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BBC looks for US home for Dr Who
The BBC has yet to sell Doctor Who to a US broadcaster despite its cable channel BBC America wanting to buy the show.
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Apprentice hit generates spin-offs
The BBC is ramping up its coverage of the new series of hit show The Apprentice by commissioning a spin-off show for BBC3.
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C4 orders second Sugar Rush series
Channel 4 has recommissioned Shine drama Sugar Rush after it became a surprise summer ratings hit.
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C4 goes back for more rock school
RDF Media reality series Rock School, the Channel 4 show in which ex-rocker Gene Simmons attempts to turn a group of school students into a band, has been recommissioned. The show will be reformatted into 4 x 60-minute episodes rather than the 7 x 30 minutes originally commissioned. The show ...
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O'Leary signs up for C4 morning show
Channel 4 has lined up Dermot O'Leary to host a new live breakfast series early next year called Morning Glory. The show, commissioned from Endemol subsidiary Brighter Pictures, features showbiz news and celebrity guests and will initially run for two to three weeks during Celebrity Big Brother. It will air ...
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E4 to air Beauty and the Geek
Beauty and the Geek, the US reality format from Punk'd creator Ashton Kutcher, is coming to the UK with September Films producing a local version for E4.
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Kalel wins BBC3 pitch competition
Indie Kalel Productions has won a pilot commission after topping a BBC3 pitch idol competition. The channel held a briefing day in October for indies under one year old. They were then given two weeks to come up with a pitch. Kalel - headed by Nick Parnes and Hannah Cantor ...
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Sky One marks CIA 60th birthday with exposé
Maverick presenter Danny Wallace is to host a one-off special for Sky One marking 60 years of the CIA and exploring its various scandals.
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Wise Buddah makes Radio 2 specials
Indie Wise Buddah has secured a series of commissions with BBC Radio 2 for the station's festive schedule. The production company will make 2 x 120-minute Sold on Song specials with Carly Simon and Brian Wilson, produced by Mark Goodier and Paul Sexton. Radio 2 has also ordered a two-hour ...
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BBC1 commissions Xmas Test the Nation
Indie Talent TV has been commissioned to make a Christmas special of its interactive quiz show Test the Nation. The 90-minute programme will be broadcast on BBC1 later this month and will test the public's knowledge of the events that unfolded during the year. It will be presented by Anne ...
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NewsThis is Your Life to return to ITV in 2006
ITV is looking to bring back This is Your Life and is lining up Sir Trevor McDonald to host it.
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NewsBBC plans new-look news to cut budgets
The BBC is to relaunch Newsnight, Breakfast and its flagship BBC1 bulletins as part of the corporation's drive to slash its news budget by millions of pounds a year.
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NewsBBC1 to make Nationwide-style magazine show
BBC1 controller Peter Fincham is developing a Nationwide-style current affairs show for the channel's early evening schedule.
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NewsKeating plays safe with BBC2 line-up
BBC2 controller Roly Keating is staking his winter and spring line-up on a mixture of bankable favourites and new drama.
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NewsEdmonds quiz wins a further 230 episodes
Channel 4 has commissioned a further 230 episodes of afternoon ratings hit Deal or No Deal as speculation grows that the game show will be given a run in primetime.
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NewsBBC Scotland orders Hogmanay laughs
BBC1 Scotland has commissioned specials of comedy series Chewin' the Fat and Only an Excuse? as part of its New Years Eve line-up.
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NewsDrama heads BBC1 winter
BBC1 controller Peter Fincham has picked two dramas from his old employer Talkback to spearhead the channel's winter and spring programme push.
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NewsDiscovery kicks off global Sci-Files strand
9.15am: Discovery Networks International has launched a new global franchise, Discovery Channel's Sci-Files, with a slate of series and specials exploring future science and outer space.
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NewsO'Leary to front new C4 breakfast block
8am: Channel 4 has confirmed that Dermot O'Leary has been lined-up to host a new live breakfast series early next year called Morning Glory.
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NewsUltimate Fighter for third series on Bravo
8am: Flextech men's channel Bravo has signed a deal for the third series of reality show The Ultimate Fighter and convinced rights-holder Ultimate Fighting Championship to feature at least two British contestants.