Factual – Page 213
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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.
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NewsAvalon raids Bookhouse for creative director
Avalon has hired Bookhouse founder Ian Lamarra as creative director of its factual business.
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NewsSpring hires Coast co-creator
Coast co-creator Kathy Myers is to join factual indie Spring Films as creative director.
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NewsBBC3 delves into box-set factual
BBC3 is delving into box-set factual after reopening the case of a teenage boy who went missing on the Isle of Wight 20 years ago.
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NewsO'Connell to hunt UK formats for Discovery US
Former ITV factual commissioner Andrew O’Connell has joined Discovery Channel with a remit to hunt for the next US hit from British indies.
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NewsCuriosityStream ready for blast-off
CuriosityStream, the ‘Netflix for documentaries’ that recently commissioned UK indies Arrow Media and Bigger Bang, has outlined its growth strategy a year after launching in the US.
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NewsC5 political doc tails Nick Clegg, Jacob Rees Mogg and Naz Shah
The working lives of MPs Nick Clegg, Jacob Rees Mogg and Naz Shah are to be laid bare in a one-off Channel 5 documentary.
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NewsITV returns to Sugar Free Farm
Liberty Bell’s healthy-eating format Sugar Free Farm is to return for an extended second outing on ITV.
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NewsClarkson & co gear up for online launch
Drive Tribe, the forthcoming online project created by Jeremy Clarkson and the former Top Gear team, has issued a call-out to creators to set-up a network of motoring channels.
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NewsTwofour secures third Tom Daley doc
ITV has commissioned a documentary exploring the life of Olympic diver Tom Daley from Twofour.
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NewsStop, Search, Seize returns to Sky
Sky 1 has handed border-patrol documentary series Stop, Search, Seize a second series.
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NewsBBC prepares Watchdog shake-up
The BBC is understood to be preparing a radical shake-up of Watchdog – with plans being drawn up to turn the live consumer affairs format into a pre-recorded show.
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NewsPatrick Holland confirmed as BBC2 chief
Patrick Holland has been tasked with giving BBC2 a “new focus on authorship and an unprecedented commitment to factual specialism” after being confirmed as BBC2 channel editor.