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NewsBoomerang hires UKTV commissioner
Boomerang, the Boom Pictures-backed indie, has hired UKTV senior commissioning editor Tess Cuming to boost its factual entertainment output.
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NewsITV to meet Britain's Smallest Families
ITV is set to explore the lives of small families in a one-off documentary being made by Sony joint venture Victory Television.
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NewsWarner Bros options quiz show from NFTS students
Warner Bros has optioned quiz show format The Big Steal from two students at the National Film and Television School (NFTS).
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NewsSplash! set for second run
Celebrity diving series Splash! has been recommissioned for a second run after becoming one of ITV’s best rating entertainment series launches in seven years.
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NewsThunderbirds to blast off on CITV from 2015
Iconic kids show Thunderbirds is returning to CITV 50 years after the original series made its debut on TV.
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NewsITV gets Breathless over 60s gynaecologists
ITV is planning to build on its slate of period dramas with a series following a group of gynaecologist in the 1960s.
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NewsAmazon to roll out original kids series via Lovefilm
Amazon is developing five new kids series and will launch them in the UK via Lovefilm.
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NewsC4 to trace history of De Havilland Comet
The creation and demise of the world’s first passenger jet airliner will be explored in a one-off Channel 4 documentary.
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NewsC5 delves into Pet Hoarders
Channel 5 will explore the world of obsessional pet lovers in a one-off hour long documentary, Pet Hoarders.
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NewsBBC2 lines up David Starkey series
Historian David Starkey is to present a major BBC2 series on the monarchy and music – his first for the corporation since his controversial race remarks on Newsnight in 2011.
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NewsITV orders comedy entertainment pilots
Matt Lucas, Alexander Armstrong and Dave Berry are among the talent lined up for a series of ITV pilots as the broadcaster steps up its search for comedy entertainment formats.
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NewsNat Geo orders Kumbh Mela fast turnaround doc
National Geographic has ordered a fast-turnaround documentary about the Kumbh Mela, thought to be the world’s largest religious festival and gathering.
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NewsSainsbury's backs C4 lunchtime show
Celebrity Masterchef winner Lisa Faulkner and presenter Ben Shephard will front a Channel 4 lunchtime cookery programme that is being brought to air through an extensive advertiser-funding and product placement deal with Sainsbury’s.
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NewsBT orders Claire Balding talkshow
BT Sport is building on its recent raft of sports right with the order of a talk show fronted by Claire Balding.
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NewsBBC inks kids' tie-up with FME
The BBC has signed a five-year deal with Fremantle Media Enterprises (FME) to co-develop and produce children’s programming.
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NewsBBC2 orders The Tube follow-up from Blast!
BBC2 has ordered Roads, a follow up to hit documentary series The Tube, from Blast! Films.
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NewsITV aims to strike gold with two historical series
ITV will continue to delve into Britain’s history and culture with two ITV Studios-produced series which will showcase the country’s rich heritage.
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NewsRipper Street to return for second series on BBC1
BBC1 has recommissioned Tiger Aspect and Lookout Point’s drama Ripper Street for broadcast next year.
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NewsGirlfriends wins second date from ITV2
Israeli format Girlfriends will return to ITV2 later this year and once again be hosted by Emma Willis
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NewsBBC1 faces two-year wait for Mrs Brown’s Boys series
Mrs Brown’s Boys is unlikely to return to BBC1 for a full series until late 2014 as star Brendan O’Carroll juggles his bulging list of commitments.