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NewsAudible funds third series of Crackanory
UKTV has agreed a deal with Amazon-owned digital audio service Audible to fund the third series of Crackanory.
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NewsLee Bartlett to leave Discovery
Discovery’s Lee Bartlett is to leave the company five years after joining from ITV.
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NewsSky Italia orders Top Gear remake
BBC Worldwide has struck its first international format deal for Top Gear since the fracas surrounding Jeremy Clarkson – signing an agreement with Italian pay-TV broadcaster Sky Italia.
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NewsTen Alps invests £250,000 in revived Chrysalis Vision
Ten Alps will invest £250,000 in the resurrected drama producer Chrysalis Vision by 2017.
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NewsC4 commits to second run of Married at First Sight
Channel 4 has wasted no time in commissioning a second series of controversial Danish format Married at First Sight.
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NewsITV Studios America hires scripted boss
ITV Studios America has hired former Endemol Studios chief executive Philippe Maigret as it continues to boost its scripted arm.
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NewsSky acquires Charles Manson drama
Sky Atlantic has acquired David Duchovny-fronted US drama Aquarius after striking a deal with ITV Studios Global Entertainment.
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NewsMaker Studios asks UK indie to make GamesMaster-style pilot
Maker Studios has commissioned its first pilot from a UK indie – a GamesMaster-style video game show produced by Somethin’ Else.
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NewsMary Beard returns to Pompeii for BBC1
Professor Mary Beard is to front an hour-long documentary on the restoration of Pompeii for BBC1.
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NewsBBC to cut 40 daytime and factual roles
Some 40 London-based BBC production jobs are to be cut after the corporation launched a redundancy programme across its daytime and factual divisions.
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NewsRaw hires head of factual
Discovery-owned Raw TV has promoted Richard Bond to its head of UK factual after picking up a raft of new business.
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NewsFormer Remarkable boss sets up indie
Colette Foster, the former co-managing director of Remarkable Television, has launched an indie three months after revealing she was leaving Endemol Shine UK.
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NewsSky 1 takes Richard Hammond into the jungle
Richard Hammond has landed his first post-Top Gear job, heading into the jungles of the Amazon for a Sky 1 documentary.
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NewsAtomized wins race to follow Atlantic Challenge
Multiplatform producer Atomized is to follow the Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge rowing race after winning a competitive pitch from ad-funded programming business Precious.
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NewsIn brief: The Wonder of Britain; Attenborough; Big Star's Little Star
ITV reschedules Julia Bradbury’s The Wonder of Britain and recommissions Big Star Little Star, while Sir David Attenborough will front BBC doc The Hunt.
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NewsYou’re Back in the Room to return for ITV
ITV has ordered a second series of Tuesday’s Child hypnosis format You’re Back in the Room.
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NewsDiscovery follows David Baddiel on the Silk Road
David Baddiel is heading down the Silk Road in a four-part travelogue for Discovery.
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NewsBBC daytime development boss becomes C5 commissioner
BBC head of development for daytime and features Sean Doyle has joined Channel 5 as factual commissioning editor.
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NewsITV renews The Americans for Encore
ITV has picked up series three and four of The Americans for Encore seven months after it decided against renewing the show for its main channel.
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NewsC4 postpones Benchmark after poor start
Channel 4 has put Paddy McGuinness-fronted gameshow Benchmark on hold after its first nine episodes generated poor ratings.