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Five in canadian co-pro deal for milkshake
Five has entered a co-production deal with Canadian animation house Nelvana for pre-school series Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends. The channel has picked up the initial 26 x 30-minute series for its Milkshake block in the autumn. The series is also being co-produced by Glasgow-based CGI producer Absolute Digital Pictures.
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Anglia wins 25-hour animal planet order
Granada's Anglia network factual team is to produce a 25 x 60-minute series for US broadcaster Animal Planet called Animal Cops San Francisco. Anglia is also developing a series of Animal Cops New Orleans for Animal Planet as well ...
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RTS judges give Dyke top honour
Former BBC director general Greg Dyke was this week given the prestigious judges award at the Royal Television Society's (RTS) annual programme awards, as the corporation won 17 of the 27 awards, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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Tigress restructures after securing orders
Tigress Productions has restructured its senior management team after securing over 40 hours of commissions, writes Glen Mutel.
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C4 pulls out of Attheraces
Horse-racing on television is facing a major shake-up after Channel 4 pulled out of the racing rights consortium Attheraces, writes Glen Mutel.
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ITV combines sport divisions
GRANADA Sport managing director Jim Raven is leaving the company as ITV Sport's production arms are reorganised following the ITV merger, writes Paul Revoir.
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Bob creator to make series for five
Bob the Builder creator Keith Chapman is to have another of his kids' creations turned into a TV show. Five and Nick Jr have commissioned Chapman to make an initial 52 x 10-minute episodes of pre-school series Fifi and ...
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Another Hustle
BBC1 controller Lorraine Heggessey has commissioned a second series of con-artist drama Hustle before the first run has finished. The Kudos-produced series received mixed reviews when it debuted last month and picked up an average of 6.2 million viewers for its first three episodes. The ...
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Maverick move
Maverick Television has appointed former Channel 4 Interactive head of telephony development Jo Rosenfelder as its new head of commercial affairs. She will be charged with negotiating deals and running business affairs at the company, which has just moved to new premises in Birmingham. At the same time Maverick executive ...
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S4C reorganises
S4C has restructured its commissioning department. Factual output will be separated into three areas: co-productions, headed by Cenwyn Edwards; factual entertainment, headed by Nici Beech; and a new yet to be filled post for general factual. Commissioning editor, light entertainment Huw Chiswell is leaving and will not be replaced. Meirion ...
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Morning to return
Granada has received an early recommission from ITV director of programmes Nigel Pickard for its This Morning daytime show. The 17th run will start in September and run through until summer next year. The series editor will again be Shu Richmond and it will have ...
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BBC and C4 scrap over the apprentice
The BBC and Channel 4 are in a bidding war to screen a local version of hit US reality show The Apprentice. The show, in which 16 candidates compete to win a job and six-figure salary with a high-profile businessman, will be made by ...
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ITV books MIT in Autumn peaktime slot
ITV1 is looking to bolster its Saturday night schedule in the autumn with a second series of Murder Investigation Team. The cop drama from Thames, which was originally a spin-off from The Bill , has been recommissioned by ITV ...
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NewsBBC to spend£6m on amateurs' movie
The BBC is to produce a£6m big-screen movie using entirely amateur on-screen talent and production staff.
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Initial stages The Match for Sky
Initial is to put 18 celebrities through their paces in training with Newcastle United football club for a reality show for Sky One.
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Sky to lock star couples in penthouse
Sky One is to launch its own Big Brother-style reality show in which two celebrities are holed up together for a day in a£2m luxury penthouse.
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Two pints next to put plot to viewers' vote
BBC comedy Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps is to place the outcome of the series' cliffhanger in the hands of its audience.
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NewsRantzen signs up for BBC2's lonely hearts
Veteran presenter Esther Rantzen is to take part in BBC2's dating show Would Like to Meet in one of the highlights of the channel's 40 thanniversary spring and summer season.
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NewsBBC1 experiments with entertainment
BBC1 controller Lorraine Heggessey has said she is still 'experimenting' with entertainment on her channel in a bid to get things right, and has stacked up at least six new formats to try and revitalise Saturday nights.
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NewsGuardian cartoonist secures TV deal
Indie Kids, the production company set up by former Granada director of children's Dan Maddicott, has signed a deal with Guardian cartoonist Steven Appleby to develop a new animated series.