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NewsDiscovery and Five strike factual ent deal
MIPTV: Discovery Networks UK has penned a deal with Five to provide new and finished productions of its factual entertainment slate.
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NewsITV acquires sci-fi drama
MIPTV: ITV has acquired the UK rights to Sanctuary, a new sci-fi series from the creators of Stargate: SG-1.
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NewsTV critics 7 April '08
'It's Spitting Image for the Shrek generation.' Read on for the critics' full verdict on the weekend's TV.
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NewsWhizz Kid to make ITV New Year show
ITV has recommissioned Whizz Kid Entertainment to produce its “high energy, concert-driven” New Year show Countdown To Midnight.
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NewsUS remake for Time Team
MIPTV: Channel 4 International and US public broadcaster PBS have struck a deal for the production of a US version of Time Team.
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NewsThis Life star returns in BBC murder mystery
This Life actor Daniela Nardini is set to return to the BBC, playing the part of a ruthless estate agent in the one-off murder mystery Purves & Pekkala.
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NewsDoctor Who back with 8.4m
BBC1's decision to play out Doctor Who at the earlier time of 6.20pm on Saturday looks to have paid off as the start of the new series picked up an average audience of 8.4m (39.4%), 200,000 more than last year's launch.
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NewsTheroux needs to hunt for viewers
Louis Theroux's latest documentary offering was largely killed off by the competition with his African Hunting Holiday appealing to a relatively poor 2.2m (9%) at 9pm.
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NewsFive takes Konnie Huq to the zoo
Five has signed ex-Blue Peter presenter Konnie Huq to front the third series of Zoo Days.
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NewsLiz Murdoch warns super indies over stifling creativity
MIPTV: Shine Group chief executive Liz Murdoch has warned to the emerging global super producers not to allow their size to stifle creativity in a keynote speech.
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NewsUK developer takes on visual effects giants
A UK-based technology developer will introduce a new high-end compositing, editing and finishing platform at NAB designed to compete with established systems from Autodesk and Quantel.
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NewsMTV and Swatch bolster partnership
MTV Networks International (MTVNI) and Swiss watchmaker Swatch have extended their multi-million dollar partnership for the latest series of MTV’s user-generated content show, MTV’s Best. Show. Ever.
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NewsTV critics 8 April '08
'... shows such as this really do very little to help the young channel's development.' Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
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NewsFive takes Chorion's Olivia
MIPTV: Five has picked up Chorion's animated pre-school series Olivia to air as part of its Milkshake block from autumn 2008.
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NewsBrightcove to help channels upload shows to Bebo
Online TV platform Brightcove has teamed up with Bebo to help media partners including Channel 4 and ITV to upload content onto the social network.
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NewsC4 hires new media exec
Channel 4 has poached Virgin Media's head of content strategy and business development to oversee its new media strategy.
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NewsPregnancy debate for Skins stars
Skins stars Larissa Wilson and Daniel Kaluuya will take part in a debate on unplanned pregnancy for teen video-sharing website TrueTube.
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NewsElephant Man claims 3.5m
A special edition of Channel 4's BodyShock strand pulled in the viewers last night at 9pm with 3.5m (14.8%) viewers, 106% up on the channel's slot average.
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NewsCome Dine With Me going Dutch
MIPTV: A Dutch version of Channel 4's dinner party reality show Come Dine With Me is set to be served up to viewers in the Netherlands.
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NewsParamount signs VoD deal
Vode has agreed a digital storage and distribution deal with Paramount Comedy to digitize and deliver 80 hours of content for the BT Vision platform.