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NewsBBC2 to Meet the Puppies
BBC2 is to follow the development of six puppies in their first year of life in an RDF Television series.
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NewsBBC1 lines up third David Walliams adaptation
BBC1 is to adapt David Walliams’ children’s book The Boy in the Dress for its third Christmas collaboration with the Little Britain Star.
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NewsC5 counts down with Objective
Channel 5 has commissioned seven entertainment-based countdown shows including The Ultimate Action Movies hosted by Vinne Jones.
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NewsTiger Aspect meets the taxman for C4
Channel 4 is to discover what makes the taxman tick in a three-part documentary series from Tiger Aspect.
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NewsSky Living back at Mount Pleasant
Sky Living has recommissioned Tiger Aspect-comedy Mount Pleasant for a fourth series.
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NewsMr Selfridge opens doors for third series
ITV has ordered a third series of its in-house department store drama Mr Selfridge.
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NewsRaw heads to Siberia for Discovery
Discovery has ordered a Siberian reality series from Raw TV, the first commission to emerge after the indie was acquired by the factual broadcaster earlier this week.
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NewsE! royal drama set for UK
US cable network E! has commissioned a Liz Hurley-fronted royal family drama that will be set and shot in the UK.
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NewsObjective probes psychology for Discovery
Discovery International has commissioned UK indie Objective Productions to make 10-part series The Mind Control Freaks.
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NewsLondon Live tunes up for music show
London Live has commissioned SoundClash, a 12-part live music show from music indie 3DD.
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NewsDavid Cameron commits to TV tax break
Prime Minister David Cameron has pledged to continue to back high-end film and TV tax credit breaks, claiming that they are “working so well”.
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NewsBBC2 goes back to school for student vet series
BBC2 has ordered a Vet School-style series following a group of students in their final year at the Royal Veterinary College.
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NewsE4 heads to New York for next Made In Chelsea
E4 is looking to build on the success of Made In Chelsea with a scripted reality series based in New York City.
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NewsC4 gives voice to West African churches
Waddell Media has been commissioned by Channel 4 to produce a season of films about the UK’s West African churches in the run-up to Easter.
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NewsITV2 seeds viral panel format
ITV2 has ordered viral panel show from Irish indie Vision Independent Productions and Shed Media-backed Yalli Productions.
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NewsC4 plans musical Gay Wedding doc
Channel 4 has commissioned a one-off musical to coincide with the legalisation of same sex marriage.
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NewsSky Arts raises curtain on Playhouse Presents
Sky Arts has ordered its third run of Playhouse Presents comedies and dramas starring talent including Matthew Perry, Cara Delevingne and Ben Whishaw.
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NewsCompany & Element secure TV3 soap
Irish broadcaster TV3 has struck a deal with Shameless indie Company Pictures and Quirke-producer Element Pictures to produce a long-running local soap.
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NewsBBC2 plans Stoke City kit-man biopic
Pete Bowker has penned a one-off BBC2 drama about a former Stoke City kit man, which will star Toby Jones and be directed by Entourage’s Julian Farino.
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NewsBBC bids on Antiques Road Trip bulk order
STV Productions has been commissioned to make a further four series of Antiques Road Trip for BBC1 and a fourth series of Celebrity Antiques Road Trip for BBC2.