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NewsBBC Worldwide expands indie empire
BBC Worldwide’s indie investment push has gathered pace with the acquisition of a stake in 72 Films, the indie established by Gogglebox commissioner David Glover and ex-Dragonfly managing director Mark Raphael.
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NewsPlum abandons C4 property commission
Plum Pictures’ Channel 4 property commission Britain’s Best Beach Huts has collapsed following local opposition to the project.
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NewsWild Blue preps live pitches
Former Top Gear and Coast showrunner Gary Hunter is prioritising Space Dive-style live TV events and entertainment formats after Fremantle Media backed his fledgling indie Wild Blue Media.
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NewsNaked hires Text Santa producer
Naked Entertainment, the indie established by former Fox and Discovery commissioner Simon Andreae, has hired Text Santa producer Matthew Cox.
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NewsElectric Ray explores parenting for C4
Electric Ray is to take a light-hearted look at the reality of parenting for Channel 4.
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NewsBBC Studios hunts popular factual chief
BBC Studios is launching a popular factual division and is hunting for a creative exec to run the unit as it searches for the next generation of shows such as Crimewatch.
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NewsITV returns celebs to childhood homes
So Television has teamed with Sunnyside Productions to co-produce an ITV factual entertainment series which will delve into the former homes of celebrities.
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NewsGrierson shortlist includes 50 female directors
A record number of female directors have been shortlisted for this year’s Grierson British Documentary Awards, dominating in the documentary series and constructed documentary series categories.
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NewsITV strikes AwesomenessTV deal for youth shows
ITV is to launch a youth programming block in association with AwesomenessTV after striking a wide-ranging partnership with the US multiplatform video network.
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NewsCBBC to visit Paignton Zoo
BBC’s Natural History Unit and kids’ indie DHX Media have teamed up to create an observational documentary about Paignton Zoo for CBBC.
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NewsAmazon and Netflix ramp up non-scripted plans
Amazon and Netflix have redoubled efforts to commission a slew of non-scripted series from British producers.
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NewsSue Murphy hires spell 'big sense of adventure' for ITV
Sue Murphy’s first hires spell “a big sense of adventure” for ITV’s factual entertainment department, according to senior figures of the TV industry.
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NewsAvalon set for US formats push
Avalon Television Factual (ATF) is planning a formats push in the US, building on the success of HBO hit Last Week Tonight With John Oliver, which is made by its parent company.
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NewsLionsgate backs Gogglebox duo
Lionsgate has acquired a stake in Primal Media, the new UK indie established by Gogglebox Entertainment co-founders Mat Steiner and Adam Wood.
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NewsNoel Edmonds to front C4 pilot
Channel 4 is preparing its latest venture with Noel Edmonds – a daytime format from Crook Productions.
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NewsTop Gear consolidated ratings tank
The latest series of Top Gear failed to perform a ratings U-turn as consolidated figures showed it closed with 2.6m fewer viewers than Jeremy Clarkson’s last run.
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NewsSue Murphy staffs up ITV fact ent team
ITV factual entertainment chief Sue Murphy has made her first hires – recruiting the commissioner of Channel 4’s Grand Designs and Embarrassing Bodies and the First Dates executive producer.
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NewsSpring hires Coast co-creator
Coast co-creator Kathy Myers is to join factual indie Spring Films as creative director.
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NewsBBC lines up Bake Off Christmas special
Previous contestants from The Great British Bake Off are to return to the tent for a BBC1 Christmas special.
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NewsFresh One whisks up Disney online spin-off
Fresh One is to follow up its Disney Channel cooking competition First Class Chefs with an short-form online spin-off featuring families.