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NewsBBC2 and Animal Planet order Icon snake odyssey
BBC2 and Animal Planet US have commissioned a doc from Icon Films following reptile expert and conservationist Romulus Whitaker as he travels across India on a “serpentine odyssey”.
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NewsT4/Cast Offs stars in C4 comedy pilot
T4 presenter Rick Edwards will be given a crash course in political correctness by Cast Offs actor Peter Mitchell in a satirical comedy pilot for Channel 4.
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NewsBlast! to profile Alexander McQueen for C4
The tumultuous relationship between the late Alexander McQueen and his muse Isabella Blow will come under the spotlight in a 90-minute documentary for Channel 4.
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NewsConnolly to travel Route 66 for second ITV series
Scottish comedian Billy Connolly will travel the length of famous US highway Route 66 in his second ITV travelogue, this time made by Maverick Television.
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NewsITV pushes the button on revamp of Gallowgate gameshow
Ant and Dec’s Push The Button is to receive a format shake-up and will go out live after ITV1 ordered an extended second series.
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NewsC4 Online reveals commissioners and strategy
Channel 4 Online is to set out its strategic aims and unveil Hilary Perkins and Kate Quilton as multiplatform commissioners at an event for suppliers on 21 December.
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NewsPower rescued by African firm
Producer and distributor Power Corp International has been bought out of administration by African media investment business Sabido Investments for an undisclosed sum.
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NewsThis is England to return set in 1990
This Is England is to return to Channel 4 in a series that will follow the main characters - Shaun, Woody, Lol and Milky - four years later in a snapshot of the 1990s.
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NewsC4 seeks fresh faces for Paralympics team
Channel 4’s pledge to take the Paralympics into the mainstream has entered a new stage with the commission of two more series of That Paralympics Show and a boot camp to identify new presenters for 2012.
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NewsC4 compiles data to prove value of VoD
Channel 4 is capturing data from online viewers in an attempt to create its own database of information to help advertisers better understand online viewing habits.
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NewsNBCU boosts UK presence
NBC Universal International has poached Hat Trick’s head of comedy and appointed the former creative director of Diverse and Silver River as it accelerates its production ambitions in the UK.
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NewsSIS Live owed "millions" for Commonwealth Games
OB firm SIS Live is still owed millions of dollars for the work it did at this year’s Commonwealth Games in India.
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NewsPrincess to make Vanessa Feltz show for C5
Shine Group has buried the hatchet with Channel 5 after its indie Princess Productions finalised a major deal to make the channel’s new year-long Vanessa Feltz show.
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NewsBBC1 hunts for series from 10.35pm docs
BBC1 is to use its 10.35pm documentaries slot as a testing ground for singles that could become 9pm series.
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NewsITV ditches pay freeze and gives January bonus
ITV staff will receive a pay rise in 2011 after missing out this year, as the broadcaster lifts its pay freeze.
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NewsActing director to lead Vision as BBC seeks Bennett successor
The BBC will not begin recruiting for Jana Bennett’s replacement until January - meaning it could be the summer before a new director of Vision is in place.
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NewsTony Jordan to exec £9m BBC co-pro
Former EastEnders writer and Life On Mars co-creator Tony Jordan is to executive produce a £9m police drama set in the Caribbean, which will be co-produced for BBC1 and French broadcaster France Televisions.
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NewsChristopher Lunn blacklisted
Thousands of television freelancers face tax chaos and extra costs after HM Revenue & Customs effectively blacklisted media accountancy Christopher Lunn & Company.
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NewsIABM appoints director
The International Association of Broadcasting Manufacturers (IABM) has appointed Roger Crumpton as director of education, employment and training.
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NewsThe Farm to acquire LA Facility
UK post house The Farm is close to sealing a move to the US, with a deal to buy an existing LA facility expected to close within a week.