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NewsComedy Central bags Russell Howard
Comedy Central is taking its UK origination strategy to the next level after striking a deal with stand-up comedian Russell Howard for more than 20 hours of new content.
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NewsITV examines medical miracles
ITV is to explore “miracle” medical procedures and bad driving in factual series from Richard Klein’s team.
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NewsSky hunts funny factual formats
DOCFEST: Sky is hunting for new humorous factual formats to allow it to “tackle really difficult subjects” in a more accessible way.
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NewsBBC1 orders scrap yard doc
BBC1 is to go behind the scenes of the north west’s biggest scrap yard in a primetime series from Liberty Bell Productions.
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NewsAustralia's ABC plans soap performed as opera
DOCFEST: Channel 4 head of arts John Hay has labelled a soap opera hybrid commissioned by Australia’s ABC one of the most exciting projects announced at DocFest in recent years.
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NewsPlaystation orders TV comic adaptation
Sony Playstation has ordered a TV adaptation of graphic novel Powers, its first move into commissioning big-budget drama to rival the likes of Netflix, Amazon and Xbox.
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NewsLove heads to Leicester for Make Bradford British follow-up
DOCFEST: Love Productions is to follow Channel 4’s controversial 2012 documentary series Make Bradford British with a focus on “multicultural” Leicester.
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NewsDiscovery & Sky 3D explore Lost Worlds
Former Royal Marine Monty Halls will explore some of the world’s greatest natural wonders with world class climber Leo Houlding in Discovery and Sky 3D’s latest commission.
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NewsThe Garden opens up Tatler for BBC2
Inside Claridges-indie, The Garden Productions, is to go behind the scenes at high society magazine Tatler.
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NewsBBC docs boss: formats could be on way back
DOCFEST: The BBC’s Emma Willis has hinted that Charlotte Moore and Kim Shillinglaw are keen to take more risks with docs on their channels - and that factual formats could be on the point of returning.
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NewsFresh One cooks up Canadian food format
Jamie Oliver’s Fresh One Productions has landed its first order since tying up with North American indie Bristow Global Media.
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NewsOlly Lambert prepares latest Dispatches
Bafta-award winning director Olly Lambert is preparing to embark on his latest Dispatches project for Channel 4.
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NewsHasselhoff returns to Berlin Wall for Nat Geo
David Hasselhoff is to mark the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall by fronting a Darlow Smithson film for Nat Geo.
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NewsC5 takes on UKTV in UK storage format battle
Channel 5 is going head-to-head with UKTV in the storage space after the broadcasters commissioned similar series.
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NewsBBC1 to promote a tidy Britain
BBC1 will hope to clean up with its latest daytime commission: a series celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Keep Britain Tidy campaign.
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NewsITV to mix comedy and reality for hen night series
Upcoming female comedians are to gatecrash hen parties around the country for a new genre-bending format for ITV2.
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NewsBBC to dramatise life in the Bloomsbury Set
BBC2 will explore the world of London’s controversial literary set in the early 20th century in a period drama from two indie rivals.
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NewsBBC3 to breathe new life into zombie genre
BBC3 may be on the chopping block but it plans to innovate ahead of its move online with a Release The Hounds-style crossgenre zombie gameshow.
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NewsUKTV resurrects Most Haunted
UKTV has resurrected Yvette Fielding’s paranormal reality series Most Haunted more than two years after it was cancelled by Sky.
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NewsBBC follows Mexican bat-man
The BBC is to follow a real-life Mexican bat-man for its latest wildlife documentary commission from Windfall Films.