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NewsTalpa strikes Chinese VoD deal
ITV-owned producer Talpa Media has been commissioned to produce a reality format for Chinese digital service Tencent.
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NewsTFI to return for eight-part run
Channel 4 has confirmed that TFI Friday will return for a full eight-part series following the success of the anniversary show earlier this month.
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NewsLion TV factual chief to head BBC formats and features
Lion TV director of factual Donna Clark is to exit the All3Media indie after six years to join the BBC as acting head of formats and features.
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NewsChallenge orders Bullseye documentary
Classic gameshow Bullseye is the subject of a new Sky Vision Productions documentary for free-to-air channel Challenge.
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NewsC4 locks up second series of No Offence
Channel 4 has ordered a second run of Paul Abbott’s cop drama No Offence ahead of its first series finale tonight.
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NewseOne & Creative England to invest in regional drama
The Walking Dead distributor Entertainment One (eOne) and funding body Creative England have agreed a partnership to develop and finance a drama slate from regional producers.
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NewsDaisy Goodwin establishes indie as Silver River closes
Former Silver River boss Daisy Goodwin has set up a new production company six months after leaving her Sony-owned indie.
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NewsClarkson snubs Top Gear comeback offer
Jeremy Clarkson has claimed he turned down an offer to return to his old job on Top Gear last week, days before Chris Evans was appointed to the role.
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NewsBlakeway and ITV News pick up One World Media gongs
Blakeway Productions was recognised for its coverage of the ebola crisis at the 2015 One World Media Awards, as ITV scooped the News Award.
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NewsJames May returns with live car show
James May has landed his first BBC commission following the ‘fracas’ scandal which engulfed Top Gear.
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NewsITV pilots fixed-rig daytime format
Educating… indie Twofour is primed to take the fixed-rig format into daytime after piloting a cookery show for ITV.
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NewsC5 orders Celebs on Benefits
Former stars including Bruce Jones, who played Coronation Street’s Les Battersby, are to be profiled in forthcoming Channel 5 documentary Celebs on Benefits: Fame to Claim.
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NewsSports stars go head-to-head in ITV format
Richard Bacon is to front a six-part entertainment format for ITV in which eight sports stars will compete in a series of physical and mental challenges.
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NewsChris Evans urges fans to apply for Top Gear job
Chris Evans has urged listeners of his BBC Radio 2 breakfast show to apply to work on the next series of Top Gear - but warned there was “no guarantee” that a member of the public would land a job.
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NewsITV orders Prime Suspect prequel
ITV is to revive Helen Mirren’s iconic detective Jane Tennison in a Prime Suspect prequel, and has commissioned the creator of Scandinavian drama The Bridge to make his first UK series.
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NewsFactual should 'borrow the clothes of drama'
Prominent figures from factual television have argued that the genre must learn from drama if it is to compete with the global demand for scripted content.
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NewsPulse and Israeli firm launch indie with Objective exec
Pineapple Dance Studios indie Pulse Films has teamed up with Israeli production group Abot Hameiri to launch a UK indie with Bad Robots creator Nathan Eastwood.
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NewsBBC2 orders RAF display doc
BBC2 has ordered an documentary series about the RAF’s special display teams from Red Arrows: Inside The Bubble indie Archie Productions.
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NewsITV expands drama commissioning team
ITV has beefed up its drama commissioning team by handing Sarah Conroy a permanent position.