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NewsUpbeat profits for ITV
Shares in ITV took a tumble yesterday despite a relatively upbeat set of interim results from chief executive Charles Allen.
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NewsLittlejohn producer joins al-Jazeera
Steve Clarke, the executive producer of Richard Littlejohn's former Sky News show, is to join al-Jazeera's planned English language channel.
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NewsBig Brother goes coy about sex and alcohol
Channel 4 has performed a marketing u-turn ruling out linking the Big Brother brand to alcohol or condoms in merchandising and licensing deals.
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NewsPEER POLL: C4 partner
The latest question in Broadcast's peer poll asks: Is the BBC the best potential partner for C4?
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Five's gamble on Joey
The fierce battle for Friends spin-off Joey was won by Five. But, despite paying top dollar, there is no guarantee that the new comedy will bolster the channel's growing stable of American imports.
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When the firing started
CNN reporter Ryan Chilcote writes frankly about the horrific task of reporting for hours from the streets of Beslan
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Brule to present BBC4 media show
Tyler Brûlé, the founder of iconic lifestyle magazine Wallpaper , is to front new BBC4 flagship media show The Desk and his indie will co-produce it.
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C4 doc explores origins of AIDS virus
Channel 4 is to explore the origins of the HIV/AIDS epidemic with a documentary which claims that the disease spread from monkeys to humans via polio vaccination.
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Simm stars in BBC adaptation of Blue/Orange
The BBC has signed up an all-star cast for a feature-length dramatisation of Joe Penhall's Olivier-award winning play Blue/Orange.
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BBC1 is still in it to win it with Dale
BBC1 has commissioned 12 Yard Productions to produce a further 12 x 45-minute series of lottery show In It to Win It. Dale Winton will return for the fourth series of the monetary quiz show, which has been recommissioned by BBC controller of entertainment ...
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Creative touch goes into the unknown
London-based indie Creative Touch Films is making a 26-part documentary series about modern-day explorers for the National Geographic channel. Into the Unknown , which will air on National Geographic channels internationally from January next year, is the third biggest adventure and exploration-based series that the ...
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UKTV commissions deck dating show
Red Door Television has been commissioned by UKTV Food to produce a dating series with former Blue Peter presenter Katy Hill. Deck Dates will air in a weekday primetime slot from the end of October and will be co-hosted by chef James Martin. Single contestants will be lined up for ...
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Two-part thriller ordered by Granada
ITV has commissioned a two-part thriller from Granada about an ambitious policewoman and her brother who are forced to face up to some painful memories when their father, a convicted murderer, is released from prison. Bloodlines , 2 x 90-minute minutes, stars Emma Pierson ( ...
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Commissioner's Q&A: Nick Wilson
Five's controller of children's programmes is proud of carving out a niche for Milkshake in a crowded market, and is looking for programmes to help extend the strand and keep it strong.
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Celador format sells to Europe
Celador Productions' move into factual entertainment has paid off with three format sales for You Are What You Eat.
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Noddy heads to America in PBS deal
Noddy is heading to the US after Chorion, the company which owns the rights to the Enid Blyton books, signed a major deal with the PBS network.
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Bulgaria to air Big Brother
Bulgarian channel NTV is bringing reality television to the country for the first time next month with the launch of a local version of Endemol's Big Brother.
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Jetix signs toon co-pro
Jetix Europe, the recently rebranded Fox Kids Europe service, has signed a co-production deal with French production company SIP Animation for an animated action series. The 26 x 30-minute The Insiders (working title) will follow the exploits of a team of rebellious action heroes. It ...
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Challenge picks up new celeb poker show
Challenge, the Flextech-owned entertainment channel, has picked up two new US shows involving Hollywood stars playing poker and a behind-the-scenes look at Las Vegas. Celebrity Poker Showdown will see the likes of Mena Suvari and Matthew Perry compete for a charity prize pot of $250,000. ...
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In It to Win It to be remade for Middle East
BBC1 lottery show In It to Win It , made by indie 12 Yard Productions, is to be remade for audiences in the Middle East. Distributor Screentime Partners has sold the format to pan-Arab satellite broadcaster Abu Dhabi Television, which has commissioned 60 episodes from ...