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Edinburgh soundbites
'This year we've had sex and masturbation. Next year we'll have GBH and bestiality. Do not be surprised if one of the housemates next year is a pretty young sheep'
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Jump has the X Factor
Jump has created titles for pop contest The X Factor , for Simon Cowell's indie Syco. Cowell and two other judges will pick a winner from their category, then champion that contestant to win overall. The titles, devised and directed by senior Jump designer Russell ...
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Five puts Ice in farm
Five has lined up former 'rapper' Vanilla Ice to take part in its new reality series The Farm. He will join Rebecca Loos, Paul Daniels, Debbie McGee and Sophie Anderton in their attempt to survive three weeks of living on a working farm. American ...
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One Life follows up Lager, Mum and Me
BBC1 controller Lorraine Heggessey has commissioned a spin-off of documentary strand One Life, as well as committing to the main series until at least 2007.
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Glasgow indie lands German TV task
Glasgow-based indie Caledonia Sterne & Wyld has been hired by German public broadcaster ZDF to shoot a series of interviews for a strand on powerful couples. CS&W will spend the next three weeks filming in the UK and US for an episode being produced by ZDF about Prince Charles and ...
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Racing UK gets slot
Racing UK, the channel owned by 30 of the UK's leading racecourses, has secured a permanent broadcast slot and announced that it will cost a maximum of£20 a month. The company has signed an agreement with Setanta Sport to broadcast Racing UK on channel 432 on Sky.
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Rich Hall takes up the open mike
Comedian Rich Hall is to front a one-off special for BBC4 ahead of the US presidential election in November. Open Mike has been commissioned by Mark Freeland, head of comedy commissioning for the BBC, and production has begun on the 60-minute show. The Perrier ...
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ITV pop quiz for November
ITV1 has commissioned indie North One Television to make a pop music quiz to coincide with the 1,000th number one single.
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Wall to Wall sells raft of shows to US
Wall to Wall has sold its 'mockumentary' Smallpox 2002: Silent Weapon to the FX network in the US. Originally made for BBC2, cablecaster TLC and Granada International, the show is currently being reversioned for US transmission. Wall to Wall is also producing a ...
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Yentob verdict soon
The BBC is not expected to officially confirm the outcome of its investigation into alleged expenses abuses by creative director Alan Yentob for several more weeks, despite reports suggesting he will be cleared. A BBC source said a report by chief operating officer John Smith was still being finalised and ...
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NewsEndemol chiefs in£1bn buyout talks
The international management of Endemol - maker of Big Brother - is exploring a£1bn buyout of the business from Spanish telecoms giant Telefónica.
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NewsThompson makes PSB vow
BBC director general Mark Thompson is set to plough more money into key public service genres such as news, current affairs and comedy by spending less in areas such as reality and lifestyle shows.
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NewsC4 orders first ever cop show
The indie behind Channel 4's cult comedy drama hit Shameless has been commissioned to make the channel's first cop show.
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NewsITV and C4 court BBC
Channel 4 and ITV this week both admitted they were looking at forming closer ties with the BBC as the corporation reviews its operations ahead of Charter renewal.
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NewsMasterchef gets reality show revamp
Throughout the 1990s it was regarded as the archetypal genteel cookery show - now Masterchef is to be given a reality-style makeover by the executive producer of Jamie's Kitchen.
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NewsPickard: back to ITV's core values
ITV director of programmes Nigel Pickard has signalled a return to ITV's core values of 'dramatic' content, claiming the broadcaster should not be copying other channels' output.
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Indies urged to launch their own TV channels
UK producers could soon launch their own TV channels to showcase content before pitching it to established broadcasters, according to key indie figures.
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ABC exec hatches plan to beat copycats
US broadcasters will have to form exclusive relationships with indies in a bid to stem the tide of copycat formats, according to a senior executive at US network ABC.
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BBC warned against ?corporate cringe'
Broadcast journalists warned the BBC against backing away from tough reporting and investigations in the aftermath of the Hutton inquiry.
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Horrocks to reveal BBC's interview deals
BBC head of current affairs Peter Horrocks has pledged to inform viewers when the corporation has paid someone more than£10,000 for an interview.