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NewsBrown Bag wins Disney order
Disney Junior has ordered a new pre-school series about a family of monsters from Octonauts producer Brown Bag Films, that will see the Dubline-based indie take on more than 40 additional staff.
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NewsSky Arts to air Israeli In Treatment
Sky Arts is to strip the original Hebrew-language version of In Treatment following its screening of the HBO adaptation.
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NewsC5 rapped over Big Brother swearing
Channel 5 reality show Big Brother broke Ofcom guidelines by broadcasting strong swearwords just seconds after the watershed.
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NewsC4 orders more Deal or No Deal
Channel 4 daytime gameshow Deal or No Deal will return for an eighth series in 2012.
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NewsC4 signs exclusive deal with Micky Flanagan
Channel 4 has sealed an exclusive one-year deal with comedian Micky Flanagan and his first project will be the Mad Bad Ad Show.
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NewsGreat British Property Scandal hits 100k signatures
The Great British Property Scandal, Channel 4’s latest campaign, has attracted 100,000 signatures to a petition calling for measures to get empty homes back into use.
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NewsC4 orders fourth Misfits series
Clerkenwell Films has started development on a fourth series of superhero drama Misfits after getting the green light from Channel 4.
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NewsThis is Jinsy gets second series
Sky Atlantic has ordered a second series of surrealist comedy This is Jinsy.
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NewsSky to explore Galapagos Islands in 3D
BSkyB and Atlantic Productions’ 3D joint venture Colossus Productions has won its first commission - a film about the Galapagos Islands with David Attenborough.
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NewsJesting About scheme targets BBC1 prime time
The organisers of BBC-endorsed talent scheme Jesting About are aiming to secure a BBC1 sitcom pilot as part of its renewed focus on “more tangible” results.
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NewsLet's Dance extended for next series
BBC1 will show an extended run of Let’s Dance next year, increasing it from four episodes to five.
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NewsC4 cuts back on Unreported World
Channel 4’s flagship international current affairs strand, Unreported World, will be reduced by 20% in 2012.
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NewsLucky Day wins trio of orders
Lucky Day has secured three orders from the BBC and Channel 4, comprising one children’s series and two daytime shows.
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NewsC4 announces multiplatform tour
Channel 4 will hold 30 multiplatform events across the country in a drive to attract new ideas and has committed to a training scheme during 2012 - an initiative titled Fuel 4.
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NewsSky 1's Spy gets second series
Sky 1 comedy Spy is to return for an extended second series next year.
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NewsC4's Bank Job scores 1.7m plays
The online game to recruit players for Channel 4 game show The Bank Job has been played 1.7m times in a week.
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NewsSawalha to front kitchen DIY series
Loose Women’s Nadia Sawalha is to front a 20-part series about DIY in the kitchen that aims to help homeowners make the most of the space they have.
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NewsTitchmarsh looks back on Royal year for ITV1
ITV1 is to reflect on an eventful year for the Royal family in a special fronted by Alan Titchmarsh.
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NewsRude Tube gets festive makeover
October Films is producing a Christmas special of clip show Rude Tube for Channel 4.
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NewsC4 poaches Impossible's Gardiner for drama
Impossible Pictures’ Sophie Gardiner has joined Channel 4 as a drama commissioning editor.