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Mentorn wins BBC Scotland orders
Nicky Campbell is to front a political chat show for BBC Scotland as part of a series of new commissions for indie Mentorn.
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Love explores baby blues for Five
Love Productions, the indie formed by former Maverick TV managing director Richard McKerrow, is making a film about the downside of parenthood for Five.
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Floyd to explore pakistani cuisine
Sky's commissioning editor of factual entertainment, Paul Crompton, greenlit the series for the autumn.
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Monkey Dust writer gets the message
The writer behind Radio 4 comedy programme Radio 9has been given his first TV series commission by BBC3. Johnny Daukes, who also contributed to BBC3 animation sketch show Monkey Dust, is to write The Message, created around a spoof channel ...
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Jetix animated by 2006 line-up
Jetix Europe has commissioned two animated series for its 2006 line-up. Pucca, from Canada's Studio B, is a 78 x 7-minute series based on the cult Korean star of an animated e-card service created by VOOZ Co. The second show Get Ed, ...
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Surf's up for extreme sports channel
Extreme Sports Channel has commissioned three shows to coincide with the channel's six-week surf season, Big Surf Summer, from 16 July to 26 August. Surf Breaks, made by indie Sprout, looks at 10 of the world's top surf locations. Initially broadcast in ...
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Commissioner's Q & A: Diana Howie
UKTV's entertainment commissioning executive on the importance of projects that shift the perception of the UKTV Gold brand and why she's never yet been disappointed by Jonathan Ross.
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Flashback wins US History orders
Indie Flashback TV has further cemented its relationship with US broadcaster A&E, landing $3m (£1.67m) worth of new business for the History Channel.
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ITV's Perseverance quiz heads to Holland
ITV gameshow Perseveranceis to air in Holland next month after local channel RTL4 picked up the format rights from Target Entertainment.
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Five brings back Rupert
Five is set to sign up a new animated serie s of Rupert the Bearfor its Milkshakemorning children's strand.
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Format focus: Prenup Challenge
Engaged couples put their relationship to the test in a series of challenges on a Caribbean island.
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Japan buys Planet Earth documentary
Japan has become the latest country to buy the feature-length version of BBC nature documentary Planet Earth, after it was sold to GAGA Communications. In a deal brokered by BBC Worldwide and Greenlight Media, the Japanese distributor secured a seven-figure deal to screen the film across ...
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RDF rights to handle con artist series
Distributor RDF Rights has taken on US cable channel Court TV's newest show The Takedownfor inter-national distribution. The 12 x 30-minute reality series, which premieres this week in the US, sees a reformed con artist and his team try to 'take down' everything from foolproof casino ...
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Telewest signs deals for on-demand
Telewest Broadband has signed programming deals with BBC Worldwide, Discovery Networks Europe and National Geographic Channel Europe for its forthcoming TV-on-demand (TVOD) service. BBC Worldwide will supply more than 180 hours of programming including classics such as What Not to Wear, Walking ...
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Fremantle buys Belgian town format
Fremantle Media has acquired the worldwide formats rights to the Belgian series Fata Morgana. Created by Sultan Sushi, the show sees a local town take on a challenge set by a well-known national celebrity. Fata Morganfirst launched in June last year and ...
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Zero Hour is sold around the world
Distributor Cineflix International has sold indie 3BM Television's factual entertainment series Zero Hourto RTL Belgium, TVP in Portugal, MBC in Dubai, RTV in Slovenia, SABC 2 in South Africa and TBS in Japan. RTE in Ireland has also bought the series and its follow-up ...
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C4 keeps horse racing on terrestrial
Channel 4 has struck an eleventh hour deal to continue terrestrial horse racing coverage for at least another year. On Wednesday (15 June) C4 agreed a pound;4m sponsorship deal with the tote and participating UK racecourses that will keep racing on the channel throughout 2006, with the option to renew ...
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BBC searches for factual commissioner
The BBC has resorted to headhunting within its own ranks for a new factual features commissioner, after an initial round of interviews failed to turn up any suitable candidates. The BBC advertised the post, which oversees long-running series such as What Not to Wearand ...
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Local Radio company buys Bath FM
The Local Radio Company has brought Bath FM in a cash-and-shares deal worth£675,000. The company, which runs Ivel FM in Yeovil and 3TR in nearby Warminster, paid£400,000 for the station, which was owned by a group of private shareholders. They will also get as much as£275,000 in TLRC shares depending ...
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OFT investigates ITV's Freeview deal
ITV's£134m acquisition of Freeview multiplex owner SDN is being investigated by the Office of Fair Trading to ensure the deal is not anti-competitive. The OFT this week invited concerned parties to comment on the deal in writing by 24 June. If the merger is found to be anti-competitive, it could ...