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In It to Win It to be remade for Middle East
BBC1 lottery show In It to Win It , made by indie 12 Yard Productions, is to be remade for audiences in the Middle East. Distributor Screentime Partners has sold the format to pan-Arab satellite broadcaster Abu Dhabi Television, which has commissioned 60 episodes from ...
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Distraction wins trio of Mid East sales
Distraction Formats has secured a hat trick of format deals in the Middle East. Pan-Arabian broadcaster MBC has opted for 14 episodes of Le Grand Tralala , in which celebrities have to host a live show with no preparation. Future TV will screen 20 episodes ...
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Creative touch goes into the unknown
London-based indie Creative Touch Films is making a 26-part documentary series about modern-day explorers for the National Geographic channel. Into the Unknown , which will air on National Geographic channels internationally from January next year, is the third biggest adventure and exploration-based series that the ...
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Jetix signs toon co-pro
Jetix Europe, the recently rebranded Fox Kids Europe service, has signed a co-production deal with French production company SIP Animation for an animated action series. The 26 x 30-minute The Insiders (working title) will follow the exploits of a team of rebellious action heroes. It ...
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UKTV commissions deck dating show
Red Door Television has been commissioned by UKTV Food to produce a dating series with former Blue Peter presenter Katy Hill. Deck Dates will air in a weekday primetime slot from the end of October and will be co-hosted by chef James Martin. Single contestants will be lined up for ...
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Commissioner's Q&A: Nick Wilson
Five's controller of children's programmes is proud of carving out a niche for Milkshake in a crowded market, and is looking for programmes to help extend the strand and keep it strong.
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CNN poaches staff
CNN has increased its London newsgathering team by poaching two editorial staff from Sky News and one from ITV. Sky News' Roger Clark and Katie Turner have been appointed as assignment editors. Clark was editor of Sky News at Ten, while Turner was night programme editor. At the same time, ...
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CNBC keen to go with GfK
Business channel CNBC Europe is in advanced talks to sign up to electronic ratings system GfK after pulling out of Barb last week.
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TV channels turn to cinema to find viewers
ITV, Channel 4 and Five have turned to cinema advertising to help bring in viewers for their autumn schedules.
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Challenge picks up new celeb poker show
Challenge, the Flextech-owned entertainment channel, has picked up two new US shows involving Hollywood stars playing poker and a behind-the-scenes look at Las Vegas. Celebrity Poker Showdown will see the likes of Mena Suvari and Matthew Perry compete for a charity prize pot of $250,000. ...
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Celador format sells to Europe
Celador Productions' move into factual entertainment has paid off with three format sales for You Are What You Eat.
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Callow is Dickens
Simon Callow has joined the cast of the BBC's revival of popular sci-fi series Doctor Who in the role of Charles Dickens. Callow will join actors Christopher Eccleston and Billie Piper, who play the Time Lord and his assistant, in the forthcoming series currently in ...
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Ryle joins YTV board
ITV controller of programme publicity Sallie Ryle has been appointed to the executive board of Yorkshire TV. As part of the move Ryle, a Yorkshire resident and veteran YTV executive of some 25 years, has given up her other role as YTV head of regional affairs. ITV's regional affairs have ...
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BBC doc led to Libyan's torture
The BBC has been slammed by Ofcom after one of its Holidays in the Axis of Evil documentaries led to a Libyan tour guide being detained and beaten by the Libyan government.
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Bad Girls distributor on awards shortlist
Alison Rayson, chief executive of Bad Girls distributor Target Entertainment, has been shortlisted for the entrepreneur of the year prize at the National Business Awards. The awards will be held in London on 9 November.
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Ofcom invites two FM applications
Ofcom has begun inviting applications for two new FM commercial radio licences in Belfast and Cornwall. The Belfast licence will reach an adult population of 750,000. The Cornwall licence will encompass two FM frequencies and will have an adult reach of 410,000. The closing date for both licences is 8 ...
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Noddy heads to America in PBS deal
Noddy is heading to the US after Chorion, the company which owns the rights to the Enid Blyton books, signed a major deal with the PBS network.
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Bulgaria to air Big Brother
Bulgarian channel NTV is bringing reality television to the country for the first time next month with the launch of a local version of Endemol's Big Brother.
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Simm stars in BBC adaptation of Blue/Orange
The BBC has signed up an all-star cast for a feature-length dramatisation of Joe Penhall's Olivier-award winning play Blue/Orange.