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NewsMaverick and C4 to reveal unseen extras
Maverick Television is developing an online video platform for Channel 4 that will give viewers access to hundreds of hours of a show’s unused footage.
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NewsMillion Pound Drop Live to return
Channel 4 has released details of the next run of Million Pound Drop Live.
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NewsC4 orders regional music show
Channel 4 has commissioned a new four-part music show that will be based in different locations across the country and presented by Gavin & Stacey actor Mathew Horne.
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NewsLion making US From Above
Lion Television has been given the greenlight to produce a US version of the successful documentary series Britain From Above.
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NewsIdiot Abroad goes further afield
Hit comedy travelogue An Idiot Abroad has been sold into a host of territories, including the US, Canada and Europe.
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NewsStars sign for BBC2 spy drama
Ralph Fiennes, Bill Nighy and Rachel Weisz are to star in a new spy drama written by David Hare, which has been commissioned for BBC2.
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NewsWindfall makes Monster Moves spin-off for Nat Geo
A spin off from Windfall’s engineering series Monster Moves, following the high-risk movement of gigantic animals, has been signed up by National Geographic Channels International and Nat Geo Wild.
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NewsTrevor Eve to produce Waking the Dead spin-off
Trevor Eve’s production company is to make a Waking the Dead spin-off drama for BBC1.
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NewsCBBC to create own Glee Club
CBBC is creating its own Glee Club, offering children the opportunity to take part and raise money for this year’s Red Nose Day.
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Shows to celebrate reggae's impact
BBC4 will serve up two days of programming next month celebrating reggae’s impact on British music, culture and society.
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NewsTennant's extra duties at ITV
Emma Tennant has become ITV’s acting director of digital channels and acquisitions as the commercial broadcaster hunts a replacement for Zai Bennett.
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NewsBBC3 orders more Lip Service
Lesbian sex lives and love affairs will return to BBC3 following the recommission Lip Service.
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NewsMisfits to return for third series
Clerkenwell Films has been recommissioned to make a third series of Misfits.
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NewsITV orders choir doc
ITV1 viewers are to get exclusive access into contemporary music organisation Rock Choir as part of a new documentary series.
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NewsTCI round-up: Fresh drama on C4
Channel 4 is to shoot a new post-watershed drama next year while BBC3 will commemorate ten years of war in Afghanistan.
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NewsC4 and Nat Geo order warrior series
A series recreating the lives and experiences of bygone warriors has been co-commissioned by Channel 4 and National Geographic.
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NewsYesterday orders Trautmann doc
UKTV channel Yesterday has ordered an hour-long documentary about Bert Trautmann, the Nazi soldier who came to Britain as a prisoner of war and played for Manchester City in the 1956 FA Cup with a broken neck.
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NewsBBC Sport picks indie partners
BBC Sport has appointed indies Century TV, Input Media and Sunset+Vine to produce its Moto GP, World Bowls and Cricket World Cup coverage respectively.
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NewsCBBC hits the road with Driving Academy series
CBBC has commissioned a series aimed at creating a nation of better drivers, by bringing children and parents together to learn to drive.
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NewsC4 tries out new comics
Channel 4 has recruited a raft of emerging comedy talent for the first of three live talent-spotting showcases.