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NewsBBC eyes Formula One drama
Sex and the City creator Darren Star is working on a programme set in the world of Formula One racing for the BBC.
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NewsBBC3 to tell Passion of Christ through pop
BBC3 is planning an Easter event which will see the story of the passion of Christ told on the streets of Manchester to a soundtrack of pop songs.
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NewsMore4 investigates French riots
More4 has commissioned Mentorn Oxford to produce a fast turnaround documentary examining the recent French riots.
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NewsSunset+Vine on winning streak with RAD
Indie Sunset + Vine has won a double re-commission for its kids series RAD, following its Children's Bafta win over the weekend.
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NewsMeet The Magoons meets its end
8am: Channel 4 has confirmed it is axing poor performing Hardeep Kohli sitcom Meet The Magoons as the broadcaster plans to rejuvenate its flagship Friday entertainment and comedy line-up.
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NewsKumars star to front BBC cop drama
8am: Star of The Kumars at No 42, Sanjeev Bhaskar, is to take the lead role in new BBC1 police comedy drama Chopra Town, starting late next month.
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NewsSpace Cadets contestants still believe in the spoof
Channel 4's£5m gamble on reality spoof Space Cadets is a step closer to take off, with contestants so far having not worked out the truth after more than 10 days into filming.
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NewsPeep Show stars line up BBC2comedy pilot
The stars of Channel 4's comedy Peep Show, David Mitchell and Robert Webb, are bringing their BBC Radio 4 show to BBC2.
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Tiger runs with a third Seaside Parish
A third run of Tiger Aspect documentary series A Seaside Parish has been commissioned by BBC2. The 10 x 30-minute episodes will revisit the Reverend Christine Musser and her parishioners in Boscastle to discover how they are coping with the first crucial tourist season since the 2004 floods. For the ...
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ITV's US hunt set to push up prices
ITV's poaching of Five director of acquisitions Jay Kandola could have major implications for the ever-expanding US acquisitions marketplace.
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Talpa stocks up on history
BBC Worldwide has signed its first deal with Big Brother creator John De Mol's new Dutch TV channel Talpa.
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Format focus: Treasure Hunters
A big budget reality format set to air on NBC in the US next year could soon be making its way here.
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Sky One hires war reporter topresent mercenaries doc
Sky One has hired former war correspondent Sam Kiley to front a series of investigative shows.
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Twofour to make daytime rowing epic
Twofour Broadcast has been commissioned by Jay Hunt, controller of BBC daytime, to produce an hour-long documentary following Olympic rower James Cracknell and presenter and rowing novice Ben Fogle's bid to win the Atlantic Rowing Race. In Two Boys in a Boat (working title) the pair will attempt to row ...
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Redback recruits reeve for conspiracies
Redback has recruited Simon Reeve, the presenter of BBC2's Holidays in the Danger Zone and Places that Don't Exist, to front the third series of its Sky One show Conspiracies. He takes over from Danny Wallace for the 3 x 60-minute series, which has just gone into production for transmission ...
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CBS snaps up Gameshow Marathon
US network CBS has picked up the rights to the UK celebrity format Gameshow Marathon. The Ant and Dec-hosted series, produced by Fremantle Media and Granada, became a massive hit for ITV1 during its recent Saturday night run in September. The Geordie duo is not expected to host the US ...
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Commissioner's Q&A: Chantal Rutherford Browne
The commissioning editor of three UKTV lifestyle channels has her short-term sights set on women's relationships and well-being.
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Sundance to bring ladettes to US pay-TV
US premium cable channel Sundance has bought the US pay-TV rights to RDF Media reality series Ladette to Lady, which became a surprise hit on ITV1 earlier in the year. The 5 x 60-minute series features 10 'ladettes' leaving behind their 'blokeish' lives to become well-mannered ladies. ITV has already ...
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Manic to make rent boy co-pro
UK indie Manic Television Production & Film has signed a co-production deal with Czech-based International Production Company for an eight-part TV drama series about London rent boys. Rules of the Game is based on a true story and filming is due to begin in Prague next April. No broadcaster is ...
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TWI to bring colour to Queen's birthday party
TWI's next big project in its award-winning In Colour series will be The Queen in Colour, which it hopes to air in April to accompany Elizabeth II's birthday celebrations.