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Second bite for Masterchef Goes Large
BBC2 has commissioned a second series of Masterchef Goes Largefrom indie Shine, adding an extra 10 episodes to its run. The programme, which hunts out budding chefs, putting them through their paces to earn a place in a top restaurant or as a TV chef ' ...
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Brighton lines up Saddam's doctor
Indie Brighton TV has inked three commissions for US broadcaster A&E's History Channel including a film exploring the relationship between Saddam Hussein and his doctor.
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BBC Paralympics footage to air in 146 countries
BBC Worldwide has cashed in on its exclusive rights to the Paralympics by selling a one-hour highlights programme across Europe, Asia and Africa.
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ITV buys classic shows from Fremantle
Fremantle International Distribution has sold 150 hours of programming to ITV for its digital offerings ITV3 and Men and Motors. The deal includes such classic shows as Rumpole of the Bailey, Van der Valk, Reilly Ace of Spies, The Sweeneyand Hannay.
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GMTV to show Biker Mice from Mars
GMTV has secured the UK rights to the new series of Biker Mice from Mars.
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Supernanny heads Brazilian deals
Channel 4 International has sold Ricochet's parenting show Supernannyinto Brazil. Terrestrial channel SBT has acquired the format rights, while pay-TV channel GNT has bought the finished series one and two and the eight-part US series. GNT has also picked up Ricochet's series ...
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Challenge ups stakes with poker series
Challenge has acquired PartyPoker.com: The Poker Den, the channel's first live card game series for its new casino strand Players. Made by indie Matchroom in association with website PartyPoker.com, the 12 x 180-minute series will be broadcast from a basement in east ...
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Half of BBC staff set to join strike
Union officials are expecting as many as half the BBC's staff to join its first day of strike action on 23 May.
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ITV to enter ring with boxing bouts
ITV could be set to make boxing coverage a permanent part of its schedule after Saturday's bout between Amir Khan and Mario Kindelan pulled in 6.3 million viewers. The live fight on 14 May was the first boxing match that the channel had broadcast in about 10 years and was ...
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Galloway interview attracts 100 calls
The BBC has received more than 100 complaints about Newsnightpresenter Jeremy Paxman's election night grilling of George Galloway. Paxman opened his questioning of Galloway - who had just ousted Labour's Oona King in the Bethnal Green and Bow vote - by asking 'Mr Galloway, are you ...
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Jazz FM drops ads to take on BBC
Jazz FM is planning to take on the BBC by playing 40-minute advertising-free sweeps when it rebrands as Smooth FM next month. The station ' part of the Guardian Media Group ' will play a mix of soul classics from such artists as Stevie Wonder and Aretha Franklin when it ...
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BBC training to improve EU coverage
BBC News will give staff better training on the EU to improve its reporting of the subject. In the wake of Lord Wilson's report on the corporation's EU coverage, the department has pledged to provide an online course on the EU for journalists, give fieldwork in Brussels and Strasbourg for ...
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Granada ventures patrols Little Britain
Granada Ventures has won the contract to be worldwide licensing agent for BBC comedy Little Britain, handling merchandise, such as clothing and executive toys. The deal is believed to be worth more than£50m this year alone. The firm will also be responsible for protecting the ...
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TV execs leave for London radio
Two of television's most senior marketers have quit their TV jobs to join the commercial radio battle in London.
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News chiefs warn politicians over 'mind-numbing' election
Newscasters have told politicians to smarten up their acts for the next general election or risk getting less TV exposure.
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Telewest and NTL inch closer to merger
Telewest and NTL moved a step closer to a long-awaited merger, this week after it emerged that Telewest has appointed a financial advisor for negotiations.
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BBC trials 'iTunes for TV'
The BBC is offering viewers the chance to download programmes over the internet with a new initiative it hopes will become 'iTunes for the broadcasting industry'.
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Noack to join September
September Films has poached Tiger Aspect executive producer Dunja Noack to be the company's first head of specialist factual.
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Eurosport cashes in on ATMs
British Eurosport has become the first broadcaster to use cash machines to advertise clips from its shows. The channel has signed a deal to run footage on 54 machines in London Underground stations as part of its Spend Your Summer with British Eurosport advertising campaign. The ads, which use new ...