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    French deals for Planet Sketch

    2006-05-02T15:23:00Z

    Aardman Animations' Planet Sketchhas been sold by Canadian co-production partner Decode Entertainment to France 3 and Nickelodeon France.

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    VH1 acquires Old Grey Whistle Test

    2006-05-02T15:27:00Z

    US cable channel VH1 Classic has acquired an extensive slate of music programming from the BBC, including The Old Grey Whistle Test.

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    Zig Zag produces adult reality series for Fox

    2006-05-02T15:30:00Z

    UK indie Zig Zag has won an order from US cable channel Fox Reality for a series in which four female porn stars will attempt to prove their acting credentials on the West End stage.

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    TWI adds 75 hours to catalogue

    2006-05-02T15:43:00Z

    TWI has picked up the international rights to some 75 hours of new programming from other producers, as it continues to ramp up its catalogue of non-sports programming.

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    HBO and BBC2 back Kudos to make tsunami drama

    2006-05-04T07:50:00Z

    HBO Films has come on board to co-produce a major BBC2 TV drama on the Boxing Day tsunami, with Hollywood actors Tim Roth and Toni Collette lined up to star.

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    In My View - Listen to the children

    2006-05-04T08:00:00Z

    Kenton Allen is shocked that one in four young people don't watch the BBC

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    Sony to boost UK formats output

    2006-05-04T08:30:00Z

    US studio giant Sony Pictures is set to embark on a major drive into the UK production market, poaching the creator of Nanny 911to run a new entertainment division and headhunting for a head of drama.

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    Panel clears Beeb of bias over Israel

    2006-05-04T08:30:00Z

    The BBC has been cleared of accusations of bias in its coverage of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, but has been told to give more context to its stories.

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    TV Burp to return

    2006-05-04T08:30:00Z

    ITV1 has committed to two more extended runs of Saturday night TV review show Harry Hill's TV Burp. New ITV director of entertainment and comedy Paul Jackson has commissioned a total of 28 episodes of the show from Avalon Television as well as a one-off ...

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    Sherry appointed

    2006-05-04T08:30:00Z

    Wall To Wall has appointed Tom Sherry as its head of drama to spearhead its development slate in the genre. Sherry has been overseeing the indie's hit BBC1 cop drama New Tricks- now in its fourth series - for the past two years.

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    Tate in ITV comedy

    2006-05-04T08:30:00Z

    ITV1 has signed up BBC comic Catherine Tate to star in a one-off comedy drama called The Bad Mother's Handbook. The comedy will be based on the novel by Kate Long, which tells the story of a year in the lives of three women. It ...

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    Road Wars to return for fourth outing

    2006-05-04T08:30:00Z

    Sky One has commissioned indie Raw Cut Television to produce a fourth 2 x 60-minute series of crime reality show Road Wars. The new series, which is currently in production, will be delivered to the broadcaster in August.

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    Gervais a winner at Rose d'Or fest

    2006-05-04T08:30:00Z

    Ricky Gervais was the toast of the Rose d'Or Festival in Switzerland last weekend, with the comedian handed an honorary award and his BBC2 comedy Extrasnamed the world's best sitcom.

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    Octagon in tennis deal

    2006-05-04T08:30:00Z

    Sports production and marketing specialist Octagon CSI has signed a deal with the ATP, the men's professional tennis tour, to develop, produce and sell programming using its archive.

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    Indie shows picked up by BBC America

    2006-05-04T08:30:00Z

    BBC America has acquired six UK titles made by independent producers to add to its lifestyle programming slate. The line-up is headed by 9 x 60-minute episodes of Channel 4 series Gordon Ramsay's F Word,produced by Optomen Television.

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    TWI ramps up non-sport programming

    2006-05-04T08:30:00Z

    TWI has picked up the international rights to some 75 hours of new programming from other producers, as it continues to ramp up its catalogue of non-sports programming. In addition, the IMG-owned company is planning to distribute around 25 hours of new programming from recently acquired producer Darlow Smithson, and ...

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    TSI makes 18 redundancies in restructure

    2006-05-04T08:30:00Z

    Covent Garden-based facility TSI made 18 of its 86 staff redundant last Friday (28 April) as part of a company restructure, according to its managing director, Simon Peach.

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    Sony slo-mo camera

    2006-05-04T08:30:00Z

    Sony launched its HDC-3300 Super Slo Motion camera system at this year's NAB. The camera is designed to offer three times speed slow-motion effects in full HD resolution.

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    MacBook unveiled

    2006-05-04T08:30:00Z

    Apple has unveiled its 17' MacBook Pro notebook computer which delivers up to five times the performance of the PowerBook GV.

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    Lola nomination

    2006-05-04T08:30:00Z

    Lola's VFX work on the BBC drama Supervolcanohas been nominated for an award in the visual effects category of the 2006 Bafta craft awards. Lola produced over 200 visual effects shots for the show for BBC1 and Discovery.