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NewsCatchphrase recommission bolsters STV Productions
STV Productions has been commissioned to make a second series of Catchphrase as the production unit remains on course to double its revenue by 2015.
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NewsITV eyes nurses from Twofour
ITV has commissioned a new eight-part documentary series about student nurses from Twofour.
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NewsSTV production revenues soar 84%
STV’s production revenues rocketed 84% in the first half of 2013 helping the company post an overall pre-tax profit of £6.7m.
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NewsThe White Queen axed by BBC1
BBC1 has cancelled lavish period drama The White Queen after it failed to pull in substantial audiences for the channel.
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NewsMTV preps for beauty school
MTV UK has commissioned Beauty School Drop Outs, a new reality series from UK indie True North.
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NewsSky turns on Facebook recording
Sky has launched a Facebook app which allows users to set Sky+ recordings and receive TV recommendations based on shows being discussed by friends.
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NewsBBC1 doc pulled after Naked Rambler arrested
BBC1 documentary The Naked Rambler, scheduled to air tonight, has been postponed after Stephen Gough was arrested for refusing to wear clothes in public.
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NewsCBBC orders Scarborough kids drama
CBBC has commissioned a 13-part drama about a family that moves from London to run a bed and breakfast by the sea in Scarborough.
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NewsDawn Airey joins Yahoo!
Dawn Airey has moved to Yahoo! to become senior vice president of the internet business’ EMEA operations.
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NewsSky boots up Premier League pub app
Sky Sports has launched an app aimed at football fans in pubs developed with second screen experts Monterosa.
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NewsCBeebies partners with RNIB for music show
CBeebies has teamed up with the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) to create a series introducing pre-school children to classical music.
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NewsBBC3 investigates skunk, webcams and knights
Skunk, webcam girls and modern day English knights are among the subjects featured in the latest clutch of docs ordered by BBC3 for its Fresh strand.
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NewsBBC2 acquires ‘German Band of Brothers’
BBC2 has picked up its first foreign language drama since 2001 – a series dubbed the German Band of Brothers.
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NewsITV4 greenlights Touring Car doc
ITV4 has commissioned a three part doc about touring cars from producers Gaucho Productions.
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NewsNickelodeon creative director departs
Nickelodeon’s creative director Peter Drake is leaving the broadcaster after seven years due to family issues.
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NewsOne Direction help C4 to Twitter high
Channel 4’s doc Crazy About One Direction became the broadcaster’s most-tweeted about show ever last night, drawing almost 370,000 tweets.
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NewsTV3 takes Bake Off to Ireland
Irish broadcaster TV3 is to launch a local version of The Great British Bake Off as part of its autumn schedule.
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NewsC5 extends Igam Ogam animation
Channel 5 has recommissioned Calon TV’s prehistoric kids series Igam Ogam for a second series.
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NewsITV unravels Mystery Map
ITV has ordered a new factual series, Mystery Map, that will follow Ben Shephard and Julia Bradbury on a tour of Britain to explore a range of unexplained mysteries.
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NewsC4 orders second round of Food Fight Club
Fresh One has won a recommission from Channel 4 for Jamie & Jimmy’s Food Fight Club.