All articles by Will Hurrell – Page 19
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NewsGecko signs first-look deal with All3Media
Gecko Productions, the indie behind Five's shock-doc Girl in the Box, has signed a first-look deal with All3Media International.
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FeaturesFormat focus: War
Contestants wage war on their opponents to win the final battle in this trivia-based gameshow.
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ID Hustles for Russian and Belgian sales
ID Distribution has sold the format rights to Objective Productions' The Real Hustle to producers in Russia and Belgium.
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NewsUK kids co-pro Claude sold to Disney and ZDF
A pre-school animated series from UK production companies Dot to Dot and Red and Blue Productions has been sold to Playhouse Disney UK and ZDF in Germany.
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FeaturesFormat Focus: The Italian Dream
Couples have the chance to win their own bed and breakfast business in Italy in a series from the Netherlands.
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NewsPortman takes risk on euthanasia tale
UK-based distributor Portman Film and TV has picked up the international rights to BBC1's forthcoming euthanasia drama A Short Stay in Switzerland.
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NewsThe Bill to link with German drama in Fremantle tie-up
Fremantle Media subsidiaries Talkback Thames and Germany's UFA Fernsehproduktion are producing combined episodes of The Bill and German police drama SOKO Leipzig - and are in talks about jointly creating a new crime drama.
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FeaturesFormat focus: The Power Play
Two cities battle it out to decide which one is more eco-friendly in a new format from Norway.
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NewsCanadian deals for Outright
Outright Distribution has struck a series of deals with two Canadian broadcasters.
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NewsMore Golden Balls for ITV1
ITV1 has commissioned a fourth series of Initial-produced gameshow Golden Balls.
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Behind The ScenesOn location: Diet on the Dancefloor
Will Hurrell goes behind the scenes of a new show in which contestants dance their way thin.
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FeaturesStation Profile: Rock Radio (Manchester)
Joe Radcliffe started at GMG Radio five years ago, working most recently as sales director (north-west), where he oversaw the commercial activities of Smooth and sister station 105.4 Century FM. He is now station director for the newly launched Rock Radio Manchester.
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FeaturesFormat focus: Sox Appeal
A new dating show from the US unites the passion of sport with the fire of romance.
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NewsBBC unveils line-up for Darwin season
The BBC has revealed the full scope of its Charles Darwin season, with a raft of single docs and radio content sitting around flagship projects.
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FeaturesFormat Focus: The Majority
It's not what you know but what you think other people know, that counts in this new gameshow.
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FeaturesFormat focus: Love at second sight
A reality format with a twist helps disabled people find love.
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NewsWar on Democracy scoops One World award
John Pilger's War on Democracy fought off competition from the BBC Storyville documentaries Taxi to the Dark Side and Please Vote for Me to take the award for best TV Documentary at last night's One World Media Awards.
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FeaturesFormat focus: Norway's ugliest
A new lifestyle format from Norway tracks down the country's ugliest room for a dramatic makeover.