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NewsSky aims for bullseye with darts gameshow
Davina McCall and Freddie Flintoff are to front a Bullseye-style darts gameshow for Sky 1.
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NewsC4 sets sail with Twofour Navy doc
Royal Marines Commando School producer Twofour is to turn its attention to the Royal Navy for its latest fixed-rig series for Channel 4.
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NewsBear Grylls lands CITV series
Bear Grylls will teach a group children about survival in the wilderness in a 12-part series for CITV.
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NewsITV Studios America hires scripted boss
ITV Studios America has hired former Endemol Studios chief executive Philippe Maigret as it continues to boost its scripted arm.
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NewsBoomerang lands 60 hours of C4 business
Twofour Group indie Boomerang has won 60 hours of business from Channel 4 including a one-off documentary about high-end removal firms and a bumper second series of Posh Pawnbrokers.
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NewsC4 orders health slate
Channel 4 has ordered a raft of health-based feature shows from Twofour, Fresh One and Broadbean Media.
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NewsITV US president steps down
ITV Studios America president Orly Adelson has stepped down, prompting a restructure at the US business.
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NewsITV orders Tutankhamun drama
Howard Carter’s discovery of the tomb of iconic Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun will be dramatised in a four-part series for ITV.
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NewsC4 orders “plus size” bride doc
Educating Yorkshire producer Twofour will go behind the scenes at a “plus size” bridal shop for a one-off Channel 4 ob-doc.
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NewsTwofour lands an ITV double
Twofour bagged two pieces of business from ITV ahead of being acquired by the commercial broadcaster this week.
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NewsITV Encore houses Houdini & Doyle drama
ITV is to air Big Talk Productions’ 10-part series about the complex relationship between Harry Houdini and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle on ITV Encore.
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NewsNow magazine editor to lead Loose Women
Now magazine’s Sally Eyden has been appointed as editor of ITV’s long-running daytime panel show Loose Women.
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NewsITV pilots fixed-rig daytime format
Educating… indie Twofour is primed to take the fixed-rig format into daytime after piloting a cookery show for ITV.
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NewsSports stars go head-to-head in ITV format
Richard Bacon is to front a six-part entertainment format for ITV in which eight sports stars will compete in a series of physical and mental challenges.
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NewsMichele Buck to head Company Pictures
Former Mammoth Screen joint managing director Michele Buck has been appointed to revitalise Company Pictures.
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NewsDaybreak’s Ranvir Singh to front ITV current affairs show
ITV has boosted its current affairs slate with a real-life stories series presented by former Daybreak and Good Morning Britain anchor Ranvir Singh.
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NewsShiver hires fact-ent and daytime boss
ITV Studios indie Shiver has strengthened its executive team after hiring the BBC’s Richard Hastings as its third creative director.
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NewsIndies achieve Albert+ certification
Raise the Roof, Buccaneer Media, CPL Productions and So TV have been awarded Bafta Albert+ certification after creating sustainable productions.
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NewsTriForce winner lands ITV development
A young screenwriter has won a paid development commission with ITV after winning the WriterSlam competition set up by talent development firm TriForce Creative Network (TCN).
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NewsHome Fires handed second series by ITV
ITV has ordered a second series of wartime drama Home Fires ahead of the conclusion of the first run.