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Jamie Oliver serves up healthy-eating docs for C4
Jamie Oliver is back on the campaign trail with two Channel 4 healthy-eating documentary projects.
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Dragonfly installs fixed-rig in children's hospital
One Born Every Minute indie Dragonfly is returning to the wards with a fixed-rig series set in a children’s hospital for Channel 4.
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ITV pilots Stephen Mulhern daytime show
ITV is shooting a pilot for a daytime format fronted by Catchphrase host Stephen Mulhern.
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C4 prepares party-planner pilot
Remarkable Television will follow one of Manchester’s foremost party planners in a TX pilot for Channel 4.
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Sky Arts 2 to close
Sky is to merge its two arts channels and hand the newly created Sky Arts an improved slot on its EPG.
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Nutopia to co-pro Civilisation revival
Jane Root’s Nutopia is to co-produce landmark BBC series Civilisation, with former BBC1 controller Michael Jackson acting as executive producer.
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Sky airs targeted Enfield Haunting trailers
Sky has kicked off a targeted trailer campaign aimed at north London households for the launch of forthcoming supernatural series The Enfield Haunting.
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David Hasselhoff returns to UKTV
David Hasselhoff is to return to Dave sooner than expected after the channel ordered a second series of his comedy show before the debut run has aired.
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George Entwistle to exec C4 election coverage
Former BBC director general George Entwistle has been drafted in to exec produce Channel 4’s election night coverage.
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C5 supersizes 20 Moments That Rocked Britain
Channel 5 has ordered a full series of Crackit’s list show 20 Moments That Rocked Britain before the one-off special it originally commissioned has aired.
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BBC Learning producer Katy Jones dies
BBC Learning executive producer, drama documentary maker and award-winning journalist Katy Jones has died suddenly at the age of 51.
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Simon Cowell cues up DJ format with Yahoo
Simon Cowell has teamed up with Done + Dusted to produce a DJ competition format for online portal Yahoo.
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ITV piloting Jonathan Ross cookery show
ITV is piloting a cookery panel show fronted by talk show host Jonathan Ross.
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BBC2 controller targets ‘gorgeous’ single docs
BBC2 controller Kim Shillinglaw has called on producers to pitch more stand-out single documentaries and current affairs investigations.
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ITV sends Davina McCall on extreme expedition
Davina McCall will explore how animals live in some of the Earth’s harshest conditions in a four-part series for ITV.
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BFI apppoints diversity manager
The BFI (British Film Institute) has appointed Deborah Williams to the new role of diversity manager.
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Former Culture Show editor wins 75-part Bloomberg arts series
An indie founded by former Culture Show editor Eddie Morgan has secured a three-year deal with Bloomberg TV to make a 75-part art series.
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World Media Rights wins American Heroes series
Discovery-owned US network American Heroes Channel has ordered a three-part World War II series from UK indie World Media Rights.
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Julian Fellowes adapts Anthony Trollope novel for ITV
Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes will renew acquaintances with ITV by adapting 19th century novel Doctor Thorne.
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Mentorn hires former Betty head of features
Mentorn Media has hired former Betty head of features David Emerson as head of formats and features, as well as making three other appointments.