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Teen channel extends its reach
Flextech teen channel Trouble has commissioned reality series High School Project USA from Ginger TV as part of a new drive into factual programming, writes Naomi Rovnick.
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Gail porter to contact dead for Living TV
Living TV has ordered a second series of paranormal show Dead Famous, which features Gail Porter enlisting the help of an American medium to speak to dead Hollywood legends, in advance of the screening of the first series in June. Indie Twofour Productions has made the 6 x 60-minute first ...
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At It makes cut-price plastic surgery doc
At It Productions has produced Sun, Sea & Silicone, a two-part series for Sky One, following four girls who journey to the Malaysian island of Penang for cut-price plastic surgery. Ordered by Sky commissioning editor Jamie Roberts and produced and directed by Graciela Watson, it will air on Sky One ...
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Slowdown leads to London Studios cuts
THE LONDON Studios, home to programmes such as Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway, has axed 23 people following a slowdown in business, writes Paul Revoir.
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Dog trainers to help wives tame hubbies
Five controller of features and entertainment Ben Frow has ordered a lifestyle series from Talkback that will see dog trainers help women tame their husbands, writes Michael Rosser.
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Indies form a 'Pact' for radio
Fifty key radio indies have come together to create an industry body to fight for programme rights and an increased indie quota from the BBC, writes Michael Rosser.
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Ofcom trails future of PSB
Ofcom this week outlined some of the challenges public service broadcasting in the UK faces in the future - and the reforms that may be required to ensure the quality and range of PSB in a digital ages.
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ITV signs up loos for weekend show
ITV1 has signed up Rebecca Loos, the woman who claims to have had an affair with David Beckham, as the first guest on Granada dating show Love on a Saturday Night this Saturday. Loos will be paid around£15,000 for a short appearance, in which ...
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loos ratings-puller
Sky One's interview with Rebecca Loos reached a peak of 2 million (17.4%) when it aired last Thursday (15 April). The 60-minute programme at 22.00 conducted by the Sky News Today strand anchor Kay Burley averaged a strong 1.65 million viewers (14.3%).
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Mobile Millionaire
Celador has launched a mobile phone game for its Who Wants to be a Millionaire? quiz, offering users the chance to win up to£50,000. The voice-based interactive game is produced in association with Eckoh Technologies.
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Ofcom set to relax PSB requirements
Ofcom is set to scrap the 'box ticking' rules that force public service broadcasters to show specific amounts of religious or arts programming.
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Producers wanted
BBC Scotland is investing£185,000 in the third year of its executive producer scheme in a bid to develop the next generation of senior production talent in the nations and regions. The year-long scheme, which is operated by the BBC in partnership with the Research Centre for Television and Interactivity and ...
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ITV3 to be backed by£20m budget
ITV's new channel for the over-45s, ITV3, will be backed by a budget of£20m when it launches in the fourth quarter of this year, writes Glen Mutel.
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NewsFive launches regional arts initiative
Five has launched a new public service initiative aimed at drumming up interest in the arts in the regions and has chosen to launch the scheme in Liverpool.
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NewsVegas turns drug dealer for BBC3
Comedian Johnny Vegas, the former face of ITV, is to play a drug dealer in a new BBC3 comedy show.
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3DD wins global rights to aids benefit
3DD Entertainment has picked up the exclusive worldwide distribution rights to Nelson Mandela's Aids awareness concert, 46664: The Message. The concert, held in Cape Town in November, was produced by Endemol UK's Initial TV and has been packaged as an hour-long TV special. It features performances from musicians such as ...
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S4C rejigs team in bid to boost co-pros
Welsh channel S4C has reshuffled its international team as part of a bid to shift its focus onto co-productions, writes Michael Rosser.
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C4 commissions shaken babies film
Channel 4 editor, education and science Simon Dickson has ordered a 60-minute documentary on the recent controversy surrounding shaken babies from Films of Record in association with Pillarbox. The working-titled Beyond Reasonable Doubt will be directed by Juliet Murray and Clarissa Kindred and executive produced by Roger Graef and Clare ...
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Latin america to air without prejudice?
Channel 4 gameshow Without Prejudice is to be remade for viewers in Latin America. The 12 Yard format has been sold by Screentime Partners to Buenos Aires-based producer RGB Entertainment. The hidden-camera format, which gives a cash prize to members of the public based ...
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Discovery orders al-qaida documentary
October Films has been commissioned by Discovery Europe to produce a fast turnaround documentary on the recent terrorist attacks in Madrid. The one-hour special will examine the events of 11 March in which a suspected al-Qaida bomb killed more than 190 train passengers. Relatives of victims and investigators will be ...