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Five to fill 11pm slot with co-pros
Five has lined up 40 hours of co-productions including a new strand of adult documentaries for a late-night slot.
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Tiger's 20 Things to Do Before You're 30 picked up by UPN
Tiger Aspect's comedy drama 20 Things To Do Before You're 30has been picked up for adaptation by US cable network UPN.
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Minotaur takes taggart to Japan
Crime drama Taggarthas been sold to the Mystery Channel in Japan by distributor Minotaur International. The new 6 x 60-minute series, made by SMG TV Productions, began airing in the UK on ITV1 at the end of last year. The episodes will air in Japan toward ...
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Sky One to screen air crash docu-drama
Sky One has bought a drama-documentary that will investigate one of the biggest aeroplane disasters in history. Crash of the Centuryinvestigates the collision of two planes in Tenerife in 1977, in which 583 people died. The 90-minute piece is being made by Canadian production company Cineflix ...
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Bravo to air next series of Alias in UK
Bravo has retained exclusive rights to Alias, taking the spy drama show into its fourth season. The 22 x 60-minute series sees the return of Jennifer Garner as CIA agent Sydney Bristow, and will air in the UK on the Flextech-owned channel from April.
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Guild rises to be chief exec of MTVNE
Simon Guild has been promoted to chief executive of MTV Networks Europe and will now oversee a portfolio of 47 television channels. Guild, who was most recently deputy chief executive and executive vice-president of MTV Networks Europe, will report to the London-based president of MTV Networks Europe, Brent Hansen. The ...
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Chorion takes on Raymond Chandler
Chorion, the rights management company that owns Noddy, has bought the rights to the works of American detective novelist Raymond Chandler in a multi-million pound deal. The undisclosed sum will buy Chorion a 75% stake in Chandler's works, which include the adventures of fictional detective Philip Marlowe. The company plans ...
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Electric Sky gets in on kids market
Factual distributor Electric Sky has secured a deal with indie Lupus Productions to sell Five's Saturday morning children's series Combat Club. The 13 x 30-minute series focuses on six children with individual fighting skills as they battle it out for the title of champion gladiator. The ...
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Zeta Jones doc for Five
The secrets of Hollywood actress Catherine Zeta Jones are to be revealed in a new documentary for Five from indie Tiger Aspect.
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North One has Biggs deal
North One Television has been commissioned by Sky One to make a 60-minute documentary about train robber Ronnie Biggs.
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Talkback returns to Sex Inspectors
Talkback Thames has been commissioned to make a second series of The Sex Inspectorsfor Channel 4. Julian Bellamy, C4 head of factual entertainment, has ordered the 6 x 45-minute series that helps couples who are experiencing difficulties in the bedroom. Executive producer is Daisy Goodwin and ...
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Target scores ITV2 double order
Target Entertainment has won its first commission for ITV2 with an order for two 60-minute films, Hollywood Rumoursand Bad Boys and Hell Raisers, for the Celebrities Exposedstrand this spring. The first show uncovers Hollywood scandals while the second ...
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Discovery buys Twofour makeover
Discovery Health has commissioned a new fashion and interiors makeover show from indie Twofour Productions. The 15 x 30-minute series, titled Room 2B You, sees presenter Jacqui Joseph transform the homes and wardrobes of participants. It is currently in production, with Lesley Perkins producing and Jill ...
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Landmark swings second Swap for Five
Landmark Films has been commissioned by Five to make a second series of Real Wife Swap. Peter Grimsdale, acting controller of science at Five, has ordered a 3 x 50-minute run of the documentary series on middle England swinging, for broadcast later this year.
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Commissioners Q&A: Karen Johnson
The commissioning editor for BBC children's learning wants beautiful programmes that make teachers glad they pay the licence fee, and more programmes for older learners
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Panorama stays in Sunday slot
The BBC has ruled out returning Panoramato a permanent midweek slot but will instead increase the budget and number of slots for the flagship current affairs show.
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MacKenzie lays out bid for TWG
Shareholders in The Wireless Group were this week asked to consider a proposal from chief executive and chairman Kelvin MacKenzie to take the company private.
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Joey scores big for Five
Five's launch of US import Joeywas an instant rating success, with the sitcom becoming the channel's highest rated show ever outside sports or films.
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Gfk fails Rajar listening test
Gfk Media, the research company employed by Kelvin MacKenzie to measure radio audiences, has been dropped from the race to win a lucrative new contract from Rajar.
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My Summer of Love wins top Bafta
The BBC-backed feature film My Summer of Lovetook the best British film award at the Bafta Film Awards. Directed by Pawel Pawlikowski, the film beat fellow nominees Shaun of the Dead, Vera Drake, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkabanand ...