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Via Digital's Queer coup
Indie Via Digital has won a lucrative commission to produce US 'pink' dating show Queer Eye for the Straight Guyfor Living TV, writes Michael Rosser.
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Tinopolis wins pot of EU cash
Welsh indie Tinopolis has been granted a subsidy of over£125,000 from the European Union to develop several drama and animation projects.
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Sixth sense to test kids' business sense
A reality show testing the business acumen of a group of schoolchildren has been commissioned by Five. Make It Bigis being made by indie Sixth Sense Productions and will feature 12 children aged 11 to 14 as they attempt to organise a profit-making charity event ...
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Bird to become Disney president
Andy bird, former president of Turner Broadcasting System (TBS) International, has resurfaced as president of rival US media giant Walt Disney's international division, writes Michael Rosser.
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BBC creates two factual strands
The BBC's documentary and contemporary factual department has created two factual brands for BBC2 and BBC3, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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BBC to look at kids in care
The BBC is launching a season of programmes about children in care. The season - to air in February - will be headlined by a BBC2 drama from film-maker Brian Hill, director of the 'docu-musical' Feltham Sings.
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Five orders Batman's life story
Five has commissioned three one-off documentaries on subjects including the history of comic book hero Batman and the life of porn king Larry Flynt, writes Michael Rosser.
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Basil Brush set for german invasion
The Basil Brush Showis set to be screened in Germany after Entertainment Rights struck a 26-episode deal with German network ZDF. The veteran children's character, which returned to the BBC last year, will also air on German kids channel Kika from autumn next year. Additional sales have been made with ...
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Scarlet in Christina Aguilera exclusive
London-based Scarlet Productions has signed an exclusive deal to film singer Christina Aguilera's world tour. The deal with the Popstar's management company, Azoffmusic Management, will produce a TV special of the Stripped tour which will premiere on the WB Network in the US before being syndicated worldwide. The indie will ...
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Electric Sky and ABC team up on Iraq doc
UK-based distributor Electric Sky and ABC Australia have secured a deal with a documentary maker to help complete a special on war-torn Iraq. Australian indie Ipso-Facto Productions will now be able to complete Iraq: In the Shadow of the Palmsin time for the anniversary of ...
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Miners strike drama to air on radio 4
BBC Radio 4 is set to dramatise the 1984 miners strike battle between Margaret Thatcher and union boss Arthur Scargill. The Duel will reconstruct the backroom dealings, Cabinet meetings, press conferences and rallies of the time. The 60-minute drama will be produced by Jeremy Howe and aired in April as ...
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3DD sells Robbie at Knebworth to Europe
3DD Entertainment has secured deals in over a dozen territories across Europe for its Robbie Williams: Live at Knebworthconcert. Following its launch at Mipcom, the gig has been sold to broadcasters such as Viva and Pro7 in Germany, MCM in France and Italy's Rete while ...
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More soap for ITV2
ITV2 has asked Granada to make another set of soap Specialsand Secretsfollowing the success of Coronation Streetspin-offs Richard Hillman Exposedand Peter Barlow Exposed. ITV2 head ...
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ITV gets in quick with rugby specials
ITV is cashing in on the mania surrounding Rugby World Cup star Jonny Wilkinson. A 60-minute special Jonny Wilkinson - The Real Story, from indie 3DD and Wilkinson's management company, SFX Sports Group, will feature exclusive footage of the fly-half as well as interviews with ...
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ITV plans latest daytime drama
ITV1 is set to take another chance with original drama in daytime despite the high-profile flops of Crossroadsand Night and Day.
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Bennett backs Restoration's second series
The BBC is pushing ahead with a second series of Endemol UK's interactive series Restoration.
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Five has made its biggest single investment in programming by putting£4.7 million into a new reality show.
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NewsBBC plans sing-along-a-Christmas
The Sound Of Music and The Wizard Of Ozare to be given on-screen lyrics by the BBC to allow digital viewers to sing along this Christmas.
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NewsC4 premieres Amelie
The network premiere of Oscar-winning French comedy-drama Ameliewill head Channel 4's film schedule this Christmas.
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BLAST! TO ANALYSE COMPATIBILITY ISSUES.
Blast! Films has been commissioned by BBC3 controller Stuart Murphy to make a factual entertainment series