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NewsBBC1 orders range of docs
BBC1 is broadening its range of factual programming with four shows including a fixed-rig cancer series and a film exploring race through the eyes of two Burnley-based taxi firms.
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NewsMoore: BBC1 ‘under pressure’ to reach young viewers
Charlotte Moore has admitted that BBC1 is under pressure to appeal to younger viewers in the wake of plans to move BBC3 online.
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NewsPatrick Holland to grow BBC directing talent
Incoming BBC head of documentaries Patrick Holland has pledged to “find, nurture and progress” emerging filmmakers after he takes up his role next month.
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NewsBBC2 enters The Divorce Clinic
BBC2 is to follow Channel 4 in putting fixed-rig cameras in a divorce clinic as part of several documentaries designed to shine a light on modern British life.
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NewsBBC hires raft of factual commissioners
Darlow Smithson Productions director of programmes Rachel Morgan and UKTV commissioner Catherine Catton have joined the BBC as part of a number of factual appointments.
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NewsSheffield DocFest to debate future of the BBC
Sheffield DocFest is asking the industry to complete a survey about the BBC and the licence fee ahead of a high-profile session about the future of the corporation tomorrow.
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NewsFilms of Record makes Neil Grant permanent MD
Neil Grant has been made permanent managing director of Ten Alps indie Films of Record after holding the post on an interim basis since September.
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NewsTrue North invests in drone for property formats
Leeds-based indie True North has invested in a drone to capture footage for shows including its Channel 4 property series Building the Dream.
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NewsIndies back Tom Giles’ ITV move
Producers have backed ITV’s appointment of the “tenacious” former Panorama editor Tom Giles as its controller of current affairs.
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NewsThe Garden hires former Shine exec for formats push
ITV Studios indie The Garden is to boost its formatted factual output with the appointment of former Shine TV producer Chloe Solomon.
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NewsCBS Reality steps up originals
UK free-to-air broadcaster CBS Reality is ramping up its original commissioning drive with a ten-part crime doc from Sky Vision.
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NewsTen Alps in talks to buy UK producer
Bob Geldof-backed indie Ten Alps is on the verge of acquiring a UK production business and has begun a complex shareholding restructure to enable it to close the deal.
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NewsDan Korn to leave Discovery
Dan Korn is to leave Discovery after more than ten years at the broadcaster.
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NewsITV poaches Tom Giles from BBC
Former Panorama editor Tom Giles has been appointed as ITV’s controller of current affairs.
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NewsSky to take arts to next level
Sky wants producers from the UK, Italy and Germany to bring it big budget ambitious arts projects for its new production hub in Milan.
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NewsShiver examines Animal Births for ITV
ITV has ordered a series about the birth of animals from Shiver and recommissioned several existing formats from ITV Studios’ factual arm.
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NewsFirecracker follows Llewelyn-Bowen to China
Firecracker Films is to follow Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen’s attempts to launch a lingerie brand in China for BBC2 in one of three orders picked up by the factual producer.
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NewsVoltage TV lands C4 funding
Channel 4 has backed Sanjay Singhal’s Voltage TV as it continues to spend its £20m Growth Fund.
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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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NewsSimon Raikes quits C5 to expand Red Planet Pictures
Factual commissioning editor Simon Raikes is leaving Channel 5 to launch a non-scripted division at Tony Jordan’s Red Planet Pictures.