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NewsWall to Wall boosts drama division
New Tricks producer Wall to Wall has made two new hires to boost its drama division.
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RatingsI’m A Celebrity slips by 1m
WEDNESDAY: I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! dropped by just over a million on its third outing, while Black and British: a Forgotten History also slipped by 200,000 on BBC2.
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NewsDragonfly takes fresh approach for factual
Endemol Shine indie Dragonfly is looking to take inspiration from scripted series after Kim Shillinglaw called for a fresh approach to factual programming.
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NewsITVS' Tall Story lands second order
Tall Story Pictures, the ITV Studios label run by Francis Hopkinson, has scored its second commission since a rebrand “put some air” between it and the rest of ITV’s drama units.
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RatingsITV's Tenable settles in with 800k
TUESDAY: Warwick Davies’ daytime ITV quiz Tenable settled down with over 800,000, before England’s friendly clash with Spain peaked with 6.6m viewers.
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NewsTalkback appoints head of development
QI indie Talkback has appointed Laura Gibson to the role of head of development.
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NewsShillinglaw makes first Dragonfly hire
Kim Shillinglaw has made her first hire as director of factual of Endemol Shine UK – bringing in Raw TV’s head of factual Richard Bond.
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NewsCBBC orders School of Rock doc
Three of the child stars of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s West End musical School of Rock are to feature in a CBBC documentary.
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NewsMitchell and Webb return to C4
Peep Show stars David Mitchell and Robert Webb are returning to Channel 4 with a six-part pub comedy.
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NewsKitchen Nightmares lands in Brazil
All3Media International’s restaurant format Kitchen Nightmares is expanding its Latin American reach with a commission from Brazilian broadcaster Bandeirantes.
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VideoRillington Place, BBC1
Tim Roth and Samantha Morton star in a gripping three-part co-produced by the BBC and Bandit Television.
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RatingsNW grips over 1m
MONDAY: The BBC2 adaptation of Zadie Smith’s NW performed solidly as a Children In Need special was overrun by I’m A Celebrity.
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NewsNaked lands E4 makeover pilot
E4 is piloting a makeover format from Simon Andreae’s indie Naked Entertainment.
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NewsC4 gets fit with Betty order
Betty is to explore the truth about fitness for Channel 4 with Anna Richardson and The Last Leg star Amar Latif.
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RatingsStrictly, Planet Earth & I'm A Celebrity land 11m viewers
SUNDAY: Linear TV proved it remains a powerful force after three shows pulled in more than 11m viewers – Strictly Come Dancing, Planet Earth and the return of I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here!
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NewsBBC2 cooks up more Mary Berry recipes
The BBC has cemented its post-Great British Bake Off relationship with Mary Berry with a six-part cooking commission.
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NewsTwenty Twenty dances off with BBC2 format
Twenty Twenty is to apply The Choir format to dance after securing a five-part documentary from BBC2.
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NewsC4 doubles Naked Attraction order
Channel 4 has supersized its risqué dating show Naked Attraction for a second series.
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NewsMajor IP row heads to court
The Format Recognition and Protection Association (Frapa) is calling for producers to keep evidence of their creative process after Fremantle Media issued a High Court claim against Banijay Group this week.
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NewsSara Geater appointed Pact chair
All3Media chief operating officer Sara Geater has been appointed chair of Pact in an uncontested election.