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C5′s “Chernobyl Disaster,” Sky’s “Londongrad” spotlight Russian scandals
The machinations of the Russian government (both Soviet and post-) are placed under the microscope in a pair of new multi-part docuseries airing on Channel 5 and Sky, which respectively ...
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Federico Ruiz named as commissioning editor for Channel 5, Paramount+ UK
Ahead of the launch of Paramount+ in the UK and Ireland on June 22, Paramount Global is expanding its UK team by tapping Federico Ruiz as commissioning editor, factual and non-scripted ...
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UK government white paper lays out new regulations on broadcasting sector
The UK government has confirmed this week that major changes are on the way for the region’s broadcasters. A white paper published on Thursday (April 28) includes plans intended to boost ...
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Extra: C5 sends Colin and Justin to Canada; NHK sells “Chiko’s Challenge” in Spain
Channel 5 gears up for Colin and Justin’s Great Canadian Escape Channel 5 has announced the launch of a new renovation series, Colin and Justin’s Great Canadian Escape, starring Scottish interior designers ...
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Abacus secures sales for latest Herzog doc and new WWII history special
Abacus Media Rights has confirmed multiple international sales for two high-profile documentaries, Werner Herzog’s The Fire Within: A Requiem for Katia and Maurice Krafft and Adrian Munsey’s two-part Could Hitler ...
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Channel 5 bringing auction series “Cash in the Attic” back to the UK
The UK’s Channel 5 has picked up the beloved auction series Cash in the Attic and will bring it back to the airwaves in 2022. The long-running format, which turns hidden treasures ...
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Stonehenge doc from Fremantle aims to uncover “hidden truth”
Global producer-distributor Fremantle has announced details for an upcoming documentary, Stonehenge: The Hidden Truth, which details research that has identified a new monument at Stonehenge. The film, produced by Fremantle-backed prodco ...
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Extra: DCD Rights pre-sales; Passion acquires two new crime series
DCD Rights sales ahead of MIPCOM UK-based distributor DCD Rights has pre-sold a pair of new factual series to a range of broadcasters in the run-up to MIPCOM. The new history/travel series ...
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Red Sauce secures volume deal from Channel 5, eyes expansion
Zinc Media Group label Red Sauce is scaling up its production and development teams after securing a 52-hour commission from UK broadcaster Channel 5. The commission, the largest volume deal ever ...
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Channel 5 boards Definitely’s “Million Pound Motorhomes”
Banijay UK prodco Definitely has been commissioned to produce a new non-fiction series, Million Pound Motorhomes, for Channel 5. The broadcaster has greenlit a 4 x 60-minute series about the world’s ...
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Extra: BritBox now on Roku; Passion signs multiple deals down under
BritBox UK to launch on Roku Roku and BritBox UK have announced that BritBox, the streaming service from BBC Studios and ITV, is now available on Roku streaming devices and Roku ...
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British TV industry launches charter to improve freelance working practices
Major broadcasters, streaming services and unions in the British TV industry released a document on Wednesday (Aug. 25), The Freelance Charter, to improve working practices in the industry. The charter was ...
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C5 shifts peak-time program tariff model, establishes training fund
Channel 5 is re-evaluating its program tariffs for peak-time commissions, moving away from fixed, per-hour pricing. Moving forward, the ViacomCBS-owned broadcaster will agree on the genre for each program, then negotiate ...
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Bassett Vance Productions to EP David Olusoga’s “One Thousand Years of Slavery”
MTV Entertainment Studios and Angela Bassett and Courtney B. Vance’s Bassett Vance Productions have boarded the previously announced docuseries One Thousand Years of Slavery — produced by Uplands Television for ...
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UK government extends Freeview licenses until 2034
The UK government is renewing Freeview licenses until 2034, allowing public service and commercial broadcasters such as ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5 to continue to deliver content free-to-air to ...
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Extra: RTE Programme Sales locks up deals; Cannes Doc Alliance winners
RTÉ Programme Sales deals Ireland’s RTÉ Programme Sales has acquired the distribution rights to a pair of premium documentaries about same-sex marriage and the Irish famine, and has also licensed the ...
