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NewsDiscovery signs up celebs for winter season
The Discovery Channel has signed up two more celebrities to front shows as part of its winter line-up.
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Deayton goes to Spain for Beckham doc
Angus Deayton has been lured to ITV1 to present a one-hour special on the build-up to David Beckham's first league match for Real Madrid. Deayton attended Beckham's league debut in Spain and spoke to Spanish celebrities about what life will be like for the Beckhams in Madrid. ...
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ITV1 dissects David Beckham's body
Granada is set to add to the David Beckham media frenzy with a new show for ITV1, serving up a part-by-part examination of the soccer idol's much admired body.
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Christmas test the nation for BBC1
BBC1 controller Lorraine Heggessey and head of entertainment commissioning Jane Lush have ordered a Christmas spin-off of Test the Nation from Talent Television. Test the Nation - National Test 2003 is being edited by BBC political unit editor Alexandra Henderson and John Kaye Cooper will executive produce alongside producer Jean ...
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Diana doc gets international airing
Diana: The Night She Died, which aired in the UK on Five in June, has been sold to Canada's CBC by TVF International, who will broadcast it to mark the sixth anniversary of Princess Diana's death. TVF International has also sold the programme to ABC in Australia, NHK in Japan ...
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Sonic the hedgehog bounces back on fox
Fox Kids Europe has added three new properties to its library, totalling 144 episodes. Animated series Sonic X, marking the return of Sonic the Hedgehog, has been acquired from TMS Entertainment, adventure series Tutenstein from PorchLight Entertainment and fantasy series ...
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BBC to dramatise Bakewell murder
The BBC is to press ahead with a drama based on the controversial Bakewell cemetary murder case in which Stephen Downing spent 27 years in prison before being cleared, despite claims by police earlier this year that he was still the main suspect, writes Leigh ...
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BBC/NBC probe Saddam regime
US Broadcaster NBC and the BBC have co-commissioned a major series from ORTV, which the indie believes will be the 'definitive and landmark' documentary series on Saddam Hussein's rule of Iraq, writes Gavin Stamp.
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Big Brother set for russian revolution
Russia is set to become the latest country to be struck by Big Brotherfever after the show's creator Endemol, the Dutch TV producer and distributor, signed a deal to produce a local version. The show will air on Channel 1 - Russia's most watched network ...
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Brainy georgian to win UK education
Celador International has licensed its Brainiestformat, which aims to uncover a nation's most intellectual individuals, to two further territories. MediaCorp TV Channel 5 in Singapore has recorded 13 programmes, while Georgia's Rustavi 2 has also committed to 13 episodes, including a kids version which will ...
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Three orders go to Tiger comedy unit
Tiger Aspect's comedy unit has secured three commissions from the BBC, writes Gavin Stamp.The indie is to produce a 6 x 30-minute sketch series for BBC2, showcasing the work of comedian
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The comedy unit scoops raft of shows
Scottish indie The Comedy Unit has secured a raft of recommissions from the BBC. Digital channel CBBC has ordered a second 13 x 25-minute series of Yo!Diary for November and BBC Scotland commissioner Ewan Angus has given the go-ahead for a second 6 x 30-minute ...
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Debbie Harry fronts rock doc for Discovery
Debbie Harry, the princess of new wave, has been recruited by the Discovery Channel to present a series on rock and roll for the autumn, writes Gavin Stamp.
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Mentorn sets up drama division
Television Corporation subsidiary Mentorn is launching a drama division on the back of a number of factually based projects, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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Insight films in 'extended' school doc
Indie Insight Films is set to produce a film about Quintin Kynaston School, the first school in London to be given 'extended' status by the government. Ordered by BBC1 controller Lorraine Heggessey, the 60-minute piece will follow a year in the life of the school, which is open between 07.00 ...
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Sergeant ordered to lead OSF growth
Oxford Scientific Films, the natural history-focused indie, has hired Leopard Films producer Will Sergeant in an ongoing effort to expand its output, writes Gavin Stamp.
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UK History orders war series
UK History has commissioned its first original series, which will look at the role of women in war.
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Leopard leaps into US market
Indie Leopard Films is preparing to open an office in Washington after receiving two commissions from networks in the US.
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NHU nets new Oddie series
The BBC Natural History Unit (NHU) has secured a brace of commissions, including a follow-up to Wild in Your Garden that will be the department's biggest ever series order, writes Colin Robertson.
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BBC renews faith in docu-soaps
The BBC has given a new lease of life to the docu-soap - which went out of favour in the late 1990s after a glut of cheap imitations - by commissioning a raft of new series on subjects including the Sylvia Young Theatre School, writes ...