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BBC to show charity celebrity Superstars
The BBC has commissioned a special celebrity edition of TWI's cult Superstars, pitching stars from the BBC, Channel 4, ITV and Five against each other for charity, writes Paul Revoir.
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Radio groups call for BBC to share out FM
Radio executives are using Ofcom's consultation on licensing FM commercial radio to demand an end to BBC's dominance of the FM spectrum, writes Michael Rosser.
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ITV3 to be backed by£20m budget
ITV's new channel for the over-45s, ITV3, will be backed by a budget of£20m when it launches in the fourth quarter of this year, writes Glen Mutel.
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NewsFive launches regional arts initiative
Five has launched a new public service initiative aimed at drumming up interest in the arts in the regions and has chosen to launch the scheme in Liverpool.
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NewsVegas turns drug dealer for BBC3
Comedian Johnny Vegas, the former face of ITV, is to play a drug dealer in a new BBC3 comedy show.
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Bravo buys Guns 'n' Roses inspired sitcom
Bravo has bought an animated sitcom staring guitarist Slash from rock band Guns 'n' Roses. The 8 x 30-minute Kid Notorious , from Comedy Central, is voiced by Robert Evans, the Hollywood producer behind The Godfather, Chinatown and ...
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Ancient Egyptians on route to Japan
Ancient egyptians, Wall to Wall's award-winning£6m historical documentary series, is set to be screened in Japan, writes Colin Robertson.
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S4C rejigs team in bid to boost co-pros
Welsh channel S4C has reshuffled its international team as part of a bid to shift its focus onto co-productions, writes Michael Rosser.
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Latin america to air without prejudice?
Channel 4 gameshow Without Prejudice is to be remade for viewers in Latin America. The 12 Yard format has been sold by Screentime Partners to Buenos Aires-based producer RGB Entertainment. The hidden-camera format, which gives a cash prize to members of the public based ...
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Celador racks up global format sales
Celador International has secured a raft of sales for three of its key formats. Talking Telephone Numbers has been picked up by producer TV Prava, which will produce a local series for RTS. The Brainiest format has been licensed to TVN in Poland for 10 x 60-minute series, ...
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Imago inks Extreme entertainment deal
Indie Imago Productions has signed a joint-venture deal with Extreme Entertainment to represent its new projects around the world. The deal is intended to generate
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3DD wins global rights to aids benefit
3DD Entertainment has picked up the exclusive worldwide distribution rights to Nelson Mandela's Aids awareness concert, 46664: The Message. The concert, held in Cape Town in November, was produced by Endemol UK's Initial TV and has been packaged as an hour-long TV special. It features performances from musicians such as ...
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Five factual series to analyse rare diseases
Five is to launch a factual strand focusing on unusual diseases and has commissioned Lion Television and Landmark Films to produce the first batch, writes Michael Rosser.
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Rogue trader to play celebrity poker
Flextech channel Challenge has lined up rogue trader Nick Leeson, Radio 1 DJ Colin Murray and Tom Parker Bowles for a new series of Celebrity Poker Club. Indie Presentable is making the 9 x 90-minute series, which will air from the end of June. The executive producers for Challenge are ...
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Discovery orders al-qaida documentary
October Films has been commissioned by Discovery Europe to produce a fast turnaround documentary on the recent terrorist attacks in Madrid. The one-hour special will examine the events of 11 March in which a suspected al-Qaida bomb killed more than 190 train passengers. Relatives of victims and investigators will be ...
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C4 commissions shaken babies film
Channel 4 editor, education and science Simon Dickson has ordered a 60-minute documentary on the recent controversy surrounding shaken babies from Films of Record in association with Pillarbox. The working-titled Beyond Reasonable Doubt will be directed by Juliet Murray and Clarissa Kindred and executive produced by Roger Graef and Clare ...
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RDF wins two travel shows from five
Five controller, features and entertainment Ben Frow has ordered two travel shows from RDF Media - Great Escapes and The World's 20 Best?. The shows are due to air next month and were both executive produced by RDF chief executive David Frank
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Lads to battle it out
Indie Prospect Pictures has been commissioned to make a live 180-minute special for UKTV Gold about whether Terry and Bob from Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? or Gary and Tony from Men Behaving Badly were the 'best lads ...
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NewsITV turns to Cowell to fill Pop Idol slot
ITV has called in Simon Cowell's new independent production company, Simcow, to make a Saturday night replacement for Pop Idol.
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NewsLiving TV sends divorced couples on honeymoon
Divorced couples are to be flown back to their honeymoon destination to consider where it all went wrong for a Living TV series.