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NewsSky Arts orders first 3D art doc
Sky Arts has commissioned the world’s first 3D visual art documentary.
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NewsArmstrong gameshow returning to BBC2
BBC2 has ordered two new series of the Alexander Armstrong-fronted gameshow Pointless.
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NewsAnnabel Karmel to front CITV series on healthy eating
Bestselling children’s nutritionist Annabel Karmel is to front a CITV series championing healthy eating.
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NewsE4 signs up YouTube stars for comedy music pilot
A comedy music group with a huge online following across YouTube, Twitter and Facebook are the stars of an E4 comedy pilot that has just gone into production.
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NewsBBC to take pain away from e-commissioning
The BBC is looking to take the pain out of its e-commissioning process with an overhaul of the online system.
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NewsITV signs £12m Titchmarsh deal with Spun Gold
ITV has struck a multi-commission and licensing deal, thought to be worth £12m in production fees, that will establish Alan Titchmarsh as a primetime face on ITV1 and launch a raft of consumer products under his name.
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NewsShed creates blue-collar comedy drama for BBC1
BBC1 is continuing its push on blue-collar scripted content by commissioning a primetime comedy drama based around a decaying seaside community in the north of England.
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NewsKarl Pilkington back on the road for Sky
Ricky Gervais sidekick Karl Pilkington, who fronted unconventional travelogue An Idiot Abroad for Sky, has revealed details of his next series.
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NewsWindfall to make ancient Rome shipwreck doc
Windfall Films is to produce a new documentary for National Geographic Channel and WNET that explores the mysterious wrecks of five ancient Roman ships.
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NewsGrandma's House set to return
BBC2 is close to commissioning a second series of Simon Amstell comedy Grandma’s House.
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NewsDisney seeks local content for UK channel portfolio
Disney is kicking off a push for a range of UK content across its portfolio of channels to support top shows such as Phineas & Ferb and Wizards of Waverly Place.
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NewsAbbey Road to host C4 shows
Channel 4 has ordered two new music shows set in the world famous Abbey Road studios, including a special with former Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher.
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NewsJacqui Smith to front BBC porn doc
Former Home Secretary Jacqui Smith, who put adult films watched by her husband on expenses, is to investigate the porn industry for a BBC documentary
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NewsBBC recommissions Come Fly With Me
The latest comedy show from Little Britain duo Matt Lucas and David Walliams has been recommissioned for a second series, the BBC has announced.
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NewsGino D'Acampo celebrates home cooking for ITV1
I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here! winner Gino D’Acampo is to front a new daytime cookery show for ITV1.
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NewsITV1 to celebrate Beatles anniversary
ITV1 has commissioned Shiver Productions to make a documentary celebrating the 50th anniversary of The Beatles’ first gig at Liverpool club The Cavern.
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NewsCelebrity Juice to squeeze out two more series
ITV2 has commissioned two more series of comedy entertainment series Celebrity Juice.
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NewsDave has another One Night Stand
UKTV channel Dave has ordered a second series of Dave’s One Night Stand with comedians including Dave Gorman and Jason Byrne.
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NewsSky names Sammon fact ent boss
Sky has appointed Mark Sammon as its head of factual entertainment to work across its range of entertainment channels.
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NewsPioneer hires two in bid to crack US
Pioneer Productions has appointed two US-based execs and won a commission from Discovery Channel US as it bids to bolster its position in the country.