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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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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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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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NewsTom Bradby lands ITV1 topical chat show
ITV News’ political editor Tom Bradby is to host a new ITV1 topical discussion show.
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NewsMTV lines up "The Only Way Is Dalston"
MTV International is developing a documentary series based in East London dubbed The Only Way Is Dalston by producers.
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NewsSky 1 comedy Mount Pleasant to return
Sky1 has recommissioned comedy series Mount Pleasant for an extended run and a Christmas special.
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NewsC5 to reveal the 'untold story' of Amanda Knox
Channel 5 is to broadcast the “untold story” of Amanda Knox, the American who won her appeal over the killing of British student Meredith Kercher.
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NewsAl Jazeera calls on indies for more diverse ideas
Al Jazeera English is hunting more diverse ideas as it bids to “change the way the world is reported”, according to its director of programming.
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NewsBBC1’s Case Histories to return
BBC1 drama Case Histories is to return next year in a new feature-length format.
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NewsWiddecombe to host first Sky Atlantic quiz show
Anne Widdecombe is to front Sky Atlantic’s first quiz show as the channel branches out from its drama and factual beginnings.
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NewsStars to interview each other for Sky Arts
Sky Arts is to air an “in conversation” interview series that will features stars including Stephen Fry, Bill Wyman and Britt Ekland.
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NewsITV hires former X Factor exec
ITV has appointed a former X Factor executive producer as a temporary entertainment commissioner.
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New drama from Monarch of the Glen creator
Monarch of the Glen creator Michael Chaplin is developing a drama for ITV Studios.
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NewsAlan Partridge set for Mid Morning Matters return
Steve Coogan is set to reprise his role in online series Alan Partridge’s Mid Morning Matters.
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NewsC4 Paralympic shorts to return in 2012
High profile British Paralympic athletes will feature in two more series of shorts for Channel 4 in the run-up to the Paralympic Games.
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NewsBBC1 unwraps Lapland details
Sue Johnston and Stephen Graham are to star in a “heartwarming” new BBC1 comedy this Christmas.
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NewsUnreported World gains undercover access in Syria
A crew from Channel 4’s Unreported World, has just returned from Syria as one of the only teams to have gained access without official permission to the country and filming undercover.
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NewsDerren Brown to train celebrity assassin for C4
Derren Brown is to attempt to hypnotise a member of the public into ‘killing’ a celebrity in his new series.
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NewsITV1 serves fresh Dinner Date
ITV1’s hit cookery dating show Dinner Date is to return for its biggest serving ever.
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NewsSky drama to Strike back for a third series
Sky1 has ordered a third series of Left Bank Pictures’ Strike Back that will again be co-produced with Cinemax / HBO.