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NewsITV2 orders Utterly Outrageous strand
ITV2 is to launch an archive list strand charting the most outrageous moments from a variety of light-hearted subjects.
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NewsBBC2 opens doors to The Estate Agents
Betty is to follow the fortunes of 10 estate agents across the UK in a BBC2 series.
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NewsDave adds to School of Hard Sums
Dave has ordered a third, extended series of Dara O Briain: School of Hard Sums.
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NewsITV orders third Prince Harry doc from Twofour
ITV has ordered a two-part doc from Twofour that will follow Prince Harry and a group of wounded servicemen and women as they race to the South Pole.
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NewsC5 orders Amanda Knox doc
Channel 5 has commissioned Barcroft Productions to investigate the trial of Amanda Knox.
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NewsTony Jordan creates UKTV's first drama
UKTV has ordered its first original drama series – a 10-part “passion project” from Tony Jordan about a father who makes a pact with the Devil to save the life of his daughter.
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NewsShiver heads to South Africa for 28 Up
Al Jazeera has commissioned ITV Studios’ factual label Shiver to produce a series of 28 Up in South Africa.
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NewsChannel 4 orders celeb skiing show
Splash producer Twofour is to produce a stripped Channel 4 show in which celebs will compete in winter sports.
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NewsMatchlight hires Objective Scotland boss
Matchlight has hired Objective Scotland’s boss Paul Murray as creative director after securing a raft of new commissions.
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NewsBBC3 returns to Islamist doc
BBC3 has commissioned a landmark follow-up documentary to My Brother The Islamist after the film’s subject Richard Dart was jailed in April for plotting terrorist attacks in the UK.
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NewsFilms to series trend hots up
US network executives are mining the feature film world for ideas to take to the small screen
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NewsMentorn serves up Australian AFP for Good Food
Good Food has commissioned John Torode’s Australia, a new ad-funded series produced by Mentorn Media.
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NewsCBBC extends Science Fiction shorts
Kite Entertainment has landed a CBBC commission for a science-based comedy series featuring a mixture of puppetry and animation.
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NewsIreland's TG4 orders raft of docs and formats
Irish-language broadcaster TG4 has commissioned a raft of documentaries and entertainment formats from local indies to bolster its autumn schedule.
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NewsMidsomer Murders meets The Killing for Scandi special
Bentley Productions has teamed up with DR, the Danish broadcaster behind The Killing, to make a Scandinavian Midsomer Murders special.
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NewsMonty Don tests craftmanship for More4
Monty Don is to investigate the world of traditional craftsmanship in a Ricochet series for More4.
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VideoVIDEO: The Wrong Mans trailer
Click to view the trailer for the forthcoming James Corden and Matthew Baynton series, produced for BBC2 and US online streaming platform Hulu.
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NewsDoghouse wins BBC4 & Yahoo! orders
Doghouse Media has won commissions from BBC4 and Channel 5, as well as an online fitness series for Yahoo!.
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NewsDiscovery orders Spain rail crash doc
Discovery has commissioned ITN Productions to produce a one-off doc about Spain’s Santiago de Compostella train crash.
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NewsPies & Puds get Hollywood treatment from Spun Gold
Spun Gold TV is to help The Great British Bake Off judge Paul Hollywood explore his passion for pies and puddings in a BBC1 daytime series.