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COMMISSIONS - PILGRIM GAINS THIRD ORDER FOR REDCOATS.
Canterbury-based Pilgrim Productions has been commissioned by ITV to make a third series of docu-soap Redcoats.
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COMMISSIONS - BLACK WRITER TO JOIN THE CROUCHES TEAM.
The BBC's first ever black sitcom, The Crouches, has been commissioned for a second series -
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C4I takes on HBO factual output.
Channel 4 International (C4I) has signed a deal with US pay-TV operator HBO to distribute over
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US women's channel picks up Nighty Night.
BBC3's dark comedy Nighty Night has become the latest British comedy to cross the Atlantic after it was sold to a US cable network, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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Granada's Jones exits international role.
Granada International general manager Ian Jones is leaving ITV after his role was made redundant in the new structure, writes Paul Revoir.
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FORMAT FOCUS: BACKTRACK.
Michael Rosser reports on a Swedish programme that hypnotises its participants, then delves into their past.
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FORMATS & DEALS - PEPPA PIG SNAPPED UP BY FIVE AND NICK JR.
Five and Nick Jr have snapped up Contender Entertainment children's animation show Peppa Pig. The first
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FORMATS & DEALS - GRANADA SELLS WILDLIFE SHOWS TO ZDF.
Granada International has sold a package of wildlife shows to German public broadcaster ZDF. The slate
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FORMATS & DEALS - SIXTH PRIME SUSPECT PICKED UP IN RUSSIA.
The sixth instalment of ITV crime drama Prime Suspect has been picked up by Russia's Channel
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FORMATS & DEALS - HALMI TO BE HONOURED FOR ACHIEVEMENT.
Robert Halmi Sr, chairman of Hallmark Entertainment, is to be honoured with a lifetime achievement award
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FORMATS & DEALS - BRAINIAC PILOT BEING MADE FOR US CHANNEL.
Granada's Sky One science series Brainiac is to be made into a non-broadcast pilot for US
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FORMATS & DEALS - NOVEL JOINS POCOYO ANIMATION SHOW.
Novel Entertainment has teamed up with Carlton International and Spanish animation company Zinkia Entertainment to develop
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Analysis - Profile - Working hard at keeping it real.
After the axing of Rise, Back to Reality could be Princess Productions' second high-profile flop. But, says exec producer Henrietta Conrad, it's getting better every day.
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On The Box - Wives just got naughtier.
Steven D Wright just can't get enough of the bitching, bonking and brazenness as purveyed by such OTT productions as Footballers' Wives, Shameless and Oz.
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Analysis - The Carlton carve-up.
As Carlton's HQ closes its doors and many of the company's staff are passed over for jobs at ITV plc in favour of their Granada counterparts, Paul Revoir and Colin Robertson ask if the merger was a whitewash.
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Opinion - In My View - Colluding with the tabloids.
Tabloid newspapers have always been at the vanguard of popular culture, even when TV has lost the plot, writes Stuart Cosgrove.
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Opinion - Comment - A cock and bull story.
The tabloids had a field day with Something About Miriam but, insists one of its creators, the participants were no shrinking violets and the show raised some important questions.
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Opinion - Gauntlet is thrown down.
David Elstein's proposals on the BBC may not bear much scrutiny but they underline the need for the corporation to state its case convincingly.
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Interview - Hot Property.
heir negotiating positions. When I look at our relationship with Pact I do see a point
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Interview - The soothsayer.
BBC2's current affairs strand IF uses future-gazing and drama to report on the biggest issues facing Britain. Editor Peter Barron says his innovative approach is the way forward for documentaries.