Small MPU – Page 33
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NewsFincham turns to ITVP for identity theft drama series
ITV Productions has won what is thought to be new director of television Peter Fincham's first original drama commission - to make a series about identity theft.
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NewsITVP and Fox tie-up to develop US/UK remakes
ITV Productions will produce a UK version of classic US sitcom Dharma and Greg as the first part of a major international production partnership with Twentieth Century Fox Television.
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NewsLee Collins in line to host ITV2 chat show
ITV2 is eyeing Justin Lee Collins as the host of his own Sunday-night chat show.
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NewsRuggie Media ceases trading
Ruggie Media, the indie behind Sky One hit Nothing but the Truth, is understood to have ceased trading.
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NewsExecs: timid broadcasters are ‘watering down' PSB shows
Broadcasters are “watering down” public service content by being too risk-averse, leading producers have claimed.
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NewsTribal Wives engage 2.3m
BBC2's new factual series Tribal Wives got off to a steady start last night at 9pm with a respectable 2.3m viewers (10%).
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NewsITV axes Footballers' Wives
ITV chiefs decided that despite being 'one of the best series of its time' that the shows 'time was up' and decided not to re-commission a sixth series.
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NewsTLC to serve up Jamie's School Dinners
MipTV 11.30am:Jamie Oliver is set to make his debut on US cable channel TLC later this year, after the Discovery-owned network picked up both Jamie's School Dinnersand Jamie's Kitchenfrom Fremantle International Distribution.
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NewsStrictly Dance Fever returns with 4.9m
12.30pm:The second series of BBC1's Strictly Dance Fevergot off to a respectable start with 5 million (26.1%) tuning in for the sparkling dance extravaganza at 7pm.
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NewsWeb users flock to see pulled South Park episode
A controversial episode of South Park that was pulled from US screens has been accessed by over 700,000 web users after it was made available as an unofficial download.
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NewsLion TV starts kids division
Lion Television has set up a children's division, and brought in The Tweeniesco-creator Karl Woolley to head it up.
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NewsRamsay in talks with ITV
Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay is in talks about defecting from Channel 4 and signing a new golden handcuffs deal with ITV.
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NewsNTL confirms Virgin deal
NTL has agreed a£962m takeover bid for Virgin Mobile and a 30-year brand licensing deal with Sir Richard Branson.
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NewsSacked ABC correspondent joins Al-Jazeera
10.30am:An ABC News reporter who was sacked for refusing to go to Iraq has joined Al-Jazeera International.
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NewsInitial in Cirque du Soleil deal
MipTV 12.30pm:Endemol UK subsidiary Initial has signed a three year deal to produce special events for European performance act Cirque du Soleil.
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NewsITV poaches BBC drama exec
ITV has hired Bleak Houseexecutive producer Sally Haynes to become the network's deputy controller of drama.
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NewsNick UK orders comedy series
MipTV 1.45pm:Nickelodeon UK has ordered a new live-action comedy series from the creators of its Bafta-nominated football drama Renford Rejects.
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NewsNTL chief mulls possibility of Virgin Sports
NTL chairman James Mooney issued a warning to rivals BSkyB and BT today, warning - 'be worried'.
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NewsTarget signs factual drama deal with Tiger Aspect
Independent producer and distributor Target Entertainment has struck a development deal with its former shareholder...
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NewsOnly 1.9m want to Take My Mother-in-Law
ITV1 couldn't offload the second outing of its Take My Mother-in-Lawonto the viewing public - it drew just 1.9 million (9.6%) at 9.45pm.