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Brand to star as nun in ITV sitcom
ITV has made a rare sitcom order, with a new show from Thames Television starring larger than life comedian Jo Brand, writes Paul Revoir.
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Brainpool to develop comedy formats
Distraction Formats has landed a deal with German comedy producer Brainpool TV to handle all its international formats rights. Brainpool's catalogue includes comedy chatshow Rent a Host , sitcoms Anke and Axel , and sketch show ...
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Nickelodeon buys Tiger's Mr Bean
Children's network Nickelodeon is to air the animated version of ITV sitcom Mr Bean after signing a three-year deal with the programme's creator, Tiger Aspect.
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BBC NI beefs up top management
BBC Northern Ireland controller Anna Carragher has instigated a top-level restructure, creating managing editor roles for television and radio and appointing a head of creative development.
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Wise Buddah scores BBC radio orders
Wise Buddah has secured a clutch of music-themed commissions for BBC radio including a 60-minute documentary on Welsh rockers the Stereophonics for Radio 2 on 21 February. The indie is also making hour-long specials on Sex Pistols guitarist Sid Vicious and Dido for R2. In addition, four episodes of jazz ...
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BBC hosts Bafta tribute to Monkhouse
The BBC is to screen a Bafta tribute to comedian Bob Monkhouse, who lost his fight against prostate cancer earlier this month. The 60-minute show, which will be executive produced by BBC creative head of entertainment events Bea Ballard, will feature interviews with celebrities who knew Monkhouse. Commissioned by BBC1 ...
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BSkyB targets UK Asians with free Star TV
BSkyB is looking to attract more Asians to its service by scrapping charges for Hindi-language entertainment channels Star Plus and Star News.
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Ascent loses staff
Ascent Media UK is losing its finance director and the managing director of its creative and media services divisions. Sam Husain, finance and corporate affairs managing director, is going back to work for his consultancy, HEP Holdings. Simon Kay, the managing director of creative services division, is taking some time ...
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Disney puts off DTT launch until April
Disney has delayed the launch of its Freeview channel until April so that further research can be conducted into its title and schedule. Although no launch date or title has been officially announced, it was expected to begin broadcasting this month under the name Daytime. But industry sources claimed that ...
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TMF adds original programming
The Music Factory (TMF), MTV's Freeview music video channel, is hoping to boost its performance by screening originated programming.
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FX acquires us sports drama for UK
FX, the new UK digital satellite channel from Fox, has acquired a new US drama series from Buena Vista International. Playmakers was screened on US sports channel ESPN last year and chronicles the corrupting influence of fame and fortune on a fictional American football ...
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Corinthian shuts NW8 facilities
Corinthian Television is abandoning its landmark studios in St John's Wood to concentrate business in its facility at Chiswick Park. Eighteen jobs are at risk as a result, writes John Oates.
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E4's Vinson moves to Shine
Elisabeth Murdoch's indie, Shine, has created a head of entertainment development role in order to boost its entertainment programming and create more returnable series.
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Peter Cook inspires radio 4 homage
BBC Radio 4 is to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the death of Peter Cook by airing a four-part series about the comedian. The project, produced by Tiger Aspect, will feature archive footage of Cook's key performances plus anecdotes about the man from the people who knew him best. The ...
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C4 and BBC agree to backdate terms
Channel 4 and the BBC have agreed that the new terms of trade they are currently negotiating with indies will be retrospectively applied to deals made after 6 January - the date Ofcom's new codes of practice came into effect. The agreements were made in principle with industry body Pact ...
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Channel 4 makes film of life of Princess
Channel 4 has ordered a feature-length dramatisation of the life of Princess Margaret. Filming on Margaret Rose will begin in spring. Indie Touchpaper will produce the piece, while playwright Craig Warner makes his screenwriting debut. C4 head of drama John Yorke said:
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Baraka delivers FX for BBC3
Baraka has created special effects for the second series of the BBC3 comedy series.
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BBC3 adds to output
BBC3 is to get an intellectual boost with a two-parter about maths, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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Bernard aims for 2012 radio switch-off
Ralph Bernard, executive chairman of radio group GWR, has called on the government to set a deadline of 2012 to switch off the analogue radio signal. The move would bring radio in line with TV, which has been set a switch-off deadline between 2006 and 2010. Bernard has written to ...
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Joly poised for BBC1 debut
Comedian Dom Joly is to appear in a BBC1 hidden camera show described as a 'grown-up Trigger Happy ' - the last project of his exclusive two-year deal with the corporation.