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Portillo fronts doc for BBC/Discovery
Michael Portillo is to confront bears, lynxes and killer whales as he retraces his family roots to Spain for a BBC1 documentary.
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Discovery Kids in commissioning drive
Discovery Kids UK has commissioned two shows, one co-production and two interactive games in the channel's biggest commissioning round since its launch in 2000.
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Sudoku kicks off RDF's Hanrahan team-up
RDF Rights has signed a two-year first-look development deal with Hanrahan Media, covering all new shows and consumer products.
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Format focus: ex wives club
A new US reality format from the producer of Average Joe gives spurned men and women the chance to get their own back on ex lovers.
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Pioneer order celebrates Americanlove affair with cars
London-based science indie Pioneer Productions has secured a commission from the US Travel Channel to make a series celebrating America's love of cars, trucks and bikes.
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C4I picks up Sky One animation special
Channel 4 International has picked up the international distribution rights to Sky One animated special Pumpkin Moon. The Two Sides TV programme, adapted from a book by Simon Bartram, tells the tale of a black cat who gets caught up in a battle with an army of good pumpkins and ...
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VH1 to show Music Hall of Fame opener
US network VH1 will broadcast next week's UK Music Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony for the first time, following a deal with C4I. An exclusive extended version of the ceremony at Alexandra Palace in London will air later on VH1 Classic. The programme is produced by Initial, a division of ...
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Leopard pounces on international deals
Indie Leopard Films has secured a raft of international sales through its distribution arm, Leopard International. W Networks in Canada and UKTV have taken two series of BBC1 programme Missing, which follows the work of Lambeth Police's Missing Persons Unit. The outfit has also sold series six of its BBC1 ...
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Guinness TV sells clip show to Czechs
Guinness World Records TV has sold the Ultimate Guinness World Records clip show to Czech Republic public service broadcaster Ceska Televize. The channel had previously acquired Guinness World Records: Primetime.
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Commissioner's Q & A: Siwan Jobbins
The commissioning editor, children's, at S4C has high regard for the yuck factor, Trevor Eve's crime-busting antics and C4's recent drama about David Blunkett's fall from grace.
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Daisybeck to profile former East 17 star
Leeds-based indie Daisybeck Productions has been commissioned to make an access-led documentary following former East 17 front man Brian Harvey. The show is the producer's first commission for BBC1's One Life strand and follows the singer's progress since emerging from intensive care following a near fatal car accident in May. ...
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Radio 4 and OU in natural history co-pro
The Open University is working with BBC Radio 4 on an 8 x 30-minute co-production on animal behaviour. The Rules of Life will see Professor Aubrey Manning travel across Europe, the US and Africa with the BBC's Natural History Unit, examining animals' drive for natural selection. The series, which airs ...
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Stars nominate favourite ITV shows
Joan Collins and Trevor McDonald are to reveal their love for The Avengers and Tommy Cooper's TV comedies for an ITV1 show being made by Talent TV. Must See TV gives celebrities the chance to sing the praises of their favourite ITV shows - comedian Julian Clary examines the success ...
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Century films makes More4 prison film
More 4 has ordered a 3 x 60-minute series from Feltham Sings indie Century Films, which will once again explore the British criminal justice system. Prison Monologues (working title) will see actors recreate the experiences of people involved - from victims and criminals to the police and barristers. The series, ...
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Endemol recruits for drama push
Endemol's international push into drama has taken another step forward with the poaching of Caroline Torrance from Granada International (GI).
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Boosh duo to pen sketch show for BBC3
BBC3 has followed up the success of hit comedy The Mighty Boosh with a sketch show penned by Boosh actors Matt Berry and Rich Fulcher.
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Celador radio arm secures BBC orders
Celador Productions' radio arm has won five new commissions from the BBC, for Radio 2 and Radio 4, including the first radio play from Birds of a Feather creators Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran.
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Tiger's Forman dies suddenly
Tiger Aspect director Charlie Forman, whose credits include BBC2's Country House and A Seaside Parish, has died in a motorcycle accident in Uganda, aged 31.
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C4 ditches Princess
Channel 4 has pulled the plug on a Liverpool Street Productions documentary following Princess Michael of Kent as she tries to sell her 17th-century home, Nether Lypiatt Manor. The broadcaster had concerns that the princess had negotiated with the production company to have full editorial control over the final product, ...
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Popworld expansion
Former ITV director of licensing Martin Lowde has been appointed as the chief executive of Popworld. Its four shareholders - Channel 4, UBC Media, Freedom Media and Simon Fuller - have tasked Lowde with developing the Popworld brand and driving commercial success around the world, both on and off air. ...