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Mixmasters gets second spin on ITV 1
Indie Addictive TV is to produce a second series of its dance music show Mixmastersfor ITV 1. The 13 x 30 minute series, which features DJ mixes from popular artists fused with visuals, will air in a night-time slot from 5 September. It will be ...
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Monkey to make my day once again for C4
Indie Monkey has been commissioned by Channel 4 head of entertainment John McHugh to make a second series of hidden camera show Make my Day. The 8 x 30-minute show will debut on E4 in the autumn before airing on C4 in January. It will ...
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NewsWorking Title makes Ready When You Are, Mr McGill feature
Working Title TV is currently producing a new 120-minute film of Jack Rosenthal's comedy drama Ready When You Are, Mr McGill, writes Jon Rogers
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TX - Sticking to your guns.
There are some unique problems associated with making a documentary series about terrorism. To begin with,
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SCOOBY DOO DIVES INTO LAP OF 'TOON NETWORK.
Cartoon Network has struck its biggest ever programme acquisition deal, securing 300 hours of content from
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Carlton lines up celebrities.
Carlton Westcountry is drafting in celebrities to give a boost to its autumn schedule, writes Steve Aston
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KUMARS SOLD TO US.
Indie Hat Trick Productions has sold the format to the BBC 2 comedy chat show The
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GREEN INC WINS NOSTALGIA RECOMMISSIONS.
BBC Northern Ireland head of broadcast Tim Cook and head of entertainment Mike Edgar have recommissioned
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Speer to lead in debt drama.
The Full Monty star Hugo Speer has been signed up to star in a new BBC 1 drama, writes Leigh Holmwood
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OSF SENDS FAST SHOW'S WILLIAMS OUT ON BOAT.
Fast Show star Mark Williams is set to front a new history and science series by
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BBCI TO CLEAN UP WITH NEW WEB-BASED SITCOM.
The BBC is to launch a new sitcom written for and aired exclusively on its BBCi
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MUSIC BOX PRODUCES KERRANG AWARDS SHOW.
Television Corporation subsidiary Music Box has been commissioned by Channel 4 to produce a 60-minute special
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4LEARNING MAKES MODERN-DAY TWELFTH NIGHT.
4Learning, Channel 4's education arm, has commissioned a modern adaptation of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, which presents
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C4 brings to life 'mad, bad' poet.
The team behind Channel 4's acclaimed Shackleton and Longitude dramas is developing a multimillion pound two-part
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BBC NAMES SCOTS SOAP.
The name of the new Scottish soap set in urban Glasgow has been revealed by its
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ITV revives Loose Women.
ITV is to resurrect its popular daytime discussion show Loose Women two years after it was unceremoniously dumped by former daytime controller Maureen Duffy, writes Steve Aston
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US WILL WITNESS MESSIAH'S SECOND COMING.
Paramount Pictures, the US production company that co-produced hit BBC 1 thriller Messiah, plans to take the drama to the US, where it believes it could match the ratings and critical acclaim of Prime Suspect, writes Leigh Holmwood
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Dead Ringers takes to both TV and radio.
BBC impression show Dead Ringers has been commissioned for new radio and television series - one of the first times the same show has been concurrently ordered across the two mediums, writes Leigh Holmwood
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C4 TO LAY LOVELACE BARE.
The life of celebrated porn star Linda Lovelace, who shot to fame in the cult 1972 movie Deep Throat (right) but who died tragically in a car crash in April, is to be brought to the small screen in a new Channel 4 documentary, writes Penny Hughes
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Dead Ringers takes to both TV and radio
BBC impression show Dead Ringers has been commissioned for new radio and television series - one of the first times...