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NewsBBC unveils first Norton vehicle
The BBC has revealed details of star signing Graham Norton's first project for the corporation - a further spin-off of Strictly Come Dancing.
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NewsBBC launches Japanese channel
BBC Worldwide is to launch a new entertainment channel in Japan that will include the frustrated antics of Basil Fawlty and stern quizmaster Anne Robinson.
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Open Mike moves to radio
Open Mike Productions, the indie behind Friday Night with Jonathan Ross , is to make its first foray into radio with a show for BBC Radio 2.
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Girls invade Sky mix
Sky Mix is to be taken over for a day by a live eight-hour event for girls made by Endemol-owned Initial Productions. Sponsored by Barbie, It's a Girl Thing! will feature fashion, makeovers, music, gossip, celebrities and extreme sports for girls aged nine to 11. ...
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Guys get sex tips from lesbians in UKTV show
UKTV is to give straight men the key to a better love life in a series where a lesbian and a bisexual woman offer tips on sex.
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Trisha: why I've switched to Five
Chat show queen Trisha Goddard, who defected from ITV to Five last week in what is thought to be a£3m deal, has said her decision to move was creative, rather than financial, and that the negotiations were 'done in days'.
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A question of sport goes global with ESPN
BBC Worldwide has extended its deal with Crackerjack for an Australian version of A Question of Sport. The 13-episode quiz will now be broadcast on global sports network ESPN in New Zealand as well as in Australia.
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Five's world drivers
Manic motorists from around the world are to be put under the spotlight in a new show for Five to complement its hit series Britain's Worst Driver. The 2 x 60- minute World's Worst Driver will include clips ...
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Format Focus: Date My Mom
This format adds a twist to the dating show by challenging a single man to select a date by meeting her mum.
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Objective conjures up magic shows for Sky
Sky one has commissioned two magic series from indie Objective Productions for broadcast early next year.
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Clerkenwell wins second ITV order
ITV has commissioned Clerkenwell Films, the indie co-owned by actor John Hannah and producer Murray Ferguson, to make a four-part supernatural drama starring Andrew Lincoln and Lesley Sharp.
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Commissioners Q&A: Clare Laycock
Discovery Health vice-president and channel director takes the cues for her programming from women's magazines and believes there's a lot more life in the cosmetic surgery genre yet
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Chorion deal sends Noddy on global mission
Intellectual property company Chorion has signed a slew of free-to-air and pay-TV deals to take its£10m, CGI animated series Make Way for Noddy to 10 new territories.
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King Rollo divides into two businesses
King Rollo Films, the animation production house behind classic kids series Mr Benn , has split its production arm from its rights-holding company. Following the restructure, Devon-based King Rollo Films and Rollo Rights are now separate businesses. King Rollo was set up in 1979 by ...
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BBC NI orders three series from Waddell
BBC Northern Ireland has ordered three factual series from Brian Waddell Productions. The six-part House Traders looks at the life of a local estate agent, while two-parter Farmers Wanted (working title) chronicles two Ulster farming families moving from the UK ...
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RDF bags rights to Granada show
Indie RDF has scored a major coup after winning the international rights to a new ITV reality show from the Granada team behind I'm a Celebrity? Get Me out of Here!.
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Aussies to try strictly come dancing
Hit BBC1 entertainment format Strictly Come Dancing has been sold to Australia in a co-production deal between BBC Worldwide and Granada Productions. The show, which features celebrities paired with professional dancers, will be known as Dancing with the Stars when ...
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Sky One buys American sci-fi series
Sky One has bought the rights to US sci-fi series Stargate Atlantis and apocalyptic drama Revelations from MGM International Television Distribution. The deal, which includes pay, free and basic cable TV rights, also includes the renewal of the rights for ...
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Aardman lines up CGI show
Aardman, the Oscar-winning animation studio behind Wallace and Gromit , has secured a CGI sketch show for CITV.
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Channel 4 has winter sports covered
Channel 4 has ordered around 100 hours of programming from Hot House Productions to cover the FIS Winter Sports season, which C4 has bagged exclusive UK terrestrial rights for. The first show will air on 21 November and run through to the World Cup finals in March. The commentary will ...