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Red Bull eyes content to give it wings
Drinks manufacturer Red Bull is hunting for original content to air online and via the TV channel it broadcasts across Europe.
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Branson and Huq to front shows for Current TV
Environmentalist and model Sam Branson and Blue Peter presenter turned Xtra Factor host Konnie Huq have been lined up as key talent for new shows for Current TV.
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BBC orders docs from Hardcash and Films of Record
The BBC has ordered documentaries on US police attempts to track paedophiles and the history of Amnesty International from Hardcash Productions and Films of Record respectively.
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Discovery Channel on board HMS Ark Royal doc
The Discovery Channel has ordered an access-all-areas documentary series on board decommissioned aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal as it embarks on its final major voyage.
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Life On Mars creators to bring angels to ITV
The creators of Life On Mars and Ashes To Ashes are to make a major new drama for ITV about two angels sent to earth as lawyers.
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C4 to show live births on Xmas day
Channel 4 will show babies being born live on Christmas Day as part of a marathon five-hour version of One Born Every Minute.
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UKTV and C4 step up to digital plate
UKTV and Channel 4 are stepping up their hunt for shows that have a strong multiplatform element to increase audience engagement.
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Chefs to champion ‘forgotten’ food for BBC2 series
Michel Roux Jr, Ainsley Harriot and Clarissa Dickson Wright will promote traditional British food that is “under threat” in an Outline Productions series for BBC2.
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Dappy to deliver T4 Christmas message
Channel 4 has scotched rumours that N-Dubz rapper Dappy will broadcast the alternative Christmas message in the traditional slot - but confirmed that he will deliver a speech on Christmas morning.
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BBC3 to air live Frankenstein show
The BBC is to host a music and drama event in Leeds, dubbed Frankenstein’s Wedding, which will be broadcast live on BBC3.
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Sky1 orders Fat Families special
Sky1 has commissioned a studio-based special of hit factual entertainment show Fat Families.
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BBC teams with Discovery to tell History of the World
The BBC and Discovery Channel US are joining forces to produce a landmark series in which journalist Andrew Marr looks back over 20,000 years of human history.
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Caroline Quentin to host BBC2 restoration series
The BBC has commissioned a new factual series to be presented by Caroline Quentin called Restoration Home.
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BBC unwraps Christmas line-up
Comedy specials, brand new drama, a Strictly Come Dancing special and Top of the Pops all feature in the BBC’s Christmas schedules, it has been revealed.
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Hugh Dennis to host BBC2 improv show
Outnumbered star Hugh Dennis is to front a new improv gameshow from the creator of Mock the Week for BBC2.
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BBC Learning names senior team
BBC Learning has appointed three senior execs, including a former Channel 4 commissioner, to kick-start a new strategy.
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Waterloo Road gets online spin-off
BBC drama Waterloo Road is extending online with a new spin-off series that will catch-up with characters that had left the series.
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Sky orders Diversity 3D special
Britain’s Got Talent dance troupe Diversity are to be the subject of a new 3D special for Sky, as the broadcaster continues to ramp up its 3D content.
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C4 wants Million Pound Drop for Christmas
Channel 4 has commissioned a festive run of The Million Pound Drop Live and has revealed its line-up of Christmas programming.