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NewsJed Mercurio drama leads BBC1 orders
Charlotte Moore has ordered a raft of dramas for BBC1 including a six-part series from the creators of Line of Duty.
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NewsITV2 hunts stripped event to accompany Love Island
ITV2 has ordered a “bonkers and eccentric” scripted comedy series from Big Talk Productions and is hunting a ‘real-time’ event to accompany Love Island.
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NewsITV 'on brink' of signing £150m X Factor deal
ITV is on the brink of signing a £150m deal to keep The X Factor and Britain’s Got Talent on-screen until at least 2019, according to reports.
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NewsBBC traces Boy George career
BBC2 is to shine a spotlight on the career of Boy George after ordering a documentary from IWC.
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NewsDeal or No Deal axed by C4
Channel 4 has confirmed long-running gameshow Deal or No Deal? is to be axed at the end of this year.
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NewsIWC signs Richard Klein
Former ITV director of factual Richard Klein is set to join IWC Media as creative director after leaving the commercial broadcaster in February, Broadcast can reveal.
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NewsITV orders sex transition doc series
ITV will delve into the world of gender surgery in a Renegade Pictures and Storyvault Films co-production.
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NewsCBBC hunts for Britain’s brainiest school
Comedian Susan Calman will search for Britain’s smartest school in a new competitive kids format for CBBC.
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NewsITV orders legal drama from Homeland writer
Homeland writer and executive producer Patrick Harbinson has created a six-part legal drama for ITV.
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NewsITV plots Warwick Davis quiz
Life’s Too Short star Warwick Davis is to host a new daytime quiz show for ITV.
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NewsOptomen production boss joins Possessed
Former Optomen head of production Gail Pinkerton has joined ITV Studios entertainment label Possessed in the same role.
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NewsBBC expands New on Two strand
BBC2 has added three sitcoms to its New On Two strand as part of the channel’s forthcoming comedy season.
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NewsITV gets filthy with gameshow special
ITV has commissioned a summer special gameshow in which contestants must stay clean to win cash.
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NewsTalkback prepares Roald Dahl centenary film
Channel 4 will celebrate the work of Roald Dahl in a 90-minute film marking the centenary of the writer’s birth.
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NewsAll3Media launches BAME scholarship
All3Media has launched a BAME drama scholarship in conjunction with the National Film and Television School (NFTS).
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NewsChannel 4 cancels Raised by Wolves
Raised By Wolves creator Caitlin Moran has launched a campaign to save her sitcom after it was cancelled by Channel 4.
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NewsITV scraps The Voice spin-off
Plans for an ITV2 spin-off show for The Voice UK have been scrapped after entertainment bosses decided to concentrate on the format’s main series and The Voice Kids.
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NewsBake Off contestant fronts C4 pilot
Great British Bake Off contestant Dr Tamal Ray is to front a health pilot from Love Productions as Channel 4 expands its populist investigative slate.
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NewsWild Blue preps live pitches
Former Top Gear and Coast showrunner Gary Hunter is prioritising Space Dive-style live TV events and entertainment formats after Fremantle Media backed his fledgling indie Wild Blue Media.
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NewsAll3Media arrows in on US drama
All3Media’s landmark drama deal with co-owner Liberty Global will allow it to make an aggressive push into the US scripted market.