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BBC to give whole street makeover
The BBC is to give residents of a whole street a lifestyle makeover, with tailored exercise and diet plans, as part of a major campaign on obesity.
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BBC signs campbell for primetime show
The BBC has signed TV and radio presenter Nicky Campbell to host its new primetime Saturday night quiz show Come and Have a Go if You Think You're Smart Enough. The six-part series, which pits studio teams against viewers, will run in two segments - ...
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NewsBBC to air Iraq war anniversary specials
The BBC is to mark the first anniversary of the war in Iraq with a range of special programming across television and radio.
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Granada international vp quits for target
Two more ITV international programme sales staff have left to join the indie sector. Jane Dockery, vice-president of sales at Granada International, has quit to join Target Entertainment as director of sales. Meanwhile, Dominic Rayner, who had spent the past four years as territory manager for Carlton International, will join ...
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Top notch and off the fence get together
Indie Top Notch Productions has joined forces with Dutch indie Off the Fence to co-fund several new factual programmes, including two documentaries for Five. Distribution of Top Notch's science and history programmes will be handled by Off the Fence, which will include forthcoming Five documentaries ...
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De Mol: reality genre is at risk
Big Brother creator Jon De Mol has warned producers to put more effort into reality shows, claiming that lacklustre production is threatening the credibility of the genre, writes Glen Mutel and Kate Bulkley.
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Talent tv sets up kids output co-pro
Indie Talent Television is bolstering its children's output with a partnership deal with Canadian indie Amberwood Entertainment. Amberwood specialises in animation and live-action shows for youngsters. In the strategic alliance the two companies will work together on all future animated and live-action children's programmes.
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Stephen Fry's QI wins second commission
Talkback has been commissioned by BBC2 to make a second series of comedy quiz show QI, which will again be hosted by Stephen Fry. Filming will start this week on the 12 x 30-minute series, which is due to feature in BBC2's autumn schedule. Produced by creator John Lloyd, the ...
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Brits make strong start at Rose d'Or
UK shows dominate the shortlists for this year's Rose d'Or Awards, picking up 45 out of the 119 nominations, writes Sam Matthews.
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Living TV bags UK showing of the L word
Living TV has picked up the exclusive rights to a controversial new US drama, described as a lesbian Sex and the City. The 16 x 60-minute drama, The L Word, follows the careers and relationships of a group of lesbians who live in Los Angeles. It began on US subscriber-funded ...
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ITV brings back Win, Lose or Draw to late-night slot
ITV is to bring back morning quiz show Win, Lose or Draw as a ?racy' late night offering with Lisa Tarbuck as presenter, writes Paul Revoir.
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serious jungle sells around the world
All3Media International has made several sales of CBBC factual series Serious Jungle. The 6 x 30-minute series has been picked up by Japanese public broadcaster NHK, KRO in the Netherlands and Disney Channel in Australia as well as Slovak TV, TVB in Hong Kong, ...
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UKTV Style airs seven-year makeover
UKTV Style is finally set to screen an ambitious property series that has been seven years in the making. Seven Year Makeover follows a family's struggle to transform a derelict Victorian water tower into a modern dream home. Commissioned two years ago by channel editor ...
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C4 relights fire of boy-band era
Channel 4 is set to take a closer look at the boy-band phenomenon with a warts-and-all expose of 1990s chart-toppers Take That, writes Glen Mutel.
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C4 to air making of touching the void doc
Channel 4 is lining up a documentary about the making of Darlow Smithson's award-winning mountaineering film, Touching the Void. The broadcaster is in talks with the indie about the possibility of airing the show - Return to Siula Grande - later this year when ...
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Baby Cow to make radio 4 sci-fi sitcom
Steve Coogan's indie, Baby Cow, is to make a science fiction sitcom featuring The League of Gentlemen's Mark Gatiss for BBC Radio 4. Set in 2099, Nebulous stars Gatiss as the head of an eco troubleshooting team whose nemesis is Dr Klench, played by David ...
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S4C to air mass for peace at easter
S4C is to broadcast a performance of The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace , by Welsh composer Karl Jenkins on Good Friday on 9 April. The channel has also commissioned production company Cwmni Sianco to make a 52-episode series for pre-school viewers called ...
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c4i renews output deal with finland
Channel 4 International has renewed its 59-hour output deal with YLE in Finland, with shows including factual documentaries, comedy and drama. The programmes include Talkback/HBO's Ali G in da USA!!!, The Regency House Party from Wall to Wall and Pioneer Productions documentary Sars: Killer Bug ...
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BBC2 orders fourth outing for Coupling
Hartswood Films' hit sitcom Coupling is to return to BBC2 for a fourth series. The show, which is written by Steven Moffat, has been recommissioned by BBC head of comedy Sophie Clarke-Jervoise and will feature a new character, Oliver, played by Richard Mylan. Mylan ...
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12 Yard devises psychological quiz for BBC
Indie 12 Yard Productions is developing a psychological quiz show pilot for BBC daytime which will test contestants' powers of persuasion.