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Blaze develops us version of CD:UK
Blaze Television has signed a deal with US multichannel operator DirecTV to produce an American version of ITV1 pop show CD:UK. DirecTV has picked up a 60-minute show for 52 weeks with an option for a further two years. CD:USA will launch at 11am on Saturday mornings from January and ...
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NewsBBC plans interactive online drama
The BBC is set to launch its first interactive drama, which will be offered exclusively to broadband users online.
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C4 heats up Fridays with new comedies
Channel 4 plans to revive its flagging Friday night line-up this winter with a new series from the producer of The Office and hit US comedy My Name is Earl.
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Daytime Sudoku shows set for battle
The BBC and ITV are gearing up for a battle of the Sudoku shows, with both channels preparing to unleash daytime quizzes based on the Japanese craze.
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BBC1 updates Jekyll and Hyde
Coupling writer Stephen Moffatt is to write a modern version of DrJekyll and Mr Hyde for BBC1.
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NewsTony Blair Rock Star headsC4 winter season
Tony and Cherie Blair both feature in Channel 4's winter season unveiled by the broadcaster this morning but the Prime Minister is unlikely to be happy with his TV portrayal.
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NewsC4 revives Comic Strip
8.30am: Channel 4 is reviving Comic Strip Presents... 23 years to the day since it first aired on the broadcaster's opening night.
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NewsSecond helpings for Beyond Boundaries
8am: BBC2 controller Roly Keating has ordered a second series of disability adventure travel programme Beyond Boundaries while the first series is still on air.
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NewsLorraine Kelly to front DNA show for ITV
8am: GMTV host Lorraine Kelly has been lined up to anchor ITV1 daytime's new DNA testing series Secrets Revealed - DNA Stories.
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NewsRippon signs up for Sun, Sea and Bargain Spotting
Reef Television's daytime success Sun, Sea and Bargain Spotting has been picked up for a second series on BBC2 and is to be hosted by Angela Rippon.
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NewsBBC2 to dramatise life of Saddam Hussein
BBC2 is developing a drama series based on Saddam Hussein, to be told from the point of view of the former Iraqi leader's inner circle.
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NewsBBC2's hairy bikers drive off with first series
BBC2's gourmet hairy bikers have bagged their own series after a successful one-off show for the channel in January this year.
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Five airs bird flu doc
Five is to bring the battle against bird flu to UK screens after acquiring a National Geographic and Electric Pictures co-production with the working title Race Against the Killer Flu. The documentary uses CGI and re-enactments to explain how a bird flu pandemic could develop and what its impact would ...
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Fantastic Four ride again
Cartoon Network Europe is co-producing a new 2D and 3D animated version of classic comic strip Fantastic Four. Made with Paris-based indie Moonscoop, French broadcaster M6 and Marvel Comics Heroes, the new series will be based on the same premise as the original strip but with a more playful tone. ...
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Format focus: Telenovelas
You couldn't go two minutes without hearing about the telenovela at Mipcom last week, but getting a UK broadcaster to risk making its own will be difficult.
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Two Way makes mobile phone co-pro
Two Way TV and Fat City Films are co-producing TheDweebz, an interactive cartoon series which allows kids to contribute via mobile phones. A 52 x 11-minute action comedy, the series features two schoolboys who use their supercomputer and superhero outfits to fight bullies and nasty teachers. During the interactive periods ...
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Clear Channel to make Bee Gees tribute
Clear Channel Entertainment Television has announced details of a concert tribute to the late Bee Gee, Maurice Gibb, organised by his twin brother, Robin Gibb. CCETV will produce a live concert next summer in New York featuring top artists, including Sir Paul McCartney, performing some of the Bee Gees' greatest ...
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Oprah chat show returns to the UK
American talk show queen Oprah Winfrey is to return to UK screens after a three-year absence. ITV2 has licensed the US's top-rating syndicated chat series, which will begin airing early next year. The show last screened in the UK on Living TV. ITV2 currently airs US talk shows hosted by ...
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Fremantle sells American Idol to Japan
Fremantle International Distribution has sold the forthcoming series five of American Idol to Japan in a move executives hope will lead to the country producing its own version of the talent phenomenon. It will launch on Fox Japan in January. The package includes a number of other titles, including the ...
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Talkback seeks Aztec gold for C4
Maverick author DBC Pierre is to attempt to track down the missing treasure of the Aztec Indians for Channel 4.