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Channel 4 builds factual slate

UK terrestrial Channel 4 has commissioned a pair of factual series from Indus Films, which will sit in its latest factual slate. Indus-produced 1x60mins special The World’s Most Expensive Christmas and 3x60mins series Britain’s Finest Interiors (WT) will sit alongside the October Films-produced Walking the Himalayas on the channel. Channel 4 has also commissioned a […]

Zodiak scores Sky SVOD deal, renewal

Sky’s subscription on-demand services have acquired episodes of CBeebies shows Waybuloo and Mister Maker, while Sky One has renewed wacky game show Wild Things. The SVOD deal with Zodiak Kids hands Sky more than 150 episodes of the CBeebies series, which will be made available in the UK and Ireland via Sky On Demand and […]

ITV, WPP back new Avnet digital producer

UK broadcaster ITV and advertising giant WPP are the main investors in Indigenous Media, a digital production group from filmmakers Jon and Jake Avnet and Rodridgo Garcia. For ITV, the launch comes less than a week after it invested in New York-based digital prodco Believe Entertainment Group, while WPP has had a major effect on […]

Sky swoops for Warner Bros.’ The Flash and Forever

UK pay TV platform BSkyB has acquired two drama series launched at this year’s LA Screenings, The Flash and Forever for its flagship channel Sky 1 HD. Both series are distributed by Warner Bros. International Television Distribution. The Flash (left) is a spin-off of another superhero series Arrow, which also goes out on Sky1. It […]

Channel 5 delves into Secret Italy, Underground Britain

Channel 5 has ordered a raft of new factual programming, including a new series about psychopaths, a new Alex Polizzi show featuring Italy and its first drama doc. The commercial broadcaster, which is in the throes of being acquired by Viacom, has commissioned six new doc series. GroupM Entertainment, the production arm of the media […]

Sun Set rises in Sky 1 primetime series

UK satcaster Sky 1 HD has commissioned The Sun Set (WT) as its first fixed-rig documentary series. The order is part of an investment drive in the 8pm slot that Sky 1 director Adam MacDonald has initiated since joining from A+E Networks UK in 2013. The Sun Set will see British and Irish family holidays […]

Shine scores Code of a Killer, Rome rights

Shine International has acquired rights to a pair of series from UK broadcasters. From ITV is the upcoming World Productions drama Code of a Killer, which is based on a true story. It follows David Threlfall as a 1980s detective solving a double murder as the discovery of DNA fingerprinting is unearthed nearby. From Channel […]

ITV orders Celebrity Squares reboot

UK commercial broadcaster ITV has ordered a revamped version of Celebrity Squares. The gameshow reboot will be produced by DCD Media-owned prodco September Films and GroupM Entertainment, the production arm of the media buying business GroupM. As with the original version of the show, the new Celebrity Squares will be based upon noughts and crosses, […]

Red Arrow places faith in Ireland’s Lie

Germany-based Red Arrow International has acquired rights to Irish quiz show The Lie. The show comes from Scotland’s SVT Productions, Irish broadcaster TV3 and ad agency GroupM Entertainment. The format sees two teams try to identify lies hidden within groups of statements over a number of rounds. In Ireland, it has exceeded its regular slot […]

Channel 5 searches for Great British Castles

UK broadcaster Channel 5 has signed a deal with British journalist Dan Jones, who will present a number of history-themed programmes. The first show from the partnership is the 6x50mins Great British Castles (WT), which Irish indie Sideline Productions is coproducing with ad firm GroupM Entertainment. It will tell stories of the fortifications that were […]