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UK nets’ factual spend hits £522m, kids down
New Ofcom stats show UK public broadcasters spent more on factual programmes in 2015 than…
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C4 privatisation ‘risks outweigh benefits’
A report into the future of Channel 4 has concluded the risks associated with the…
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Discovery US hires ex-ITV exec O’Connell
Discovery Channel in the US has hired former ITV factual commissioner Andrew O’Connell for a…
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RTL sees Benefits in Endemol Shine format
Germany’s RTL has become the first network to order a local version of Endemol Shine…
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BBC Studios names factual chief
UK pubcaster the BBC has gone in-house to appoint its first director of factual for…
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October hires from Channel 5, staffs up
UK prodco October Films has made a two hires and appointed a new head of…
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C5 orders bike series Tour De Celeb
Channel 5 has greenlit Tour De Celeb, an entertainment series that will see celebrities training…
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C5 orders Freddie Mercury, Karen Carpenter shows
UK broadcaster Channel 5 has ordered docudrama specials about Freddie Mercury and Karen Carpenter. Both…
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UKTV’s Dave and Drama rise to the top
Channel provider UKTV reported double-digit growth in 2015 and said that Dave and Drama are now…
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Viacom snatches Channel 5 rights from DRG
Viacom International Media Networks has taken on rights to UK terrestrial Channel 5’s in-house production…