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NewsWorld Media Rights wins American Heroes series
Discovery-owned US network American Heroes Channel has ordered a three-part World War II series from UK indie World Media Rights.
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NewsMentorn hires former Betty head of features
Mentorn Media has hired former Betty head of features David Emerson as head of formats and features, as well as making three other appointments.
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NewsDiscovery to examine Churchill's secret weapons
The British bazooka and the limpet mine are among Winston Churchill’s secret military inventions to be explored in a documentary from Discovery and Sky Vision.
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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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Newsi-D lands first commission from C4
Vice Media’s fashion magazine i-D has landed its first TV series, weeks after hiring Ravi Amaratungara as its head of video.
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NewsSheffield Doc/Fest hires Liz McIntyre
Discovery commissioner Liz McIntyre is leaving the broadcaster to head up Sheffield Doc/Fest.
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NewsDavid Tennant to host live BBC2 Shakespeare event
BBC2 will mark the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare’s death next year by celebrating his work as part of a live event hosted by David Tennant.
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NewsNat Geo hires commissioner
Nat Geo has hired Richard III: The King In The Car Park exec producer Simon Young as a commissioner in its London production hub.
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NewsBBC scraps plan to combine docs and current affairs roles
The BBC has performed a U-turn on its decision to combine its head of documentaries and current affairs commissioning roles as part of its major factual overhaul.
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NewsSky forced to postpone Scientology doc
Sky Atlantic has postponed controversial Scientology documentary, Going Clear, due to British libel laws.
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NewsJeremy Clarkson plots new car show
Jeremy Clarkson has promised to create another motoring show after losing his job as the presenter Top Gear for physically assaulting producer Oisin Tymon.
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NewsMaverick revives dinosaurs for ITV
Maverick Television is to turn Britain into a dinosaur-inhabited island using CGI techniques for an ITV series about the prehistoric creatures.
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NewsHandsome scores with BBC3 FA Cup doc
BBC3 has commissioned a one-hour special to portray FA Cup Final day through the eyes of the football fans.
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NewsNetflix commissions Planet Earth creators
Netflix has ordered an eight-part series from the makers of Planet Earth as it expands its original content push into factual programming.
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NewsDave heads on the campaign trail with Al Murray
Al Murray’s South Thanet campaign trail is to be documented in an election night special on Dave.
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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.
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NewsBetty hires director of programmes
Bear Grylls: Mission Survive indie Betty has appointed Wall to Wall executive producer Duncan Coates as director of programmes.
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NewsFirecracker prepares C4 transgender season
Big Fat Gypsy Weddings indie Firecracker Films is to explore the issue of gender confusion over the course of three documentaries for Channel 4.
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NewsBBCW and Fremantle strike deals with Chinese media giant
MipTV: BBC Worldwide and Fremantle Media have both signed major production deals with Chinese media giant Shanghai Media Group (SMG).
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NewsC4 revisits Queen's Big Night Out
Blast! Films will look back at the night Queen Elizabeth snuck out to celebrate VE Day with the public in one-off film for Channel 4.