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S4C to co-produce china documentaries
Welsh channel S4C is to co-produce a£3.3m documentary series on China with broadcasters from Canada, the US, Germany and France. The 4 x 60-minute series, China Rises, will focus on the country's economy, culture, society and politics, and will air in 2006. It is being co-produced by S4C, the Canadian ...
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Miss World 2004
Broadcast has been asked to point out that the forthcoming Miss World 2004 event ( Broadcast , 8.10.04) is being made as a co-production between Miss World Ltd and TWI, with producing duties handled by Paul Kirrage at Miss World TV. TWI is production managing ...
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Reality TV buys up 200 UK hours
Channel producer Zone Vision has signed deals with distributors RDF International and Minotaur to bring 200 hours of UK content to its Reality TV channel.
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Daisybeck wins BBC1 order
Leeds-based indie Daisybeck Productions has picked up its first commission from BBC1 as part of a trio of 60-minute one-off orders.
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NewsUKTV plants the seeds for gardening TV
UKTV is looking to combine Britain's two biggest loves - gardening and TV - with a new channel called UKTV Gardens.
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NewsFive gets ready to reorder The Farm
Five director of programmes Dan Chambers is in talks with Endemol to commission a second series of reality show The Farm and is hunting for up to two more reality series for 2005.
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C4 scoops Fox teen drama
Channel 4 is rumoured to be paying around£1.5m for a new supernatural teen drama that could be scheduled in its T4 strand or on E4.
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?Live' comedy returns to C4
Channel 4 is returning to comedy entertainment on Fridays with a new Saturday Night Live-style show fronted by Jimmy Carr, writes Maria Esposito.
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Sky One pays homage to chavs
Chavs, the British tribe characterised by a love of fake Burberry and chunky gold costume jewellery, are to be profiled by controversial columnist Julie Burchill in a Sky One documentary.
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NewsITV cooks up daily chef show
ITV has commissioned a new daily cookery show from Granada, which will see four teams trying to prove they are the best cooks.
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NewsPiers Morgan to front C4 talkshow
Channel 4 is set to launch a new political talkshow featuring former Mirror editor Piers Morgan and former Tory spin-doctor Amanda Platell.
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NewsITV kids makes a splash with an AFP deal
The British Marine Federation (BMF), the body set up to champion UK water-based activities, is paying for a new CiTV series in a bid to encourage kids to take up boating.
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Zeal nets rights package for Flipside TV
Zeal Television has picked up the rights to channel surfing show Flipside TV. The show was first shown on the Optimistic Network-owned channel Nation 217 last November and has since been simulcast on Channel 4 and Paramount. Zeal TV will sell the format outside ...
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Five orders eighth series of Rad
Five has commissioned an eighth series of its youth sports series Rad from indie Sunset and Vine. Ordered by Five controller of children's Nick Wilson , Rad - The Groms Tour America will feature six of the ...
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GMTV to ditch Disney's Diggin' it
GMTV is to dump Disney's weekend kids block, Diggin' it , because it wants to take the production in-house to save money. The slot, which provides wrap-around links to programming, will be renamed. Disney will still provide animated content for the strand after signing a ...
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So come dancing for Graham Norton
BBC1 has revealed details of star signing Graham Norton's first project for the corporation - a further spin-off from Strictly Come Dancing. Norton, who was poached from Channel 4 last December, will front the in-house produced Strictly Dance Fever ...
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ITV to show Christmas Day kids doc
A documentary following the children and teachers of St Stephen's Church of England primary school will form part of ITV1's morning Christmas Day output this year. The 60-minute religious show, Don't Drop the Baby Jesus , is being produced by Ray Bruce with Nick Stuart ...
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Snoddy grills Byford
The BBC's new 'right to reply' programme dealing with issues surrounding its news output kicks off on Friday (15 October) night with an interview with deputy director general Mark Byford. NewsWatch , which will be presented by former Times ...
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BBC Reeve tribute
The BBC is to broadcast its latest documentary on Superman actor Christopher Reeve as a tribute to the star, following his sudden death this week. Christopher Reeve: Keeping Hope in Motion was commissioned from indie TWI last year to chronicle his struggle to walk ...
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Avalon makes global Sketch Show sales
Avalon International has made sales of Bafta-award winning comedy The Sketch Show. Danish broadcaster Danmarks Radio has picked up the show while Pure TV in Canada and France's DMLSTV Productions and TF1 will make local-language versions. Earlier this year, US network Fox commissioned a domestic ...