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RatingsKuenssberg beats Klass in docs battle
TUESDAY: ITV’s Myleene Klass-fronted documentary about single mothers struggled to strike a chord and was easily beaten by Laura Kuenssberg’s BBC2 Brexit film.
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NewsFremantle backs former Studio Lambert UK boss
Former head of Studio Lambert UK and former Top Gear producer Gary Hunter has launched a new indie with backing from FremantleMedia.
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NewsReally adds to original slate with cop doc
Really has announced its second original series in the space of a week – commissioning Raw Cut to make an observational cop doc.
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RatingsViewers leave BBC EU debate
THURSDAY: BBC1’s first EU debate failed to resonate with viewers, while Channel 5’s documentary Inside Britain’s Biggest Mosque also fell flat.
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NewsReally orders first original programme
UKTV channel Really has ordered its first ever original programme - a high volume, primetime spin-off of BBC1 daytime show Helicopter Heroes.
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Behind The ScenesBattle of Jutland: the Navy's Bloodiest Day, BBC2
What started as a personal story for executive producer Liz McLeod became a technical jigsaw puzzle for director Alicia Aarce
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FeaturesFocal International Awards: winners
Broadcast takes an in-depth look at some of the winners and shortlisted entries in this year’s Focal International Awards - including Firelight Films’ The Black Panthers and On The Corner’s Amy.
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RatingsSecret Life Of The Human Pups lacks bite
WEDNESDAY: Secret Life Of The Human Pups’ bark proved bigger than its bite, as Channel 4’s heavily trailed documentary failed to pull in a big audience.
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NewsBBC factual set to experiment
BBC head of natural history and specialist factual formats Tom McDonald has called for more experimental events as he attempts to build greater emotional engagement with his slate.
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NewsC4 hires head of specialist factual
Channel 4 has promoted arts chief John Hay to head of specialist factual.
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NewsSenior digital commissioners depart in C4 shake-up
Channel 4 commissioners Adam Gee and Jody Smith are to leave the broadcaster after a more than a decade as part of a restructure at digital video service All 4.
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NewsC4 pulls back covers on Airbnb
Outline Productions is to explore the Airbnb phenomenon in a one-off film for Channel 4.
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NewsBBC4 and 360 Production dig up ‘British Pompeii’
BBC4 has ordered an hour-long archaeology documentary that will uncover a 3000-year old village in Cambridgeshire.
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Behind The ScenesLast Whites of the East End, BBC1
We warmed up many of our contributors over a pint - but we had to out ourselves as lightweights, says Kelly Close
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NewsC4 supersizes The Secret Life of the Zoo
Channel 4 has ordered a supersized version of The Secret Life of the Zoo, more the doubling the length of its original run.
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NewsAll3Media takes stake in Caravan
All3Media has taken an undisclosed stake in fledgling factual indie Caravan Media.
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NewsOfcom clears C4 over Muslim doc complaints
Channel 4’s controversial documentary What British Muslims Really Think has been cleared of breaching Ofcom rules after amassing more than 200 complaints.
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NewsBBC4 prepares to go Trainspotting Live
BBC4 is to build on the slow TV phenomenon with a live trainspotting series that will be stripped across three consecutive nights.
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RatingsPaxman EU doc fails to get viewers’ vote
Jeremy Paxman’s first project for the BBC since he left Newsnight in June 2014 failed to match BBC1’s slot average.
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NewsPeston On Sunday editor: we’re here for the long haul
Peston On Sunday’s series editor has made clear that ITV has backed the show for the long haul after it launched with underwhelming ratings this month.