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NewsITV pitches O'Grady against Richard & Judy
ITV has drafted in Paul O' Grady, the camp aggressive comic behind Lily Savage, to rescue its troubled teatime slot with a new chat show.
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NewsBBC picks up ITV Casanova drama
A major period drama about Casanova from Queer as Folk writer Russell T Davies has crossed over from ITV to the BBC.
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Deayton to star in ITV drama
Angus Deayton, the disgraced former host of BBC quiz show Have I Got News for You , is to take his first serious leading role in a new ITV1 drama.
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C4 plans theme night launch for Simpsons
Channel 4 is to launch The Simpsons on 5 November with a night of dedicated programming.
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Robson Green wins BBC daytime order
Actor Robson Green's indie, Coastal Productions, has scored its first commission for the BBC with a rare daytime drama order.
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NewsCoastal wins BBC daytime drama order
Actor Robson Green's indie Coastal Productions has scored its first commission for the BBC with a rare daytime drama order.
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NewsCD:UK indie gets into animation
Zenith Entertainment, the indie behind ITV pop show CD:UK , is making its first foray into animation with a series for CiTV about King Arthur.
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NewsThe Vice writer pens new ITV thriller
ITV has commissioned a two-part thriller from the writer of The Vice.
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NewsIvana Trump turns to reality TV
Not to be outdone by her ex-husband, Ivana Trump is turning to reality TV host to help a 'mature' woman find love with a younger man.
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NewsITV to air Prince Harry doc
ITV has lined up a documentary devised and partly filmed by Prince Harry about the plight of AIDS-stricken African country Lesotho.
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NewsBBC exposes UK airport's 'shocking security'
The BBC is set to expose more malpractice in major institutions this week with an undercover investigation into security at Manchester airport.
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NewsJordan in line for new reality show
ITV is considering another reality show from Pop Idol judge Simon Cowell starring glamour model and I'm Celebrity?Get Me Out Of Here! contestant Jordan.
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Wall to Wall sells raft of shows to US
Wall to Wall has sold its 'mockumentary' Smallpox 2002: Silent Weapon to the FX network in the US. Originally made for BBC2, cablecaster TLC and Granada International, the show is currently being reversioned for US transmission. Wall to Wall is also producing a ...
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ITV pop quiz for November
ITV1 has commissioned indie North One Television to make a pop music quiz to coincide with the 1,000th number one single.
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Rich Hall takes up the open mike
Comedian Rich Hall is to front a one-off special for BBC4 ahead of the US presidential election in November. Open Mike has been commissioned by Mark Freeland, head of comedy commissioning for the BBC, and production has begun on the 60-minute show. The Perrier ...
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Racing UK gets slot
Racing UK, the channel owned by 30 of the UK's leading racecourses, has secured a permanent broadcast slot and announced that it will cost a maximum of£20 a month. The company has signed an agreement with Setanta Sport to broadcast Racing UK on channel 432 on Sky.
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Glasgow indie lands German TV task
Glasgow-based indie Caledonia Sterne & Wyld has been hired by German public broadcaster ZDF to shoot a series of interviews for a strand on powerful couples. CS&W will spend the next three weeks filming in the UK and US for an episode being produced by ZDF about Prince Charles and ...
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One Life follows up Lager, Mum and Me
BBC1 controller Lorraine Heggessey has commissioned a spin-off of documentary strand One Life, as well as committing to the main series until at least 2007.
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Kemp on guns for Sky One doc
ITV's former star signing Ross Kemp has landed his first TV role since relinquishing his golden handcuffs deal with the network.
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Joey to lead Five comedy
Five is planning to use new US acquisition Joey costing£500,000 an episode - to launch a block of comedy programming, said its chief executive, Jane Lighting, at the Edinburgh Festival.