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NewsC4 orders immigration sketch show
Greenbird network indie Rumpus Media is to produce a light-hearted format examining British immigration etiquette for Channel 4.
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NewsITV pilots Scrabble gameshow
ITV is to pilot a daytime entertainment show inspired by the iconic board game Scrabble.
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NewsNat Geo boss lifts lid on international strategy
National Geographic Channels boss Courteney Monroe has lifted the lid on plans to eschew local commissions in favour of a global programming strategy.
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NewsGrayson Perry to explore masculinity for C4
Grayson Perry is to explore the concept of masculinity in modern Britain for his third series for Channel 4.
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NewsHillbilly lands debut ITV drama
Hillbilly Films, the indie responsible for Channel 4’s Bafta-award single Random, has scored its first ITV commission.
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NewsGareth Malone heads to Invictus Games for BBC1
Choirmaster Gareth Malone will pull together an ensemble of members and veterans of the Armed Forces ahead of Orlando’s The Invictus Games for his latest musical endeavour for BBC1.
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NewsHandsome to make Spring Break with Grandad for MTV
Greenbird network indie Handsome Productions is to make a reality format for MTV starring eight twenty-somethings - and their grandparents.
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NewsITV unveils Queen's 90th birthday coverage
ITV has lined up a two-hour film from Oxford Film and Television and a live broadcast from the Royal Windsor Horse Show to celebrate the Queen’s 90th birthday.
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NewsTwofour secures access to kids talent agency for C4
Twofour is to head inside one of the UK’s largest children’s talent agencies for a Channel 4 ob-doc.
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NewsRoughcut lands BBC NI chatshow
Patrick Kielty is to dig into the internet histories of celebrity guests in a chatshow format for BBC1 Northern Ireland.
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NewsSky and October back US indie
Sky and October Films have invested in a US production company established by former History exec Julian Hobbs and ex-MTV chief Elli Hakami.
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NewsSky Vision strikes first-look deal with Avanti
Sky Vision has struck a first-look distribution and development deal with Welsh indie Avanti Media.
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NewsC4 commissions make-up doc
Channel 4 has commissioned Northern Irish indie Big Mountain Productions to produce a film exploring the world of make-up masters.
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NewsBBC restructure: the fallout
Fears over the future of BBC2 and radical future-proofing proposals across BBC television have emerged in the wake of last week’s seismic commissioning restructure.
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NewsSyco steals The Voice UK exec
The X Factor producer Syco Entertainment has poached Tim van Rongen, executive producer of The Voice UK.
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NewsSky 1 develops Game of Thrones-style drama
Sky 1 is developing a feature-length fantasy drama based on Jasper Fforde’s novel The Last Dragonslayer as it hunts its own Game of Thrones.
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NewsKeo joins forces with Field Day
Keo Films plans to add arts, factual entertainment, history and lifestyle programming to its slate via a joint venture with newly-launched indie Field Day.
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NewsCreative industries generate record £84bn for UK
The creative industries are worth a record £84.1bn to the UK economy, according to official figures released at a time when the government is mulling radical changes to broadcasting.
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NewsChannel 5 orders benefits experiment
Channel 5 is to hand three families on benefits £26,000 in a new social experiment from Dragonfly.
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NewsPinewood launches TV production arm
Pinewood Group has recruited the producer of Fortitude, The Enfield Haunting and The Last Kingdom to lead its newly-formed TV production company.