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FeaturesMultiplatform commissioning
Inertia has hindered the development of innovative cross-platform projects from UK broadcasters - but the commissioning culture is changing.
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BBC3 orders more Younger
Twofour is to make a second 8 x 60-minute series of Make My Body Younger for BBC3 and is shifting production to Plymouth.
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NewsRhodes goes to Caribbean
UKTV Food will build on the success of Gary Rhodes' trips to Asia by sending the chef to the Caribbean.
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Off the Fence meets sharks
Wildlife specialist Off the Fence has received a commission for two 60-minute shark HD specials from National Geographic Channels International.
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FeaturesEureka!: Apparitions (Lime Pictures for BBC1)
Writer/director Joe Ahearne on reviving the exorcist theme in his demonic drama.
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RDF USA and IWC Media strike first co-pro deal
RDF Media is to examine the science behind blowing up buildings in the first co-production between its UK and US businesses.
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Men to undergo Beauty treatment on C4
Channel 4 is to transform overweight slobs into Adonises in the latest factual entertainment format from the makers of Supersize vs Superskinny.
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NewsBravo sends MacIntyre to world danger zones
Bravo is pitching Donal MacIntyre as its answer to Sky 1's Ross Kemp with a series in which the investigative journalist ventures into some of the world's toughest neighbourhoods.
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NewsC4 plans festive Nokia Green Room special
Whizz Kid Entertainment has been commissioned by Channel 4 to produce an hour-long Christmas special of music show The Nokia Green Room.
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NewsLost tribe's secrets to be revealed on Nat Geo
Essential Film and Television has been commissioned to make a one-off documentary about a recently discovered tribe for National Geographic.
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NewsMake My Body Younger to return
Twofour is to make a second series 8 x 60-minute series of Make My Body Younger, but is relocating the production base to its headquarters in Plymouth.
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NewsBBC orders credit crunch property show
BBC1 has commissioned Homes Under The Hammer producer Lion Television to pilot a new daytime format called House Swap, in which home owners trapped by the property downturn trade properties.
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NewsNat Geo bites into shark specials
Off the Fence has received a double commission from National Geographic Channels International for two 60-minute shark specials.
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NewsITV to fight the nation's flab in obesity campaign
ITV winter/spring: ITV has unveiled plans for an ambitious new anti-obesity campaign at its winter/spring season launch that will inspire Britons to get fit and healthy.
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NewsITV unveils drama line-up
ITV winter/spring: Stalkers, serial killers, vampires and a Prisoner all feature in a packed line-up of new drama for ITV, on the day the broadcaster indicated it may scale back its output.
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NewsITV to track medics at war
ITV winter/spring: The doctors and nurses treating soldiers on the front line will be featured in a new documentary.
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NewsBBC snaps up croc doc
Picture special: BBC2's Natural World will travel to India to meet a rare breed of crocodile and search for an unidentified species of cat in two films from indie Icon Films.
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NewsRhodes heads to Caribbean
UKTV Food will build on the success of Gary Rhodes' trips to Asia by sending the spiky-haired chef to the Caribbean to celebrate and demystify the local cuisine.
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NewsC4 hunts second Family
Channel 4 is hunting for a new family willing to subject their homes to TV surveillance in a second series of The Family.
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NewsJade to return to Living
Living will follow the progress of Jade Goody's fight against cancer in a special series starting next month.