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NewsCrunch time for kids TV
Is there any sort of future for children's programming on terrestrial television?
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NewsComment - Continental drift
The trend of outsourcing major TV productions to eastern Europe is unlikely to slow, warns Gub Neal
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BBC4 showcases photo pioneer
The BBC is to follow up on the success of archive series The Lost World of Mitchell and Kenyonwith a nine-part BBC4 series on one of the world's earliest photography pioneers.
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C4 plans Occult Week
Channel 4 is to dedicate its 11pm slot to a week of programming about secrets of dark cults - and has so far ordered two new shows to be part of it.
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UKTV Gold lines up Clary for Britcom weekend
UKTV Gold has signed Julian Clary to front a bank holiday retrospective special on British comedy, interviewing actors from classic shows such as the Carry Onfilms and Fawlty Towers .
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Commissioner's Q & A: Alison Kirkham
The executive producer of BBC daytime on looking for entertainment formats for BBC2, securing the first British interview with President Bush post 9/11 and the challenge of 360-degree commissioning
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ITV orders 12th Trial and Retribution
ITV is bringing back its crime drama franchise Trial & Retribution, starring David Hayman, for a 12th run, with a new story about the rape and murder of a young primary school teacher.
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C4 commissions gay prom series
Channel 4's commissioning editor for education Deborah Ward has greenlit September Films to make a 2 x 60-minute series following the adventures of five gay teenagers as they attempt to put on a gay prom for 200 British teens.
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ITV reorders Planet Sketch
Decode Entertainment and Aardman Animations have been commissioned by CITV and Canadian broadcaster Teletoon to make a further 26 x 11-minute episodes of its hit animated series Planet Sketch.
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Celebrity Soup back on E! Entertainment
E! Entertainment UK has ordered a second series of Celebrity Soup, a version of long-running US celebrity gossip review show The Soup.
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NewsCBS fails in bid for genealogy format
Wall To Wall has turned down an offer from number one US terrestrial network CBS to make an American version of its hit series Who Do You Think You Are?- but is still in talks about the format with other broadcasters.
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Spelling's 7th Heaven to air on Hallmark
Aaron Spelling's 7th Heaven, is to return to UK screens, following a deal signed by the Hallmark Channel with US studio CBS Paramount.
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US Strictly Come Dancing up for Emmy
Richard Hopkins, the managing director of start-up indie Fever, has been nominated for an Emmy - alongside fellow executive producers Conrad Green and Izzie Pick - for his work on the US version of Strictly Come Dancing, which is produced for Disney-owned network ABC by BBC Worldwide.
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Research Centre chooses indies
The Research Centre has selected a new group of indies to take part in the second year of its international programme, which sees executives visiting the US and Canada for meetings with broadcasters including HBO, Discovery, MTV and National Geographic.
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Strawberry hires sales executive
UK-based distributor Strawberry Entertainment - the international sales arm of AIM-listed MEM - has hired Fabrice Gaude to manage sales and commercial development in western Europe, Japan, South Africa and Latin America.
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RDF Rights secures first-look deal with Spun Gold TV
RDF Rights has tied up a two-year, first-look deal with indie Spun Gold TV, which covers all international TV and consumer product rights to its output.
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Culligan to Baraka
Baraka Post Production has hired Blue producer Ross Culligan to join as senior producer.
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OB co offers post
OB company Fleetwood Mobiles has launched a new post-production facility at its headquarters in Denham. The studio will offer live sound recording, mixing, mastering, sound to picture dubbing and DVD encoding for its music and broadcast customers.The studio is equipped with a 104-channel Euphonix CS3000 console and has 5.1 surround ...
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Lau to Designlab
DVD and post company Designlab has recruited TMR designer Stan Lau. At TMR, Lau had worked on titles including K-Paxand Nanny McPheefor major studios and independent film distributors such as Fremantle Media, Revolver and Artificial Eye.