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A new Discovery to hit TV screens
The Discovery Channel is preparing to reposition itself in the crowded factual entertainment market by launching a raft of personality and presenter-led programmes, writes Paul Revoir
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ITV rolling news hit by sport plans
ITV's ambition to become a bigger contender in the arena of rolling news could be undermined by plans to use the ITN News Channel for 'extra capacity' in screening other programmes, writes Steve Aston
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BBC 1 to relive Queen's jubilee
BBC 1 controller Lorraine Heggessey and controller of factual commissioning Nicola Moody have ordered a brace of royal programmes looking back at the Queen's golden jubilee year, including a five-part series presented by BBC news royal correspondent Jennie Bond, writes Leigh Holmwood
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Family Affairs recommissioned
Channel 5 has given its home-grown soap, Family Affairs, a major vote of confidence by commissioning it for another year, writes Georgina Lipscomb
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Men & Motors orders model car race
A Grand Prix-style championship searching for Britain's top remote control car team has been commissioned by Granada Sky Broadcasting's Men & Motors channel, writes Paul Revoir
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BBC 4 to take eyewitness view of the past
BBC 4 controller Roly Keating has commissioned a new strand of debates which feature witnesses of key events in contemporary history, writes Georgina Lipscomb
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Channel 4 marks 50th Everest anniversary
Channel 4 is to air a one-off film about climber Sir Edmund Hillary to mark the 50th anniversary of his legendary Everest ascent in May. The 80-minute Hillary on Everest, a co-production between Peter Williams Television and Tom Scott Productions, will also look at the ...
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Trial and retribution given seventh series
Linda La Plante's indie, La Plante Productions, has been commissioned by ITV controller of drama Nick Elliott to produce a seventh series of crime drama Trial and Retribution. The 2 x 120-minute series will be filmed from spring next year and will be written and ...
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Blast looks at effects of major life events
Indie Blast Films has been commissioned by BBC 2 controller Jane Root and controller of factual commissioning Nicola Moody to make a new documentary series looking at how major events affect one family in the 21st century. The 6 x 60-minute Real Familywill feature occasions ...
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Murder in mind to return to BBC 1
BBC 1 controller Lorraine Heggessey and controller of drama commissioning Jane Tranter have ordered a new season of psychological thriller Murder in Mind. The 8 x 60-minute series, produced by the BBC in association with Paul Knight Productions, will feature actors including Tara Fitzgerald, James ...
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Michael Hurll to film Elle awards for LWT
Michael Hurll Television, owned by the Unique Communications Group, has been commissioned by LWT deputy director of broadcasting Geraldine Woods to make a 30-minute programme on the Elle Style Awards - the first time in the event's six-year history that it has been televised. The programme, which is due to ...
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NewsHeggessey to bring back Dr Who
BBC 1 controller Lorraine Heggessey has revealed plans to revive the world's longest-running sci-fi series, Doctor Who, writes Luke Satchell
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NewsKeating commissions historical strand
BBC 4 controller Roly Keating has commissioned a new strand of debates which feature witnesses of key events in contemporary history, writes Georgina Lipscomb
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NewsFamily Affairs re-commissioned
Channel 5 has given its home-grown soap Family Affairs a vote of confidence by re-commissioning the show for another year, writes Georgina Lipscomb
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BBC 3 to look at extreme lives
The BBC has commissioned Outline Productions to produce a major series for digital youth channel BBC 3, in spite of DCMS sources saying media secretary Tessa Jowell could turn down the channel again, writes Georgina Lipscomb
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Bootcamp is next for celebs
Granada is believed to be looking to make a celebrity version of its Bootcamp format, which would see D-list stars put through tough military training exercises, after the runaway ratings success of its I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of ...
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C5 to downplay sexual content
Channel 5 controller of youth, music and interactive Sham Sandhu has commissioned an adult-orientated programme exploring sexual desire around the world - but has purposely kept the word 'sex' out of the titles in order to attract a wider audience, writes Jane Marlow
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Mike Reid tees off on Discovery
Scottish indie Tern Television's new Glasgow office has won four new commissions from a range of broadcasters worth up to£750,000, including a golf series for the Discovery Channel presented by former EastEndersactor Mike Reid, writes Leigh Holmwood
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Pioneer wins US orders
London-based science and technology indie Pioneer Productions has won three commissions from Discovery's Travel Channel in the US, writes Jon Rogers
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ITV 1 orders cleaning lady on the run drama
ITV 1 controller of drama Nick Elliott has commissioned Carlton to produce a 120-minute drama featuring EastEndersactress June Brown. Marjorie and Gladys will feature Brown, who plays chain-smoking Dot Cotton in the soap, as a cleaning lady who goes on the run with her employer ...