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NewsITV reveals entertainment plan
ITV is hunting for entertainment formats with the potential to go viral as it seeks to change the tone of the channel with a raft of new weekday and Saturday teatime shows.
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NewsZai Bennett named Sky supremo
Sky has overhauled its content team, with Zai Bennett effectively taking over Stuart Murphy’s old role days after Phil Edgar-Jones replaced Celia Taylor as non-scripted boss.
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News5 Live producer to edit Question Time
Mentorn Scotland has appointed Liam Hanley as Question Time editor following Nicolai Gentchev’s promotion.
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NewsFox acquires CBS legal drama
Fox has acquired CBS legal drama Bull which follows the work of a consulting firm dedicated to criminal trials.
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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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NewsAbraham: clarity top of my Xmas list
A decision about the future of Channel 4 is top of David Abraham’s “Christmas wish list”, as he claimed clarity was long overdue.
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NewsFleabag creator scores US drama
Fleabag creator Phoebe Waller-Bridge is writing and fronting a spy drama for US network BBC America.
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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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NewsWhisper hires Top Gear director
Channel 4-backed indie Whisper Films is expanding beyond sports after appointing former Top Gear director Jim Wiseman to launch a factual entertainment division.
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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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NewsToby Gorman joins A. Smith & Co
Tinopolis Group-owned producer A. Smith & Co. has tapped FremantleMedia North America’s Toby Gorman to lead its entertainment division.
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NewsClaudia Lewis returns to the BBC
Four Rooms producer Claudia Lewis has returned to the BBC to boost its in-house science division.
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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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NewsWinkleman pilots C4 podcast remake
Strictly Come Dancing host Claudia Winkelman has fronted a non-TX pilot adaptation of hit podcast Do the Right Thing for Channel 4.
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NewsAnt and Dec extend ITV deal
Presenting duo Ant and Dec have signed a three-year golden handcuffs deal with ITV that will extend their relationship with the broadcaster to 21 years.
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NewsComedy commissioner departs Sky
Sky comedy commissioner Ben Boyer has left the commercial broadcaster to return to the US.
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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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NewsMicky Flanagan returns to Sky
Comedian Micky Flanagan is returning to Sky 1 for a six-part documentary two years after his Detour de France travelogue.
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NewsC4 heads down Glory Road with Springsteen doc
Lonesome Pine, the indie established by former Radio 2 controller Lesley Douglas, is producing a feature-length rock-doc about Bruce Springsteen for Channel 4.
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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.