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Green in daytime directorial debut
Actor Robson Green is to make his directorial debut in the new run of BBC1's Afternoon Plays as the strand extends beyond from its romantic comedy roots.
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Entertainment rights lands puppy days
Entertainment Rights, owner of Basil Brush and Postman Pat, has secured the UK licensing, merchandising and video rights to pre-school cartoon Clifford's Puppy Days. The series, produced by Scholastic Entertainment, charts the early years of the CBeebies show Clifford the Big Red Dog. The new show will launch on CBeebies ...
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Trio of orders for the children's company
The Children's Company has picked up three orders, including a fresh take on children's stories penned by Calendar Girls writer Tim Firth. The live-action Baddies, which is in development for the BBC, will tell stories such as the Three Little Pigs or Cinderella from the villain's point of view. Little ...
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More Heavy Metal for History Channel
INDIE Flashback Television has won a multimillion-dollar slate of orders from US broadcasters, including a revamp of its lucrative war machines series Heavy Metal for The History Channel.
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Five uncovers more of Britain's Worst
Five is to expand its Britain's Worst strand with four one-hour specials looking at the country's worst wife, teenager, neighbour and mother-in-law.
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Chinese take away chart show cd:uk
Blaze Television's ITV1 chart show CD:UK has been picked up for broadcast in China. Over 100 episodes of the show, represented by Zeal Music, have been sold to new digital channel CDP Music, co-owned by Chinese public broadcaster CCTV. The deal, brokered by Sydney-based distributor Zebra, also includes 11 episodes ...
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Aussie cop show sold to Granada Sky
Beyond Distribution has sold the first two series of hit Australian undercover cop show Stingers to Granada Sky Broadcasting, the owner of Granada Plus and Men and Motors. Stingers, about the lives and loves of undercover police, is set to go into its eighth series and has also sold to ...
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Betty hooks up with anti-social teens
Betty, the indie run by former Channel 4 commissioning editor of features Liz Warner, has been commissioned to make a new documentary series looking at teenagers who have been labelled anti-social, writes Michael Rosser.
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ABC commissions wife swap spin-offs
US network ABC has green lit pilots for two Wife Swap spin-offs from RDF Media. Boss Swap, above, which aired in the UK on Channel 4 earlier this year, and Husband Swap are to go into production later in the summer. They follow ABC's recommission of Wife Swap prior to ...
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New Casualty series to be 48 episodes
The BBC is to again extend the length of its long-running Saturday-night hospital series Casualty - this time by another two episodes. The new 48-edition run will launch on 11 September with a two-episode weekend special starring former EastEnders actress ...
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All3media goes east with midsomer
All3Media has inked a raft of new deals across eastern Europe, including sales of Bentley Productions' drama series Midsomer Murders. Central Partnership has picked up series seven of the ITV1 drama for transmission in Russia, while Slovenia's Pop TV has taken the first six series. Croatian public broadcaster HRT adds ...
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BBC3 next up to mark Band Aid birthday
BBC3 is the latest broadcaster to order a programme marking the 20th anniversary of Band Aid. The 60-minute as-yet-untitled documentary, to be made by indie Blakeway Productions, will be presented by Midge Ure (above right with Bob Geldof), who produced the charity record Do They Know It's Christmas?, and includes ...
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BBC orders Hiroshima A-bomb docu-drama
BBC1 has ordered docu-dramas that will recreate the dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and the life of Genghis Khan.
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Five will unwrap Mummy
The bandaged face of a 3,000-year-old Egyptian priest will be revealed in a new documentary for Five.
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Mipcom names personality of the year
Gerhard Zeiler, chief executive of Five majority shareholder RTL, is to be given the personality of the year award at this year's Mipcom TV market. Zeiler, a former Austrian government press officer who has headed the German media group since March 2003, will pick up the award at a gala ...
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Format Focus: Nosy Neighbours
br>Not another property programme but a new spin on the wind-up show, this time with neighbours from hell.
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Mandrill wins discovery health orders
York-based indie Mandrill Television has landed a raft of commissions for Discovery Health, including Body Builders - a series set for autumn which trains novices to take part in their first bodybuilding competition. For next year, Sex Change will follow ...
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Prospect watches diet for discovery
Indie Prospect Pictures has been commissioned by Discovery Health to make a dieting show for January next year. The 15 x 30-minute The A-List Dietwith the Food Doctor , ordered by commissioning editor Louissa Grange, will see nutritionist to the stars Ian Marber give 15 ...
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TWI keeps contract to distribute MUTV
TWI has been re-appointed to the contract to distribute Manchester United Television (MUTV) across the world for the next three years. In the last contract TWI secured deals in the Middle East, Far East, Europe and Africa and there are established deals in New York and Scandinavia.
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UK's galleon invests in us toon business
UK animation company Galleon has taken a 50% stake in a Hollywood animation company set up by ex-Disney producer Chris Henderson. J Christopher Entertainment is made up of numerous high-profile US animators based in Los Angeles. Galleon, set up by Shoe People creator Jim Driscoll, is putting in half the ...