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NewsTiscali produces content for Scamp channel
Tiscali, the ISP which bought on-demand platform Homechoice in August 2006, has produced the first piece of original content for its new educational zone aimed at pre-school children which launches next month.
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Flat Dog gets teeth into India Diaries for Nat Geo
BROADCAST EXCLUSIVE - National Geographic Television has commissioned UK indie Flat Dog Films to make 6 x 26-minute series India Diaries, writes Simon Ellery.Commissioned by Christine Weber, Nat Geo programme
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Indies and C4 clash over online rights
Producers' alliance Pact and Channel 4 are locked in talks about online rights, after a group of major indies claimed the broadcaster tried to impose a new media rights agreement in
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ITC to trim ITV quotas
The Independent Television Commission is proposing to make ITV's regional programming quotas more flexible, writes Colin Robertson.
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Parsons to sue Endemol in US courts
Charlie Parsons, co-owner of indie Castaway, is considering a second writ against Endemol Entertainment after an Amsterdam court cleared Endemol of copying Survive!, a reality show produced by Castaway, writes Tara Conlan.
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The ITV Network Centre is talking to LWT about commissioning a modern-day version of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, developed from a treatment written by Ross Kemp, writes Tara Conlan. The
The ITV Network Centre is talking to LWT about commissioning a modern-day version of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, developed from a treatment written by Ross Kemp, writes Tara Conlan. The
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PEARSON GEARS UP FOR THIRD RUN OF FORT BOYARD
Pearson TV has been re-commissioned by Channel 5 to make a third series of adventure gameshow Fort Boyard presented by Melinda Messenger, Leslie Grantham and Geoffrey Bayldon. Commissioned by Channel 5
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OMNIBUS SPECIAL FEATURES VINNIE JONES IN HOLLYWOOD
The BBC's in-house Omnibus team is working on a special for BBC 1 controller Peter Salmon about footballer-turned-actor Vinnie Jones' attempt to break into Hollywood films. Entitled Vinnie Goes to Hollywood,
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MESSENGER FRONTS CARLTON REGIONAL BABY SHOW
Carlton has teamed up with website WebBaby.co.uk to produce a 10 x 30-minute series of advertiser-funded programmes to be broadcast throughout Carlton's ITV regions. Baby Baby (left), hosted by pin-up mother
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R1 REPLACES KERSHAW WITH SLOT FOR NEW DJS
BBC Radio 1 is to replace DJ Andy Kershaw's slot on Thursday nights at midnight to 02.00 with a new show called One World, following Kershaw's departure last month. One World
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MTV PREPARES FOR GAY WEEKEND IN JULY
MTV is hosting its first Gay Weekend next month and has lined up a day of live and pre-recorded output for the event. Live shows include a 1 x 60-minute Gay
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ROSS TO FRONT NEW CARTLON REGIONAL GAMESHOW
Carlton has gone into production with its new regional gameshow format You Don't Say. The 10 x 30-minute Paul Ross vehicle is being produced by Mike Morrissey, with Duncan Rycroft as
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WISE BUDDAH TACKLES RELIGION FOR BBC WORLD SERVICE
Radio indie Wise Buddah has been commissioned by BBC World Service to make a new three-part series that explains why and when some people have turned to religion. Commissioned by World
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Tori goes to Living
Living has acquired hit US reality show Tori and Dean: Inn Love, which follows Tori Spelling and her husband Dean risking everything trying to build a hotel empire.
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AIRBORN PULLS TOGETHER BRA WARS FOR C5
Independent UK producer/distributor Airbourne TV has sold a 30-minute documentary called Bra Wars to Channel 5. Bought by C5 controller of acquisitions Jeff Ford, Bra Wars follows the battle between multi-national