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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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NewsITV parades army wives
The maker of ITV's flamboyant Footballers' Wives has been commissioned to make a new series for the network, this time looking at the lives of men and women in the army.
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NewsBBC to follow up The Secret Policeman
The BBC is to follow up its Secret Policeman documentary with a series of investigations - several of which are expected to again involve reporters gathering evidence undercover.
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Moffatt and Gatiss to pen Doctor Who
Stephen Moffatt, the creator of hit sitcom Coupling , and League of Gentlemen star Mark Gatiss have joined the writing team for the revival of Doctor Who.
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BBC plans Broadwater drama
The BBC is planning to follow up its controversial BBC2 documentary on the murder of PC Keith Blakelock with a docu-drama on the Broadwater Farm riots that led to the policeman's death.
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NewsC4 scales down Iraq festival coverage
Channel 4 has been forced to scale down its coverage of an Iraqi Muslim festival in Iraq, after fears for the safety of the crew following yesterday's bomb blasts in the country.
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NewsSetanta snares SPL footie
The BBC has lost the rights to screen live Scottish Premier League after the league handed the four-year contract to Irish broadcaster Setanta.
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R1 lines up new duo
Radio 1 duo Mark Radcliffe and Marc Riley will hand over their headphones to Colin Murray and Edith Bowman when they leave the BBC station next month, as exclusively revealed in Broadcast last week. Murray and Bowman, who present the 10.00 till 13.00 slot across the weekend on R1, are ...
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Savage's eyes down set to return to BBC1
Lily Savage creator Paul O'Grady's BBC1 comedy Eyes Down , set in a Liverpool bingo hall, has been commissioned for a second series. The new 6 x 30-minute run, which was ordered by BBC1 controller Lorraine Heggessey and controller of entertainment commissioning Jane Lush, is ...
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BBC4 gets extra£10m to make drama
The BBC has confirmed an extra£10m annual boost for BBC4 to allow it to produce more homegrown drama, comedy and science programmes. The extra cash will take BBC4's overall budget to£40m. BBC3 by comparison has a budget of£97m. BBC4 controller Roly Keating said he was keen to develop more drama ...
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Adam lands leading role in Channel 4 sitcom
Adam Buxton, one half of comedy duo Adam and Joe, will take the lead in a new six-part Channel 4 sitcom about a struggling Brighton-based rock band, writes Glen Mutel.