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Sky One marks CIA 60th birthday with exposé
Maverick presenter Danny Wallace is to host a one-off special for Sky One marking 60 years of the CIA and exploring its various scandals.
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MacIntyre tests his survival skills inThe Edge of Existence
Donal MacIntyre's next TV series for Five will see him attempt to survive in some of the most inhospitable places on earth.
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Commissioner's Q&A: Liza Marshall
Channel 4's commissioning editor, drama has up to£900,000 an hour to spend on an authored single film with a contemporary theme and has recently commissioned one about British soldiers in Iraq.
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C4 goes back for more rock school
RDF Media reality series Rock School, the Channel 4 show in which ex-rocker Gene Simmons attempts to turn a group of school students into a band, has been recommissioned. The show will be reformatted into 4 x 60-minute episodes rather than the 7 x 30 minutes originally commissioned. The show ...
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O'Leary signs up for C4 morning show
Channel 4 has lined up Dermot O'Leary to host a new live breakfast series early next year called Morning Glory. The show, commissioned from Endemol subsidiary Brighter Pictures, features showbiz news and celebrity guests and will initially run for two to three weeks during Celebrity Big Brother. It will air ...
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BBC1 commissions Xmas Test the Nation
Indie Talent TV has been commissioned to make a Christmas special of its interactive quiz show Test the Nation. The 90-minute programme will be broadcast on BBC1 later this month and will test the public's knowledge of the events that unfolded during the year. It will be presented by Anne ...
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Wise Buddah makes Radio 2 specials
Indie Wise Buddah has secured a series of commissions with BBC Radio 2 for the station's festive schedule. The production company will make 2 x 120-minute Sold on Song specials with Carly Simon and Brian Wilson, produced by Mark Goodier and Paul Sexton. Radio 2 has also ordered a two-hour ...
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Five joins in parenting fad
Five is to explore 'extreme parenting' in a two-part series from indie Monkey.
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I'm a Celebrity ends on high note
The finale of ITV1's ratings juggernaut I'm a Celebrity... Get Me out of Here! ended on a predictable high as Carol Thatcher was crowned queen of the jungle.
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Turner man to Nick
Nickelodeon has poached Peter Drake from Turner Broadcasting to take on the role of vice-president, creative director. Starting in January he will be responsible for leading the creative plans on and off-air for the network's family of channels including live continuity, graphics, on-air promotions, interactive and commercial creative services. He ...
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FM licences move
Ofcom has released a timetable for licensing some of the last remaining FM radio licences, including a further licence covering Manchester. Of the larger licences, Ofcom advertised the new Hull licence on Wednesday (7 December), and will advertise Bristol in March, Liverpool in April, and Manchester in July. The last ...
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Izzard in US pilot
Comedian Eddie Izzard is to play a dad in a new US pilot for Fox cable network FX. The drama, called Low Life and made by Madonna's company, Maverick TV, will see Izzard play a conman facing a spiritual crisis who decides to settle down with his wife and children ...
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E4 to air Beauty and the Geek
Beauty and the Geek, the US reality format from Punk'd creator Ashton Kutcher, is coming to the UK with September Films producing a local version for E4.
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Bravo buys the third Ultimate Fighter series
Flextech men's channel Bravo has bought the third series of reality show The Ultimate Fighter and convinced rights holder UFC to feature two British contestants.
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BBC looks for US home for Dr Who
The BBC has yet to sell Doctor Who to a US broadcaster despite its cable channel BBC America wanting to buy the show.
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Format Focus: Three Wishes
A major new unscripted US format might prove to be just a little bit too nice.
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Five's New Killer Instinct ends in US
Five's new US acquisition Killer Instinct has been axed in the week it will make its UK premiere. The Regency Television detective series which airs on the Fox Network in America has been scheduled for a 16-week run on Five in the plum Thursday 10pm slot - previously home to ...
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V2's Bentley leaves for 3DD role
Distributor 3DD has poached V2 Music Group financial director Jennifer Bentley to fill the newly created position of director of finance and planning. She will be tasked with raising new capital to fund the company's ongoing expansion. In another staffing change, Rachel Job has been promoted to head of acquisitions ...
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Screentime launches Nothing to Hide...
Screentime Partners has successfully launched the Lion dating format Nothing to Hide in Greece. The 12-episode series, which debuted last month, has been performing above the Antenna TV Saturday night average share, attracting around 20%. Other deals Screentime has secured for the All3Media-owned producer include a series of taxi-based quiz ...
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Cowell signs Syco deal with Fox
The X Factor creator Simon Cowell has extended his two-year first-look deal with Fox for a further five years. The US broadcaster will now have the first pick of shows from Cowell's indie Syco until 2010. He has also signed a five-year deal with Sony BMG that will give the ...