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Channel 5, Barcroft to co-produce minute-by-minute Pearl Harbor docuseries
Channel 5 and factual production company Barcroft Studios will coproduce a new documentary series that will chronicle the Pearl Harbor attacks. Attack on Pearl Harbor: Minute by Minute will cover the ...
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UK roundup: commissions from Channel 4, Channel 5 and UKTV
Several UK broadcasters have unveiled commissions covering topics ranging from living with a cancer diagnosis, to retracing the history of an East London neighbourhood and working to kickstart struggling businesses. Channel ...
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TVF International unveils summer slate
London headquartered distributor and copro broker TVF International has revealed its summer slate of factual and factual entertainment programming in time for Sunny Side of the Doc. The programming being shopped ...
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BBC, C4, Sky, ITV, C5 commissioners talk factual wishlists at Sheffield Doc/Fest
UK factual commissioners from the BBC, Channel 4, Sky, ITV and Channel 5 convened virtually yesterday (June 8) during Sheffield Doc/Fest to talk upcoming programming and opportunities for producers and ...
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Extra: Rocket Rights, Storyvault strike distro deal; C4 takes stake in Paper Ent
Rocket Rights to handle worldwide distribution for two Storyvault Films-produced BBC titles Rocket Rights will handle worldwide distribution outside the UK for two BBC programs from Storyvault Films. Sudden Death: My Sister’s Silent ...
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Extra: Drag format to debut on OUTtv; Channel 5 orders Susan Calman series
“Call Me Mother” drag competition series to air on OUTtv Canadian LGBTQ+ network OUTtv will debut a new drag competition series beginning this fall. The unscripted reality series, titled Call Me Mother, ...
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C5 commissions feature doc “Thatcher vs. The Miners” from Tern TV
Channel 5 has commissioned Tern Television to make Thatcher vs. The Miners, the company’s first feature documentary. The film plans to use new evidence, including the miners’ own footage, along with ...
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Extra: PBS to air ‘Icon’ series on music photography; ‘Room to Improve’ to air on C5
Six-part series on music photography to air on PBS this summer PBS has acquired U.S. domestic broadcast and digital rights for the six-part series Icon: Music Through the Lens from FilmRise ...
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Content Kings, Green Rock produce C5 true crime special “The Ripper Speaks”
Exclusive audio recordings of Peter Sutcliffe, also known as the “Yorkshire Ripper,” will be featured in a new documentary film on ViacomCBS-owned Channel 5. The UK broadcaster revealed plans today (May 13) ...
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Rare TV promotes new head of UK development and commissions first true crime series
The independent documentary, factual and formats producer, Rare TV, is wading into the true-crime series arena with its first UK commission, as ordered by 5STAR. Under the working title Body of Evidence, ...
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Channel 5 commissions “Watercolour Challenge” renewal
Watercolour Challenge, an old daytime TV favourite, has been commissioned for a return by Channel 5. Channel 5 and Twofour are working on a refreshed format for the original series, which ...
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Channel 5 pulls episode of plastic surgery two-parter following backlash
ViacomCBS-owned, UK broadcaster Channel 5 has pulled a factual program concerning celebrities and plastic surgery following a raft of complaints from viewers and from one of the subjects. Charlotte Crosby, former ...
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Channel 5 commissions history series from Voltage, ITN Productions, VIS
Channel 5 has bolstered its stripped event history program slate with four specialist factual series. Those include Tsunami, which examines the details of the 2004 natural disaster in Southeast Asia, and Costa ...
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Channel 5 hits the road with “Motorhoming with Merton & Webster”
UK pubcaster Channel 5, which is owned by ViacomCBS, has greenlit Motorhoming with Merton & Webster (working title). The show’s concept tracks comic couple Paul Merton and Suki Webster as they ...
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Channel 5, Wildflame team for “Wonderful Wales with Michael Ball”
Cardiff-based indie Wildflame Productions has been commissioned to produce Wonderful Wales with Michael Ball for UK pubcaster Channel 5. The four-part series finds the famous singer returning home to Wales ...
