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Diet Trials set for Germany
BBC Worldwide is to co-produce a new series of slimming reality series Diet Trials for German audiences.
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Fat Friends returning for fourth series
ITV1 controller of drama Nick Elliott has commissioned a fourth series of Kay Mellor's acclaimed drama Fat Friends , starring Alison Steadman and Lisa Riley. The series, which has already gone into production for a slot early next year, will be made by Mellor's indie, ...
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ITV orders its first paranormal show
ITV has commissioned its first paranormal investigation with a one-off show from September Films in which a psychic attempts to drive out a spirit haunting a family home.
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Granada sells package to South Korea
Granada International has sold more than 35 hours of programming to South Korean cable broadcaster Joongang, including The Forsyte Saga , Celebrity Bootcamp, Marry Me, The Tourist Trap, Brides of the Bath and Cirque du ...
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Granada to make psycho-thrillers
ITV has commissioned Granada to produce two psychological thrillers from its Manchester drama department. The Stepfather, a two-parter written by Simon Booker, stars Philip Glenister as a father whose 15-year-old daughter has gone missing amid suggestions that he has murdered her. The film, which goes ...
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New Wallace role as Sky reviews music
BSKYB head of music channels Jo Wallace has been moved to oversee all original programming on Sky One, as the broadcaster reviews its music services.
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Screentime scores with soccastars
Screentime Partners has inked deals for its football-based reality format Soccastars. VideoMedia Italia will make a local version for Italy while Advance TV has picked up the option for the Netherlands. The format will also be pitched to broadcasters in Denmark, Estonia, Finland and ...
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NewsFive and Paramount pair up for comedy
Five has teamed up with Paramount Comedy to launch a co-production initiative aimed at creating comedy hits like The Office.
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NewsBig Ron racism film kicks off his comeback
Ron Atkinson, the flamboyant ex football pundit who trashed his career after making an offensive remark towards a black player, is to work out if he really is a racist with a peaktime film for BBC1.
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Endemol handed Five reality brief
Five has enlisted Big Brother producer Endemol to help it take another shot at the reality genre.
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Face ops revisited
Five has become the latest broadcaster to turn its attention to face rebuilding, with a two-part series examining the trauma associated with the operation.
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Feted director returns with C4 cocaine doc
The director of The Last Peasants - Channel 4's hard-hitting documentary on the struggles of Romanian migrants - is making a three-part observational documentary on the South American drug trade.
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Skinner returns for eighth series
The Frank Skinner Show is set to return this autumn to ITV1 for an eighth series and for the first time the show will feature musical performances from top acts in the 12 x 50-minute run. The Avalon Television production will be executive produced ...
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NewsC4 books Countdown til 2009
Channel 4 has re-commissioned its long-running daytime quiz show Countdown for another five years.
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NewsDiet Trials lead BBC German push
BBC Worldwide is to co-produce a new series of slimming reality series Diet Trials for German audiences.
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NewsITV orders new thrillers
ITV has commissioned Granada to produce two psychological thrillers from its Manchester drama department.
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C4 gives female orgasms the Bodyshock series treatment
Channel 4 is to chart the progress of three British women who travel to the US to test a new treatment for women who can't reach orgasm.
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C4 plans six more pieces for Animate
Channel 4 and the Arts Council have unveiled the latest commissions for its animation series Animate!. The season includes Who Am I and What I Want, a collaboration between Chris Shepherd and artist David Shrigley. Other pieces include As the Crow Flies by Carolina Melis and Susanne Flender; Rabbit by ...
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C4I sells documentaries to France 5
Channel 4 International has secured a raft of documentary sales to France 5. These include High Performance, a two-hour look at what happens when non-professional athletes take performance-enhancing drugs. The French broadcaster has also snapped up Paladin Pictures' 2 x 50-minute ...
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Challenge captures weird acts on film
Challenge has commissioned Indie Blue to make a 15 x 30-minute clip show series called Twisted TV. The show, which airs from 9 August, focuses on the weirdest moments caught on camera, such as water-skiing monkeys in Japan and a man with a six-and-a-half-foot moustache. ...