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NewsITV orders wedding doc series
Couples facing some of life’s toughest challenges will tie the knot in an ITV documentary series.
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NewsITV recommissions Cold Feet
ITV has greenlit another series of Big Talk’s comedy drama Cold Feet following a highly rated return.
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NewsITNP lands US commission
ITN Productions has been commissioned to produce the 2016 Power Triumph Games by US Veterans organisation OurVetSuccess.
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News5 Star returns to 100% Hotter
Viacom’s 5 Star has ordered a second series of 100% Hotter, the debut show from Simon Andreae’s Fremantle-backed Naked Entertainment.
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NewsC4 orders Somme anniversary doc
360 Production has been commissioned to tell the secret history of the Battle of the Somme in a one-off Channel 4 documentary.
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NewsRemarkable wins C4 beauty pilot
The nation’s attitudes towards people with visible facial conditions will be put under the spotlight in a Channel 4 pilot.
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NewsC4 commissions Born Free 50th anniversary doc
Virginia McKenna will revisit Africa for a Channel 4 documentary marking the 50th anniversary of the lion cub film Born Free.
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NewsBBC2 unwraps sweet history
Wall to Wall is going back in time again to discover the history of confectionary for a three-part BBC2 series.
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NewsMcDonald unveils upcoming NHU slate
The BBC has unveiled six major natural history commissions across BBC1 and BBC including a follow up of Attenborough and the Giant Dinosaur.
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NewsITV2 orders four BAME commissions
ITV2 has ordered four BAME-friendly comedy and entertainment specials, commissioned by recently appointed digital channels boss Rosemary Newell and entertainment commissioning editor Asif Zubairy.
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NewsC4 locks up more Question Jury
Channel 4 has doubled down on daytime reality-quiz The Question Jury, bringing back the Monkey-produced show for a second 20 x 60-minute run.
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NewsC4 commissions doppelganger format
Mentorn Media is to hunt down un-related doppelgängers for a one-off documentary for Channel 4.
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NewsPrincess choreographs ITV dance extravaganza
ITV head of entertainment Siobhan Greene has ordered her first commission – a one-off primetime dance entertainment format starring Ashley Banjo.
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NewsBBC1 orders hospital comedy
Roughcut TV has landed a six-part hospital comedy for BBC1, marking the People Just Do Nothing indie’s first commission for the corporation’s flagship channel.
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NewsRobot Wars returns to BBC2
Menacing robots charged with crushing, sawing and scorching their opponents will return to BBC2 after Mentorn Scotland’s Robot Wars was renewed for another series.
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NewsC4 to name the best place to live in the UK
Channel 4 has tasked Outline Productions with identifying the best places to live and work in the UK in a one-off doc that will air next spring.
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NewsPlimsoll lands major Nat Geo co-pro
Plimsoll Productions has promoted Andrew Jackson and will co-produce a major wildlife series for Nat Geo as part of its international expansion plans.
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NewsITVS UK scores first Netflix original
ITV Studios UK has scored its first original commission for Netflix with the animated kids series Robozuna.
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NewsRTE2 orders prank show
UK formats firm Sharp Jack Media has scored a prank show with Irish public broadcaster RTE2.
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NewsTorode visits Korea for Good Food
Celebrity chef John Torode is heading back to UKTV for a Korean culinary adventure.