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NewsFive to air 'petrol head' cop show
Five will join police officers chasing criminals at 140mph in an ob-doc series from Raw Cut TV.
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NewsDAB, costs and local shows head Global's GCap agenda
Analysts expect Global Radio chairman Charles Allen to kick off a cost-cutting drive after the Heart 106.2 owner agreed to buy GCap Media for£375m.
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Llewellyn to host new How?
Red Dwarf star Robert Llewellyn is to present indie Wag TV's How Do They Do It? for the second time.
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NewsBabylon back for a fourth
BBC1 has commissioned Hotel Babylon for a fourth 8 x 60-minute series.
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NewsCommissioners on hunt for contemporary drama
The elusive, returning contemporary series remains top of drama commissioners' wish lists, according to execs at Broadcast's TV Drama Forum.
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NewsElvis Costello to host live music series
Elvis Costello is to front a new live music show featuring living legends and rising stars that will be produced by Elton John's Rocket Pictures and aired on Channel 4.
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NewsBen Elton: BBC too 'scared' to tell Muslim jokes
Comedian Ben Elton has lambasted the BBC for being too “scared” to allow jokes about Islam.
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Chinese deal for Distraction
Format house Distraction has sold gameshow format Dirty Rotten Cheater to China.
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Virgin 1 nets BBC shows
Virgin 1 has signed a double acquisition deal with BBC Worldwide, securing the rights to multiple series of drama Hustle and comedy Room 101.
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Power Play heads to MipTV
Distributor Zeal Entertain-ment is taking environmentally friendly format The Power Play to international buyers at MipTV.
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RDF Rights adds VH1 trio to Mip offering
RDF Rights has added a trio of series from US music and entertainment network VH1 to its MipTV slate.
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NewsBBC kids drama heads Stateside
The BBC's£10m live action kids drama Roman Mysteries has been sold to broadcasters in the US and Spain.
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NewsMonterosa Formats eyes global market
Monterosa, the interactive content producer behind BBC participation events such as Test the Nation, is to push its formats internationally with a new subsidiary company.
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NewsSatisfaction sold to 10 territories
Raunchy Australian drama Satisfaction has proved more than satisfactory for Fremantle Media Enterprises after being picked up in 10 territories.
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NewsShine Reveille makes first moves
Shine Reveille International has opened a London office and made its first move into scripted programming ahead of its debut at MipTV.
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NewsPFD rival UA sets up TV division
The agents who revolted against changes at PFD and left to form rival start up United Agents (UA) have identified TV as it biggest growth area and launched a specialist TV arm.
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NewsFincham poised for 12 May start
Ex-BBC1 controller Peter Fincham is expected to take up his new role at ITV on 12 May.
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NewsBarnicoat resurfaces at Somethin' Else
Former Endemol operating officer Tom Barnicoat has joined cross-platform indie Somethin' Else as a non-executive director.
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NewsJordan to rewrite US drama
US studio Sony Pictures TV has enlisted Life on Mars scribe Tony Jordan to rework one of its drama pilots and is poised to hunt British partners.
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News4Talent selects drama winner
A 25-year-old first-time writer has won a competition to have her debut script turned into a C4 drama as part of the broadcaster's new talent month.