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CD-UK invades Germany
Blaze Television's ITV1 music show CD:UK is to be adapted for Germany where it will go head-to-head with BBC rival Top of the Pops , writes Michael Rosser.
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RDFI teams up with Zig Zag in factual deal
RDF International has secured the worldwide distribution rights to a host of new factual programmes from indie Zig Zag Productions. The shows include one-hour documentary DIY Surgery , which features people who have had to operate unexpectedly on themselves or others, and a one-hour exploration ...
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RDF questions men's motives
RDF is making a three-part reality show for Channel 4 that uses physical challenges to discover what motivates men - fear of punishment or anticipation of reward, writes Glen Mutel.
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Chris Evans has suffered another humiliating failure, with Five confirming it will axe The Terry and Gaby Show next month.
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ITV1 to be 'home of motor-sport'
ITV1 is planning to devote its Sunday afternoon schedule to motor-sport after securing rights to the World Rally Championship (WRC).
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BBC1 series to look at greats of UK design
BBC1 controller Lorraine Heggessey has green lit two major arts series looking at key British designers and how different areas of the country have influenced artists, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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Millionaire offers $10m prize in US
Celador Productions' hit quiz show Who Wants to be a Millionaire ? is to be relaunched in the US with a jackpot of $10m, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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Irish comics set for BBC2
The co-writer of Channel 4 hit comedy Father Ted , Arthur Matthews, is working on an all-Irish comedy sketch show for BBC2, writes Paul Revoir.
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C4 goes backstage with motorhead
Ideal World is to chart the exploits of 1980s rock band Motorhead in a 50-minute documentary for Channel 4. Motorhead: Live Fast Die Old follows the behind-the-scenes action on the band's latest UK tour and chronicles the adventures of frontman Lemmy who, at 57, is ...
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Pozzitive wins returns for R4 comedies
Pozzitive Productions has won a raft of comedy recommissions from BBC Radio 4 for later this year. A third series of scripted comedy Giles Wemmbley Hogg Goes Off will feature six further outings for Marcus Brigstocke's intrepid but idiotic middle-class traveller. Pozzitive will also produce ...
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Dutch Net 5 buys Granada's Stoners
Granada's controversial obese makeover show 18-30 Stoners is among a trio of formats from the ITV giant set to be adapted for the Dutch and Belgian markets, writes Michael Rosser.
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Central to air house-building challenge
ITV1 Central has ordered a new series from Carlton and indie Newman Productions, which follows a race to build two brand new houses from scratch. The 7 x 30-minute series, which is also being made into a longer 10 x 30-minute series for Discovery Home and Leisure, is called ...
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Terrorist attack on financial systems at heart of new show
The critically acclaimed 'doomsday drama' The Day Britain Stopped is set for a return to BBC2 after the channel's controller, Jane Root, commissioned a follow-up from Wall to Wall, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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BBC worldwide sends wildlife to Croatia
BBC Worldwide has re-signed a deal with Croatia's national broadcaster to provide a weekly block of wildlife programming. The 12-month agreement with HRT will see programmes such as Born to be Wild, Big Cat Diary and Wild Down Under broadcast in a one-hour, weekly slot branded BBC Wild. The channel ...
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Celebrities to be made to learn Welsh
Janet Street-Porter and former Hi De Hi star Ruth Madoc are two of the stars set to take part in a Welsh language Big Brother-style show commissioned by S4C. Cariad@iaith , produced by Cardiff-based indie Fflic, will follow a selection of celebrities as they study ...
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Living TV puts celebs in haunted house
Living TV is hoping to have its own group of celebrities screaming 'get me out of here' in a live reality show with a paranormal twist.
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Fremantle hires clark for global role
Rob Clark, former head of entertainment for SMG TV, has been hired by Fremantle Media in the new role of senior vice-president of production for the company's worldwide entertainment department. Based in London and reporting to Fremantle president of worldwide entertainment Alan Boyd, he will be tasked with rolling out ...
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Wark clements sleepover club rolls out
Scottish indie Wark Clements' comedy series The Sleepover Club is to be screened across France and Asia. The Asian divisions of Disney and Turner Entertainment Network have acquired television rights to the 26 x 30-minute series, which features a secret society operated by a group ...
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Flashback to D-day landings
Indie Flashback Television has been commissioned by US network A&E to retell the story of the second world war D-Day landings from the air. The Lost Evidence will feature reconstructions of