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NewsLatin America to get own Desperate Housewives
Buena Vista International Television is hoping to capitalise further on the success of Desperate Housewivesby launching Spanish and Portuguese versions of the show.
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NewsPlayer kicks off
Flextech's new 24-hour sports and gaming channel Player will launch on 4 March on Telewest and
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Opinion - Comment - Pilot heaven or hell?
As more and more shows struggle to find takers in a crowded marketplace, Mat Steiner considers the pros and cons - the expense and the casting issues - of making a pilot.
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Opinion - Does the future add up?
When broadcasters can't make shows like Peep Show pay, why is there a rush to produce new content for the net? asks Emily Bell.
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Production - What price high-def effects?
Visual effects in HD inevitably demand more time and money, so careful budgeting and planning is needed to minimise the impact. Michael Burns gathers some tips from the experts and reports on three examples of HD fx in practice.
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Ratings - Will Davina be the saviour of BBC1's Wednesdays?
9 C4 24 35 Ray Mears's Extreme Survival
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Off the record - What do you propose?
Coventry DJ Steffan La Touche embarrassingly fell on his tush last week after he proposed to
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NewsITV invites public to pitch
Virgin Radio listeners are being offering the chance to pitch programme ideas live on air to ITV's new director of entertainment and comedy Paul Jackson.
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NewsJust the Two of Us serenades 5m
BBC1's new celebrity talent contest didn't reach the very high notes with the audience as Just the Two of Usonly attracted 5 million (21%) at 8pm.
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NewsHanrahan and Vera hook up
8am:Hanrahan Media has joined forces with Vera Productions with the aim of developing a slate of scripted comedy formats.
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NewsTalkback in 12 Yard exec raid
Talkback Thames has poached a trio of development executives from fellow indie 12 Yard to work on its entertainment slate.
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NewsITV in Freesat rethink
ITV's plans to launch a free-to-air satellite service have been delayed due to the success of Freeview.
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NewsOpie says BT TV is flawed
Flextech chief executive officer Lisa Opie has branded Freeview video-on-demand services such as BT's forthcoming TV over broadband delivery as 'flawed'.
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NewsFreeview breaks 10m mark
12.15pm:Freeview is now in over 10 million homes, more than doubling its penetration in under a year and overtaking Sky by more than 2 million.
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Honey We're Killing the Kids goes to NZ
BBC Worldwide Australasia has struck a format deal with New Zealand's TV3 for the production of a local version of BBC3's lifestyle show Honey We're Killing the Kids.
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Granada sells Frost to Italy
Granada International has notched up two more significant programme deals in Italy, including the sale of ten episodes of the detective drama A Touch of Frost.
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RDF takes Disorderly Conduct to Cannes
RDF Rights has acquired the international distribution rights to upcoming reality series Disorderly Conductfrom US cable channel Spike TV.
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NewsFremantle signs Absolutely
Fremantle International Distribution (FID) has added award-winning indie Absolutely Productions to its growing roster of third-party producers.
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Virgin to launch mobile TV with BT
Virgin Mobile will become the first European mobile operator to offer a broadcast TV service to its customers when it launches BT's Movio service later this year.
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NewsMorph goes mobile
30 years after Morphfirst appeared on TV, Aardman Animations has licensed the classic children's series to mobile operators Orange, Vodafone, T-Mobile and O2.