Factual – Page 216
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NewsCrackit lands first ITV commission
Crackit Productions’s fledgling Salford office has secured its debut commission and the indie’s first show for ITV – a documentary about discount chain Pep & Co.
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NewsBBC3 orders Jane Treays addiction doc
Mum, Heroin and Me director Jane Treays is to produce a Rare Day documentary about drug addiction for BBC3 – as Pulse Films secures a film about legal highs.
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NewsTheroux explores alcoholism and brain injury for BBC2
Louis Theroux will return to BBC2 this year with two hour-long films dealing with alcohol addiction and brain injury.
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News7 Wonder examines skinheads for BBC4
DJ and film director Don Letts is to appear in a BBC4 documentary about skinheads from 7 Wonder.
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NewsMo Farah doc races to BBC1
The Class of 92 indie Fulwell 73 has been commissioned to produce an hour-long documentary chartering Mo Farah’s brutal training schedule in the build up to the 2016 Rio Olympics.
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NewsWall to Wall, Icon and Blast! score Nat Geo series
Wall to Wall, Icon Films and Blast! Films are among the British indies to have scored major commissions with US network Nat Geo.
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NewsPlimsoll invests in UK distributor
The Story of Cats indie Plimsoll Productions has acquired a stake in UK distribution firm Magnify Media.
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NewsTwenty Twenty director of programmes joins Lion
Twenty Twenty director of programmes Lisa Edwards is to join Lion Television as factual creative director.
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NewsC4 hires Naked development chief
Tim Hancock has left his role as Naked Entertainment’s head of development after five months to join Channel 4’s features and daytime commissioning team.
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NewsSean Conway tackles ultra-triathlon for Discovery
Endurance athlete Sean Conway is to circumnavigate the British coast for a three-part series for Discovery.
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NewsBBC4 doc explores disabled Romeo & Juliet adaptation
BBC4 has ordered a one-off film documenting a theatrical adaptation of Romeo and Juliet which features a disabled cast.
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NewsGreenbird backs factual indie
Greenbird Media has invested in fledgling indie Top Hat Productions as it has landed a debut documentary series about the House of Lords for BBC2.
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NewsMichael Moore to open Sheffield Doc/Fest
Oscar-winning documentarian Michael Moore will attend this year’s Sheffield Doc/Fest (June 10-15) to open the festival with his latest polemic, Where To Invade Next.
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NewsPlimsoll wins jumbo natural history order
Plimsoll Productions, the indie set up by former RDF boss Grant Mansfield, has won a major commission to produce 50 hours of wildlife and natural history content from Zambia.
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NewsDiscovery hunts UK pitches
US network Discovery Channel is searching for motoring formats and Hunting Hitler-style investigations as it urgently looks to fill its schedule over the next 12 months.
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NewsFrench indie secures access to Innocence Network
French indie Pernel Media is producing a four-part true crime series after securing access to human rights organisation The Innocence Network.
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NewsVice to launch linear channel on Sky
Vice is to launch a linear pay-TV channel in the UK in September after striking a deal with Sky.
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NewsBBC1 & C5 prepare rival Henry VIII docs
Channel 5 is to go head-to-head with BBC1 after the broadcasters ordered rival documentaries about King Henry VIII.
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NewsITN unveils £180m revenue target
ITN has unveiled an ambitious strategy to reduce its dependence on TV news and bolster its revenues to close to £200m within the next five years.
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NewsPaxman back on BBC for EU referendum
Jeremy Paxman is to return to the BBC to front a documentary on Brussels for an EU referendum season, while the corporation is also planning a raft of special programmes on black Britons.