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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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NewsThis Morning editor steps down
Adam Vandermark is to step down as editor of This Morning and will be replaced by Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway series producer Peter Ogden.
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NewsITVS hooks NBC Charles Manson show
ITV Studios has secured a 13-episode straight-to-series order from US network NBC for Aquarius, a drama about a young Charles Manson.
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NewsITV to reveal The Nation’s Favourite Motown Song
ITV is to tell the story behind 20 of the nation’s favourite Motown songs as part of a list show special.
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NewsBaby Cow, Big Talk and Shed break into US
Baby Cow, Big Talk and Shed Media have secured series from a range of cable networks as UK indies continue to make substantial gains in the US.
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NewsDrama set for return to BBC4
BBC4 is to return to drama with a series of theatrical two-handers produced by Mammoth Screen, as part of the corporation’s ambitious arts push.
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NewsTwofour Rights targets kids shows
Twofour Rights has made a move into kids programming after picking up three shows stretching from pre-school to teens.
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NewsC4's Educating... heads to Walthamstow
Twofour is heading to East London for its latest Educating…series, where it will install its fixed rig camera systems at Walthamstow’s Frederick Bremer School.
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NewsJohn Kaye Cooper to oversee ITV’s Rising Star
ITV has drafted in former entertainment controller John Kaye Cooper as the showrunner on Israeli musical talent show Rising Star.
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NewsITV2 conjures up more Tricked
Magic format Tricked will be conjuring up a fresh round of tricks after it was renewed by ITV2 for a second series.
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NewsBBC2 orders M6 doc series and more James May
BBC2 is looking to drive more success with a pair of motoring commissions.
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NewsC5 explores fight against crime
Channel 5 is to explore modern crime in the UK as part of a raft of documentaries from recently installed factual commissioner Guy Davies.
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NewsBig Star’s Little Star to return
ITV has ordered an extended second series of Stephen Mulhern-fronted entertainment show Big Star’s Little Star.
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NewsFormer GMTV boss to oversee Loose Women
Former GMTV showrunner Martin Frizell is to become the editor of Loose Women.
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NewsMr Selfridge opens doors for third series
ITV has ordered a third series of its in-house department store drama Mr Selfridge.
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NewsC5 orders three crime docs
Channel 5 has commissioned three crime docs from Twofour, Title Role and Crackit Productions.
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NewsUS writers union blasts ITV Studios
The Writers Guild of America East (WGAE) has accused ITV Studios America of depriving around 150 writers and producers of up to $30,000 a year in overtime pay on its unscripted programmes including National Geographic’s Cesar 911 and A&E’s The First 48.
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NewsITV indie deals in spotlight
ITV could end up paying nearly £300m for the indies it has bought over the past two years if its new production partners hit top-end growth targets.
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NewsITV pre-tax profits soar 30%
ITV’s pre-tax profits rocketed 30% to £435m in 2013 as the company’s production acquisition drive and digital improvements delivered substantial returns.
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NewsITV to post profits of up to £642m
ITV will reveal it made a pre-tax profit of up to £642m in 2013 as the broadcaster’s transformation project enters its final 18 months.