News brief: Channel 4 orders Reef factual pair

UK broadcaster Channel 4 has commissioned a pair of factual titles from indie Reef Television.

The French Collection (WT) will be a 15x60mins series in which amateur vintage dealers travel to brocante markets in France to buy items to sell at a profit in the UK.

Selling Houses, meanwhile, previously broadcast on Channel 4 sister channel More4 and has been given a second run. The 20x60mins property show is fronted by Amanda Lamb and gives house sellers the chance to check out local competition before using £1,000 (US$1,500) to improve their own home.