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NewsA League of Their Own’s future secured until 2017
Sky 1 has struck a deal to keep James Corden-fronted panel show A League of Their Own on air until 2017.
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NewsDiscovery scraps Everest event
Discovery Channel has scrapped plans for its ambitious Everest Jump Live stunt following an avalanche on the mountain which resulted in the deaths of 12 people.
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NewsITV pilots sitcoms from Green Wing writers
Darren Boyd and Katherine Parkinson have been lined up to star in two separate ITV sitcoms from the writers behind Channel 4’s cult comedy Green Wing.
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NewsEducating Yorkshire pupil heads to Stammer School
Educating Yorkshire star Musharaf Asghar is to appear in a Twofour documentary about stammerers for Channel 4.
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NewsBBC considers revival of The Generation Game
The BBC is in early talks to revive classic 1970s entertainment show The Generation Game with Miranda Hart as host.
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NewsWaitrose & C4 partner for cookery AFP
Channel 4 has teamed up with Waitrose to create an ad-funded programming (AFP) Saturday morning live cookery show fronted by Steve Jones and Lisa Snowdon.
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NewsC4 orders Shed of the Year show
Channel 4 is to go behind the scenes at Britain’s “prestigious” Shed of the Year competition for a three-part series.
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NewsShetland to return to BBC1
BBC1 has commissioned a second series of crime drama Shetland from ITV Studios.
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NewsRandom Acts 'supercharged' by C4
Channel 4 is to ‘supercharge’ its Random Acts arts strand, beefing up its budget and handing it a more prominent TV slot.
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NewsNerd scores US pilot with FYI
Nerd TV has become the latest UK indie to score a US deal after Jana Bennett-run lifestyle network FYI ordered long-lost love format You’re The One.
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NewsDiscovery to air live Everest jump
Peacock Productions is producing a two-hour live special following climber Joby Ogwyn’s attempt to become the first person to jump from the peak of Mount Everest for Discovery Network International.
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NewsNutopia finds Jesus with CNN
Jane Root’s Nutopia is to explore the life of Jesus with a new six-part commission from CNN.
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NewsC5 goes back to school with Shiver
Channel 5 is going back to school with a Shiver-produced documentary following kids with severe behavioural problems.
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NewsThe Village set for US remake
Peter Moffat’s BBC historic drama The Village is to be remade in the US by Sundance and Paramount TV.
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NewsMichael McIntyre Chat Show to return
The Michael McIntyre Chat Show is set to return for a second series on BBC1.
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NewsDave prepares for World Cup 2014
Alex Brooker, Adrian Chiles and Gary Lineker are among the celebrities who will feature in a World Cup-themed list series ordered by UKTV.
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NewsC4 takes Shipping Wars to series
Channel 4 has commissioned a full series of Shipping Wars - a UK version of A&E Television Networks’ logistics documentary.
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NewsLine of Duty handed two more series
BBC2’s police corruption thriller Line of Duty is to return for two more series, while The Wrong Mans has also been recommissioned.
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NewsPaul Whitehouse R4 sitcom set for BBC2
Paul Whitehouse is preparing to adapt his BBC Radio 4 comedy Nurse into a four-part BBC2 sitcom.
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NewsBBC2 plots Kew Gardens series
Raymond Blanc is to transform an area of Kew Gardens into a fruit and vegetable allotment for a BBC2 series.