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NewsDiscovery readies Shocking Love season
Discovery is launching a season investigating rare medical conditions with a number of UK-originated documentaries and a new format from Bear Grylls.
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NewsC4 and Renegade take fixed rig to Africa
Renegade Pictures is to use a fixed rig to capture life in an Ethiopian tribe in a 4 x 60-minute series for Channel 4.
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NewsE4 orders Chewing Gum comedy series
Retort has been commissioned to produce a comedy series for E4 about a God-fearing twenty-something woman dealing with growing up.
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NewsBBC2 orders first transgender comedy
BBC2 is preparing to launch what it claims is Britain’s first transgender sitcom and has bagged Jack Whitehall’s Backchat, its second BBC3 comedy.
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NewsVice seeks food ideas for Munchies channel
Vice has called out for fresh food ideas from traditional TV producers as its online channel Munchies moves out of beta.
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NewsGreat British Menu heads to TF1
Optomen’s cooking format Great British Menu is to be remade in France following a deal between broadcaster TF1 and indie Pernel Media.
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NewsGordonstoun opens gates for Sky 1
Sky 1 is heading to Prince Charles’ alma mater Gordonstoun for its latest ob-doc.
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NewsEndemol Beyond signs YouTube star
Endemol has expanded its online premium content network Endemol Beyond with the launch of an international sports-themed channel fronted by YouTube star KSI.
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NewsMiranda Hart's Generation Game revival in the balance
Miranda Hart’s involvement in BBC1’s revival of The Generation Game has been thrown into doubt, as the channel unveiled a swathe of commissions, including a Karl Warner-produced entertainment format.
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NewsFour Rooms producer Claudia Lewis joins the BBC
Four Rooms and Young Apprentice executive producer Claudia Lewis has left Fremantle Media UK label Boundless to return to the BBC.
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NewsMel and Sue join ITV daytime
Princess Productions has renewed its relationship with Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins to launch an ITV daytime chat show to air next year.
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NewsCowboy Builders to set up in Spain
Long running UK format Cowboy Builders is to be remade in Spain after Warner Bros International Television Production struck a deal with RTL-owned Spanish broadcaster Atresmedia.
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NewsC5 to explore neonatal units and primary schools
Channel 5 has commissioned five new factual shows including series set in the UK’s largest neonatal unit and Britain’s biggest primary school.
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NewsShine sells INXS drama to Showtime
Shine International has sold Australian miniseries INXS: Never Tear Us Apart to US cable network Showtime.
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NewsC4 orders interactive celebrity show
Babysitting viewers’ children, working a shift in a local pub or helping with a marriage proposal are among the potential tasks celebrities will undertake for an interactive Remarkable Television series for Channel 4.
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NewsC4’s Singer gets almost 15% of viewers voting
Channel 4 has hailed the launch of real-time voting show The Singer Takes It All as a “massive success” after it registered a record proportion of viewers taking part.
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NewsLittle Dot hires C4 tech boss Bob Harris
YouTube producer Little Dot Studios has hired former Channel 4 chief technology officer Bob Harris as a technology advisor.
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NewsCarnival appoints senior execs
Downton Abbey indie Carnival Films has appointed two new senior executives to aid its international production drive.
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NewsFox withdraws $80bn Time Warner offer
21st Century Fox has withdrawn its $80 billion offer to buy Time Warner.
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NewsZeppotron co-founder joins Objective
Zeppotron co-founder Ben Caudell is leaving the business after 14 years to join Objective Productions as its head of comedy.