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BBC signs campbell for primetime show
The BBC has signed TV and radio presenter Nicky Campbell to host its new primetime Saturday night quiz show Come and Have a Go if You Think You're Smart Enough. The six-part series, which pits studio teams against viewers, will run in two segments - ...
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NewsC4 and Five in further talks
Channel 4 executives and representatives from Five shareholders United Business Media (UBM) and RTL are set to hold further talks about a possible merger before the summer.
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NUJ launches own inquiry into BBC editorial 'defects'
The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) has set up a committee to review the BBC's editorial guidelines in the wake of the Hutton report after it was left out of the corporation's own internal inquiry.
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Office star aims to boost opportunities for disabled
Actress Julie Fernandez, who played disabled character Brenda in The Office , has set up her own production company in a bid to get more work for disabled talent.
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BBC to give whole street makeover
The BBC is to give residents of a whole street a lifestyle makeover, with tailored exercise and diet plans, as part of a major campaign on obesity.
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Chambers defends Reality performance
Five director of programmes Dan Chambers has said that Back to Reality , the channel's£4.7m reality TV experiment, was 'worthwhile' despite pulling in fewer than half the viewers the channel had hoped for.
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NewsOuthwaite poised to make ITV debut
Former EastEnders actress Tamzin Outhwaite has jumped ship to ITV to star in her first drama for the commercial network, but BBC Worldwide will hold onto the rights to the series.
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NewsFamily Affairs love triangle to be put to vote
Family Affairs is to become the first British soap to let viewers decide the fate of a number of key characters.
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NewsITV puts£4.5m into peak science thriller
ITV is ploughing£4.5m into a science fiction thriller series about a government scientist who is called in to tackle disasters caused by modern science.
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NewsUlster TV disputes ITV1 charges
A row has blown up between Ulster TV and ITV over claims that the newly merged company is selling on hit shows such as Coronation Street to ITV2 too cheaply.
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NewsJobs to go in Five news move
Up to 60 jobs are under threat after Five dropped ITN as its news provider and handed the £35m five-year contract to Sky News.
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NewsHat Trick in talks to buy Shed for£20m
Hat Trick, the maker of Have I Got News for You , is in advanced negotiations to buy Shed, the indie behind Footballers' Wives , in a deal that could be worth£20m.
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Lux picks up C4 order for Celador
Celador Productions' decision to hire former Channel 4 head of entertainment group Danielle Lux as its new managing director appears to have paid off after the company landed its first commission from the channel in nearly 20 years, writes Paul Revoir.
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Arab broadcaster options BBC series
Al-Arabiya, the Dubai-based newscaster set up last year to rival al-Jazeera, has renewed its distribution ties with the BBC, optioning a further 125 hours of content, writes Colin Robertson.
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Animated Poirot to air in Japan
The classic crime novels of Agatha Christie have been animated for the first time following a deal between rights holder Chorion and Japanese broadcaster NHK. Two of Christie's most famous creations have been turned into cartoon characters for the 39 x 30-minute series, Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple. ...
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Little Britain and Dead Ringers sell to Oz
BBC comedy Little Britain and satirical sketch show Dead Ringers have been picked up by Australian channel ABC. The two series, both 6 x 30 minutes, have been earmarked for a primetime slot on Thursday night where another BBC import, ...
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C4 child sex doc sells to Europe and USA
Channel 4 International has secured a raft of sales for Cutting Edge documentary The Child Sex Trade. The 50-minute co-production between Hardcash Productions and Arte France has been picked up by nearly a dozen broadcasters including CNN in the US, SRC in Canada and ...
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NHK buys little robots kids animation
BBC Worldwide has sold pre-school animation series Little Robots to public Japanese broadcaster NHK. The series, produced by Cosgrove Hall Films for indie Create TV & Film, will air from 10 April in an early evening slot on Saturdays. Little Robots has been sold to broadcasters in more than 60 ...
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ER to handle Japanese toon across Europe
Entertainment Rights, the owner of Basil Brush and Postman Pat , is to distribute Japanese animation series Duel Masters in Europe. The cartoon, spawned by a comic book and video game, is to ...
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Electric sky buys break-dancing rights
Electric Sky has picked up the distribution rights to break-dancing documentary B-Boy Championships , in a bid to expand its portfolio of lifestyle programmes. The 12 x 30-minute series, made by indie Just Fabulous TV, is filmed around the world and climaxes at Wembley Arena ...