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NewsC4 commissions more hoarding
The Hoarder Next Door will return to Channel 4 for a second extended run following the success of the first series.
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NewsX Factor launches first iPad app
FremantleMedia UK Interactive and ITV have relaunched the digital offering for The X Factor including online video and its first dedicated iPad app.
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NewsGrand Designs set to hit 100 episodes
Grand Designs, Channel 4’s show following people determined to build their own homes from scratch, will celebrate its 100th episode when it returns in September.
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NewsTake Me Out handed two more series
Hit ITV dating show Take Me Out has been re-commissioned for a further two series, along with spin-off Take Me Out: The Gossip.
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NewsC4 orders Cumbo Comedy Blap
Comedian David Earl will play Cumbo in three online episodes as part of Channel 4’s comedy shorts series, Comedy Blaps.
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NewsIndustry poll to reveal top pitchers at Edinburgh
The indie that is best at pitching is set to be revealed at the Edinburgh International Television Festival, following a poll of commissioners and controllers to determine who is best at selling their shows.
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NewsBatman shooting doc in raft of BBC3 orders
BBC3 has ordered a quick turnaround documentary on the shootings at a Dark Knight Rises screening in Colorado, as well as an entire season dedicated to body image.
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NewsRicochet and C4 to help women win dating game
Channel 4 has ordered a dating and makeover series from Ricochet that will help women who are struggling to find love.
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NewsDenison to lead global charge as Talkback revamps
Talkback has overhauled its development team, with Juliet Denison promoted to take on a more prominent global role within the FremantleMedia group.
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NewsBGT striptease cleared by Ofcom
ITV’s Britain’s Got Talent has been cleared by Ofcom on several fronts including the failure of its voting app and the performance of a burlesque dancer.
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NewsMalone to front The Choir US
Choirmaster Gareth Malone is heading to the US for a remake of Twenty Twenty’s BBC2 series The Choir.
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NewsObituary: Ewart Needham
Ewart Needham, award winning film cameraman and former managing director of Teddington Studios has died aged 71.
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NewsKeith Allen expected to feature in Drugs Live
Keith Allen is being lined up to take MDMA on Channel 4 for controversial programme Drugs Live.
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NewsBoundless to secure two-year extension for The Apprentice
BBC1 is reaffirming its commitment to The Apprentice, with YouView chairman Lord Sugar on the brink of signing a two-year extension to front the show.
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NewsKeith Lemon cleared by Ofcom following puppy complaints
Ofcom has cleared Keith Lemon’s Lemonaid of breaching its broadcasting code after it received 237 complaints about a puppy being awarded as a prize.
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NewsBBC3 web strand to test comedy for TV
A string of emerging producers and directors are vying for TV commissions on BBC3 following the launch of seven online comedies.
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NewsWorkers to reveal pay for C4 doc
Employees from Pimlico Plumbers will reveal their salaries to each other in a real pay experiment for Channel 4.
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NewsOfcom investigating Britain’s Got Talent over phone voting
ITV1’s Britain’s Got Talent is being investigated over whether it “misled” viewers over phone voting costs.
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NewsBGT producer poached by Lime for Geordie Shore
Britain’s Got Talent series producer has become the latest recruit to join Lime Pictures as the indie continues to staff-up following the appointment of Lesley Douglas as chief executive.
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NewsThe Voice digital head joins rival The X Factor
FremantleMedia UK Interactive has hired the digital production head of The Voice UK, to head up the multiplatform activity for rival talent show The X Factor.