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NewsBBC2 orders Wartime Farm series from Lion TV
BBC2 has commissioned a third version of Lion TV’s successful …Farm format, this time looking at rural life during World War II.
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NewsCurrent TV to expose booze and sex danger
Current TV has ordered three docs and its first series recommission as part of a season planned for the run-up to Christmas that tackles the dangers posed by unlicensed alcohol and unprotected sex.
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NewsTalkback wins CBBC order for science sitcom
Talkback Thames is moving into the children’s space with a CBBC commission for a science-based kids’ sitcom.
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NewsC4 rekindles 2005 ‘gay or straight’ dating format
Dating reality format Playing It Straight is being remade for Channel 4 following its first outing in 2005.
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Cwmni Da revives doc on history of toilet
BBC4 and Welsh broadcaster S4C have revived plans to produce a history of the toilet.
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NewsSnowball wins first commission at Lion TV’s Glasgow arm
Lion TV’s Glasgow division has received its first original order since Andrew Snowball was appointed this summer to oversee operations.
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NewsComedy Central drops Dirty Sexy Funny to focus on scripted
Comedy Central has scrapped hidden-camera show Dirty Sexy Funny: Olivia Lee and put the brakes on its topical news show development to focus on scripted content.
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NewsITV1 has another crack at Lemon primetime show
Keith Lemon has been lined up to host a second ITV1 pilot as the channel steps up efforts to establish him as a primetime star.
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NewsChannel 4 flips supply model in ‘radical’ twist
Channel 4 is flipping the traditional commissioning model by inviting digital specialists to come up with “format-breaking” multiplatform ideas to be produced ahead of collaboration with indies.
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NewsBBC ties with Ridley Scott on crowdsourced doc
The BBC is working with director Ridley Scott to capture a snapshot of a day in Britain using footage submitted by people from across the country.
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NewsDMAX orders Jodie Marsh bodybuilding doc
Glamour model Jodie Marsh is to compete in a bodybuilding competition for a new documentary for Discovery’s youth-skewing channel DMAX UK.
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NewsTOWIE's Amy Childs lands C5 series
The Only Way Is Essex star Amy Childs is to front an eight part series for Channel 5 further to her appearance on Celebrity Big Brother.
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NewsC5's Extraordinary People returns
Channel 5’s Extraordinary People strand returns with three new docs as the broadcaster signs NBC Universal’s sci-fi drama Alphas.
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NewsZig Zag ties with Barcroft on first series
MIPCOM: UK indie Zig Zag is extending its partnership with global giant Barcroft Media, with the pair co-producing a series for the first time.
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All3Media wins US orders
All3Media has confirmed a raft of new commissions for indies Studio Lambert and Lion Television from US broadcasters.
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NewsGood Food makes Perfect reorder
UKTV cooking channel Good Food has recommissioned Perfect… for a second run.
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NewsC4's Undercover Boss to return
Channel 4 has ordered another series primetime show Undercover Boss and daytime format Four in a Bed from Studio Lambert.
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NewsSusan Boyle opens doors to Gypsy Weddings indie
ITV1 is to provide an intimate look at the life of Susan Boyle in a new documentary from the makers of Big Fat Gypsy Weddings.
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NewsC4 eyes second playalong show
Channel 4 is working with Twofour on a project that could become the interactive gameshow follow-up to The Million Pound Drop Live.
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NewsSomethin’ Else to create virtual soap for C4 online
Channel 4 Education has commissioned a virtual “soap opera improvised by robots” from digital indie Somethin’ Else.