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NewsMacqueen and Singer win BBC commissions
Angus Macqueen and Henry Singer are to investigate the experience of the trapped Chilean miners and Wootton Bassett’s emergence as a symbol of servicemen killed in conflict, in films for the BBC.
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NewsBio to offer new take on gypsies
Gypsies and travellers unhappy about the portrayal of their communities in Big Fat Gypsy Weddings will be key characters in a series for Bio.
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NewsCrackit open for business; wins MTV order
MTV UK has commissioned Crackit Productions to produce a series looking into the lives of teen dads, with Elaine Hackett continuing to spearhead the company following news that ITV is set to write off its 25% stake (Broadcast 08.04.11).
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NewsSky 1 gets Trollied in drive for original UK comedy
Sky 1 has ordered a comedy set in a budget supermarket in the north-west, featuring bored checkout assistants, ineffectual managers and angry customers.
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NewsAtomized to solve women’s problems for Sky Living
Sky Living has ordered fact ent series Chick Fix from Atomized, with a range of multiplatform support to drive viewer engagement with the channel.
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NewsBig Talk making Comedy Central’s first scripted show
Big Talk Productions is to make Comedy Central UK’s first ever scripted narrative comedy, about a gay man who gets his friend’s lover pregnant.
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NewsC4 proposes Royal gypsy wedding special
Channel 4 has ordered an hour long one-off of Big Fat Gypsy Weddings that will broadcast the day before the Royal Wedding.
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NewsPatsy Kensit to 'nab a prince' for Sky Living
Sky Living has ordered a tongue-in-cheek three-part series ahead of the Royal Wedding advising viewers how to bag their own prince.
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NewsRed Dwarf X set for autumn 2012
Classic sci-fi comedy Red Dwarf is set to make a return to Dave next autumn as broadcaster UKTV gets close to a recommission.
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NewsClaudia Winkleman to host C4 chat show
Channel 4 has confirmed that Claudia Winkleman will be the host of a new comedy chat show due to start next month.
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NewsC4's Facejacker to return
Facejacker will return to Channel 4 for a second series with comedian Kayvan Novak donning the prosthetics once again.
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NewsGreenlight round-up: Royal wedding celebrations
The end of this month will see Royal wedding fever grip the broadcasters, with Channel 4 the latest to unveil its line-up of programming.
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NewsBBC1 orders live weather show
BBC1 is hunting live and interactive programmes and has kicked off by ordering The Weather Show Live (w/t) from Love Productions.
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NewsMister Maker returning to CBeebies
CBeebies has recommissioned two series for transmission on the pre-school channel later this year, one of which has secured new sales in Australia and Thailand.
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NewsTrue North puts focus on features after UKTV deal
Indie True North is ramping up its features output following its first deal with UKTV home and gardening channel Home.
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NewsFry to name 100 favourite gadgets for C4 list show
Channel 4 has ordered a three hour North One list show fronted by Stephen Fry in which the technology evangelist will count down his favourite gadgets.
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NewsC4 goes behind the scenes with Frankenstein cast
Channel 4 has ordered a behind-the-scenes documentary about Danny Boyle’s stage adaptation of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein.
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NewsSky to air previously unseen 3D Nazi footage
Sky is to broadcast unaired footage and photographs of Nazi soldiers in 3D following the discovery of World War II recordings.
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NewsE4 lines up teen model series
MIPTV: A new series exploring the lives of young models is being made for entertainment channel E4.
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NewsDSP to make Japan quake film
MIPTV: Darlow Smithson Productions is to made a one-hour special looking at the impact Japan’s recent earthquake has had on the country, for Discovery Networks International.