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NewsPopkorn bolsters branded entertainment team
Rich Kids of Instagram indie Popkorn TV has continued its “fight against the super-indies” by bolstering its branded entertainment team.
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NewsC4 recruits Deutschland 83 sequel
The follow-up to Deutschland 83 is to be made available on Channel 4 and Walter Presents after Amazon Germany ordered a second series of the spy thriller.
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NewsBlueprint to adapt Graham Norton novel
Sony-backed indie Blueprint Television is to turn Graham Norton’s debut novel into a high-end international drama series after optioning the book - as Dancing Ledge Productions prepares to adapt several Alistair Maclean thrillers.
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NewsRemarkable wins C4 beauty pilot
The nation’s attitudes towards people with visible facial conditions will be put under the spotlight in a Channel 4 pilot.
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NewsC4 supersizes 8 Out of 10 Cats brand
Channel 4 has ordered its biggest run of comedy mash-up 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown.
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NewsC4 commissions Born Free 50th anniversary doc
Virginia McKenna will revisit Africa for a Channel 4 documentary marking the 50th anniversary of the lion cub film Born Free.
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NewsBBC2 unwraps sweet history
Wall to Wall is going back in time again to discover the history of confectionary for a three-part BBC2 series.
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NewsJapan back in the spotlight
A raft of new Japanese physical gameshows and entertainment formats in the vein of Ninja Warrior and Dragons’ Den could be heading to the UK after producers and distributors renewed their focus on the market.
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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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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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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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NewsSid Gentle options The Cazalet Chronicles
The Durrells indie Sid Gentle Films has picked up the rights to Elizabeth Jane Howard’s bestselling series of books The Cazalet Chronicles.
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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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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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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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NewsC4 to name the best place to live in the UK
Channel 4 has tasked Outline Productions with identifying the best places to live and work in the UK in a one-off doc that will air next spring.
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NewsWalter Presents eyes factual move
Foreign-language drama service Walter Presents is planning to move into factual programming nine months after its launch.