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NewsIn The Night Garden takes root at CBeebies
CBeebies has renewed its deal for one hundred episodes of In The Night Garden from new owner DHX Media, guaranteeing the successful kids series will remain on air until at least 2020.
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NewsRadio 2 orders commercial radio doc
BBC Radio 2 has ordered a two-part doc looking at the history of the commercial radio sector.
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NewsClangers revived by CBeebies
CBeebies is to bring back cult animated children’s show Clangers after a 45-year absence from UK television.
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NewsBBC2 revisits 1960s doc The Great War
BBC2 has dug up unused footage from landmark 1960s series The Great War for a special documentary.
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NewsBBC2 plots holographic stats doc
BBC2 is to employ the 3D holographic projection technique used by ITV to bring back Les Dawson to help dispel myths about global population trends.
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NewsC4 explores South Korean dog cloning
Channel 4 is to go behind-the-scenes at a South Korean pet cloning company in a doc made by CB Films.
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NewsC4 orders home renovation format
Channel 4 has ordered a 20 part daytime series from Lion Television Scotland which will focus on the home renovation market.
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NewsElmo comes to MediaCityUK
The Furchester – the kids’ series resulting from a unique tie-up between Sesame Workshop and CBeebies – will help the north-west of England become the “home of British puppeteering”, according to the BBC.
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NewsTuesday's Child on Scripps road trip
Travel Channel has ordered a road trip series, RV Rampage, from emerging indie Tuesday’s Child.
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NewsBBC1 to reopen Open All Hours
BBC1 is to revive classic 1970s sitcom Open All Hours for a one-off Christmas special.
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NewsCookie Monster heads to CBeebies
Mipcom: Elmo and the Cookie Monster are to open the doors to The Furchester hotel – the result of a unique tie-up between Sesame Workshop and CBeebies.
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NewsMTV orders UK Catfish pilot
Renegade Pictures is to produce a UK TX pilot of MTV hit Catfish: The TV Show as the channel looks to capitalise on the programme’s US success.
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NewsDiscovery orders ship series from Windfall
Discovery Networks International has commissioned UK indie Windfall Films to produce World’s Biggest Ship.
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NewsComedy Central to try gameshows with Initial pilot
Comedy Central has ordered a pilot of The Almost Impossible Gameshow, a stupid-but-funny Wipeout-style format from Initial.
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Eton to open its doors to CBBC
Eton College is to follow Harrow School onto TV for a CBBC documentary made by Blakeway North.
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NewsChannel 4 joins GME to host scripted reality house party
Channel 4 has unveiled its latest partnership with GroupM Entertainment (GME): a scripted reality series giving friends the chance to party in an empty mansion.
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NewsCCTV snaps up fact ent formats
Supernanny and Secret Millionaire are to be remade in China as the country’s burgeoning appetite for factual entertainment formats continues to grow.
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NewsNickelodeon orders Zig Zag slo-mo gameshow
Nickelodeon has ordered Zig Zag’s slow motion, physical gameshow Split / Second to series for its website.
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NewsBBC2 returns to The Fixer
BBC2 has commissioned a third series of Alex Polizzi – The Fixer from Twofour, in which the former hotelier will attempt to change the fate of failing family firms.
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NewsAdams Hills' BBC NI show gets new host
BBC Northern Ireland has ordered a second series of comedy panel show Monumental - with Kiwi comedian Jarred Christmas replacing Adams Hills.

















