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NewsChallenge to revive Blockbusters
Challenge is set to revive iconic gameshow Blockbusters for the first time in a decade.
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NewsFacebook boss to discuss privacy in BBC2 doc
BBC2 has gained exclusive access to Facebook and its chief executive Mark Zuckerberg for a one-off documentary.
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NewsRalph Lee to lead C4 factual department
Ralph Lee will step into the newly created role of head of factual with immediate effect, Channel 4 has confirmed.
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NewsC4 orders Groupon-style pilot from Storyvault
Channel 4 has ordered a pilot from Stuart Prebble’s Storyvault based on a TV version of website Groupon, which bids to get the best deals for a local community.
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NewsBBC3 commissions sex season
A scientist, a historian, a virgin, a lap-dancer, a Hollyoaks star and a comedian will be among those exploring sex and sexuality in a BBC3 season produced in-house and with five indies.
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NewsMaverick wins first CBBC series
Embarrassing Bodies producer Maverick TV has secured its first CBBC order for a series that aims to “do for health what Horrible Histories has done for history”.
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NewsC4 dedicates show to Turner Prize ‘reveal’
Channel 4 will reveal the winner of the Turner Prize in a dedicated live programme for the first time, as part of the broadcaster’s arts push.
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NewsSky set to land Partridge series
Sky Atlantic is set to acquire Steve Coogan’s online series Alan Partridge’s Mid Morning Matters and is also in talks with the comedian about other non-Partridge projects.
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NewsShell backs North One and JWT show in £5m AFP deal
Shell has funded what is thought to be the UK’s biggest ever AFP, a landmark adventure series produced by North One Television and JWT Entertainment that will air globally on Discovery.
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NewsITV confirms Perez Hilton show
ITV2 has confirmed that US showbiz blogger Perez Hilton will front a new show featuring intimate access to some of the biggest celebrities in the world.
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NewsAnt & Dec renew ITV deal; Takeaway to return
ITV has secured Anthony McPartlin and Declan Donnelly for a further two years and will revive Saturday Night Takeaway, which has been on hiatus since 2009.
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NewsC4 orders Sri Lanka follow-up
A second film about the alleged atrocities which took place during the Sri Lankan civil war will be shown on Channel 4 with new evidence.
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NewsC4 to overhaul Dispatches
Channel 4 is overhauling long-running current affairs strand Dispatches in a bid to cover topical issues faster; increasing the number of films to 40 a year but cutting them down to 30 minutes.
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NewsMore4 to screen Jimmy Carter interview
An interview of former US president Jimmy Carter by Channel 4 news anchor Jon Snow will air on More4 next month.
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NewsBear Grylls to take celebrities into the wild for C4
Bear Grylls is returning to Channel 4 with a new series that will see him taking celebrities out into the wild.
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NewsMad Men star joins BBC drama
Mad Men’s Elizabeth Moss will star in forthcoming BBC2 drama Top of the Lake, written and directed by Oscar winner Jane Campion.
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NewsDoherty to examine forest life for C4
Jimmy Doherty is examine the biology, ecology and social history of a Norfolk forest for a new Channel 4 series.
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NewsGuy Martin latest talent to join C4
Channel 4 has secured British motorcycle racer Guy Martin in an exclusive face for the channel - building on the talent recently signed up to the broadcaster.
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NewsC4 lines up real-life Fawlty Towers
Channel 4 is to feature a real-life Fawlty Towers in the second series of The Hotel, which is set to return early next year.
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NewsRamsay to cook Christmas dinner live for C4
Gordon Ramsay will cook a turkey dinner live for Channel 4 on Christmas Day - while Alan Carr will take viewers into the New Year.