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UKTV gets its digits on Sudoku obsession
UKTV G2 has made its first-ever commission - a quiz series based on the Sudoku craze. Street Cred Sudoku has been commissioned by UKTV head of commissioning Jo Clinton-Davis from indie Hanrahan Media. The 5 x 23-minute series, hosted by Radio One DJ Colin Murray, will be stripped across the ...
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Stars nominate favourite ITV shows
Joan Collins and Trevor McDonald are to reveal their love for The Avengers and Tommy Cooper's TV comedies for an ITV1 show being made by Talent TV. Must See TV gives celebrities the chance to sing the praises of their favourite ITV shows - comedian Julian Clary examines the success ...
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Profile: Danny Cohen - An eye on the wider world
Channel 4's self-effacing documentaries chief Danny Cohen has proven range, but could this rising star really be the next Mark Thompson? By Jessica Hodgson.
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Leopard leaps on true drama
ITV drama controller Nick Elliott has commissioned a hard-hitting one-off drama about disability, starring Brenda Blethyn and Timothy Spall.
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NewsLawson heads to BBC4
Presenter Mark Lawson has quit BBC2's Newsnight Review after 11 years to front an interview series for BBC4.
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NewsJimmy McGovern looks north for BBC
Cracker and The Lakes writer Jimmy McGovern has penned a new drama series for BBC1, staring Jim Broadbent, Jane Horrocks, Sue Johnston, and Timothy Spall.
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NewsSharman gives go ahead to Me Too!
8am: CBBC has commissioned preschool series Me Too! from Scottish indie Tattiemoon, the producer of its hit series Balamory.
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NewsFive looks to break records
4pm: Five has commissioned Two Hand Productions to produce Wild World of Records featuring Domino Day, a show covering record breaking attempts such as car dominos and live cockroach eating.
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NewsLiving TV commissions workplace special
Living TV has greenlit All3Media to make Now I'm The Boss, a 60 minute special following an employee who thinks she can do a better job than her manager.
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NewsLiving TV picks up The Comeback
8am: Living TV has picked up the rights for Friends star Lisa Kudrow's HBO comedy The Comeback, which was panned by critics and axed by the network after one series in US.
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PBS seals US deal for number 1 doc
Impossible Pictures' documentary The Story of 1 will air throughout the US after Fremantle International Distribution (FID) secured a deal with public broadcaster PBS.
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Abbey sells wide eye to germany
Abbey Home Media Group's animated pre-school series Wide Eye has been picked up by German children's channel Ki.Ka. Co-produced with the BBC and made by King Rollo Films, the 26 x 10-minute series is already airing on CBeebies in the UK and has been licensed to a number of other ...
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Reef antiques show gets second run
Reef Television's Sun, Sea and Bargain Spotting has been picked up for a second series on BBC2 and will be hosted by Angela Rippon. Each day the daytime show will take teams of two to antiques markets in France or Italy to buy the best items they can find within ...
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BBC sends celebs back to school
The BBC plans to make celebrities relive their school days with a new quiz show based on the national curriculum.
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Talent on trail of notorious bigamist
Talent TV is to follow a manhunt for one of the world's most infamous bigamists for its first commission for Channel 4.
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Blaze develops us version of CD:UK
Blaze Television has signed a deal with US multichannel operator DirecTV to produce an American version of ITV1 pop show CD:UK. DirecTV has picked up a 60-minute show for 52 weeks with an option for a further two years. CD:USA will launch at 11am on Saturday mornings from January and ...
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French to profile comedy heroines
Dawn French is to interview her comedy heroines for a new in-house BBC1 series on the world's funniest females. Dawn's Funny Women will see the comedienne tour the world talking to famous entertainers. No names have yet been confirmed, but those being approached include Whoopi Goldberg and Ruby Wax. The ...
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Commissioner's Q & A: Gilly Hall
Gilly Hall, commissioning executive, BBC entertainment commissioning, on the search for entertainment formats to ru...
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Paul Danan to front dating show
Paul Danan, the former Hollyoaks actor whose grating appearance on ITV1's Celebrity Love Island became this summer's watercooler talking point, has been given his own show. ITV2 has commissioned Target Entertainment to make a dating show in which Danan plays Cupid by
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VTM and RTL snap up dinners and sex
Jamie's School Dinners (Fresh One Productions) and The Sex Inspectors (Talkback) have been picked up by Dutch and Belgian broadcasters as part of a series of deals by Fremantle International Distribution. The distributor has sold both shows to Flemish station VTM Belgium and Dutch broadcaster RTL Netherlands. RTL Netherlands has ...