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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.
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NewsFirst UK made-for-mobile soap to launch
8am: New London-based indie Farringdon Road Films is making the first UK soap, specifically designed for mobile phones.
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NewsC4 pumps new media money into Hollyoaks
8am: Channel 4 is launching new broadband and mobile services for flagship soap Hollyoaks as part of the broadcaster's seven-figure investment into new media.
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NewsDr Who? US snubs BBC hit
The BBC has failed to sell hit series Doctor Who in the US, and is now pushing through a DVD deal in the country to pre-empt pirate and import copies flooding the market.
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NewsCowell plans duets show for ITV
Simon Cowell has landed another major commission from ITV, with a talent show that invites non-singing celebrities to test their crooning skills in a series of duets with 'singing legends'.
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Still Game wins BBC1 Christmas slot
Scottish comedy Still Game has won a place in BBC1's Christmas line-up, three months after getting its first network outing on BBC2. Glasgow-based indie the Comedy Unit will make a 30-minute festive special of the sitcom, which revolves around two pensioners in a fictional Glasgow suburb. BBC1 controller Peter Fincham ...
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Star to make Formula 1 series
Sex and the City creator Darren Star is making a series for the BBC set in the world of Formula 1 racing. Star will control the rights to the format and hopes that success in the UK will help sell the idea to America. Star will executive produce the so ...
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BBC3 tells Christ's story through pop
BBC3 is planning a live Easter event which tells the story of the passion of Christ on the streets of Manchester to a soundtrack of pop songs. Members of the public will be invited to join in, with the procession culminating in the city's Albert Square. The programme, due for ...
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Strictly Baby Ballroom for Channel 4
Channel 4 is attempting to cash in on viewers' current thirst for ballroom dancing with a dance show involving kids.
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More4 hires Mentorn for Paris Doc
More4 has commissioned Mentorn Oxford to produce a fast turnaround documentary examining the recent French riots. In Paris In Flames, which will air in primetime on Saturday 10 December, reporter Sandra Jordan presents the first detailed analysis of why France exploded into violence. The 60-minute programme, executive produced by Eamonn ...
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BBC4 to screen life of US photographer
BBC4 has ordered an 80-minute feature documentary from Berwick Universal Pictures about US photographer O Winston Link and his wife, Conchita. The Photographer, His Wife, Her Lover charts the story of the Link's marriage and tells how Conchita was jailed twice for stealing her husband's photos after their separation. The ...
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T4 heads down under for Christmas
Channel 4 youth strand T4 is heading Down Under for Christmas. Steve Jones and Miquita Oliver will present a festive season of shows from Sydney Harbour as well as new year editions from the Great Barrier Reef. At It Productions executive producer Richard Cook will head a crew of 14 ...
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BBC lines up TV chef Martin for Leopard'sStately Suppers
BBC controller of daytime Jay Hunt has commissioned a daytime cookery show featuring celebrity chef James Martin.
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Cilla to host new reality talent show
Cilla Black is returning to ITV1 as a judge on new reality talent show Soapstar Superstar, three years after quitting Blind Date. In the series airing next year, Black will comment on the voices, styling and confidence of famous soap names such as EastEnders' Michael Greco and Nicholas Bailey, as ...