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NewsRio ready to welcome BBC2
The latest iteration of BBC2’s Welcome to…. series will be set in Rio de Janeiro, the next city to host the World Cup 2014 and Olympics 2016.
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NewsC5 preps more Botched Up Bodies
Channel 5 has ordered an extended second series of plastic surgery show Botched Up Bodies from Transparent Television.
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NewsBBC2 confirms Dylan Thomas drama
BBC2 has confirmed details of a single drama about the last days of Dylan Thomas.
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NewsNurses set for C5 treatment
Channel 5 has ordered a fly-on-the-wall documentary series from Maverick Television that will follow nurses from one of the busiest NHS trusts in the country.
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NewsITV orders Broadchurch seconds
ITV has ordered a second series of hit murder mystery Broadchurch.
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NewsITV orders fourth Vera helping
Brenda Blethyn’s detective drama Vera, which originally started life based on Ann Cleeves’ character is returning for another four part series.
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NewsBBC1's By Any Means set to be UK's first tax credit drama
Tony Jordan’s BBC1 drama By Any Means has become the first production to pass the cultural test to qualify for high-end TV tax breaks.
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NewsC5 goes on tour with Hen Nights
Channel 5 has ordered Hen Nights, a five part reality doc series from True North Productions.
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NewsC5 orders three new docs
Channel 5 has commissioned three one-off shock docs to air later this summer.
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NewsITV shares out £20m origination pot
ITV has allocated the extra £20m it has set aside for originations, as a result of a budget boost that was announced at the broadcaster’s results.
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NewsDa Vinci's Demons to return
US cable network Starz and international broadcast group Fox International Channels have renewed BBC Worldwide’s Da Vinci’s Demons for a second season.
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NewsYesterday uncovers Professor Hutton’s Curiosities
Yesterday has agreed a co-production deal with Indigo Films and Television for a history series examining the hidden gems of Britain’s museums.
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NewsDirecTV orders Full Circle from Momentum
US pay-TV broadcaster DirecTV has ordered edgy adult drama Full Circle from Nick Hamm’s UK indie Momentum Television.
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NewsOutline tackles nature for BBC1
Outline Productions is moving into nature programming with a BBC1 show that campaigns to save some of Britain’s threatened wildlife.
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NewsBBC3 checks in at Hotel of Mum and Dad
BBC3 is to examine the growing trend of young couples who are forced to move back in with their parents in a series produced by Mentorn Media.
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NewsC4 orders second helping of Chicken Shop
Channel 4 is returning to Clapham’s Rooster Spot for three more episodes looking at the day-to-day workings of a fried chicken shop.
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NewsC5 orders student sex-text doc
Channel 5 has ordered Sexts, a one-off doc from the National Film and Television School, marking the first time that a terrestrial broadcaster has commissioned a programme from the organisation.
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NewsBBC2 orders gardening contest
BBC2 is hoping to capture some of the spirit of The Great British Bake Off with a show that pits pairs of passionate gardeners and cooks against each other.
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NewsC4 seeks that Friday feeling
Hit mobile game Draw Something is being made into a C4 entertainment show as the channel continues its search for Friday night success.
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NewsUS cable network GSN catches The Chase
ITV daytime quiz The Chase has been picked up by US cable channel the Game Show Network.