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Granada makes royal couple drama
ITV1 is cashing in on last weekend's royal wedding with a docu-drama about the early romance between Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles with the Granada-produced Whatever Love Means. The drama will follow the couple's relationship from their meeting at a polo match in 1970 until ...
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London flooded in Power drama
Indie Power is to flood tube tunnels, submerge the London Eye and drown the House of Commons in a big-budget 'mini-drama'.
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Flame S&M show
UKTV People has commissioned Flame TV to make Extreme Pleasures, a saucy late-night series about people who go to extreme lengths to fulfil their desires. Sunjournalist Kate Taylor has been lined up to present the 6 x 30-minute shows investigating sploshing (covering ...
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Sony TV boosts output
Sony Pictures Television International is looking to grow its production clout in the UK and mainland Europe and has appointed former Granada Entertainment USA president Antony Root to oversee the strategy.
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NewsMacIntyre signs 3-year Five deal
Five has signed up investigative journalist Donal MacIntyre until 2008 in a deal that will see him explore new territory beyond his trademark undercover and access documentaries.
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NewsDFG picks up C4 shorts series
DFG Films, the production arm of the Documentary Filmmakers Group, is making a series of shorts about Christian missionary kids for Channel 4.
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NewsBBC sends presenters up the Amazon
The BBC is to send eight would-be children's presenters up the Amazon in a dugout canoe as part of its latest talent search.
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NewsAlba bags History commissions
Military specialist indie Alba Communications has landed two commissions for the History Channel's global feeds, worth£1.5m.
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NewsITV1 dramatises royal romance
ITV1 is cashing in on last weekend's royal wedding with a docudrama about the early romance between Prince Charles and Camilla Parker-Bowles.
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ITV puts up £500,000 for new pilots
ITV is launching a£500,000 annual award scheme to help regional independents make pilots for off-peak network slot...
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BBC1 goes on the buses with Landmark
The life of a London bus driver is being brought to the screen for a BBC1 documentary series. Big Red Bus(working title), by indie Landmark Films, follows the instructors as they put rookie drivers through their paces. The 8 x 30-minute series, due for transmission this ...
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C4 show for Napster
Music download service Napster is making its TV debut with a series titled Napster Live for Channel 4 night-time strand 4 Music. Produced by indie Blaze TV, each episode will feature a performance by a featured artist, an interview, biography and an interactive competition spot. The series starts on Saturday ...
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Amir Khan brings boxing back to ITV
ITV is to broadcast boxing for the first time in over 10 years, after it secured the rights to broadcast the rematch between Amir Khan and the man who beat him for the Olympic gold medal in Athens, Mario Kindelan. The bout, which takes place at the Reebok Stadium in ...
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Doc to look at Egypt's sacred animals
Parthenon Entertainment is making two 50-minute specials for Animal Planet to air early next year. Sacred Animals of the Pharaohsexamines what it meant to be a sacred animal in ancient Egypt. The show is being delivered in October. Phantom of Vietnamfollows a ...
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Dragon's Den to return in autumn
BBC2's Dragons' Denis to get a second run after being recommissioned. The 6 x 60-minute series is in pre-production and is due to go out in the autumn. It will follow a new group of budding business entrepreneurs as they pitch their ideas to a panel ...
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Reef wins BBC daytime order
Indie Reef Television has been commissioned to produce 23 hours of daytime programming for the BBC focusing on property in foreign climes.
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BBC juggles hectic weekend schedule
BBC1 has been forced into frantic schedule juggling to fit in the Pope's funeral, the royal wedding and the Grand National. Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles' wedding was hastily re-arranged for Saturday (9 April), but clashed with the Grand National. However, the race's organiser agreed to change its start ...
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US channel to co-pro second Nighty Night
Oxygen, the US cable women's channel founded by chat show queen Oprah Winfrey, has stepped in to co-produce the second series of award-winning BBC comedy Nighty Night.
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Commissioner's Q& A: Paul Welling
The vice-president and channel director, Discovery Home & Leisure and Discovery Travel & Living wants pitches for h...