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NewsUS to remake BBC3 Bride show
BBC3 reality series Don’t Tell The Bride is to be remade for OWN (Oprah Winfrey Network) in the US.
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NewsLeopard exec returns to Talkback
Talkback Thames has bolstered its factual features department by luring back an exec who spent less than a year at Leopard Films.
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NewsTwenty Twenty hires head of production
Twenty Twenty, the indie behind Garrow’s Law, has appointed a dedicated head of production for the first time.
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NewsSky Living slims down popstar lookalikes
Sky Living has ordered a factual entertainment series in which a range of overweight pop-star lookalikes attempt to slim down to the size of their idols Beyonce, Britney and Katy Perry.
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Discovery moves into 3D
Discovery has ordered its first 3D shows in the UK and signed distribution deals with Sky and Virgin Media.
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NewsMcCloud to build affordable housing for C4 series
Kevin McCloud will aim to build affordable and sustainable homes using his own money for a new Channel 4 series that will tie in with the broadcaster’s housing and homeless season.
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NewsFremantleMedia to resurrect Through The Keyhole
Sir David Frost’s cult gameshow Through The Keyhole could be revived as a Cribs-style format after the worldwide rights were bought by FremantleMedia.
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NewsTalkback Thames orders new X Factor website
ITV, Talkback Thames and Syco have ordered interactive agency Pancentric Digital to design the website for this year’s The X Factor.
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NewsTalkback hires BBC’s Rolph to build scripted comedy slate
BBC sitcom producer Jon Rolph has been appointed Talkback Thames’ first head of scripted comedy.
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NewsGot Talent blogger cautioned by police
The man who sparked a swirl of fix allegations around Britain’s Got Talent has been cautioned by police.
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NewsITV4 tucks into Richard Bacon’s Beer & Pizza Club again
ITV4 has ordered a second helping of Richard Bacon’s Beer & Pizza Club, despite the first series falling below slot average.
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The X Factor hires second I'm a Celeb producer
Talkback Thames has lured another I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! producer to The X Factor and promoted Mark Sidaway to executive producer on the ITV1 talent show.
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NewsKeith Lemon pilots ITV1 primetime show
Keith Lemon is to pilot his own show for ITV1 as the broadcaster looks to establish the Celebrity Juice host as a primetime Saturday star.
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NewsBBC orders Life of Brian drama
A new BBC drama is to explore the controversy surrounding the Life of Brian following its release and use it to discuss the subject of free speech.
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NewsC4 extends Beeny's nightmare
Channel 4 has ordered a second, longer run of Beeny’s Restoration Nightmare from Renegade Pictures.
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NewsFMX eyes click-to-buy for Sorted after trial
FremantleMedia is considering introducing click-to-buy hotspots into its online food channel Sorted following a trial with interactive tagging business Wirewax.
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NewsC4 helps hoarders face their addiction
Channel 4 has ordered a factual series from Twenty Twenty that will attempt to help people who cannot help hoarding bric-a-brac.
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NewsLewis leaves Talkback for Cineflix UK
Camilla Lewis is leaving Talkback Thames after six years to become managing director of Cineflix Productions UK.
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NewsCartoon Network orders Ben 10 gameshow
Turner Broadcasting’s Cartoon Network has ordered 120 episodes of a Ben 10-themed gameshow to air in 12 territories across EMEA.
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NewsC4 boss defends Drugs Live
Channel 4 chief executive David Abraham has defended a forthcoming programme in which people will be seen to take Class A drugs live on air.