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NewsBBC develops drama about Thatcher 'coup'
The BBC is planning a docu-drama based on the attempted military coup in Equatorial Guinea which led to the arrest of Baroness Thatcher's son, Mark.
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NewsJackson in plan to create UK super-indie
Former Channel 4 chief executive Michael Jackson, who quit the UK three years ago to run the Universal Television Group in the US, is exploring a return to the British media with a plan to buy a number of indies.
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NewsTWI wins Asian Games
TWI has won the contract to produce the Asian Games from Qatar in 2006, which is understood to be worth $100m (£56m).
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NewsBBC looks to slash in-house output
The BBC is preparing radical proposals that could see its in-house television production cut to just 50% of overall output, leading to massive cuts in staff.
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RDF bags rights to Granada show
Indie RDF has scored a major coup after winning the international rights to a new ITV reality show from the Granada team behind I'm a Celebrity? Get Me out of Here!.
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Chorion deal sends Noddy on global mission
Intellectual property company Chorion has signed a slew of free-to-air and pay-TV deals to take its£10m, CGI animated series Make Way for Noddy to 10 new territories.
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Orion and Screentime pair up
Indie Orion TV has signed an exclusive international format and distribution deal with Screentime Partners on two antiques challenge shows, Trading Treasures and Boot Sale Treasure Hunt.
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Aardman lines up CGI show
Aardman, the Oscar-winning animation studio behind Wallace and Gromit , has secured a CGI sketch show for CITV.
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Aussies to try strictly come dancing
Hit BBC1 entertainment format Strictly Come Dancing has been sold to Australia in a co-production deal between BBC Worldwide and Granada Productions. The show, which features celebrities paired with professional dancers, will be known as Dancing with the Stars when ...
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Sky One buys American sci-fi series
Sky One has bought the rights to US sci-fi series Stargate Atlantis and apocalyptic drama Revelations from MGM International Television Distribution. The deal, which includes pay, free and basic cable TV rights, also includes the renewal of the rights for ...
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King Rollo divides into two businesses
King Rollo Films, the animation production house behind classic kids series Mr Benn , has split its production arm from its rights-holding company. Following the restructure, Devon-based King Rollo Films and Rollo Rights are now separate businesses. King Rollo was set up in 1979 by ...
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Brighter reveal new formats at Mipcom
Brighter Pictures has created two new formats which were launched at Mipcom this week. In Queens in Country three headlining Las Vegas drag queens move to a provincial backwater and put on a cabaret in a working men's club using the locals. In ...
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RDF rights wins BBC-produced shows
RDF Rights has secured the rights to its first BBC-produced titles. Made by the BBC's documentaries and contemporary factual department, The Challenge follows a member of the public taking on ultra marathons and races to the North Pole. Meanwhile, This ...
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A question of sport goes global with ESPN
BBC Worldwide has extended its deal with Crackerjack for an Australian version of A Question of Sport. The 13-episode quiz will now be broadcast on global sports network ESPN in New Zealand as well as in Australia.
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Format Focus: Date My Mom
This format adds a twist to the dating show by challenging a single man to select a date by meeting her mum.
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Clerkenwell wins second ITV order
ITV has commissioned Clerkenwell Films, the indie co-owned by actor John Hannah and producer Murray Ferguson, to make a four-part supernatural drama starring Andrew Lincoln and Lesley Sharp.
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Objective conjures up magic shows for Sky
Sky one has commissioned two magic series from indie Objective Productions for broadcast early next year.
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Guys get sex tips from lesbians in UKTV show
UKTV is to give straight men the key to a better love life in a series where a lesbian and a bisexual woman offer tips on sex.
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Open Mike moves to radio
Open Mike Productions, the indie behind Friday Night with Jonathan Ross , is to make its first foray into radio with a show for BBC Radio 2.
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Christian Slater to appear on Radio 2
Indie Celador Productions has signed Hollywood actor Christian Slater to voice a 8 x 15-minute serialisation of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest for BBC Radio 2 as part of a raft of commissions. It is due to air later this autumn. R2 controller Lesley ...