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NewsShillinglaw makes first Dragonfly hire
Kim Shillinglaw has made her first hire as director of factual of Endemol Shine UK – bringing in Raw TV’s head of factual Richard Bond.
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NewsCBBC orders School of Rock doc
Three of the child stars of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s West End musical School of Rock are to feature in a CBBC documentary.
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NewsMitchell and Webb return to C4
Peep Show stars David Mitchell and Robert Webb are returning to Channel 4 with a six-part pub comedy.
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NewsKitchen Nightmares lands in Brazil
All3Media International’s restaurant format Kitchen Nightmares is expanding its Latin American reach with a commission from Brazilian broadcaster Bandeirantes.
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NewsNaked lands E4 makeover pilot
E4 is piloting a makeover format from Simon Andreae’s indie Naked Entertainment.
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NewsC4 gets fit with Betty order
Betty is to explore the truth about fitness for Channel 4 with Anna Richardson and The Last Leg star Amar Latif.
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NewsBBC2 cooks up more Mary Berry recipes
The BBC has cemented its post-Great British Bake Off relationship with Mary Berry with a six-part cooking commission.
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NewsTwenty Twenty dances off with BBC2 format
Twenty Twenty is to apply The Choir format to dance after securing a five-part documentary from BBC2.
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NewsC4 doubles Naked Attraction order
Channel 4 has supersized its risqué dating show Naked Attraction for a second series.
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NewsMajor IP row heads to court
The Format Recognition and Protection Association (Frapa) is calling for producers to keep evidence of their creative process after Fremantle Media issued a High Court claim against Banijay Group this week.
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NewsSara Geater appointed Pact chair
All3Media chief operating officer Sara Geater has been appointed chair of Pact in an uncontested election.
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NewsBanijay to counter-sue Fremantle
Banijay Group is to counter-sue FremantleMedia-backed indie Abot Hameiri after it began legal proceedings around entertainment format All Against 1.
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NewsBoy Meets Girl actor questions BBC trans commitment
Boy Meets Girl star Rebecca Root has queried the BBC’s commitment to transgender representation after the broadcaster axed her sitcom and EastEnders character Kyle Slater this year.
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NewsE4 supersizes Celebs Go Dating
E4 has doubled down on Lime Pictures’ dating format Celebs Go Dating with a bumper recommission.
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NewsFremantle takes Banijay to court
FremantleMedia-owned Israeli indie Abot Hameiri has lodged a High Court complaint about Banijay as a format dispute between the two firms escalates.
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NewsPrincess to rig family car
Life Stripped Bare indie Princess Productions is to embed a fixed rig in a car to capture the comings and goings of parents who provide a ‘taxi service’ for their children.
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NewsC4 to document MS medical trials
A British patient’s ground-breaking multiple sclerosis medical trial will be recorded for a Cutting Edge documentary.
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NewsBerry's post-Bake Off show unveiled
Former Great British Bake Off presenter Mary Berry is to explore Britain’s stately homes for her next BBC project.
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NewsTiger strikes Gold with murder mystery
UKTV’s Gold is bolstering its slate of original scripted comedies with a two-part murder mystery from Crackanory indie Tiger Aspect Productions and Hebburn writer Jason Cook.
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NewsReal Marigold Hotel upgraded to BBC1
The Real Marigold Hotel is to be upgraded to BBC1 after Twofour secured a second series of the factual format.