Factual – Page 218
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NewsC5 returns to original comedy
Channel 5 has ordered a raft of new commissions, including its first improvised comedy and a major new wildlife series, as part of an overall channel rebrand.
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NewsITV parts company with Richard Klein
ITV has parted company with director of factual Richard Klein after two-and-a-half years.
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NewsSurvey finds docs at risk of becoming 'selective and self-serving'
Documentary film-making is in danger of becoming “selective and self-serving” after an independent survey laid bare the genre’s financial difficulties.
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NewsNat Geo acquisitions boss exits
National Geographic’s international acquisitions and co-production chief Maggie Rhodes has left the broadcaster.
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NewsPlimsoll explores cats for ITV
ITV is to investigate the relationship between big cats in the wild and domestic pussycats in a three-part doc series from Plimsoll Productions.
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NewsOctober scores Discovery US order
Walking The Himalayas indie October Films has picked up a six-part survival series for Discovery - its third major US commission in the last two months.
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NewsElectric Ray lands debut ITV order
Electric Ray has landed its first ITV commission – a primetime factual series following Britain’s army of council enforcement officers.
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NewsThe Garden tackles wealth and parenthood for BBC1
Parenthood and wealth are among the topics to be investigated by Anne Robinson in a factual series being developed by The Garden Productions for BBC1.
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NewsNat Geo boss lifts lid on international strategy
National Geographic Channels boss Courteney Monroe has lifted the lid on plans to eschew local commissions in favour of a global programming strategy.
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NewsGrayson Perry to explore masculinity for C4
Grayson Perry is to explore the concept of masculinity in modern Britain for his third series for Channel 4.
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NewsITV unveils Queen's 90th birthday coverage
ITV has lined up a two-hour film from Oxford Film and Television and a live broadcast from the Royal Windsor Horse Show to celebrate the Queen’s 90th birthday.
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NewsTwofour secures access to kids talent agency for C4
Twofour is to head inside one of the UK’s largest children’s talent agencies for a Channel 4 ob-doc.
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NewsSky and October back US indie
Sky and October Films have invested in a US production company established by former History exec Julian Hobbs and ex-MTV chief Elli Hakami.
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NewsSky Vision strikes first-look deal with Avanti
Sky Vision has struck a first-look distribution and development deal with Welsh indie Avanti Media.
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NewsC4 commissions make-up doc
Channel 4 has commissioned Northern Irish indie Big Mountain Productions to produce a film exploring the world of make-up masters.
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NewsBBC restructure: the fallout
Fears over the future of BBC2 and radical future-proofing proposals across BBC television have emerged in the wake of last week’s seismic commissioning restructure.
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NewsKeo joins forces with Field Day
Keo Films plans to add arts, factual entertainment, history and lifestyle programming to its slate via a joint venture with newly-launched indie Field Day.
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NewsDiscovery and Lionsgate swoop for duck stamp doc
Discovery’s Animal Planet and Mad Men producer Lionsgate have partnered to pick up hotly-tipped stamp documentary Million Dollar Duck.
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NewsBBC3 partners with Idris Elba as it braces for online move
BBC3 has struck a partnership with Idris Elba’s production company Green Door Pictures to produce short films showcasing new talent, as the channel gears up for its digital switch.
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NewsBattle of the bongs: how news ratings are shaping up
With the relaunch of ITV News at Ten and the BBC’s extension of its flagship bulletin, there has rarely been so much scrutiny on the performance of TV news. Broadcast attempts to separate fact from fiction in a rundown of the way in which the changes are shaping up.