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NewsUS DVD deal for Contender's Peppa Pig
Following its launch on Cartoon Network's new Tickle U pre-school block in the US, Contender Group's animated series Peppa Pighas been picked up by Lions Gate Family Entertainment for a home video launch in autumn 2006.
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NewsNick UK picks up Decode's Sadie
Nickelodeon UK has picked up a further 26 episodes of Decode Entertainment's live action series, Naturally Sadie.
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BKN outsources production to India
Aim-listed children's entertainment company BKN has struck a $10m deal with Indian animation studio UTV Toonz, to handle production of its 26-episode 3D series Kong The Next Generationand another yet to be titled series.
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Welsh indie wins inaugural network order
Welsh indie Telesgop has won its first network commission, a 6 x 30-minute observational series for BBC4 showing the behind the scenes drama of an amateur rural orchestra.
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Green Green Grass wins Xmas special
The Green Green Grass, BBC1's spin-off sitcom from Only Fools and Horseshas already been given its own Christmas special. Sophie Clarke-Jervoise, the BBC's head of comedy, has ordered Shazam Productions to make the one-off which will start filming next month. John Sullivan is currently working on ...
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Germany takes pick of Granada shows
Granada International has concluded its first deal with Premiere, Germany's leading pay-TV broadcaster. The agreement with the Nostalgie network, which is aimed at an older audience, covers a large selection of Granada's classic TV series and films including The Saint,The Persuaders, Department ...
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Format focus: Speedword Sudoku
With sudoku all the rage in newspapers it was only a matter of time before a TV format was developed, but will it translate to the screen.
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Movie series on Five
Five has commissioned a 6 x 60-minute series listing the 40 greatest movies by genre. Each programme will cover a different genre and films will be voted for through Five's website and by readers of Times Online. The programme, produced by indie Diverse, was commissioned by Five controller of pop ...
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Hypnotised Hewitt reveals Di secrets
Distraction Formats has secured international rights to Making Time's 60-minute documentary Under Hypnosis: James Hewitt, which airs on Five this week (22 September). The format sees Princess Diana's former lover reveal to a hypnotist that their relationship became intimate years before he had previously stated. The company ...
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Commissioner's Q & A: Debbie MacDonald
Debbie MacDonald, vice-president, programming director, Nickelodeon UK, on promoting healthy lifestyles and the success of an open submission scheme.
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Morrissey format will grill celebs
Neil Morrissey has devised a format in which celebrities face a grilling from the public - and has volunteered to be the first guinea pig for the show. Strippedwill see stars take the stage alone to face a 'warts-and-all' question and answer session from the audience. ...
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Yates to front Initial show for CBBC
Initial, part of Endemol UK, is working on a 10 x 56-minute series for CBBC, hosted by former Top of the Popspresenter Reggie Yates. Mighty Truck of Stuff, executive produced by Christopher Pilkington and David Hallam, will air live on Saturday afternoons ...
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HBO buys The Sex Inspectors from Talkback Thames
Fremantle International Distribution has sold Talkback Thames' controversial sex therapy series The Sex Inspectorsto US broadcaster HBO.
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Seven buys more world record shows
Australia's terrestrial Seven Network has commissioned a further 4 x 60-minute primetime shows from Guinness World Records TV - a division of HIT Entertainment - to be produced by Granada Australia. The deal follows the success of the first 13 instalments of Australia's Guinness World Records, ...
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C4 airs Kiss Awards
Channel 4 has picked up the rights to the first ever Kiss Awards on 5 November, filmed by indie Done and Dusted. The Kiss awards from Emap Radio, which also publishes Broadcast, will showcase the best in urban and dance music over the past 12 months. ...
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BBC2 to show world cricket highlights
The BBC has won the rights to show international cricket for the first time in six years after landing the highlights of the ICC Cricket World Cup in March and April 2007. Throughout the tournament, which is being held in the West Indies, BBC2 will air highlights of the day's ...
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Vorderman will host Sky One quiz
Sky One has commissioned an interactive primetime gameshow, based around Carol Vorderman.
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Firefly to make US Von Hagens show
Gunther Von Hagens, the controversial professor behind TheAutopsyand Anatomy for Beginners, is set to become a star in the US.
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NewsComment: From Burbank to Berlin
With the US broadcast networks launching some 30-odd new dramas and sitcoms this month, the British reality hits of the summer season have for the most part been muscled out of the way, writes Dominic Schreiber.
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NewsRDF Rights drives producer deals
RDF Rights will be heading to Mipcom with its largest slate of programming ever this year, following a string of recent first-look deals with some UK indies.