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NewsTwoFour opens Gardens again for BBC
BBC daytime controller Jay Hunt has commissioned a second series of Open Gardensfrom indie TwoFour.
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Quicksilver tackles domestic violence
Oxford-based Quicksilver Media is to investigate domestic violence for Channel 4's Dispatchesstrand.
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Comic Relief cashes in on Car Booty
Leopard Films is making a one-off special of long-running BBC1 series Car Bootyin aid of Comic Relief.
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UKTV wins EuroMillions in Camelot deal
UKTV has signed an exclusive seven-figure deal with National Lottery operator Camelot to air EuroMillions, poaching the rights from Challenge.
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Commissioner's Q & A - Meredith Chambers
Channel 4 commissioning editor, documentaries is looking for the right subject for a major doc series as well as more Cutting Edgetales and he's got around£145,000 an hour to spend.
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Genie returns
Nickelodeon has ordered a second series of live-action kids comedy Genie in the House.
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Daybreak deal boosts Target's drama output
Distributor Target Entertainment has signed an output and development deal with Mentorn's newly formed drama arm Daybreak Pictures.
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Chicken and egg - or surfers catching a wave?
Channel 4 has commissioned Silver River to make a landmark series about television and when I read the following quote from Daisy Goodwin, I knew I would have to think harder this week. 'It's a chicken and egg concept. What comes first: our obsession with house prices or the vast ...
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Reeves takes on Ripper for Sky One
Vic Reeves is making a one-off documentary for Sky One on the infamous serial killer Jack the Ripper.
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Harries cites Queen in plea for film cash
Andy Harries has called on ITV executives to invest more money in film.
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NewsFearnley-Whittingstall takes on Tesco
Food evangelist Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall is launching a Jamie Oliver-style David and Goliath battle against the rise of supermarket chains for a major new series on Channel 4.
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Talkback trials Saturday night gameshow
Talkback Thames is developing a new Saturday night gameshow for BBC1 based around the concept of time, with Chris Evans on the wish list to present it.
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NewsBond to track down secret royal offspring
Former BBC royal correspondent Jennie Bond is to uncover the affairs of British kings and queens and their illegitimate offspring for a primetime ITV documentary.
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NewsRDF in Bristol wins orders worth£7m
The newly established Bristol arm of RDF Television has secured over£7m of commissions in six months.
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NewsEastEnders star to be US Bionic Woman
Ex- EastEnder Michelle Ryan has landed the role of The Bionic Woman in a US remake of the 70s show.
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NewsIngenious spend£4.15m on Community Television
Ingenious Media Active Capital (IMAC) has made its fourth investment to date with a£4.15 million cash injection into Community Television Networks.
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NewsOfcom launches kids TV review
Ofcom has started its review into the future of children's programming with an investigation into the extent to which the BBC, ITV, Channel 4, S4C, Five and Teletext are fulfilling their PSB responsibilities.
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NewsNBC strikes first-look deal with Office producer
Hollywood studio NBC Universal has struck a new first-look deal with Ben Silverman, the producer behind the US version of The Officeas well as ABC's hit series Ugly Betty.
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NewsICM launches international division
ICM, the US talent agency which has clients that include BBC Worldwide, Granada America and All3Media, has created a new international television and media division.