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ITV 1 brings Miracle to life
Indie Grasshopper Films is to produce a family animation for ITV 1's Christmas season, writes Steve Aston
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Peter Williams lands Meridian WW2 series
Meridian programme executive Simon Walton has commissioned a series from Peter Williams Television based on the second world war. The 8 x 30-minute The Secret Armywill look at the resistance fighters who would have continued the war if Hitler's planned invasion of the UK had ...
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BBC magazine show to take on This Morning
BBC 1 is to attempt to put the boot into ITV 1's troubled This Morningby launching a new live magazine show fronted by Pop Idol judge Nicki Chapman and BBC entertainment correspondent Robert Nesbitt. The 6 x 60-minute The Morning ...
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Fact or fiction makes return for Channel 4
Channel 4 head of features Ben Frow has commissioned Oxford-based indie Spire Films to produce a second series of Fact or Fiction. The series will again be presented by Tony Robinson and will investigate the truth behind Julius Caesar, Richard III, Robert the Bruce and ...
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ITV'S Elliott orders Kevin Whateley drama
ITV 1 controller of drama Nick Elliott has commissioned Thames TV to produce Promoted to Glory, a 120-minute drama starring Ken Stott and Kevin Whateley. The story follows Mike, a helpless, homeless drunk whose life changes when he meets Salvation Army officer Annie who takes ...
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Flame signs square deal with Discovery
The Flame Group is to produce a 2 x 60-minute series for Discovery Europe looking at the history and future of television. Commissioned by Discovery UK programme editor Louise Bolch, Square Planetexamines how TV has shaped our culture and attempts to predict the next big ...
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12 Yard Productions wins lottery run
BBC 1 has commissioned 12 Yard Productions to produce a further 10 x 45-minute series of lottery show In It To Win It, presented by Dale Winton. The show was recommissioned by BBC controller of entertainment Jane Lush and BBC 1 controller Lorraine Heggessey. It ...
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Grierson documentary awards air on BBC 4
BBC 4 is to screen the Grierson British Documentary Awards - the first time the event, which celebrates excellence in documentary film-making, has been broadcast on television. BBC 4 controller Roly Keating has commissioned a 90-minute special to be produced and directed by Mark Bell and executive produced by David ...
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NewsEmap and RDF team-up for FHM show
RDF Media has joined forces with Emap to produce two linked shows for Sky One based on men's magazine brand FHM, writes Georgina Lipscomb
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NewsMurphy hands Reich indie first major commission
New indie Brown Eyed Boy - set up by former Chrysalis executive producer Gary Reich in June - has scored its first major commission with a launch programme for BBC 3 featuring hidden cameras, writes Leigh Holmwood
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The Great War back on BBC 2
The BBC is hoping to answer criticisms that it is dumbing down by reshowing the full 26-part series of 1960s classic The Great War, writes Leigh Holmwood
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Cartoon Network in original content push
Cartoon Network UK is to move into original production after creating its first in-house series, writes Paul Revoir
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Lofts Tractor Tom motors to CITV
Former ITV 2 director of broadcasting Joan Lofts has rekindled her relationship with the network centre after selling the first television project from her new employer, Contender Entertainment Group (CEG), to CITV, writes Paul Revoir
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NewsUKTV pursues deal with C4
UKTV is in discussions with Channel 4 about giving the terrestrial broadcaster a stake in its new UK History channel in exchange for a bulk programming deal, writes Paul Revoir
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Wright to spy on public for laughs
BBC 1 has commissioned a brand new hidden camera show from Endemol UK Productions which will feature former footballer Ian Wright as an agent provocateur, writes Georgina Lipscomb
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C4 charts top-selling singles
Channel 4 is to mark next month's 50th anniversary of the singles charts with a three-hour special from Chrysalis Television featuring the biggest selling singles of the past 50 years , writes David Wood
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Amber gets going with food and DIY formats
New indie Amber TV has snared four 15 x 30-minute commissions less than six months after setting up shop, writes Colin Robertson
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ITV joins sex survey orgy
ITV has jumped on the bedroom bandwagon with plans for its own sex survey, write Colin Robertson and Steve Aston
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Elmo's world gets UK premiere on Channel 5
Channel 5 has secured exclusive UK rights for Sesame Workshop's Elmo's World. Controller of children's programming Nick Wilson has asked for 39 x 15-minute episodes of the show, which follows the 'educational adventures' of the furry red former Sesame Street puppet. The show, which features puppets mixed with live action, ...
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Fireworks brings Australian drama to BBC
Distributor Fireworks Entertainment has presold a new 13-part children's drama series from Australia to the BBC. Ocean Star - the Quest, made by Australian broadcaster BBHTV, is set in the Australian outback. It is expected to air on one of the channels from January