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Chorion puts the Mr Men back on TV
Chorion chair Lord Alli told Broadcast that the company wanted to develop a new Mr Men series that could be sold to broadcasters by next year.
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Living orders show by celebrity hairdresser
Celebrity hairdresser Simon Forbes has set up an independent production company and bagged his first commission from Living TV, writes Naomi Rovnick.
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swedish channel latest to sign pop idol
Pop Idol is to continue its global roll-out with a new sale of the format to Swedish broadcaster TV4. The Swedish version of the format, jointly owned by 19 Entertainment and Fremantle Media, has yet to be titled but will air in primetime on Friday nights this autumn. In Scandinavia, ...
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Granada to peer into China's mind
Granada is making a four-part, multimillion-pound documentary for BBC2 about the state of modern China, after gaining unprecedented official access from the communist government.
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Five to examine do-it-yourself surgery
Zig Zag Productions has been commissioned to make a one-hour documentary for Five about people who perform surgery on themselves in extreme circumstances. DIY Surgery, which will be broadcast later this year, has been commissioned by Five commissioning editor for factual entertainment Liam Humphreys. It will be executive produced by ...
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forever eden in fresh global roll-out
Forever Eden, Mentorn's 'never-ending reality show', which airs on Fox in the US, has been sold to South Africa's MNET and Foxtel Australia. Television Corporation International is also in talks to sell the 25 x 60-minute series, which features 11 members of the public competing to remain at a specially ...
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Tractor Tom heads for france
Contender Entertainment Group, the multimedia firm, has shifted its flagship kids property Tractor Tom to French terrestrial TV channel France 5. The broadcaster has picked up 52 x 10-minute editions of the show, voiced by Liza Tarbuck and Cold Feet star James Nesbitt, which it will air next year. France ...
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NewsBBC swaps Saturday line-up
BBC1 is overhauling its flagging Saturday morning schedule, moving its children's programmes to BBC2 for the entire summer to make way for a new sports magazine show.
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NewsITV keeps faith with latest cop dramas
Amanda Donahoe's decision to return to UK drama has paid off after ITV controller of drama Nick Elliott ordered a second series of her Murder City show as part of a trio of detective recommissions.
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Grand Designs set for European spin-off
The team behind Grand Designs , Channel 4's surprise lifestyle hit, is heading overseas to make a spin-off following expats building dream homes in mainland Europe.
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C4 seeks breakfast ideas
Channel 4 is looking to run news and sport shows in its breakfast slot from the end of the year.
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C4 plans Saturday night showpiece
Channel 4 is turning to music to revitalise Saturday nights, with a event based around the launch of a UK music hall of fame.
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ITV1 doc boasts abba exclusives
Reclusive Abba star Agnetha Faltskog has given her first major interview since the break-up of the band in 1981 in a major ITV1 documentary. The 90-minute Super Troupers - 30 Years of Abba, made by indie Iambic, will also feature fellow band member Frida Lyngstad singing Dancing Queen for the ...
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Tony Martin set to appear in C4 film
Tony Martin, the Norfolk farmer who was jailed for killing a 16-year-old burglar, is to take part in a Channel 4 documentary, which looks at the downside of life in the country, writes Glen Mutel.
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Channel 4 plans Shameless Christmas
Channel 4 has commissioned a 90-minute Christmas special of its hit drama Shameless. The Paul Abbott-scripted show, made by Company Pictures, will start filming in two weeks' time. C4 head of drama John Yorke commissioned the show. A second series of 8 x 60-minute episodes is also in production.
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Top-class athletics returns to C4
Channel 4 has landed the rights to show the highlights of this year's International Association of Athletics Federations Golden League meetings - the first time the sport has appeared on C4 since 1998. VTV will produce six half-hour highlights shows to be aired on selected Saturday mornings between June and ...
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Performance to air eastwood interview
The Performance Channel general manager Bob Lynton has bought another two years' worth of Inside the Actors' Studio.The deal is for 50 new episodes, which include interviews with Tom Cruise and Clint Eastwood. Lynton originally commissioned 26 x 60-minute episodes in 2001, featuring in-depth interviews with actors such as Gwyneth ...
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BBC makes teen version of little angels
The BBC is to make an 8 x 30-minute spin-off series of Little Angels, in which parents are given tips on how to deal with their children. Teen Angels, which will air first on BBC3 and then transfer to BBC1, will feature experts giving advice to parents and their unruly ...
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Ant and Dec's takeaway sold to Belgians
ITV's Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway is to be made for Belgium. Granada International has agreed a licence deal with TeVe Company, which will make a version of the show for VTM Belgium. VTM will keep the same format as the British version but the Geordie duo will be ...
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ITV sales arm reaches out to poland
ITV programme sales arm Granada International has agreed a deal to supply a package of TV movies to TV Polska Channel 1. The Polish broadcaster has taken seven movies including Rudy: The Rudy Giuliani Story, Hollywood Wives and Maiden Voyage: Ocean Hijack.