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NewsNat Geo hires commissioner
Nat Geo has hired Richard III: The King In The Car Park exec producer Simon Young as a commissioner in its London production hub.
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NewsBBC scraps plan to combine docs and current affairs roles
The BBC has performed a U-turn on its decision to combine its head of documentaries and current affairs commissioning roles as part of its major factual overhaul.
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NewsC4 unveils election night plans
Jeremy Paxman and David Mitchell will host Channel 4’s election night coverage which will include special episodes of Gogglebox and The Last Leg.
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NewsSky forced to postpone Scientology doc
Sky Atlantic has postponed controversial Scientology documentary, Going Clear, due to British libel laws.
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NewsJeremy Clarkson plots new car show
Jeremy Clarkson has promised to create another motoring show after losing his job as the presenter Top Gear for physically assaulting producer Oisin Tymon.
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NewsITV axes Stars in Their Eyes
Harry Hill’s Stars in Their Eyes has been axed by ITV after a single series.
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NewsMaverick revives dinosaurs for ITV
Maverick Television is to turn Britain into a dinosaur-inhabited island using CGI techniques for an ITV series about the prehistoric creatures.
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NewsPoldark producer eyes sale
Poldark indie Mammoth Screen is courting potential buyers as the gold rush for UK drama production companies continues.
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NewsHandsome scores with BBC3 FA Cup doc
BBC3 has commissioned a one-hour special to portray FA Cup Final day through the eyes of the football fans.
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NewsC4 develops doppelganger format
Irish indie Vision Independent Productions is developing a format for Channel 4 in which individuals will be tasked with tracking down their doppelgangers using social media and word of mouth.
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NewsNetflix commissions Planet Earth creators
Netflix has ordered an eight-part series from the makers of Planet Earth as it expands its original content push into factual programming.
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NewsDave heads on the campaign trail with Al Murray
Al Murray’s South Thanet campaign trail is to be documented in an election night special on Dave.
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NewsITV Be heads to Marbella with Lime
ITV Be is to head to the Costa del Sol for reality series Life on Marbs from Lime Pictures.
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NewsINFOGRAPHIC: Game of Thrones
Click to see the buzz which took place online around the launch of the fifth series.
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NewsDavid Flynn to exit Endemol Shine
Endemol UK’s chief creative officer David Flynn is to leave the company after 16 years to seek out a fresh challenge.
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NewsWall to Wall to evolve Voice UK app for 2016
Wall to Wall Television is drawing up plans to evolve its HomeCoach app after more than 10 million virtual cards were traded over the course of The Voice UK series.
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NewsMartin Lewis to host BBC1 experiment
Financial journalist Martin Lewis will front BBC1 hour-long special The Day The Cash Came, in which a working family is given a £27,000 hand-out.
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NewsSky Living to fix identity issues
The decision to row back from original commissions on Sky Living is a result of the channel struggling to find its identity under Sky ownership, according to executives close to the channel.
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NewsITV airs wrong Slow Train Through Africa episode
ITV is looking into the reasons it aired the wrong episode of Slow Train Through Africa with Griff Rhys Jones on Friday.
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NewsBoundless establishes regional hub
Boundless has expanded the remit of its regional production hub in Amersham, handing it powers to pitch shows and take editorial decisions for the first time.