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News5Productions lands first MTV show
5Productions has picked up its first order from MTV in a fresh slate from the broadcaster which includes Remedy’s first factual entertainment show.
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NewsDisabled care doc series leads Ricochet slate
A BBC3 doc series about young jobseekers unwittingly thrown into care work leads a slate of new Ricochet commissions.
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NewsIn brief: Lime Pictures; The Garden; Nan; Radio 5 Live 606
Lime Pictures is to delve into the world of clairvoyants for Channel 4 and Nan is to return for a two-part series on BBC1. Click for the rest of today’s news round-up.
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NewsBBC1 to reunite relatives in gameshow
BBC1 will help long lost relatives win a reunion in an exotic location in a fresh Saturday night National Lottery entertainment format.
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NewsEndemol Shine reveals digital plans
Endemol Shine UK is to continue to operate its multichannel networks ChannelFlip and Endemol Beyond as separate businesses and handed responsibility for both to commercial director Laurence Jones.
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NewsITV lines up Queen Victoria drama from Mammoth Screen
Former Silver River head Daisy Goodwin is to make her screenwriting debut with a Queen Victoria biopic for ITV.
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NewsAll3M International lands four Sexy Beasts format deals
Lion TV’s quirky BBC3 dating show Sexy Beasts will be remade in China and three other territories after All3Media International sealed a raft of format deals.
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NewsChannel 4 returns to The Island for third run
Channel 4 is to head to the The Island with Bear Grylls for a third time after recommissioning the Bafta-winning show.
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NewsAmazon returns to Ripper Street
Amazon Prime Instant Video has continued its push into originations by commissioning a further two series of period crime drama Ripper Street.
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NewsAnimal charities slam The Island With Bear Grylls
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has urged the attorney general of Panama to press charges against the producers of The Island With Bear Grylls over the “abhorrent” treatment of pigs on the show.
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NewsDLA Piper launches M&A arm
Law firm DLA Piper has hired Hollywood financier Anthony Mosawi as it attempts to play a part in the spate of indie consolidation.
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NewsBlue 2.0 adds Boundless exec Bos
Former Boundless production executive Mark Bos has joined post firm Blue 2.0 as executive director.
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NewsAll3Media America scores US drama pilot
All3Media America’s march into drama has taken a step forward after scoring a pilot for US cable network E!, written by Mad Men’s Jonathan Abrahams and produced by Objective Productions USA.
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NewsFilmmakers' fledgling indie secures ITV investment
ITV Studios has acquired a minority stake in Monumental Television, the fledgling indie set up by film producers Alison Owen and Debra Hayward.
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NewsGeater relinquishes Pact duties for All3 role
Former Fremantle Media UK boss Sara Geater has joined All3Media as chief operating officer, forcing her to relinquish her duties as the chair of Pact after only four months.
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NewsDragonfly 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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NewsITV pilots Stephen Mulhern daytime show
ITV is shooting a pilot for a daytime format fronted by Catchphrase host Stephen Mulhern.
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NewsC4 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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NewsPenny Dreadful scoops three Bafta Craft awards
Penny Dreadful picked up three awards at the British Academy Television Craft Awards, with the Sky Atlantic drama triumphing in the Production Design, Make Up & Hair Design and Original Music categories.
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NewsMentorn 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.