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    RTE orders DIY dads from Green Inc

    2005-07-14T08:30:00Z

    Irish broadcaster RTE has ordered a series of Touchdown Television's DIY Dadsfrom Belfast-based producer Green Inc. The show sees fathers with home improvement skills compete in a series of building and makeover challenges to find the best DIY dad in the country. Green Inc, which holds ...

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    Motive films more Gaelic games for RTE

    2005-06-30T08:30:00Z

    Motive Television's Dublin production arm has been commissioned by RTE Sport to make Rise and Shine(working title), a new live Gaelic games series. The 10 x 60-minute weekly show will air from late July and will feature action, interviews, guest appearances and 'irreverent chat'. The executive ...

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    Zero Hour is sold around the world

    2005-06-16T08:30:00Z

    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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    Tragedy strikes at reality show

    2005-05-26T08:30:00Z

    The History Channel has pulled reality TV show The Colonyfrom its summer schedule after one of its participants was found dead last weekend.

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    Reality show pulled after contestant's death

    2005-05-24T10:23:18Z

    The History Channel has pulled reality TV show The Colonyfrom its summer schedule after one of its participants was found dead last weekend.

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    The indie comeback king

    2005-05-12T08:00:00Z

    Mick Pilsworth wants to make his mark after the failed 2002 MBO of Chrysalis by taking his indie onto AIM and looking to acquire smaller producers

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    Mip news round-up

    2005-04-11T11:50:25Z

    Indie Black Diamond Films has launched a new division that will specialise in alternative Jackass-style youth programming.

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    Brit producers stack up Rose D'Or nominations

    2005-02-16T09:59:37Z

    British productions have been dealt a heavy hand of nominations for this year's Rose D'Or festival.

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    New diary entries for distraction.

    2005-01-24T16:10:10Z

    Distraction Formats has sold its TV Diaries format to Ireland, Canada and the Middle East. The

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    New Diary entries for distraction

    2005-01-20T08:30:00Z

    Distraction Formats has sold its TV Diariesformat to Ireland, Canada and the Middle East. The format, in which contestants attempt to submit the most interesting video diary to avoid elimination, has been picked up by RTE in the Republic of Ireland, Zone 3 in Canada and ...

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    format focus: the dinner party.

    2005-01-14T16:25:19Z

    First impressions and self-perception collide in this daring mix of reality and quiz show, writes Michael Rosser.

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    Format Focus: The Dinner Party

    2005-01-13T08:30:00Z

    First impressions and self-perception collide in this daring mix of reality and quiz show.

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    Pilsworth looks to buy up indies.

    2004-12-16T16:39:51Z

    Mick Pilsworth, the former Chrysalis TV chief, is putting together City investment to fund a buying

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    Pilsworth looks to buy up indies

    2004-12-16T07:50:18Z

    Mick Pilsworth, the former Chrysalis TV chief, is putting together City investment to fund a buying spree of up to 10 medium-sized UK indies.

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    Green Inc nets RTE contract

    2004-09-23T08:30:00Z

    Comedian Patrick Kielty's Belfast-based indie Green Inc has secured an order for 150 hours of programming from Irish state broadcaster RTE.

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    GMTV reshuffles US team

    2004-08-16T11:20:53Z

    GMTV has reshuffled its New York bureau by appointing Cordelia Kretzschmar as its new correspondent in the city.

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    Living TV tries magic

    2004-08-05T08:30:00Z

    Living TV has acquired a new entertainment show fronted by Irish magician Keith Barry from distributor All3Media. The 10 x 30-minute Close Encounters? with Keith Barry , produced by Midas for RTE in Ireland, sees the 26-year-old magician performing tricks on the public. Bought by ...

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    Minotaur seals BBC deal for Irish drama

    2004-08-05T08:30:00Z

    Minotaur International has secured deals with the BBC for a new thriller from Ireland's RTE and licensed two Lynda la Plante dramas to ZDF in Germany. BBC3 will screen four-part drama Proof this month, which is produced by Subotica Entertainment and features three central characters ...

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    Sky Freesat Channels

    2004-06-09T15:01:07Z

    There is to be 197 Free to air television and radio services available in the UK on digital satellite.

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    Ronan in Shelltown

    2004-06-03T08:30:00Z

    Former Boyzone singer Ronan Keating has been signed up to voice a new children's CGI animation. A two-minute pilot of Shelltown is currently being made by indie Cosgrove Hall featuring three egg-shaped characters Splat, Cracker and Exactly. Cosgrove Hall hopes to go into full production ...