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NewsITV tackles bullying with Fresh One format
ITV is to tackle teenage bullying after ordering a remake of a controversial Dutch format.
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NewsRaw lands Heathrow doc for ITV
Raw TV has secured access to Heathrow Airport for a three-part documentary series for ITV.
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NewsBBCW tops drama sales table
BBC Worldwide distributed nearly half of 2014’s biggest UK drama series, as its relationships with high-end producers helped it dominate the genre of the moment.
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NewsPoldark to return to BBC1
BBC1 has recommissioned historical drama Poldark and revealed the channel has secured its highest first quarter share of viewing in a decade.
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NewsBBC revives Shannon Matthews drama
The dramatisation of the Shannon Matthews’ hoax kidnapping is to resume after the BBC halted production last year to address production and editorial issues.
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NewsBBC2 explores Victorian baking
BBC2 is to explore Victorian baking techniques in a three-part series produced by Wall To Wall.
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NewsBBC2 pilots Shakespeare sitcom
Peep Show star David Mitchell is to play William Shakespeare in an in-house sitcom being piloted for BBC2.
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NewsC4 orders 'real time' election sitcom
Channel 4 will gear up for the general election with a “real time” satirical sitcom from the writers of Drop the Dead Donkey and Outnumbered.
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NewsITV cooks up Harry Hill pilot
Red Arrow indie CPL Productions is to bring Harry Hill back to ITV for a cookery show pilot.
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NewsTeens pulled from C4 schedule
Channel 4 has pulled digital-rig documentary series Teens from the linear schedule to make it available online-only.
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NewsSecret Life of Four Year Olds grows into full series
Channel 4 has ordered a full series of The Secret Life of Four-Year-Olds following the success of the one-off documentary.
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NewsE4 sets up dating format
E4 has ordered a dating format from Lime Pictures as part of a wave of commissions.
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NewsTom McDonald lands BBC natural history job
Tom McDonald has been named BBC head of natural history and specialist factual formats as the shake-up to the factual commissioning team continues.
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NewsEastEnders prepares spin-off series
EastEnders characters Kat and Alfie Moon are to star in their own spin-off series next year while taking a break from Albert Square.
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NewsITV 'in talks to acquire The Weinstein Company's TV arm'
ITV is in talks to acquire the television division of The Weinstein Company for up to £630m, according to reports in the US.
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NewsMiramax steps up TV plans
Pulp Fiction and Good Will Hunting distributor Miramax is ramping up its plans to move further into TV production following the success of Robert Rodriguez’s From Dusk Till Dawn.
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NewsNeal Street deal bolsters All3 drama ambitions
All3Media’s bid to supercharge its drama slate took a step forward this week with the acquisition of Penny Dreadful producer Neal Street Productions for an undisclosed fee.
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NewsNorth One wins Gold commission
Gold is to profile Oliver Reed, Spike Milligan and The Two Ronnies as part of a six-part comedy commission.
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NewsUK indies win big at Discovery Upfronts
Raw Television, Arrow Media and World Media Rights have all scored major US commissions from Discovery as part of its annual line-up of programming.
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NewsTVF strikes 4K doc deals
Japanese broadcaster NTT Plala has acquired a raft of 4K documentaries from UK distributor TVF International.