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NewsKit Harington preps BBC gunpowder drama
The BBC is lining up a Guy Fawkes-inspired drama produced by and starring Game of Thrones’ Kit Harington.
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NewsMentorn secures cold case access
Mentorn Scotland has gained access to Scotland’s Cold Case Unit (CCU) for a Channel 4 ob-doc series.
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NewsPrincess to Stand Up to Cancer
Princess Productions is to produce Channel 4’s fundraiser Stand Up to Cancer after taking responsibility for the event on YouTube last year.
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NewsCBBC reboots Dennis The Menace
Dennis The Menace is to be revived as a CGI series for CBBC after Beano Studios landed its first TV commission.
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NewsITVS bolsters entertainment team
ITV Studios entertainment boss Angela Jain has bolstered her senior team, appointing a creative director of development and director of entertainment in the north.
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NewsTwo Brothers scores debut ITV drama
The Missing writers Harry and Jack Williams have scored the first ITV commission for their indie Two Brothers Pictures – a six-part thriller about the consequences of deceit.
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NewsTLC explores toddler pageants
The world of British child beauty pageants is to be exposed in a one-off documentary for TLC.
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NewsWildscreen opens with Netflix ivory doc
This year’s Wildscreen Festival is to launch with the European premiere of Netflix original documentary The Ivory Game.
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NewsITVS entertainment head departs
ITV Studios’ Sumi Connock creative director of entertainment is leaving the company after almost eight years.
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NewsThe Garden's Wise sets up VR indie
The Garden’s director of programmes David Wise is leaving the ITV-owned indie to set up a virtual reality start-up.
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NewsCharlotte Crosby to front MTV Snapchat gameshow
Geordie Shore star Charlotte Crosby is to front Show Us Ur Phone, a Snapchat gameshow for MTV.
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NewsFormer Sky exec John Cassy launches VR indie
Former Sky 3D boss John Cassy has partnered with Bafta-winning director Daniel Smith to launch a production company and scooped a virtual reality ballet experience as its debut order.
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NewsUnforgotten writer pens first French original
British drama writers often head to Hollywood after achieving domestic success, but Chris Lang, creator of ITV crime dramas including Unforgotten, crossed the Channel to Paris.
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NewsTFI producer to join Fulwell 73
Suzi Aplin, the former producer of TFI Friday, Friday Night With Jonathan Ross and Comic Relief, has taken a staff job as Fulwell 73’s first head of non-scripted.
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NewsBBCW boosts Lookout stake
BBC Worldwide has increased its stake in War And Peace producer Lookout Point and laid out a path to taking full ownership of the firm.
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NewsDrama funding in spotlight
Questions have been raised about the future of funding high-end British drama following claims that the sector is heading for a “sub-prime mortgage moment”.
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NewsThe great Bake Off bun fight
A fierce row has erupted between the BBC and Channel 4 over the transfer of The Great British Bake Off, and Ofcom and Love Productions owner Sky have had their first say on the controversy.
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NewsNick Fraser exits BBC
BBC Storyville editor Nick Fraser has left his role after nineteen years to launch SVOD documentary platform Yaddo.
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NewsITV pilots Lambert challenge format
Gogglebox indie Studio Lambert is developing a factual entertainment format for ITV in which teams will have one day to walk between two well-known landmarks.
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NewsNetflix to bolster UK team
Netflix is preparing to put a number of commissioners on the ground in the UK with content boss Ted Sarandos revealing the streaming service is committed to British originals.