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ITV's fat friends reunite for third outing
Kat Mellor's Fat Friendshas been commissioned for a third series on ITV1. The six-part series will begin with a 90-minute Christmas special and will reunite Alison Steadman with Gaynor Faye, Janet Dibley Lisa Riley and the rest of the cast. Joining the series will be ...
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Evolutions tools
Evolutions Post Production has spent£150,000 on two new Digidesign Pro Tools HD audio systems and the refurbishment of its audio suites. Lead sound engineer Ian Marriott-Smith said that the purchase was driven by a 'rise in demand not only for our traditional long-form television programming services but also heightened client ...
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Sky News lines up Irish evening slot
Sky News is to launch an Irish news service early next year with the opening of its Dublin studio, broadcasting a daily 30-minute evening bulletin on the channel, writes Rosemary Gallagher.
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Place in France expands into rest of Europe
Tiger Aspect is to expand its hit Channel 4 series A Place in France, in which two people set out to buy and renovate a house, with more than 50 new shows taking in other European countries, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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Soho Editors offers new pay scheme
Soho editors client manager David Brady has bought the post-production talent agency in a deal reputed to be worth around half a million pounds, writes Will Strauss
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FX gets ready with programming deals
Fox Television's new UK entertainment channel FX has completed programme deals with two major US producers. The deals, brokered by Jason Thorp who will run the channel, include three UK premieres - the 20 x 30-minute The Mind of the Married Manand the 13 x ...
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Here Comes the Sun in the can
The Picture Canning Company has done all the outside broadcast camera work on the BBC's new primetime Saturday night show Here Comes the Sun. Produced by 12 Yard Productions, the 8 x 50-minute show sees two families each week battling against each other to win ...
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POW titles put together by Code
Chris Jennings of Code Design is the man behind the titles for the upcoming ITV primetime drama POW. The 6 x 60-minute series goes out from this Friday and follows the adventures of a group of British prisoners. The titles feature a tracking shot across distressed wooden window slats, which ...
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SRH close to Dublin music station deal
Scottish Radio Holdings (SRH), owner of the Clyde 1 and Forth One stations, is poised to clinch a£18.5m deal to buy FM104 in Dublin, writes Michael Rosser.
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Kingston client
Satellite and broadband transmission and play-out service provider Kingston Inmedia has secured the first customer for its Customer Controlled Playout service. Mobile Crazy TV, a new channel launching on Sky Digital next month, will use Kingston's Participation TV package, co-located satellite uplink and office facilities. Mobile Crazy TV will aim ...
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Ten buy Mentorn's US Paradise Hotel
Mentorn has sold the US run of its hit format Paradise Hotel, which picked up strong ratings on the Fox network this summer, to 10 countries. The show, which places 11 people in an exclusive resort with the person who doesn't find a partner being evicted each week, has been ...
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Discovery health to offer guide to botox
Discovery Health channel director Clare Laycock has commissioned three series for January. Botox Babesis a 15 x 30-minute series from Two Four Productions, billed as the ultimate guide to the cosmetic quick fix. Two Four's executive producer is Jill Lourie and Discovery's executive producer is ...
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Landmark films beauticians for Sky One
Oxford-based indie Landmark Films has landed its first multichannel commission with a 10-part docu-soap for Sky One about a group of trainee beauticians in Leeds, writes Paul Revoir.
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Mr Bean is hot property overseas
Fremantle International Distribution has made several new sales of the animated and live-action adventures of hapless hero Mr Bean. Produced by UK indie Tiger Aspect with Richard Purdum Productions and Varga Holdings, the 26 x 30-minute cartoon series has been taken by TPS in France and various channels in China. ...
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BBC to offer TV via the internet
The BBC is developing 'on demand' technology that will allow viewers to download and watch its television programmes through the internet and digital television, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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BBC extends Top of the Pops
BBC chart show Top of the Popsis set to double the length of its international edition on the BBC World Service. The new 60-minute version, entitled Pops, will be hosted by Emma B and Wes Butters and include star interviews, ...
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Buena Vista deal brings BBC premieres
The BBC is to screen the terrestrial premieres of hit movies Calendar Girlsand Chicagoafter signing a deal with US distributor Buena Vista - its first since controversially moving satellite and unencrypting its services earlier this year. Several US studios are ...
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Sky bags more Premiership football
BSkyB has strengthened its hold on Premier League football by picking up two new 'as live' packages of 243 matches, writes Rosemary Gallagher.
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Somethin' else to make awards coverage
Somethin' Else has been commissioned by the Brit Awards to produce all the radio programming for international stations around next year's awards, which are being held in London on 14 February. Stations will be offered a selection including build-up shows, live broadcast, highlights shows and exclusive interviews. Steve Ackerman is ...
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BBC Asia unit moves into mainstream
The BBC's Asian programme unit (APU) is preparing to move into mainstream programming for the first time with a BBC3 series explaining global conflicts, writes Leigh Holmwood.