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Commissioning - BBC investigates richest Russians.
BBC2 controller Roly Keating has commissioned a raft of documentaries and contemporary factual series from indies,
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Yipp gets C4 order about living with cancer.
Yipp Films is to follow up its award-winning documentary The Boy Whose Skin Fell Off with a Channel 4 film exploring the friendship of two men brought together through chemotherapy, writes Paul Revoir.
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C4 film probes US racists.
Leopard Films is making a film for Channel 4 following an American attorney's quest to bring down a white supremacist group by getting most of its members served with the death penalty, writes Maria Esposito.
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Discovery H&L orders for i2i.
Indie i2i Television has been greenlit to make five series for Discovery Home & Leisure, writes Susan Thompson.
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Commissioner's Q&A - Mark Wild.
Animal Planet UK commissioning editor and executive producer Mark Wild is developing a docu-soap about a group of meerkats and is looking to commission other fresh perspectives on the animal world.
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COMMISSIONS - HISTORY CHANNEL LOOKS AT LIFE AFTER DEMOB.
The History Channel has commissioned Oxford-based indie Red Admiral to produce Demob Happy. The hour-long documentary
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COMMISSIONS - SMOOTH OPERATIONS LINED UP FOR R2 SHOWS.
Radio indie Smooth Operations has picked up a raft of commissions from BBC Radio 2. These
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COMMISSIONS - C4 LOOKS AT WHAT PEOPLE DO TO GET ON TV.
Channel 4 commissioning editor of factual entertainment Andrew MacKenzie has ordered a two-hour documentary I'll Do
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Metrostar to make Flextech spin-offs.
Flextech has struck a deal with brand licensing company Metrostar to launch a range of merchandising
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The return of Murphy's Law thrilled 4.1m viewers (17.8%) at 9pm last night but it was no match for Doc Martin.
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All3Media does Serious business.
Distributor All3Media International has scored further worldwide sales for children's environmental adventure strand Serious ... as a fourth series is greenlit by the BBC, writes Maria Esposito.
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Fifa and BBC team up for World Cup doc.
The BBC and BBC Worldwide are to team up with Fifa for a documentary series charting the history of the World Cup to coincide with the next finals in Germany in 2006, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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C4 News to air from Africa.
Channel 4 News will broadcast live from Africa for a week next July to mark the 2005 G8 Summit in Scotland, writes Emily Booth.
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Format focus: That's the question.
A wordplay quiz show, which is a huge hit in Europe, has been optioned by TWI in the UK and looks a good bet for a daytime commission, writes Michael Rosser.
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FORMATS & DEALS - A TOUCH OF FROST REACHES RUSSIA.
Granada International has sold all 11 series of ITV crime series A Touch of Frost to
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FORMATS & DEALS - BBC WORLDWIDE KEEPS HOLD OF BOAT RACE.
BBC Worldwide has signed a new six-year deal to continue representing the rights to the annual
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FORMATS & DEALS - SKY ONE TAKES SEVENTH SERIES OF POKEMON.
Sky One has picked up the seventh season of Japanese animation Pokemon from US distributor 4Kids
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FORMATS & DEALS YATES TO BE PLAYBOY TV INTERNATIONAL MD.
Playboy TV International has promoted Jeremy Yates to managing director following the departure of William Campbell
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FORMATS & DEALS FANS BRING FRAGGLE ROCK BACK TO DANISH TV.
Hit Entertainment has relicensed children's series Fraggle Rock to Danish TV channel Danmarks Radio after 20,000
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FORMATS & DEALS ACTION SPORTS FEST SOLD AROUND GLOBE.
Distributor Extreme Entertainment has confirmed sales of the second annual LG Action Sports Championships to over