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NewsBob The Builder leaps to YouTube
Bob The Builder is set for a move onto YouTube after Hit Entertainment kicked off production on a raft of shorts for the VoD platform, along with a second series of the CGI reboot.
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NewsITV brings back Prey as drama format
ITV crime thriller Prey is to return for a second series with a fresh story starring Life On Mars actor Philip Glenister.
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NewsITV tackles bullying with Fresh One format
ITV is to tackle teenage bullying after ordering a remake of a controversial Dutch format.
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NewsRaw lands Heathrow doc for ITV
Raw TV has secured access to Heathrow Airport for a three-part documentary series for ITV.
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NewsSky Atlantic returns to Fortitude
Fortitude is to return for another ten chilling episodes after Sky Atlantic renewed the arctic crime drama for a second series.
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NewsIndies react to BBC daytime boss
Dan McGolpin can overcome a lack of commissioning experience to be successful as the new BBC daytime controller, but will need to foster relationships with producers after a number of them admitted they knew little about him.
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NewsBBCW tops drama sales table
BBC Worldwide distributed nearly half of 2014’s biggest UK drama series, as its relationships with high-end producers helped it dominate the genre of the moment.
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NewsPoldark to return to BBC1
BBC1 has recommissioned historical drama Poldark and revealed the channel has secured its highest first quarter share of viewing in a decade.
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NewsKatie Hopkins to front TLC chat show
Controversial celebrity columnist Katie Hopkins is developing a primetime chat show for female-skewing channel TLC.
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NewsBBC revives Shannon Matthews drama
The dramatisation of the Shannon Matthews’ hoax kidnapping is to resume after the BBC halted production last year to address production and editorial issues.
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NewsBBC2 explores Victorian baking
BBC2 is to explore Victorian baking techniques in a three-part series produced by Wall To Wall.
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NewsBattle for Number 10 tops Twitter chat
The upcoming general election helped boost TV-related political conversation on Twitter, as The Battle For Number 10, Question Time and coverage of the budget all performed well.
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NewsBBC2 pilots Shakespeare sitcom
Peep Show star David Mitchell is to play William Shakespeare in an in-house sitcom being piloted for BBC2.
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NewsC4 orders 'real time' election sitcom
Channel 4 will gear up for the general election with a “real time” satirical sitcom from the writers of Drop the Dead Donkey and Outnumbered.
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NewsBBC1 leads Bafta nominations
BBC1 is the most-nominated channel at this year’s Bafta TV Awards, with shows including Happy Valley and The Great British Bake Off shortlisted for gongs.
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NewsBBC condemns attacks on Scottish journalists
The BBC has condemned attacks on its journalists in Scotland, who have been subjected to abuse while covering the general election.
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NewsITV cooks up Harry Hill pilot
Red Arrow indie CPL Productions is to bring Harry Hill back to ITV for a cookery show pilot.
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NewsTeens pulled from C4 schedule
Channel 4 has pulled digital-rig documentary series Teens from the linear schedule to make it available online-only.
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NewsSecret Life of Four Year Olds grows into full series
Channel 4 has ordered a full series of The Secret Life of Four-Year-Olds following the success of the one-off documentary.
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NewsE4 sets up dating format
E4 has ordered a dating format from Lime Pictures as part of a wave of commissions.