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Fremantle takes Catherine drama
Fremantle International Distribution (FID) has acquired the global rights to forthcoming BBC drama Catherine the Great. The two-hour special will explore the turbulent life of the 18th-century Russian empress and is being made by Brook Lapping Productions. It will air on BBC2 later this year and ...
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Sky One lines up docs for Monday
Sky One is beefing up its Monday night documentary strand with four one-hour specials on a diverse range of subjects from DNA fraud to obesity.
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BBC2 prepares to mock the week with Bremnar
Impressionist Rory Bremner is teaming up with comedian Dara O'Briain for a new Sunday night comedy show for BBC2.
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Commissioner's Q & A: Tom Lenham
London TV's director of programmes would like to turn the capital and all it has to offer into one big televisual e...
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Gardening hopefuls study with Gavin
Eight would-be gardeners have given up their jobs to learn the secrets of horticulture for BBC2's latest gardening reality show, Tatton(working title). BBC Wales is filming the candidates, whose previous jobs range from police work to computing, as they spend five months living at the Royal Horticultural ...
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Angel Eye makes comedies for Radio 4
Indie Angel Eye is using the talents of three stand-up comedians to bring the tragic tales of two losers to life for BBC Radio 4. Clement Doesn't Live Here Anymorecentres on a deceased anti-hero who returns to his house as a ghost. The 6 x 30-minute ...
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ITV series gives contestants dream job
An ITV1 series is bringing a new twist to the Jim'll Fix Itconcept, by springing people's dreams on them by stealth. Don't Just Dream It,being made by Prospect Films, gives contestants just four days to train for their dream job. The 10 ...
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Zeal teams up with Russians in factual push
Zeal TV has set up a joint-venture with Russian commercial broadcaster TNT to develop and produce reality and factual entertainment formats out of Moscow.
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MD takes over Impossible TV
Impossible TV, formerly part of the Carlton-owned Planet 24, has been taken over by its managing director and set up as an indie in Brighton.
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Doctor Who floors ITV's celebs
ITV1's new entertainment show Celebrity Wrestlingwas far from fighting fit on Saturday night as BBC1's Doctor Who continued its strong run.
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Grant for news job
The BBC has appointed Michele Grant to a new post as head of global news development. Grant will link BBC News with BBC Worldwide and the Global News Division, and is tasked with developing editorial and commercial opportunities around the world. She is currently based in Washington as head of ...
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ITV2 profiles button
ITV2 has commissioned Scream Films to make a 60-minute documentary following the lives of British Formula 1 driver Jenson Button and his wife-to-be, former Fame Academy starlet Louise Griffiths. The show, which will look at the respective careers of the pair and the build-up to their wedding, will be executive ...
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Reef hires Hanrahan
Indie Reef Television has hired the production manager -behind Cash in the Attic and Car Booty to be its new head of production. Paul Hanrahan was unit manager for Leopard Films and also handled the firm's international sales. Reef, which makes First Time Buyersand ...
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BBC comedy post
The BBC has poached the woman behind V Graham Nortonfrom Channel 4 for a new comedy commissioning post. Katie Taylor will become executive editor of comedy entertainment next month, taking on one of three new entertainment commissioning posts reporting to controller Jane Lush. In her five ...
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True movie channel
Music broadcaster Chart Show Channels is launching a movie channel specialising in true stories. The 24-hour offering named True Movies will air on Sky EPG 333 from 6.30pm this Friday (29 April). Films include David's Mother starring Kirstie Alley.
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ETV content deal
UK movie distributor Greenlight Cable and Satellite has signed a rolling contract with Eicom to supply content to ETV World, Performance Channel and ETV Broadband channels. Greenlight also supplies Sit-Up TV's two movie channels, Bad Movies and Matinee Movies.
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Watson doc to air on BBC daytime
The BBC has achieved a coup for its daytime line-up, commissioning veteran documentary-maker Paul Watson to make a fly-on-the-wall series.
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Clunes to star as cancer victim
ITV1 has commissioned Clerkenwell Films to make a comedy drama starring Martin Clunes as a successful advertising executive who discovers he has testicular cancer.
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C4 gives The Other Side earlier slots
Channel 4 is handing new documentary talent primetime slots after the success of its late-night strand The Other Side.
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Bids line up for Solent licence
The UK's biggest radio groups are putting the finishing touches to bids that could land them a lucrative new FM licence in the Solent.