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NewsSky 1 picks up C4 pilot Chickens
Sky 1 has plucked Simon Bird, Jonny Sweet and Joe Thomas’ comedy Chickens from Channel 4 in a deal that will see Big Talk Productions produce its first show for the channel.
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NewsBBC Bristol execs exit ahead of factual move
Bristol-based BBC execs Andrew Jackson and Ben Gale are leaving the corporation amid the relocation of its Birmingham factual team to the city.
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NewsThe Voice opts for multiplatform content over spin-off
BBC1 talent show The Voice will be supported by a major multiplatform push by producer Wall to Wall that will effectively take the place of a spin-off show.
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NewsBBC3 rejigs QT spin-off
BBC3 series Young Voters’ Question Time is being overhauled, rebranded and expanded into a regular monthly format, with Formula One presenter Jake Humphrey taking on hosting duties.
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NewsFrostrup series leads Sky Arts into new era
Mariella Frostrup is to front a Sky Arts series in which the likes of Damien Hirst, Sir Paul Smith and Manolo Blahnik discuss the world’s most desirable objects before donating their own prized possessions for a charity auction.
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NewsEducating Essex shifts location for return to C4
Fixed-rig documentary series Educating Essex is set to be recommissioned by Channel 4 – but with the cameras moving to a new school in a different part of the country.
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NewsBBC2 buys rights to Ad Hoc’s QPR story
The tempestuous boardroom activities at Queens Park Rangers Football Club are the focus of a documentary acquired by BBC2.
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NewsC4 orders Springer’s Baggage pilot in deal with Chocolate
Channel 4 is gearing up to pilot a UK version of Game Show Network’s Jerry Springer-fronted dating show Baggage.
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NewsC5 goes Inside the Titanic with Dangerous Films
Channel 5 has picked up the UK rights to Inside the Titanic, a big-budget factual drama from producer Dangerous Films.
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NewsRegan lands wider remit at MTV
MTV UK has created a new permanent role for former freelance editorial director Steve Regan, making him senior editorial director of commissioning and production, responsible for all original content on the channel.
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NewsStephenson examines effects of fame for More 4
Psychologist Pamela Stephenson will ask Oscar winner Tatum O’Neal, former Spice Girl Mel C and actor John Hurt about the psychological impact of being famous, in a 60-minute documentary for More 4.
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NewsPBS UK to show Murdoch film a day after US debut
An investigative documentary about Rupert Murdoch’s US media empire will air in the UK less than 24 hours after its US premiere.
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NewsS4C head of content departs
S4C’s head of content Meirion Davies is leaving the broadcaster after nearly 20 years to return to the indie sector.
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NewsBBC1 orders Postcode Lottery series
BBC Daytime has commissioned a new investigative series looking at how where we live can affect our life.
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NewsHonda backs C4 after "gypsier" complaints
Channel 4 documentaries sponsor Honda has re-iterated its support for Big Fat Gypsy Weddings despite a wave of recent complaints over the marketing campaign.
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NewsLOTR's Monaghan going wild for Channel 5
Dominic Monaghan, best known for roles in Lord of the Rings and Lost, to front a series for Channel 5 in which he will hunt for the world’s most dangerous and elusive insects.
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NewsITV apologises for interrupting Adele’s Brits speech
ITV has apologised after it cut Adele’s acceptance speech short at The Brit Awards last night.
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NewsRussell Tovey to star in ITV comedy pilot
ITV1 has ordered a comedy pilot based in a job centre from the makers of Rev.
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NewsITV axes Eternal Law
Eternal Law, ITV1’s high-concept drama from the makers of Life on Mars, will not be returning for a second series.
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NewsC4 sponsor receives Gypsy ad complaints
Outraged viewers have contacted Channel 4 documentaries sponsor, Honda, to complain about the film Gypsy Blood and the Big Fat Gypsy Wedding marketing campaign.