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NewsHistory Channel partners ITV1 on Outbreak of WW2
The History Channel has secured its first co-production with ITV1 as part of a group-wide strategy to team up with other UK broadcasters for large-scale documentaries.
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NewsMackin to quit BBCW for acquisitions role at UKTV
BBC Worldwide executive Catherine Mackin will have the job of finding the next Extreme Makeover: Home Edition after being named head of content acquisition at UKTV.
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Monster’s Fluffy animation series gets GMTV slot
GMTV has picked up the UK terrestrial rights to an animated pre-school series that originally aired on RTE 2 in Ireland.
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C4 instigates training for its commissioners
Channel 4 is to put all of its commissioners through an intense five-day, cross-platform training course this autumn as part of a new deal to back the creative multi-media scheme Crossover.
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NewsCBBC commissions Cinderella sitcom and kids Dragon’s Den
CBBC has ordered a major sitcom about a modern-day Cinderella and a Dragon’s Den-style series in which children will compete to come up with inventions that could change the world.
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Restoration and rip-offs land BBC daytime orders
The BBC is bolstering its daytime output with a “daytime Watchdog” and a 20 x 30-minute antiques show on repairing damaged goods.
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NewsBoy Meets Girl heads to Oz
ITV Global Entertainment has sold more than 40 hours of scripted content to public broadcaster ABC in Australia, including ITV1 comedy Boy Meets Girl.
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NewsRoss pre-record plans were discussed six months ago
Plans were being discussed to pre-record Jonathan Ross’ Radio 2 show shortly after the Sachsgate scandal, according to station boss Bob Shennan.
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NewsESPN 'planning daily sports show'
ESPN is planning a daily sports show as part of its new Premier League football package, Broadcast has learned.
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NewsTarrant confirmed for Watch
North One’s hidden camera series My Little Soldier has been renamed Tarrant Lets the Kids Loose after securing the Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? host for the show.
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NewsRichards: No change to Sky proposals
Ed Richards has said that the arrival of ESPN into the UK sports broadcasting marketplace does not mean that Ofcom’s proposals to curb Sky’s dominance are out of date.
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NewsAirey: content providers "staring into abyss"
Dawn Airey has warned that if British broadcasters fail to build mutually beneficial partnerships “the creators and providers of UK content are not so much looking at a perfect storm as staring into the abyss.”
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NewsGrade slams BBC partnerships
ITV executive chairman Michael Grade has rubbished the BBC’s partnership proposals and criticised the corporation’s efforts to avoid top-slicing the licence fee.
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NewsDave plans first live broadcast
UKTV channel Dave will broadcast live for the first time for the climax of the second series of the Red Bull X-Fighters motorcross world tour.
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NewsTop-slicing legislation plan revealed
Gordon Brown has revealed government plans to formally introduce legislation that will divert TV licence fee revenue into propping up regional news coverage on ITV1.
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NewsSky to win contract for ESPN match coverage
BSkyB is close to sealing a deal to produce all Premier League match coverage for ESPN, Broadcast understands.
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NewsITN loses ITV web news deal
ITV has axed ITN’s deal to provide news for its main website, with five journalist jobs set to go as a result.
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NewsAshes highlights go online
Five has struck a deal with the England and Wales Cricket Board to make Ashes highlights available online for the first time.
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NewsConnery slams BBC Glasto coverage
Sir Sean Connery has slammed the BBC for sending more than 400 staff to Glastonbury but “not one” to cover the Edinburgh International Film Festival.
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NewsStill not the last of Last of The Summer Wine
The BBC has recommissioned the world’s longest running sitcom, Last of the Summer Wine, for a 31st series -countering widespread rumours the show was about to be axed.