armed forces' toughest training exercises - reaching the summit of Everest.
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Granada ships Hell's Kitchen to Asia
Granada International (GI) has sold the US version of Hell's Kitchen(pictured) across Asia . The 9 x 60-minute Gordon Ramsay show will be screened by The Asia Food Network, UBC Thailand, Orion Media Korea, Discovery India and Solar in the Philippines . GI has also ...
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BBC series to try out dream jobs
BBC presenter Adrian Chiles is to try his hand at dream jobs for a new daytime series for BBC1, being made by Cardiff-based indie Aspect Television.
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Mr Bean comeback
Mr Beanis making a TV comeback ahead of the theatrical release of the new Bean IImovie, expected to be next year. Nickelodeon UK and Paramount Comedy Channel have picked up the rights to air the original ITV Mr Beanepisodes, marking ...