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NewsTwofour secures third Tom Daley doc
ITV has commissioned a documentary exploring the life of Olympic diver Tom Daley from Twofour.
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NewsStop, Search, Seize returns to Sky
Sky 1 has handed border-patrol documentary series Stop, Search, Seize a second series.
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NewsBBC prepares Watchdog shake-up
The BBC is understood to be preparing a radical shake-up of Watchdog – with plans being drawn up to turn the live consumer affairs format into a pre-recorded show.
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NewsPatrick Holland confirmed as BBC2 chief
Patrick Holland has been tasked with giving BBC2 a “new focus on authorship and an unprecedented commitment to factual specialism” after being confirmed as BBC2 channel editor.
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NewsThree Day Nanny returns to C4
Liberty Bell’s Three Day Nanny is returning to Channel 4 for a third 6 x 60-minute series later this year.
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NewsSky orders art heist competition format
Seven priceless masterpieces are to be removed from art galleries around the UK and swapped with fakes in a new Sky Arts competition show.
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NewsBBC2 acquires Serena Williams doc
BBC2 has acquired a feature-length documentary exploring the life of tennis icon Serena Williams.
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NewsPatrick Holland set to become BBC2 boss
BBC head of documentaries Patrick Holland is expected to be appointed editor of BBC2, less than a year after taking up his current commissioning position.
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NewsBBC's Traffic Cops moves to C5
Channel 5 has picked up long-running blue light show Traffic Cops after 14 series on the BBC.
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NewsSimon Cowell to take on Jinx-style crime doc for ITV
Simon Cowell is to swap shiny floor talent shows for true-crime documentaries after winning a four-part series for ITV.
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News360 Production lands US orders
Northern Irish indie 360 Production has won two major commissions in the US.
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NewsKeo Films creative chief launches Greenbird-backed indie
Keo Films creative director Colleen Flynn has launched a production company with backing from indie network Greenbird Media.
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NewsChris Packham to front Sky Arts documentary
Wildlife expert Chris Packham, musician Nitin Sawhney and Instagram artist Kaws are fronting the latest commissions to emerge from Sky Arts’ £1m Amplify initiative.
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NewsShiver Cymru opens with Aberfan disaster
ITV has commissioned a documentary to mark the 50th anniversary of the Aberfan disaster.
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NewsArrow blasts off with US SVoD NASA doc
Live From Space indie Arrow Media is heading back into the stratosphere with the NASA Juno Mission after securing its first SVoD commission.
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NewsITV factual vision takes shape
ITV factual entertainment boss Sue Murphy is beginning to exert her influence as the department bids to find a hit on the scale of I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!.
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NewsC4 docs to dig up British history
Palaeobiologist Tori Herridge is to front two Channel 4 natural history formats from different producers.
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NewsManchester indie scores US doc deal
US cable network Smithsonian and German public broadcaster ZDF have boarded a big-budget drama documentary from Manchester-based indie Urban Canyons.
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NewsITV locks up slate of crime docs
ITV is planning a 60 Days In-style prison show as part of a raft of factual crime commissions.
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NewsVice orders Port Talbot film
Vice has ordered a documentary set in beleaguered steel town Port Talbot from the winners of its Rule Britannia pitch competition at Sheffield Doc/Fest.