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North one gets five gadget show order
North One Television Midlands has been commissioned by Five to produce a 10 x 30-minute series working-titled The Gadget Show. The programme, which will road test gadgets, was commissioned by Five controller of science Justine Kershaw and has been pre-sold to Discovery UK. The ...
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Talent TV to make my teen genie
Indie Talent TV is to begin making a live-action show for children with Canadian producer Amberwood Entertainment. My Teen Genie features the antics of a teenage girl and a young genie that lives in her mobile phone. The 26 x 30-minute series is being financed ...
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Hustle set to be 'a huge international hit'
The BBC is predicting its glossy con-artist drama Hustle will become a worldwide hit after it completed deals with a number of European broadcasters, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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Scandinavians in for Miriam show
Controversial reality show There's Something About Miriam has notched up its first foreign sale after being picked up by a pan-Scandinavian broadcaster.
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NewsRoot's last act for drama
BBC2 controller Jane Root, who last week confirmed she is to leave the station to head the Discovery channel in the US, has green lit a new drama strategy as one of her last major acts in the role.
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Castle docu-soap for BBC1
The BBC has commissioned a docu-soap which charts a 17-strong family's decision to quit their lives in England and move to a dilapidated 19th-century Scottish castle.
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BBC1 series uncovers the truth about health scares
BBC1 controller Lorraine Heggessey has commissioned a new 'irreverent and investigative' series looking at the truth behind health scares as part of a raft of new popular science shows, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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ITV1 orders doc about 9/11 chaplain
ITV1 has commissioned a documentary to mark the third anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, which looks at the life and death of Father Mychal Judge, the fire department chaplain who is officially registered as the first victim of the attacks. Victim 0001 is a one-hour documentary by CTVC, which ...
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BBC4 revisits art and culture of the 1960s
The 1960s will be put under the microscope in a major season of programmes on BBC4 this summer, including a landmark collaboration with Tate Britain about the decade's art.
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All3media shifts fifth gear to America
All3Media International has sold Five car magazine show Fifth Gear to Fox-owned US motoring network Speed Channel. The 8 x 30-minute series, fronted by Quentin Willson and now in its fifth series on Five, has also been picked up by HMG Holland, XYZ Australia, Ananey Israel and Sun Media in ...
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BBC3 axes Celebdaq after ratings failure
BBC3 controller Stuart Murphy is set to axe celebrity stock-trading show Celebdaq after its relaunch failed to significantly increase ratings. Murphy originally pulled the show off air in January but it later returned for a two-week pilot that ended last week after averaged only about ...
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NewsC4 orders second No Angels
Channel 4 head of drama John Yorke has secured another returning series for the broadcaster by ordering a second run of World Productions' controversial No Angels.
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5 live lines up further unique profiles
BBC Radio 5 Live has commissioned Unique to make another series of documentaries on high-profile political and sporting figures. Documentary strand The Real has so far looked at Tony Blair, Osama Bin Laden and Jeffrey Archer and will next examine Chelsea Football Club owner Roman Abramovich (above) and Israeli prime ...
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Carlton formats arm loses identity
Action Time, the former Carlton formats brand whose hits include ITV's Catchphrase, has been scrapped by new owner Granada. The division will now be merged with the sales arm of Granada International and all future projects will be branded Granada. Laura Burrell will be promoted from head of sales at ...
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Two more indies open sales arms
Two more UK independents have set up sales operations to represent their own programmes at this year's MipTV programme market, writes Leigh Holmwood and Paul Revoir.
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ITV brings back Real Life series
ITV has cemented a commitment to documentaries with an order for six films for its Real Life strand.
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Fox kids bags cult korean cartoon
Fox Kids Europe (FKE) has picked up the rights to cult Korean cartoon Pucca (above) and has inked a deal to develop a 78 x 7-minute series with creator Vooz. FKE has also acquired rights to an earlier 24 x 2.5-minute series and will launch Pucca at MipTV. Meanwhile, Fox ...
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Diverse to make Basil D'Oliveira doc
Diverse has been commissioned by the BBC to produce a feature-length biographical documentary about the controversial career of former England cricketer Basil D'Oliveira, writes Glen Mutel.
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Black diamond wins Men & Motors order
Producer and distributor Black Diamond Films has been commissioned to make a second 13 x 30-minute series of crash and bloopers show Ouch? That Had to Hurt! for Men and Motors. The company is also currently in production on 13 x 30-minute Jackass-style show Moronics and 21st Century Idiots for ...
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Channel to make ITV spectacular
Channel Television has secured a rare ITV commission with a Saturday night arena-style entertainment show billed as a cross between Gladiators and It's a Knock Out, writes Paul Revoir.