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NewsEndemol to make cinema debut with Man City doc
Endemol’s sports division has secured its first theatrical release – a film charting a year in the life of Manchester City Football Club.
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NewsPennington returns to revamp troops’ homes
UKTV’s homes and gardens channel Home is extending its relationship with US star Ty Pennington via a makeover series that will transform the homes of British soldiers.
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NewsC4 shows to raise profile of UK Paralympic athletes
Channel 4 has fired the starting gun on its 2012 Paralympics buildup with a Saturday lunchtime magazine show and a one-off documentary from the creator of Jump London that will take viewers inside athletes’ bodies.
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NewsITV1 to pay tribute to Goon stars
Former Goon Show stars Spike Milligan and Harry Secombe are among the comedy giants to be celebrated by friends and family in ITV1’s resurrection of biography strand The Unforgettable…
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NewsCBBC seeks mainstream showcase for its shows
CBBC wants to air its programmes on mainstream BBC channels and is launching a search for a new, older-skewing drama to fill the void left by Grange Hill.
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NewsHumphrys to lead Matchlight’s BBC triple doc order
John Humphrys is to examine the inequalities of the UK’s education system in Mind The Gap, one of three Matchlight productions commissioned by the BBC.
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NewsITV1 spices up daytime with cookery shows
ITV1 is to serve up a trio of cookery shows to bolster its daytime schedule.
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NewsOne Born Every Minute handed extended C4 run
Channel 4 maternity ward doc One Born Every Minute is to return with an extended run as part of a mammoth 20-hour double order for indie Dragonfly.
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NewsBrand Apart lines-up new AFP series
A Brand Apart Television, the ad-funded programming firm chaired by Simon Shaps, is in advanced talks with broadcasters on a new animal show and motoring series.
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NewsC4 pilots teen sex advice show
Channel 4 is piloting a sex advice show for teens that has been developed by the original commissioner of The Sex Education Show.
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NewsFive/C4 to air volcano docs
Five has made a last-minute addition to tomorrow’s schedules with a documentary about flying through volcanic ash – while a fast-turnaround documentary is in the works for Channel 4.
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NewsBBC2 to air Malcolm McLaren tribute
Former Sex Pistols manager Malcolm McLaren, who died recently, is to be the subject of a BBC2 tribute.
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NewsAntiques Road Trip to return
The BBC has ordered a second series of popular antiques show, the Antiques Road Trip.
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NewsPrisoner exec producer praises "brave" ITV
The makers of The Prisoner have praised ITV’s “bravery” in ordering the drama.
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BBC takes on fly-tippers and holidays from hell
The BBC is to tackle fly-tippers and holiday disasters in two major daytime consumer journalism series for BBC1.
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Lazarus to help resurrect Tales Of The Riverbank for Azure
MIPTV: Children’s classic Tales Of The Riverbank is being primed for a TV comeback by the financers of Ken Loach movie Ae Fond Kiss and a former Celador international commercial director.
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NewsTwo Pints writer teams up with Peep Show duo
The creators of Peep Show and Two Pints Of Lager And A Packet Of Crisps are collaborating on a female-skewing sitcom for Channel 4.
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NewsCarrington hunts kids comedy
MIPTV: Less than a week into his new job at Turner Broadcasting, former CBeebies boss Michael Carrington has promised “quick decisions” and put a call out for a major new international series.
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NewsNew job for Humphreys in C4 restructure
Channel 4 features commissioning editor Liam Humphreys has switched to factual entertainment as part of the broadcaster’s merger of the two divisions.
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RTL orders trio of original scripted shows
MIPTV: German cable network RTL has commissioned Granada Germany to produce three “significant” primetime entertainment shows.