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NewsSky Italia plans dramas to follow Young Pope
Sky Italia is developing high-end dramas based on the country’s football corruption scandal, the impact of the Arab Spring and Europe’s financial crisis, to follow The Young Pope.
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NewsShowtime and Sky Atlantic join Broadcast Commissioning Forum
Showtime senior vice-president of programming Robin Gurney will talk transatlantic trends with Sky Atlantic director Zai Bennett at the Broadcast Commissioning Forum on 3 November.
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NewsPolly Hill reveals first ITV drama commissions
ITV head of drama Polly Hill has ordered her first major original commissions since joining the broadcaster, unveiling a slate that she believes will deliver “drama with real authorship”.
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NewsIndies hit out at C5 ‘land grab’
Relations between Channel 5 and qualifying indies have soured in recent months, prompting complaints to Pact about the Viacom-owned broadcaster’s stance on terms of trade.
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NewsDNI revamp and Kaplan exit puzzles suppliers
UK factual producers are working through the implications of a Discovery Networks International restructure in which the media giant will merge its International Content Group with its UK/ Ireland business and prioritise local investment.
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NewsTeens take turn on Gogglebox
Studio Lambert is to explore teenage viewing habits in a spinoff of Gogglebox and is on the brink of a second major international deal for Common Sense, a similar format that shows real people giving their opinions on news and current events.
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NewsDan Korn to join A+E Networks
Former Discovery commissioner Dan Korn is to join A+E Networks as vice president of programming.
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NewsEurosport boss: BBC Olympics deal made reputational sense
Eurosport chief executive Peter Hutton has revealed that failing to strike an Olympics deal with the BBC would have been a PR blunder for the new rights holder.
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NewsMcDonald unveils upcoming NHU slate
The BBC has unveiled six major natural history commissions across BBC1 and BBC including a follow up of Attenborough and the Giant Dinosaur.
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NewsITV2 orders four BAME commissions
ITV2 has ordered four BAME-friendly comedy and entertainment specials, commissioned by recently appointed digital channels boss Rosemary Newell and entertainment commissioning editor Asif Zubairy.
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NewsC4 locks up more Question Jury
Channel 4 has doubled down on daytime reality-quiz The Question Jury, bringing back the Monkey-produced show for a second 20 x 60-minute run.
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NewsDickson and Charker-Phillips to leave ITV Studios
Simon Dickson and Lorraine Charker-Phillips are to leave ITV Studios to establish Label 1 in the indie sector.
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NewsAmazon and Vice execs join Promax event
Senior executives from Amazon Video and Viceland are joining the likes of Channel 4 and NBC Universal at PromaxBDA’s 2016 conference.
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NewsUS network PBS boards Prime Suspect prequel
US public broadcaster PBS has boarded ITV’s Prime Suspect prequel Tennison.
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NewsC4 commissions doppelganger format
Mentorn Media is to hunt down un-related doppelgängers for a one-off documentary for Channel 4.
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NewsPrincess choreographs ITV dance extravaganza
ITV head of entertainment Siobhan Greene has ordered her first commission – a one-off primetime dance entertainment format starring Ashley Banjo.
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NewsDiscovery reshuffles UK division as Marjorie Kaplan exits
Marjorie Kaplan is exiting Discovery Communications after almost 20 years at the company, and less than one year into her post as president of content at Discovery Networks International (DNI).
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NewsBBC1 orders hospital comedy
Roughcut TV has landed a six-part hospital comedy for BBC1, marking the People Just Do Nothing indie’s first commission for the corporation’s flagship channel.
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NewsRobot Wars returns to BBC2
Menacing robots charged with crushing, sawing and scorching their opponents will return to BBC2 after Mentorn Scotland’s Robot Wars was renewed for another series.
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NewsUKTV's W buys property formats from Cineflix Rights
Cineflix Rights has sold more than 200 hours of lifestyle and crime programming to UKTV, Sky and CBS Reality.