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NBC set to air hit me baby in JUne
US network NBC has rushed through production on its version of Granada's Saturday night entertainment show Hit Me Baby One More Timeto get the format on air early next month. NBC has ordered three episodes of the show and plans to debut it on 2 June ...
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Talkback to deliver QI for BBC
Talkback has been commissioned by BBC2 to make a third series of comedy quiz show QI.Filming will start next month on the 12 x 30-minute show, for transmission in the autumn. Produced by creator John Lloyd, the series will be co-produced by Quite Interesting Productions.
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Commissioners Q&A: Glenwyn Benson
The controller of BBC factual TV is proud to be part of the broadcasting team that helped to raise audience figures for factual shows, and is keen to deliver a follow-up to Supervolcano
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CiTV braces itself for phobias show
CiTV has commissioned indie Darrall Macqueen to make Feel the Fear, a new factual entertainment series exploring fears and phobias. The 13 x 15-minute show challenges CiTV presenters Holly Willoughby and Steve Wilson to face 13 phobias such as a fear of sharks and heights. Aimed ...
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UKTV commissions Pub series
UKTV has commissioned three series from Eagle Media Productions based around an old country pub in Berkshire called The Pot Kiln. For UKTV Food, Eagle is making the 10 x 46-minute A Pub in the Country, which follows a couple as they take over running the ...
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Deal for dickinson
The BBC has axed the primetime version of Bargain Huntand given host David Dickinson a new role in another antiques series. Bargain Huntwas given a peaktime slot in 2002 but has failed to meet audience expectations. The daytime edition will remain, hosted ...
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Discovery turns fiction into fact
The Discovery Channel's new channel director, Jill Offman, has made her first batch of commissions, including a new...
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GF's last hurrah
BBC1's Ground Forceteam are to get a final outing creating an African-themed garden for a one-off programme. The Endemol UK-made series was dropped in March after eight years, in the wake of comments by media secretary Tessa Jowell that the corporation should not 'play copycat' on ...
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NewsBBC axes 'two-tick' commissioning
The BBC is axing the 'double tick' commissioning system introduced by former director general Greg Dyke, and putting more power in the hands of genre commissioners.
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NewsSugar told 'you're hired' for Apprentice II
Electronics tycoon Sir Alan Sugar is to return for a second series of BBC2 reality hit The Apprentice.
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Five gears up for major drama initiative
Five is developing three new dramas and has promoted Abigail Webber to oversee the new projects.
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NewsNBC fast-tracks Hit Me Baby
US network NBC has rushed through production on Granada's Saturday night entertainment show Hit Me Baby One More Timefor get the format on air early next month.
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NewsBBC axes peaktime Bargain Hunt
The BBC has axed the primetime version of Bargain Huntand given host David Dickinson a new role in another antiques series.
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NewsBBC election night gets virtual reality treatment
The BBC is making a last-ditch attempt to fight election apathy among viewers, drafting in sports coverage experts and unveiling a virtual reality election night set.
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NewsMuppets set for TV comeback
Disney is bringing The Muppetsback to TV in a new series reported to be in the early stages of production.
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BBC2 prepares to mock the week with Bremnar
Impressionist Rory Bremner is teaming up with comedian Dara O'Briain for a new Sunday night comedy show for BBC2.
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ITV2 profiles button
ITV2 has commissioned Scream Films to make a 60-minute documentary following the lives of British Formula 1 driver Jenson Button and his wife-to-be, former Fame Academy starlet Louise Griffiths. The show, which will look at the respective careers of the pair and the build-up to their wedding, will be executive ...
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C4 gives The Other Side earlier slots
Channel 4 is handing new documentary talent primetime slots after the success of its late-night strand The Other Side.
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C4 buys superplane test flight doc
Factual producer Darlow Smithson is making a 120-minute documentary about the world's biggest airliner, which took its maiden test flight this week. Channel 4's commissioning editor for documentaries, Simon Dickson, has ordered World's Biggest Airliner: Building the Airbus A380. The documentary is being executive produced by ...
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Watson doc to air on BBC daytime
The BBC has achieved a coup for its daytime line-up, commissioning veteran documentary-maker Paul Watson to make a fly-on-the-wall series.