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Pioneer gets pair of PBS commissions
US broadcaster PBS has ordered two shows from UK indie producer Pioneer Productions. Six-parter Secrets…
FremantleMedia takes rights to Irish genealogy series
FremantleMedia has picked up format rights to Genealogy Roadshow. The show was created by Irish…
News brief: Bravo adds Farrell, Oliver to current team
NBCUniversal-owned Bravo Media has hired doc maker Leslie Farrell and former Food Network executive Jeffrey…
BBC buys Martin Luther King doc for anniversary tribute
The BBC has acquired one-off doc MLK: The Assassination Tapes, a one-off documentary about iconic…
Reinventing the classics
Children’s TV is something that binds and defines peer groups. With new versions of Thunderbirds,…
C4, PBS order Nutopia terrorist drama doc
Channel 4 and PBS have co-commissioned Terror in the Desert, a one-hour documentary about the…
News brief: Cyber Group takes Zou to PBS Kids Sprout
French producer and distributor Cyber Group Studios has sold its preschool series Zou to the…
PBS orders new Mr. Selfridge range
US public broadcaster PBS has come onboard a second season of its period drama Mr….
Aereo sued in Boston
US channels retransmission service Aereo is being sued in Boston, following its launch in the…
OWN buys Kate and Wills Royal Baby doc
OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network has acquired one-off doc William, Kate and the Royal Baby, as…