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NewsITV boosts online content by 60%
ITV has secured a deal with producers that will boost its online content by 60% with classic series including Heartbeat, Poirot and On the Buses.
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NewsNick UK orders ‘channel defining' Saturday show
Nickelodeon UK has ordered a “channel defining” horror-themed comedy series as its flagship show for Saturday mornings.
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NewsWish to animate kids book Wibbly Pig
Wish Films is to make an animated adaptation of kids book Wibbly Pig for CBeebies, and TVO and Knowledge Network in Canada.
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Fat Doctor will roll again
Discovery Home and Health has ordered a third 10 x 60-minute run of Electric Sky Productions' Fat Doctor.
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Raw examines vast veg
Raw is to explore the world of giant vegetable growing in an upcoming edition of Channel 4's new talent doc showcase First Cuts.
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NewsRajars herald comeback for commercial radio
Industry figures believe commercial radio can begin a genuine renaissance away from the glare of the City spotlight after an improved second quarter Rajar performance.
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NewsUK kids co-pro Claude sold to Disney and ZDF
A pre-school animated series from UK production companies Dot to Dot and Red and Blue Productions has been sold to Playhouse Disney UK and ZDF in Germany.
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ID Hustles for Russian and Belgian sales
ID Distribution has sold the format rights to Objective Productions' The Real Hustle to producers in Russia and Belgium.
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Target sells Popstars to Holland and South Africa
Popstars, the entertainment format that gave Hear'Say their 15 minutes of fame, is to be remade in the Netherlands and South Africa.
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NewsRatings Focus: Sketch comedy on the right laughter track
Viewers may see the funny side of comedy sketch shows but broadcasters take the matter seriously, hoping to find the next Two Ronnies in the making.
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Comedy Demon inks first DTO content deal
RDF Digital has signed its first content deal for its Comedydemon.com venture, snapping up download-to-own (DTO) episodes of The Catherine Tate Show as part of a deal with BBC Worldwide.
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UKTV Food gets takeaways
UKTV Food has picked up four international culinary titles including the 5 x 60-minute Greatest Dishes in the World from Shine Reveille International and the 9 x 30-minute Kylie Kwong: My China from Fremantle Media.
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NewsSMG channel to boost Scots indies
SMG's proposed Scottish digital TV station will commission original factual programming from Scottish indies, chief executive Rob Woodward has pledged.
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NewsClunes to island-hop Britain for ITV1 show
ITV1 is sending Martin Clunes on a sailing tour of Britain's islands in a major primetime series.
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NewsC4 and Five to carry more breaks in films
Channel 4 and Five will introduce an extra ad break in most films from 1 September, potentially generating up to tens of thousands of pounds in extra revenue per movie.
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City delight as China buys ER's Postman Pat
With thoughts turning to China and the Olympic Games, Entertainment Rights' announcement that it had sold the first eight series of Postman Pat to China's national television network, China Central Television, was well received by the City.
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NewsHollyoaks to air web show-within-a-show
Channel 4's Hollyoaks is to push the boundaries of cross-platform content by launching an online show that will also appear in the TV soap.
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NewsTrust in TV crisis could rumble on all year
Last year's trust in TV crisis could drag on until the end of the year following Ofcom's£400,000 fine against the BBC for faked and misleading viewer phone-ins.
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NewsLiving hands Goody first TV show since CBB race row
Jade Goody will make her first significant TV appearance since nearly costing Channel 4 chief executive Andy Duncan his job as part of Living's Living with... strand.
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NewsMagic DJ hits out at Capital
Magic 105.4 breakfast DJ Neil Fox has criticised Capital 95.8's decision to reunite Johnny Vaughan and Denise Van Outen for its breakfast show, claiming it was too backward looking.