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NewsCohen takes inclusivity drive to entertainment
BBC1 controller Danny Cohen has commissioned a non-TX pilot for a Saturday night entertainment show that is part of a plan to extend his inclusivity drive to the genre.
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NewsFlintoff fronting depression film for BBC1
Former England cricketer Andrew ‘Freddie’ Flintoff is to front a BBC1 documentary looking at depression in professional sport.
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NewsCash in the Attic to get fresh life online
BBC daytime series Cash In The Attic, which was cancelled this month after nine years, is set to live on as an online property.
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NewsSixties World Cup WAGs take centre stage
History channel Yesterday will investigate the lives of WAGs in the 1960s as part of a raft of commissions about the decade.
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NewsVirgin strikes deal for Sky 1 and Living on-demand content
Virgin Media is bolstering its ondemand content catalogue following an agreement with pay-TV rival Sky to offer content from Sky 1 and Sky Living, as well as a range of movies.
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NewsSergeant to host doc celebrating Spitfire’s 75 years
BBC2 is to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Spitfire with a documentary fronted by John Sergeant.
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NewsRonnie Biggs makes a return for C5’s Revealed
Channel 5 history strand Revealed will return this autumn with a 4 x 60-minute run including a film on train robber Ronnie Biggs.
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NewsPan Am set to land on BBC
The BBC has acquired glossy US drama Pan Am, dubbed the ‘Mad Men of the skies’.
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NewsQuentin visits Cornwall for second ITV travelogue
Caroline Quentin is returning to ITV1 for another travelogue, this time travelling around Cornwall for a series made by Twofour.
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NewsPlum to examine Ronaldo’s talent for Sky AFP show
Plum Pictures is making an AFP show in which the world’s most expensive footballer, Cristiano Ronaldo, will undergo a series of scientific tests to examine what gives him his edge.
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NewsSky Living to put pushy mums in the spotlight
Sky Living is to launch a parenting strand called Pushy & Proud that will debut as a collection of 5 x 60-minute docs from five indies.
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NewsNat Geo to air George Bush 9/11 interview
National Geographic Channel has ordered a run of documentaries, including an exclusive interview with George W Bush, to mark the 10th anniversary of 9/11.
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NewsBBC PR to shed 45 roles
The BBC will cut back on the number of programmes it promotes from this autumn onwards, as a result of redundancies being made to its communications team.
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NewsITV2 orders Amy Winehouse tribute
ITV2 has commissioned a fast-turnaround documentary about Amy Winehouse, following the singer’s untimely death.
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NewsBBC apologies to Ally McCoist
The BBC has apologised to Ally McCoist after broadcasting an “inappropriate edit” of a package apparently showing the Rangers manager laughing off violence between Celtic and Rangers fans.
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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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NewsPaul Buccieri to lead ITVS international
Paul Buccieri, ITV Studios America’s president and chief executive, is to become the production company’s new international supremo.
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NewsITV to launch online micropayments in January
ITV will launch its micropayments system for online content in January 2012 with Coronation Street and The Only Way is Essex being lined up for trials.
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NewsC4 to air delayed Daddy Daycare
Channel 4 is sending nine fathers who refuse to share childcare duties on a crash course in parenting for a three-part series.
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NewsThick of It star to front BBC4 mockumentary
Peter Capaldi, who plays vicious Malcolm Tucker in political satire The Thick of It, is writing, directing and presenting a BBC4 mockumentary about Cricklewood Film Studios.