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NewsBravo beefs up schedule with Strongest Man deal
Bravo has struck a deal with IMG Media to secure the exclusive UK rights for the 2009 World’s Strongest Man competition.
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NewsC4 gives all-female sketch show a slot in comedy season
Channel 4 has extended its forthcoming pilots season Comedy Showcase to seven episodes after greenlighting an all-female sketch show from Objective Productions.
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Dave comedy to swap UK and US stand-up styles
Phill Jupitus and Flight Of The Conchord’s star Eugene Mirman will swap roles on either side of the Atlantic to perform stand-up in front of a foreign audience in a broadcast pilot for Dave.
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NewsC4 reveals second Family
Channel 4 has unveiled the second family that will go under the microscope in its Bafta-nominated documentary format The Family.
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Grimefighters mops up global deals at Mipcom
ITV1 primetime series Grimefighters is to clean up schedules across Europe and Australasia, while a major format deal is close to completion in the US.
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NewsAsia sales for BBCW
BBC Worldwide has sold nearly 500 hours of shows, including The Sarah Jane Adventures, to Asian broadcasters.
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NewsBBC3 plans Snog Marry Avoid? spin-off series
BBC3 has ordered Endemol subsidiary Remarkable Television to make a spin-off of its Snog Marry Avoid? format called Hotter Than My Daughter.
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NewsAndrew Newman to leave C4 for Objective
Channel 4 head of entertainment and comedy Andrew Newman is to move back into the indie sector after more than 10 years as a commissioner to join Objective Productions.
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NewsDannii's X Factor 'outing' sparks nearly 4,000 complaints
Almost 4,000 viewers have contacted Ofcom to complain about Dannii Minogue’s on-air “joke” about X Factor contestant Danyl Johnson’s sexuality.
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NewsBBC improves regional offering
The BBC has been praised in a report for making ‘significant improvements’ in the way it covers news from across the nations and regions of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
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NewsTiger Aspect and Darlow Smithson up for sale
IMG Media has put Tiger Aspect Productions and Darlow Smithson Productions up for sale, either separately, or as a package that could be worth up to £40m.
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NewsFive to reveal secrets behind The Lost Symbol
The facts behind the fiction of Dan Brown’s follow up to The Da Vinci Code are to be revealed in a new documentary for Five.
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NewsSky 1 orders Jacko live séance
Psychic Derek Acorah is to attempt to make contact with late pop star Michael Jackson as part of two specially-commissioned shows for Sky 1.
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NewsSky News TV content moves online
Sky has made its 24-hour breaking news service available on the internet with the launch of a new online video player which streams content from the TV.
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NewsHorror ads in Britain's Got Talent censured
Horror film trailers shown during ITV’s hit show Britain’s Got Talent were screened too early in the evening, according to the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA).
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NewsDesperate Romantics head Down Under
BBC drama Desperate Romantics is to be aired to audiences in Australia as part of a raft of sales down under.
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NewsRoss back as Comedy Awards host
ITV has revealed that Jonathan Ross is to return as host of the British Comedy Awards, after he pulled out last year following his BBC suspension over a prank phone call to actor Andrew Sachs.
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NewsHall appointed BBC CIO
The BBC has appointed Tiffany Hall as its new chief information officer, replacing Keith Little who has left to join a technology consultancy.
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NewsFormer Glassworks MD joins Prime Focus
Prime Focus has appointed former Glassworks managing director Romilly Endacott as an executive producer.
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NewsMarquis Consulting goes it alone
Broadcast software development company Marquis has spun off its consultancy division so that it is a separate Limited Liability Partnership.