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BBC1 buys new lesbian novel
The new lesbian-themed novel from the author of Tipping the Velvet , which was made into a controversial and top-rating BBC2 series, is to be adapted for BBC1.
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C4 tracks plight of wannabe mums
Channel 4 is to follow the attempts of 35 women to get pregnant in an ambitious documentary project about late motherhood.
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NewsITV knocks The Block off peak slot
ITV has decided to pull its ailing DIY reality show The Block out of peaktime.
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NewsC4 returns to River Cottage
Channel 4 is to revisit organic expert Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall on his farm in rural Dorset with a new series of reality hit River Cottage.
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NewsFive bulks up makeover output
Five has commissioned a new series from indie RDF Media, in which a series of Brits are sent to Los Angeles for the mother of all makeovers.
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NewsKath and Kim come to BBC2
Cult Australian sitcom Kath and Kim is to make its long-awaited debut on UK terrestrial TV after the BBC snapped up the rights.
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Ricochet scores property orders
Lifestyle indie Ricochet has followed up the success of its Channel 4 hit Supernanny by winning more than 50 hours of commissions from both Channel 4 and the BBC.
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Baxendale in return to ITV
Actress Helen Baxendale is to star in her first role on ITV since the end of hit series Cold Feet , with a romantic comedy about a single mum.
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Changes for Rome
The BBC and US network HBO have drafted in the producer of the award-winning The Gathering Storm to take control of their $75m (£41m) co-production about ancient Rome. Frank Doelger will replace Michael Apted for the remaining nine episodes of the 12-part series, Rome. The ...
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Russia takes C4 clean-up format
Russian audiences will be offered a peek into the messy homes of their neighbours in a local adaptation of Channel 4's How Clean is Your House?.
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Sci-Fi appoints UK acquisitions chief
The Sci-Fi Channel UK has created a new role to oversee programme acquisitions.
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Fremantle takes on a wild world
Fremantle International Distribution has signed up to distribute two shows from wildlife enthusiast Nigel Marven. The two 60-minute shows - Venom Hunter and Animal Crimebusters - have been made as a co-production between Five in the UK and WNET in New York. Venom Hunter looks at the two uses for ...
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Granada sells dramas to Albania
Granada International has made its first package sale into Albania with a deal that includes more than 100 titles. The package has been sold to Viziontrade for free terrestrial network distribution and comprises 300 hours of programming such as The Forsyte Saga, Island at War ...
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BBC America takes fifth my family series
BBC America has picked up the fifth series of sitcom My Family from indie DLT Entertainment after buying the first four seasons earlier this year. The deal includes 13 episodes, a one-off flashback episode and a Christmas special. The show, which stars Robert Lindsay as ...
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Target represents new pre-school show
Target Entertainment is to represent the new pre-school show from Bob the Builder creator Keith Chapman. Target will look to sell the international TV rights of Fifi and the Flowertots in territories excluding the UK, US and Canada. Chapman ...
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Paramount buys Flipside TV series
Flipside TV , the multichannel show in which famous people are filmed channel hopping, has been bought by the Paramount Channel. The show, which airs on the Nation 217 channel, will be screened from the end of August for eight weeks. It has also ...
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Belgian network buys more neighbours
Australian drama Neighbours is to be screened on Belgian network VRT for a further two years following a deal brokered by Fremantle International Distribution. The sale includes 624 x 30-minute episodes of the long-running soap, which is made by Fremantle Media-owned Grundy Television and is ...
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Format focus: the one that got away
A bachelor is holed up in a mansion for 10 days with seven ex-girlfriends. The 'winner' gets another shot at romance with the guy who dumped her, writes Michael Rosser
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Orion trades its Treasures to ITV
ORION TV, the indie set up by former LNN Factuals head Bob Whittaker, has won two commissions - a rare order from Artsworld and a second series of a daytime show for ITV that originally aired on BBC1.
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Tern covers weather for Discovery
Discovery has commissioned its second series from Scottish independent producer Tern TV, with a show looking at extreme weather and its effects on war.