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Cicada and Dutch indie sign disaster deal
Factual specialist Cicada Films has inked a new co-production deal with Dutch indie Off the Fence for two disaster documentaries. Off the Fence will seek other partners for the documentaries and market the productions worldwide, starting at Mipcom. The Day the Earth Split in ...
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Cineflex mass sell to german networks
Five documentary series The Ultimates is among a raft of programming that has been sold to German networks by distributor Cineflix International. The 6 x 60-minute technology series has been taken by Kabel 1. Cineflix has also sold MayDay , ...
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Stars win Shine a clutch of orders
Shine has secured a raft of entertainment commissions, including a show for Five examining how ugly celebrities manage to pull beautiful people.
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Winkleman to host come dancing spin-off
Former Liquid News presenter Claudia Winkleman has been signed up to front the new daily stripped spin-off of Strictly Come Dancing. The 40 x 30-minute order of Strictly Come Dancing - It Takes Two ...
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Commissioner's Q&A: Kim Peat
Five controller of daytime, arts and religion thinks Spitalfields in London is a great example of religion and art crossing over and has an idea in development that will help to make drawing sexy
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Green Inc nets RTE contract
Comedian Patrick Kielty's Belfast-based indie Green Inc has secured an order for 150 hours of programming from Irish state broadcaster RTE.
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Euro success for undercover cops drama
BBC undercover police drama In Deep has been sold to France, Switzerland and Belgium. French broadcaster M6 has taken all three series from distributor Indigo and will screen it on cable channel Teva while French pay-TV channel Canal Plus has bought the third series. Swiss ...
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RDF series looks at historical crimes
RDF Media is developing a drama series about real-life murders from Julian Fellowes, the Oscar-winning writer of country house whodunnit Gosford Park.
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Four UK formats set for US debut
The influence of UK producers on American broadcasters continues to grow apace with four more British series lined up for adaptation in the US.
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Wise exits RDF to lead indie division
The series producer of RDF's hit Channel 4 show Wife Swap has quit to join the indie behind C4 opera The Death of Klinghoffer.
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Sky One grabs US firefighter drama series
Sky One has bolstered its roster of US drama with the acquisition of new firefighter show Rescue Me.
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Scottish TV orders feel-good quiz shows
Formats house Ludus has teamed up with SMG TV Productions to create two new feel-good quiz shows for Scottish TV.
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Sky Puts the reality slot on Limos
Sky One has commissioned a reality series following the lives of limousine drivers in the UK. Made by Landmark Films, the 6 x 6-minute Limo Fever will spotlight the owners of limousine companies and their clients. Series produced by Rod Parker and directed by Jon ...
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NewsWife Swap duo to run B&B for C4
Channel 4 is giving Wife Swap star Lizzy Bardsley another shot at screen fame - this time as the landlady of a seaside bed and breakfast.
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BBC boosts animation with Aardman order
The BBC has commissioned Aardman to make a 40-part spin-off to Wallace and Gromit in a bid to meet its commitment to invest in UK animation.
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Five to screen major ops
Five is set to screen major medical operations such as open-heart surgery in a bid to build on the success of Cosmetic Surgery Live.
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League of Gentlemen writer is signed for new BBC3 comedy
BBC3 controller Stuart Murphy has commissioned a long-running comedy drama about a set of weird characters in Blackpool from the writer of The League of Gentlemen.
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C4 orders refugee doc from insight
Indie Insight News Television has been commissioned by Channel 4 to make a documentary about refugees in the Darfur region of Sudan. A co-production with the Discovery Channel, Living with Refugees follows journalist Sorious Samura in eastern Chad as he travels with families forced to ...
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Fox's FX picks up action sports docs
Fox-owned FX's vice-president of broadcasting and marketing, Jason Thorp, has bought three action sports and adventure documentaries from indie Black Diamond. They are surfing documentaries Step in Liquid and The Endless Summer and Chlorine , ...
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I'd do anything to be remade for Romania
BBC1 Saturday night show I'd Do Anything is be remade for Romanian audiences. Distraction Formats has brokered the deal with Prima TV for the TWI-owned format that challenges people to face their worst fears to win a prize for a loved one. The format has ...