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BBC plans theme night on nation's debt habit
The BBC is to follow up its controversial day of programming on asylum with a look at the nation's burgeoning debt pile in the latest in its run of current affairs specials, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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Beckham to train kids on CBBC
The BBC has picked up the rights to former England captain David Beckham's training project for kids, Really Bend It Like Beck-ham, after it was launched at the Mipcom programme market a fortnight ago, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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Fremantle buys Aussie company
Fremantle media has bought Australian TV production company Crackerjack to develop Antipodean versions of Talkback formats such as How Clean is Your House?, writes Michael Rosser
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Pye resurfaces at Sony
Former Granada senior executive Chris Pye has resurfaced with a new role as vice-president of worldwide formats at Sony Pictures Television International (SPTI), writes Michael Rosser.
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Founder leaves Chrysalis' IDTV
Another senior executive from the Chrysalis TV Group has quit, a month after former Granada chief executive Steve Morrison and his management team took over the company, writes Colin Robertson.
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Carlton to make kids series with Spanish animator
Carlton International and Spanish animation company Zinkia Entertainment have teamed up on a new pre-school TV property, Pocoyo, which has already been commissioned by ITV. The show, which uses Pixar-style 3D CGI animation, centres around a young child called Pocoyo, and a host of other characters. Fifty-two x 7-minute episodes ...
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Granada's Allsop leaves to be consultant
Granada controller of format sales and acquisitions Malcolm Allsop is leaving the company to work as an independent consultant in the international arena. Allsop, who as Anglia's director of programmes was responsible for launching The Vanessa Feltz Showfor ITV, also discovered Trisha Goddard in Australia ...
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LNN clinches distribution deal with BBC
LNN Factuals has signed an exclusive deal with BBC Worldwide for the format and distribution rights to Trading Treasures. The antiques challenge show has teams of contestants clearing their homes of unwanted collectables and selling them at boot fairs and flea markets. The winning team ...
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Nick Jr pins down three new shows
Nickelodeon UK has made three acquisitions for its pre-school channel Nick Jr. Angelina Ballerina, a 39 x 30-minute series from Hit Entertainment featuring the voices of Judi Dench and her daughter Finty Williams, I Spy, a 26 x 30-minute show ...
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C4 snaps up latest touchstone cop show
Channel 4 has acquired the free-to-air and pay-TV rights to Touchstone Television's new FBI drama, Line of Fire. Written and directed by Rod Lurie, whose credits include The Contenderand The Last Castle, ...
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Carlton and ABC sign co-pro deal
Carlton has signed a multi-million pound deal with Australian broadcaster ABC to co-produce a raft of factual programming, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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BBC buys rights to King's spooky hospital drama
The BBC has picked up the rights to horror writer Stephen King's supernatural series as well as a major new drama two-parter based on the life of Julius Caesar.
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Granada sells drama to BBC
Granada International has sealed a clutch of high-profile deals including a 70-hour drama package to BBC America, writes Michael Rosser.
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Wife Swap in further deals
RDF media has completed further deals on its break-out hit Wife Swap following its commission last week from US network ABC for a full series.
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September Sky deal
September Films has sold its extreme makeover reality series Snip & Tuckto Sky One. The 10 x 60-minute series, which focuses on a New York plastic surgery clinic, is executive produced by Sam Brick and Sally Miles and produced by Andy Harrison. Sky One plans ...
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BBC teams with NHK
BBC Worldwide has signed a co-production deal with Japanese broadcaster NHK to work on its major forthcoming series Planet Earth. The new 11-part series, also being co-produced by the Discovery Channel, is the first natural history series to be shot in HD by the BBC ...
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Global Midsomer
Chrysalis Distribution has announced further deals for its hit drama Midsomer Murders, made by Bentley Productions. The 13 x 100-minute series seven and eight have been pre-sold to France 3, while South Africa's SABC3 has acquired a total of seven episodes from series five and ...
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French resistance
Zeal Television and R&G productions in France have secured a deal with French broadcaster Comedie to make a local version of surreal BBC3 gameshow format Resistance. The French version of the Chatterbox format will be made by R&G as a 60 x 5-minute series to ...
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Japan to be tested
Indie Talent Television has brokered a deal for a Japanese version of Test the Nation. The Eyeworks live event format, which has been screened in the UK on BBC1, is set to air later this year on TV Asahi and is co-produced with TV Man ...
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Animated Wimbledon airs on C4
New Balls Please is the latest Channel 4 short film from Sherbet director Richard James. The story is about a clash between defending Wimbledon champion Kurt Bruckner and up-and-coming star Jorge Romeo. James created his own Centre Court using Flash animation combined with After Effects and 3D Studio Max. Sound ...