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NewsSue Murphy staffs up ITV fact ent team
ITV factual entertainment chief Sue Murphy has made her first hires – recruiting the commissioner of Channel 4’s Grand Designs and Embarrassing Bodies and the First Dates executive producer.
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NewsITV orders Love Island special
ITV2 has capitalised on the success of Love Island with a one-off special episode which will reunite the contestants after their journey back to the UK.
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NewsSpring hires Coast co-creator
Coast co-creator Kathy Myers is to join factual indie Spring Films as creative director.
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NewsBBC3 delves into box-set factual
BBC3 is delving into box-set factual after reopening the case of a teenage boy who went missing on the Isle of Wight 20 years ago.
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NewsHat Trick plots Brexageddon satire for BBC2
The Hat Trick team responsible for BBC3’s The Revolution Will Be Televised is to produce a fast-turnaround satirical comedy for BBC2 reacting to the Brexit fallout.
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NewsCTBF and Big Talk launch emerging writer scheme
The Cinema and Television Benevolent Fund (CTBF) has teamed up with Big Talk Productions and the LOCO London Comedy Film Festival to launch a major emerging writers scheme.
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NewsBBC lines up Bake Off Christmas special
Previous contestants from The Great British Bake Off are to return to the tent for a BBC1 Christmas special.
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NewsO'Connell to hunt UK formats for Discovery US
Former ITV factual commissioner Andrew O’Connell has joined Discovery Channel with a remit to hunt for the next US hit from British indies.
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NewsFresh One whisks up Disney online spin-off
Fresh One is to follow up its Disney Channel cooking competition First Class Chefs with an short-form online spin-off featuring families.
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NewsStudio Lambert options Scilly Sergeant
Studio Lambert has optioned Colin Taylor’s memoir The Life of a Scilly Sergeant with a view as it continues to push into drama.
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NewsITV Hub looks to build on Love Island success
ITV is planning to bridge the gap between its commissioning and multiplatform teams following the runaway success of Love Island online.
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NewsCuriosityStream ready for blast-off
CuriosityStream, the ‘Netflix for documentaries’ that recently commissioned UK indies Arrow Media and Bigger Bang, has outlined its growth strategy a year after launching in the US.
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NewsC4 entertainment chief lifts lid on Eden project
Channel 4 head of entertainment Liam Humphreys has lifted the lid on Eden, the blank-slate format that is among the broadcaster’s flagship shows for 2017.
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NewsTop Gear: the inside track
Chris Evans paid the price for attempting to transfer his off-the-cuff approach to live programming to Top Gear, and for underestimating the enormity of the production.
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NewsDrama enters The Red Tent
UKTV’s scripted channel Drama has acquired Old Testament mini-series The Red Tent.
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NewsITV heads to Loch Ness for murder mystery
Fortitude writer Stephen Brady has penned a six-part murder mystery for ITV set on the banks of Loch Ness.
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NewsObjective umbrellas 'adventure' indie
Plimsoll Productions creative director Gavin Henderson has established a male-skewing adventure and entertainment indie – under the umbrella of Objective Media Group.
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NewsC5 political doc tails Nick Clegg, Jacob Rees Mogg and Naz Shah
The working lives of MPs Nick Clegg, Jacob Rees Mogg and Naz Shah are to be laid bare in a one-off Channel 5 documentary.
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NewsGoodnight Sweetheart revived by BBC1
BBC1 is travelling back in time to revive 90s sitcom Goodnight Sweetheart as part of its classic sitcom season.
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NewsBrazil snaps up Saturday Night Takeaway
Saturday Night Takeaway is heading to Brazil after ITV Studios Global Entertainment struck a number of format deals with South American broadcasters.