Factual – Page 209
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NewsChannel 4 orders real-life Hunted
True Vision will follow Thames Valley Police’s attempts to capture murderers, kidnappers and armed robbers in a real-life Hunted for Channel 4.
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NewsRaw explores one-punch deaths for C4
Raw TV is to explore the phenomenon of deaths caused by a single punch in a one-off documentary for Channel 4.
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NewsKeo Films makes trio of hires
Keo Films has made a raft of new appointments: a head of digital and executive producer in the UK, and a managing director in Australia.
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NewsBBC Studios hunts popular factual chief
BBC Studios is launching a popular factual division and is hunting for a creative exec to run the unit as it searches for the next generation of shows such as Crimewatch.
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NewsIcon Films dramatises natural history for Nat Geo
Icon Films is to produce a scripted drama-style natural history mini-series for National Geographic’s Wild channel.
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NewsHistory cues up Ronnie O'Sullivan doc
Snooker star Ronnie O’Sullivan is to hustle pool players across the USA in a four-part series for History after the pay-TV channel reignited its talent strategy.
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NewsGrierson shortlist includes 50 female directors
A record number of female directors have been shortlisted for this year’s Grierson British Documentary Awards, dominating in the documentary series and constructed documentary series categories.
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NewsITV tracks Devon and Cornwall police
Potato is to tail Devon and Cornwall police force across its enormous beat for a blue light documentary for ITV.
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NewsDCD Rights poaches Passion exec
DCD Rights has hired Passion Distribution exec Philippa Chuter as it grows its factual programming ambitions.
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NewsBBC4 explores ethnic diversity in classical music
BBC4 has ordered a documentary looking at the issues of diversity in classical music featuring BBC Young Musician winner Sheku Kanneh-Mason.
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NewsMaking a Murderer to return
Netflix’s global hit documentary series Making a Murderer is to return with new episodes of the series now in production.
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NewsRed Planet secures first factual commission
Tony Jordan’s Red Planet Pictures has won its first factual commission a year after launching a division dedicated to the genre.
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NewsJames Harding outlines 10% news savings
BBC’s news and current affairs divisions must cut 10% of costs, while also increasing investment in mobile.
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NewsMore 4 orders more Vet on the Hill
More 4 has commissioned a second series of vet-themed docu-series Vet on the Hill after acquiring the first series from Australian distributor Fred Media.
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NewsAmazon and Netflix ramp up non-scripted plans
Amazon and Netflix have redoubled efforts to commission a slew of non-scripted series from British producers.
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NewsCrime & Investigation orders real-life Cracker
Crime & Investigation has ordered a true crime series fronted by Cracker star Robbie Coltrane.
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NewsC4 refocuses Secret History strand
The focus of Channel 4’s Secret History strand is set to shift onto recent history with four new documentaries.
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NewsBBC factual boom reaches BAME viewers
The BBC aired 300 more hours of factual programming over the year to 31 March than in the same period in 2014/15, taking the total to almost 8,000 hours.
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NewsShillinglaw lands Endemol Shine empire
Endemol Shine UK has made Kim Shillinglaw its first director of factual and handed her responsibility for its three UK indies that specialise in the genre.
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NewsLionsgate backs Gogglebox duo
Lionsgate has acquired a stake in Primal Media, the new UK indie established by Gogglebox Entertainment co-founders Mat Steiner and Adam Wood.