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NewsBBC show to offer life of a millionaire
Initial is to make a primetime National Lottery show for BBC1, in which ordinary people are moved into a mansion to lead the lifestyle of a millionaire.
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News1,000 BBC staff look to exit
The BBC is on track to meet its targets on job cuts, after more than 1,000 staff expressed an interest in voluntary redundancy as part of the first wave of cutbacks at the corporation.
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Flextech suitors line up for BBC Worldwide
Telewest's sale of content arm Flextech will enter its second stage over the next fortnight with a beauty parade in front of BBC Worldwide, Flextech's joint-venture partner in UKTV.
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Marquess indie hires drama duo
Former Talkback Thames drama chief Paul Marquess has made his first appointments at his new Endemol-backed indie, Showrunner.
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Le grand Ron: parlez vous?
Pardon my French indeed! Ron Atkinson, the disgraced former football pundit whose poor choice of vocabulary got him sacked by ITV, is to have his foreign language skills put to the test in a new BBC reality show.
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Endemol opts for flotation
Spanish telco giant Telefónica has confirmed plans to partially-float its wholly-owned production arm Endemol.
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Former Living prog head moves to ITV3
Former Living TV head of programming Emma Tennant has been appointed editor of ITV3.
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NewsBurchill essay adapted for BBC2
Manchester-based indie Scarlet Television has adapted an essay by journalist Julie Burchill on
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NewsBT staffs-up for TV push
BT is beefing up its headcount ahead of the launch of its new TV over broadband service next summer, poaching staff from The Hallmark Channel and Turner Classic Movies (TCM).
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NewsO'Connor favourite to replace Horrocks
The BBC is set to start interviewing potential replacements for former current affairs commissioner Peter Horrocks' job, with BBC news executive Karen O'Connor emerging as the leading candidate.
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NewsThe critics: Love Soup & The Unteachables
Two new series - the latest romantic comedy to arrive on BBC1, Love Soup- and The Untouchables, C4's new reality offering, sparked the interest of the critics yesterday.
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NewsGCap sheds two more directors
GCap Media has released another two directors, just a week after the departure of chief executive David Mansfield.
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NewsHoney, we've got a second series!
Honey We're Killing The Kids- the BBC3 series that shows how unhealthy lifestyles will affect youngsters later in life - has been recommissioned for a second series.
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NewsID snares Rainbow distribution deal
ID Distribution has struck a significant agreement with US cable broadcaster Rainbow Media Holdings for global distribution rights to over 400 hours of its programming.
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NewsNew MD for NBC Europe
NBC Universal Global Networks has appointed Olivier Gerolami as its managing director for Europe.
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NewsScorsese's Dylan doc attracts only 1.8m
The first part of Martin Scorsese's long-awaited documentary, Arena: No Direction Home - Bob Dylan, found only a modest audience last night with 1.8 million (8.4%) tuning in.
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NewsComment: Hard times in toon town
Over 700 movers and shakers from Europe's animation industry descended on the Danish city of Kolding last week on the hunt for the next Bob the Builder.
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NewsMinotaur still going strong at ten
Flextech-owned Minotaur International will celebrate its tenth anniversary at next month's Mipcom with the launch of over 150 hours of new programming, including six new 90-minute films in SMG's ITV crime franchise Rebus.
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NewsGraham Norton heads 12 Yard slate
With broadcasters turning their attention away from big outdoor reality events, London-based producer and distributor 12 Yard is taking a new slate of entertainment formats to Mipcom.
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NewsOff the Fence launches UK docs
Amsterdam and Bristol-based factual producer and distributor Off the Fence is headlining its documentary Mipcom slate with The Day that James Dean Died.