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NewsBBC hires raft of factual commissioners
Darlow Smithson Productions director of programmes Rachel Morgan and UKTV commissioner Catherine Catton have joined the BBC as part of a number of factual appointments.
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NewsInitial prepares physical gameshow for ITV2
ITV2 has ordered a “dastardly” physical gameshow format from Total Wipeout producers Initial.
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NewsZodiak sets up Ian Lamarra indie
Zodiak Media is launching a UK production company with Alaska co-founder Ian Lamarra.
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NewsC4 axes The Singer Takes It All
Channel 4 has axed its real-time voting competition The Singer Takes It All after just one series.
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NewsSky Atlantic ties with NBC on plague drama
Sky Atlantic has partnered with US network NBC and Fortitude producer Fifty Fathoms on a big-budget plague drama from the writer of The Imitation Game and the director of World War Z.
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NewsBBC campaign: quotes from high-profile indie backers
Nearly 60 production bosses have pledged their support to Broadcast’s Backing the BBC campaign and below, some of the high-profile leaders explain why.
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NewsRTE drama to explore Easter Uprising
RTÉ head of drama Jane Gogan has ordered a drama series about the 1916 Easter Uprising from Zodiak Media-owned indie Touchpaper Television.
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NewsEndemol Shine reveals digital plans
Endemol Shine UK is to continue to operate its multichannel networks ChannelFlip and Endemol Beyond as separate businesses and handed responsibility for both to commercial director Laurence Jones.
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NewsChannel 4 returns to The Island for third run
Channel 4 is to head to the The Island with Bear Grylls for a third time after recommissioning the Bafta-winning show.
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NewsAmazon returns to Ripper Street
Amazon Prime Instant Video has continued its push into originations by commissioning a further two series of period crime drama Ripper Street.
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NewsAnimal charities slam The Island With Bear Grylls
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has urged the attorney general of Panama to press charges against the producers of The Island With Bear Grylls over the “abhorrent” treatment of pigs on the show.
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NewsDragonfly installs fixed-rig in children's hospital
One Born Every Minute indie Dragonfly is returning to the wards with a fixed-rig series set in a children’s hospital for Channel 4.
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NewsC4 prepares party-planner pilot
Remarkable Television will follow one of Manchester’s foremost party planners in a TX pilot for Channel 4.
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NewsRemarkable managing director steps down
Remarkable Television joint managing director Colette Foster is to step down after eight years with the company.
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NewsC5 follows Kellie Maloney transformation
Initial is to follow the transformation of boxing promoter Kellie Maloney as she physically becomes a woman in a one-off film for Channel 5.
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NewsInitial appoints creative director of Big Brother
Initial has appointed Denis O’Connor to the newly-created role of creative director for flagship format Big Brother.
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NewsC4 unveils election night plans
Jeremy Paxman and David Mitchell will host Channel 4’s election night coverage which will include special episodes of Gogglebox and The Last Leg.
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NewsITV axes Stars in Their Eyes
Harry Hill’s Stars in Their Eyes has been axed by ITV after a single series.
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NewsDavid Flynn to exit Endemol Shine
Endemol UK’s chief creative officer David Flynn is to leave the company after 16 years to seek out a fresh challenge.
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NewsITV airs wrong Slow Train Through Africa episode
ITV is looking into the reasons it aired the wrong episode of Slow Train Through Africa with Griff Rhys Jones on Friday.