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NewsC5 to celebrate WWI heroes
Channel 5 is to strip a documentary series at 7.30pm in the week running up to Remembrance Sunday that features first-hand accounts from World War I veterans.
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NewsC4 calls time on Comedy Labs
Channel 4 is replacing its long-running Comedy Labs initiative with an E4 comedy pilot scheme as it attempts to clarify the objectives of its talent ladder schemes.
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NewsBBC1 orders Dale Farm Panorama
BBC1 has ordered a fast-turnaround Panorama special telling the story of 400 travellers being evicted from Dale Farm.
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NewsC4 pilots TV archive gameshow
Channel 4 has piloted a live interactive gameshow, hosted by Robin Ince, based around archive TV clips.
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NewsC4 gains exclusive access to British consulates
Screenchannel TV is going behind-the-scenes of British consulates in Spain to follow the work of the staff dealing with holidaymakers and expats for Channel 4.
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NewsC5 doc series to explore Westminster
Channel 5 is to go behind the scenes of Britain’s iconic borough of Westminster.
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NewsFrank Skinner's R4 comedy wins second series
Radio 4 has commissioned a second series of Frank Skinner comedy drama Don’t Start while the first run is still on air.
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NewsBrand Apart nets AFP hat-trick
AFP specialist A Brand Apart has brokered three new deals for shows that are set to broadcast internationally.
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NewsITV1 set to revive Play Your Cards Right
ITV1 is looking to revive classic gameshow Play Your Cards Right after an absence of nearly a decade.
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NewsBBC1 budget to be cut more than 3%
BBC1’s programme budget will be cut by more than the 3% outlined in the corporation’s proposals this month, the channel head has revealed.
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NewsWinkleman to host BBC1 pilot on a Dare
Claudia Winkleman has been drafted in to present a BBC1 entertainment pilot being made by RDF Television.
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NewsITV1 dusts off Alright on the Night
ITV1 is to dust off TV bloopers show It’ll Be Alright on the Night for the first time in three years.
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NewsBBC's Thompson reveals NI drama plans
BELFAST MEDIA FESTIVAL: Mark Thompson has outlined an ambition to commission more drama from Northern Ireland.
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ITV lines up Michael Bublé Xmas special
Michael Bublé is to host a special Christmas show for ITV1 that will see the crooner duet with X Factor judge Kelly Rowland.
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Blackberry in T4 product placement deal
Blackberry and Puma are to feature in two Channel 4 shows following separate product placement deals.
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NewsChannelFlip diversifies with sale of The Stuffs
Online TV channel ChannelFlip is aggressively diversifying by selling its The Stuffs production to Turner UK and acquiring the rights to Pesky Productions’ Bafta-winning animation The Amazing Adrenalini Brothers!.
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NewsTwofour Arabia wins first order
Twofour Arabia, the Hotel Inspector indie’s Abu Dhabi-based subsidiary, has won its first broadcast commission since setting up last year.
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NewsMinnow crime doc shows teens caught in the act
BBC3 has ordered a documentary series exploring teen crime and the impact it has on its victims, through footage shot by the perpetrators themselves.
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NewsBBC and C4 plan WWI seasons
The BBC is planning to commission an “ambitious” season of programmes across a raft of genres to commemorate the centenary of the start of World War I, which is still three years from now.
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Twenty Twenty to rekindle lost love for E4
E4 has ordered a non-TX pilot from Twenty Twenty that is a reworked dating format piloted last year for BBC3.