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NewsITV orders record Taggart run
ITV has commissioned its longest ever run of crime drama Taggart, with 10 new shows ordered to celebrate 25 years since its launch
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NewsITV1 eyes bingo show to help replace Play
ITV is planning a late-night bingo series for ITV1 that will effectively replace the scrapped ITV Play block.
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NewsStoryville relaunches with six-doc seasons
Storyville will relaunch this autumn with seasons of six complementary programmes instead of single ad hoc docs.
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NewsBBC pilots weekday Kitchen spin-off
The BBC is piloting a new format for Saturday Kitchen that could turn it into a stripped weekday show.
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NewsFry to trace first printing press
Stephen Fry will examine the story behind the Western world's first printing press in a one-off doc for a BBC4 medieval season this April.
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Five reveals secrets of T5 in superstructure series
Five is to tell the story of the construction of Heathrow Airport's Terminal 5 in a new series dedicated to the secrets of superstructures.
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NewsNat Geo orders CGI ape doc from Pioneer
National Geographic will examine the genetic and behavioural similarities and differences between humans and great apes in a one-off documentary from Pioneer Productions.
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FeaturesEureka!: Johnny's New Kingdom
Show creator David Parker talks about capturing the passion of a wildlife enthusiast on film.
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BBC4 adds ad tie-ins
BBC4 has lined up three 60-minute docs to tie in with Mad Men, its upcoming US drama import about the advertising industry in 1960s New York.
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Handle turns out spin-off
Kids indie Handle and Spout is to make a spin-off of kids show Go and Get a Grown Up, which airs on Turner's pre-school channel Cartoonito.
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C4 orders trio of docs for Cutting Edge
Channel 4 has commissioned North One and IWC Media to produce three films for its Cutting Edge strand.
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NewsMacIntyre to watch CCTV footage for Five
Donal MacIntyre will go behind CCTV cameras for an inside view of street crime for his latest Five ob doc series.
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NewsGrown Up kids show spins off
Kids indie Handle and Spout is to make a spin-off of pre-school kids' show Go and Get a Grown Up.
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FeaturesBBC4 keeps rolling with the punches
BBC budget cuts have hit BBC4 harder than anyone but the digital channel is determined not to scale down its big ideas
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NewsNick Ross returns to crime
Nick Ross is to return to the factual crime genre to explore the history and archive of the world's oldest crime museum.
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NewsBoomerang dramas to return
Welsh indie Boomerang Plus has won more than 16 hours of drama recommissions from S4C and a major sports order from Channel 4.
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NewsBBC3 greenlights Phoo Action series
BBC3 has ordered a full run of tongue-in-cheek kung-fu drama Phoo Action just days after broadcasting its pilot.
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NewsFive and Talkback to revive Minder
His trademark sheepskin and “'Er indoors” catchphrase may belong to another era but that hasn't stopped Five from planning to revive Arthur Daley in a remake of Minder.
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NewsC4 asks customers to turn round firms
Channel 4 is to fight back against bad customer service for a new Back to the Floor-style factual entertainment series that it hopes to turn into a returning format.
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NewsHartswood to make fly on the ball show
BBC2 has commissioned Hartswood Films to make a mock-umentary comedy series about a junior football team.