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Adam lands leading role in Channel 4 sitcom
Adam Buxton, one half of comedy duo Adam and Joe, will take the lead in a new six-part Channel 4 sitcom about a struggling Brighton-based rock band, writes Glen Mutel.
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Talkback turns inspectors' gaze on sex
Talkback has been commissioned by Channel 4 to make a follow-up to Dinner Party Inspectors which will aim to transform people's sex lives, writes Michael Rosser.
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BBC Talent takes to the air
BBC3 is to clear its schedule as part of a BBC-wide week of programming generated by its annual BBC Talent initiative.
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Granada plans Xmas comedy
The Granada team behind Bob Martin are making a comedy drama for ITV1.
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Savage's eyes down set to return to BBC1
Lily Savage creator Paul O'Grady's BBC1 comedy Eyes Down , set in a Liverpool bingo hall, has been commissioned for a second series. The new 6 x 30-minute run, which was ordered by BBC1 controller Lorraine Heggessey and controller of entertainment commissioning Jane Lush, is ...
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DG in charter special
BBC acting director general Mark Byford is to put the case for Charter renewal on a special Panorama programme next month. The studio-based show, What's the Point of the BBC? , will also feature David Attenborough, David Elstein and Endemol ...
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Optomen to make C4 aristocrats doc
Channel 4 has commissioned Optomen Television to make a documentary series about the Fulfords - an aristocratic family who have lived on the same country estate for 800 years. The series will chart the Fulfords' eccentric adventures, including their plans for celebrating their eighth century in residence. The show will ...
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Mosaic films goes back underground
Mosaic Films has been commissioned to produce a follow-up to its RTS award-winning series The Tube. ITV London commissioning editor Emma Barker has ordered the 6 x 30-minute series, which will go behind the scenes of the London Underground and follow staff's day-to-day activities. Will Grovewhile and Dan Waring will ...
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Pilgrim gains third order for redcoats
Canterbury-based Pilgrim Productions has been commissioned by ITV to make a third series of docu-soap Redcoats. The show, which follows the lives of Butlins redcoats, will start in April and run for 14 episodes. ITV controller of night-time Carol Groves has commissioned the series, which she will executive produce along ...
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Black writer to join the crouches team
The BBC's first ever black sitcom, The Crouches , has been commissioned for a second series - but this time it will include a black writer. The BBC came under fire with the first series after it emerged that it had been written by a ...
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C4I takes on HBO factual output
Channel 4 International (C4I) has signed a deal with US pay-TV operator HBO to distribute over 200 hours of its factual programming, writes Glen Mutel.
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US women's channel picks up Nighty Night
BBC3's dark comedy Nighty Night has become the latest British comedy to cross the Atlantic after it was sold to a US cable network, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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Granada's Jones exits international role
Granada International general manager Ian Jones is leaving ITV after his role was made redundant in the new structure, writes Paul Revoir.
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Peppa pig snapped up by five and nick jr
Five and Nick Jr have snapped up Contender Entertainment children's animation show Peppa Pig. The first 14 episodes of the 52 x 5-minute series, which was debuted at MIP Junior in October, will be given their UK premiere on Five from the end of ...
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Granada sells wildlife shows to ZDF
Granada International has sold a package of wildlife shows to German public broadcaster ZDF. The slate of titles includes Wildlife Greats and Killer Squid as well as Built for the Kill, a Granada Wild Production for National Geographic Channel International. The deal follows the sale of a raft of factual ...
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Sixth prime suspect picked up in russia
The sixth instalment of ITV crime drama Prime Suspect has been picked up by Russia's Channel One. It is the latest in a series of sales of the Granada/WGBH Boston co-production, shown on ITV1 last year. Prime Suspect - the ...
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Halmi to be honoured for achievement
Robert Halmi Sr, chairman of Hallmark Entertainment, is to be honoured with a lifetime achievement award at this year's MipTV market in Cannes. The veteran producer has over 200 made-for-TV movies, series and miniseries to his credit. He has also picked up 97 Emmy Awards and 13 Golden Globes for ...
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Brainiac pilot being made for us channel
Granada's Sky One science series Brainiac is to be made into a non-broadcast pilot for US channel The WB. The pilot will be managed out of Granada's LA office by head of production Sam Zoda. The executive producer is David Franzke, whose credits include MTV show ...
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Novel joins pocoyo animation show
Novel Entertainment has teamed up with Carlton International and Spanish animation company Zinkia Entertainment to develop and produce pre-school co-
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BBC inks fresh three-year deal with RFL
The BBC has signed a new three-year deal with the Rugby Football League (RFL) to show live coverage of the Powergen Challenge Cup from next year. The tournament will take place in the summer with the final in August. The BBC has also signed a four-year deal with the RFL ...