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NewsC4 eyes return to Crystal Maze
Cult gameshow The Crystal Maze is set to return to Channel 4 after a 21-year absence as part of charity special Stand Up to Cancer.
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NewsOSF hires development Hot Shot
Natural history producer Oxford Scientific Films (OSF) has poached BBC Studios development executive Michael Philo.
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NewsFriday Night Dinner in third attempt to break US
CBS is planning to remake Channel 4 comedy Friday Night Dinner – the third time the Big Talk series has been attempted in the US.
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NewsMinnow kicks off long-term C4 social mobility project
Channel 4 is to embark on a long-running documentary project, filmed over five years, to expose the reality of social mobility in Britain.
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NewsSharon Horgan: scrap comedy briefs
Catastrophe creator Sharon Horgan used the Alternative MacTaggart lecture to call for comedy commissioners to be less prescriptive.
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NewsThe Miniaturist adapted by BBC1
Jessie Burton’s period novel The Miniaturist is being made into a three-part BBC1 drama.
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NewsPatrick Holland: BBC2 needs fact-ent
Newly appointed BBC2 editor Patrick Holland has called for producers to bring him factual entertainment shows, saying the channel is not pitched enough.
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NewsNat Geo & MTV ramp up visions of scale
Nat Geo and MTV are on the hunt for programmes with increased ambition, vision and scale to maximise their global reach.
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NewsBBC2 slate led by Nigel Farage mockumentary
A comedy from The Inbetweeners creator Damon Beesley and a mockumentary starring Kevin Bishop as Nigel Farage are among the latest slate of BBC2 shows.
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NewsHigh-end TV levy allays talent shortage fears
The high-end TV skills council and TV drama skills levy are already a hit, according to a panel of experts at this year’s Edinburgh International Television Festival.
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NewsYouTube leads Carpool Karaoke strategy
The Late Late Show With James Corden executive producer has revealed that he checks YouTube stats ahead of TV ratings – as 172 of the show’s clips have notched up over 1m online views.
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NewsMarcella to return to ITV
Hans Rosenfeldt’s Scandinavian drama Marcella is to return for a second series on ITV.
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NewsKevin Lygo outlines ITV wishlist
Cookery, travel, consumer shows and make-over formats are all high on Kevin Lygo’s priority list to help balance the budget due to the rising cost of drama.
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NewsBen Frow 'bored' of copycat accusations
Channel 5 content chief Ben Frow has hit back at accusations of copycat commissioning and used a raft new of commissions, including the renewal of scripted comedy Borderline, to underline the channel’s distinctiveness.
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NewsITV factual to 'go big on crime'
ITV’s Sue Murphy has ordered a police series tracking the first hour of murder investigations as she prepares to “go big on crime”.
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NewsC4 orders Troubles comedy and extreme survival series
Channel 4 has unveiled a raft of commissions including a Northern Irish comedy set amongst the troubles and a survival series recreating one of the most dangerous expeditions in history.
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NewsJane Featherstone scores debut commissions
Former Kudos chief Jane Featherstone has landed a BBC drama and an E4 comedy – the first commissions for her fledgling indie Sister Pictures.
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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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NewsAvalon strikes global Taskmaster deals
Taskmaster is being remade internationally for the first time after Avalon struck a deal in Belgium.
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NewsEric Idle and Brian Cox star in BBC2 Christmas special
Monty Python’s Eric Idle is to feature alongside Professor Brian Cox in a BBC2 Christmas comedy special.