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NewsEurosport nets big earners
Eurosport and MTV have emerged as the two most popular European channels among top income earners, according to a survey by pan-European research group EMS .
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NewsDarren Star to make US version of Nighty Night
Sex and the Citycreator Darren Star is to produce an American version of cult BBC3 comedy Nighty Nightfor US cable network Showtime.
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NewsWorld Cup taken off big screens
The plug has been pulled on World Cup matches on giant screens in Liverpool and Canary Wharf, after violence marred the opening England game.
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NewsITV looks to extend The Price is Right
ITV is to trial run hour-long episodes of The Price is Right later in the summer, in a bid to build some stability to its 5pm to 6pm weekday slot.
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NewsDonald Trump behind new Monopoly show
Property magnate Donald Trump is to make a reality series based on the Monopoly board game, after signing a deal with the game's owner Hasbro.
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NewsC4 ties up Gordon Ramsay till 2011
Channel 4 has signed celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay in a golden handcuffs deal to work exclusively for the broadcaster until July 2011. The news follows new ITV director of entertainment and comedy Paul Jackson's campaign to woo Ramsay. However, C4's new multimillion pound, four-year contract will give the broadcaster exclusive ...
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Sky News to lay off 17 staff
Sky News is to axe 17 of its reporting and production staff, and, according to senior Sky sources, is considering the future of poor-rating programmes Sky Report with Julie Etchingham and World News Tonightwith James Rubin.
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UKTV to remake The Clothes Show
UKTV is to remake classic fashion series The Clothes Show, with indie Shine lined up to produce. The series first appeared on BBC1 in 1986 and went for more than 320 episodes, fronted by fashion designer Jeff Banks and presenters Selina Scott, Caryn Franklin and ...
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Endemol appoints Zeppotron execs
Endemol UK has hired the executive producer and series producer of Channel 4 panel show 8 out of 10 Catsto join its comedy division, Zeppotron. Ruth Phillips, who produced the US and UK versions of Whose Line Is It Anyway?, ...
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NewsBBC saves Match of the Day
Match of the Daypresenters Gary Lineker and Adrian Chiles can breathe easy as the BBC today retained the UK highlights rights for£171.6m, beating off competition from Five.
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C4 recommissions fourth 8 out of 10 cats
Channel 4 has commissioned a fourth 8 x 30-minute series of Friday night panel show 8 out of 10 Catsfrom Endemol UK-owned Zeppotron. The broadcaster made the decision after the Jimmy Carr-hosted show opened its third series last month with an average of 2.9 million ...
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Sudo-Q moves to BBC2 with 20 episodes
BBC1 has recommissioned its daytime Sudoku quiz show, moving it to BBC2 and doubling the number of episodes in the run. Eamonn Holmes will stay on as presenter of Sudo-Q, the programme based on the hugely popular number puzzle. The new 20 x 30-minute series ...
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C4's Cutting Edge shoots body squad
Channel 4 has commissioned a hard-hitting documentary for its Cutting Edgestrand inspired by the case of a London woman who lay dead in her home for three years before being discovered.
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Commissioners Q&A: Andrew Bethell
The chief executive and creative director of Teachers' TV is looking to challenge people's assumptions about education and is keen to involve audiences in programme-making
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Oxford Scientific to make atom series
Southern Star Entertainment-owned indie Oxford Scientific Films is exploring the atom in a new three-part series for BBC4. Presented by physicist Dr Jim Al-Khalili, Atomic will explore the human drama at the heart of what its producers describe as 'the most extraordinary scientific revolution of ...
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Parthenon tracks sleep for TLC and Freemasons for Discovery
Parthenon Entertainment has picked up US orders from TLC and the Discovery channel, including a special on sleeping disorders.
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Haunted Homes II gets second order
ITV2 has commissioned September Films to make a second series of Haunted Homes. The second 8 x 60-minute run was ordered after the 6 x 60-minute first series peaked with more than 500,000 viewers for the channel at the beginning of the year. Featuring top ...
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Anneka Rice rises to new challenges on ITV
ITV is poised to put Anneka Rice back in a tracksuit as part of plans to reprise hit BBC1 show Challenge Anneka.
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NewsEmu brought back to life by Rod Hull's son
Michael Parkinson look out: ITV is bringing back puppet icon Emu with the son of the late Rod Hull taking control of the famous beak.
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NewsFive/BBC bid for highlights
Five is believed to be going head to head with the BBC in a bid to win the Premier League highlights package, which could be decided by the end of the week.