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Commissioner's Q & A: Diana Howie
UKTV's entertainment commissioning executive on the importance of projects that shift the perception of the UKTV Gold brand and why she's never yet been disappointed by Jonathan Ross.
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Surf's up for extreme sports channel
Extreme Sports Channel has commissioned three shows to coincide with the channel's six-week surf season, Big Surf Summer, from 16 July to 26 August. Surf Breaks, made by indie Sprout, looks at 10 of the world's top surf locations. Initially broadcast in ...
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Five trains celebrity commandos
IWC is making a reality show for Five in which a series of familiar faces are trained to become commandos.
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Mentorn wins BBC Scotland orders
Nicky Campbell is to front a political chat show for BBC Scotland as part of a series of new commissions for indie Mentorn.
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Love explores baby blues for Five
Love Productions, the indie formed by former Maverick TV managing director Richard McKerrow, is making a film about the downside of parenthood for Five.
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Jetix animated by 2006 line-up
Jetix Europe has commissioned two animated series for its 2006 line-up. Pucca, from Canada's Studio B, is a 78 x 7-minute series based on the cult Korean star of an animated e-card service created by VOOZ Co. The second show Get Ed, ...
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NewsFive invests in US imports
Five has splashed out on a host of shows from the LA Screenings, including a comedy inspired by the childhood experiences of comic Chris Rock and a Jennifer Lopez-produced drama.
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NewsVH1 hunts for an INXS rock idol
VH1 has bagged exclusive UK rights for a high profile American reality show following rock band INXS's search for a new frontman.
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The Thick of It's Iannucci to write BBC2 comedy
Armando Iannucci is to write a new comedy series for BBC2, following the success of his BBC4 political satire The Thick of It.
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ITV opens doors at Prehistoric Park
ITV is making a late bid to cash in on viewers' obsession with CGI-animated dinosaurs by commissioning a Jurassic Park-style series from the makers of Walking with Dinosaurs.
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NewsITV scraps Jacko special
ITV have scrapped a Tonightspecial on the Michael Jackson case after he was cleared of all charges.
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Replacing O'Grady
ITV has is tendering for a new live daytime show to fill the slot vacated by The Paul O'Grady Show over the summer. ITV1 is currently assessing non-broadcast pilots produced by Granada, Princess and So Television for the daily 5pm slot. The shows are all said to be live and ...
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Goodwood speeds into sunset
Sunset + Vine has been commissioned to produce coverage from this year's Goodwood Festival of Speedmotoring event for ITV. Goodwood, which features drivers and cars from all eras, from 19th-century steam carriages to Formula 1 cars, takes place this year between 24 and 26 June. Sunset ...
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Sky One scores soccer goal-fest
Sky One has commissioned North One Television to make a series listing the 50 greatest goals scored by the England national team. England's 50 Finest Goals, 2 x 60-minutes, will see an expert panel pick the top goals and feature interviews with the goal scorers. The ...
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Nancy invited into footballers' homes
Nancy Dell'Olio, the partner of England football coach Sven-Goran Erikkson, is to guest present MTV show Footballers' Cribs, the UK football version of its successful original US show, Cribs. Launching on Sunday 12 June, the series sees footballers such as Liverpool's Harry Kewell, Blackburn's Robbie Savage and Manchester United striker ...
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Five enjoys removeable feast
Five has greenlit a new series following engineers as they attempt to move entire buildings.
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CNN's quest for high-profile figures
CNN is making a new light-hearted series based around its London anchor Richard Quest in which he interviews high-profile figures such as former US president Bill Clinton and the Dalai Lama. Each episode of Quest, a 12 x 30-minute series due to air monthly from 9 ...
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Commissioner's Q & A: Meredith Chambers
Meredith Chambers, C4 commissioning editor, Cutting Edge and documentary series, is looking for ambitious, narrative series and admires what Jamie Oliver has done for TV
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ITV films tourette's sufferers on camp
ITV1 is to explore the effect of Tourette's syndrome with a film following a group of British sufferers as they head off to a US summer camp exclusively for people with the condition. Teenage Tourette's Camp, a 90-minute film from Shine, will follow five teenage Brits ...
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Dreyfus caged by Tiger
Gimme Gimme Gimmeactor James Dreyfus is to star as a struggling actor turned gangland convict in a new ITV1 comedy.