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Extra: Blakeway to explore Hollywood’s “golden year” for C5; Cream Productions ups four
Blakeway revisits Hollywood’s golden age with two specials Zinc Media Group-owned, UK-based factual prodco Blakeway Productions has scored a two-part commission with Channel 5, exploring a Hollywood heyday from decades past. Across ...
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Channel 5 boards “Yellowstone: Super Volcanoes” from Wildflame
UK indie Wildflame Productions has inked a deal with ViacomCBS-owned Channel 5 for its international doc special Yellowstone: Super Volcanoes. The 90-minute special marks Wildflame’s first commission for non-fiction streamer discovery+. It will be ...
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Channel 5 orders true crime doc from Zeppelin Films
ViacomCBS-owned broadcaster Channel 5 has commissioned London-based indie Zeppelin Films to produce the 90-minute documentary Murdered By A Mob: The Killing of Bijan Ebrahimi. The film tells the story of the ...
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Extra: Abacus takes rights to Suge Knight doc; TVF Int’l grows European team
Abacus Media Rights (AMR), part of the Amcomri Media Group, has secured international distribution rights (excluding free TV in the UK) to Nick Broomfield‘s feature-length documentary Last Man Standing: Suge Knight ...
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Channel 5 links with October Films for World War II series, doc special
ViacomCBS-owned UK broadcaster Channel 5 has commissioned London-based indie October Films to produce a feature documentary special for Remembrance Day and a three-part series exploring hidden aspects of World War II. How Britain Won ...
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Extra: BBC Studios nabs “Perfect Planet” pre-sales globally; ViacomCBS Int’l Studios streamlines distribution
BBC Studios takes A Perfect Planet to the world BBC Studios has secured pre-sales for its landmark natural history series A Perfect Planet to broadcasters globally. A Perfect Planet has pre-sold to Australia ...
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Rogan Productions, C5 explore Princess Diana’s “interview that shocked the world”
Rogan Productions, the London-based prodco behind recent acclaimed projects such as Stabbed: Britain’s Knife Crime Crisis and the BAFTA-nominated Stephen: The Murder That Changed a Nation, is behind a doc ...
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C5 orders true crime docs from Vice Studios UK, ITN Productions
UK broadcaster Channel 5 is fortifying its factual slate with six true crime documentary commissions. Vice Studios UK, the global production and distribution unit of Vice Media Group, is to produce the ...
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Extra: Armoza unveils formats for ITV Studios’ Fall Festival; ID slates new Joe Exotic specials
Armoza highlights offerings for ITV Studios’ Fall Festival Armoza Formats, part of ITV Studios, has unveiled the formats it will be spotlighting as part of the inaugural ITV Studios’ Fall Festival. Anchoring ...
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C5 greenlights “Go Green With The Grimwades” for Milkshake strand
ViacomCBS-owned UK broadcaster Channel 5 has ordered the influencer-led series Go Green With The Grimwades for its multiplatform pre-school strand, Milkshake! Produced by Doc Hearts, the 10 x 10-minute fact-ent reality-based environmental ...
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Channel 5 ramps up specialist factual programming with eight history commissions
UK broadcaster Channel 5 is bolstering its slate of specialist factual programming with the commission of eight new history series. New York-headquartered Lion TV will produce five of the series, with ...
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C5 orders Kate Humble series from Raise The Roof, Motion Content Group
UK broadcaster Channel 5 has commissioned Kate Humble: My Little Farm from Glasgow-based indie Raise The Roof Productions and London’s Motion Content Group. The 4 x 60-minute series will see the TV ...
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BriteSpark East secures factual commissions from C5
ViacomCBS-owned UK broadcaster Channel 5 has commissioned BriteSpark East, part of Argonon Group, to produce two docuseries about rivers in Europe and the U.S. The 6 x 60-minute series World’s Most ...
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Discovery Channel shifts into Diesel Brothers three-hour stunt special
Discovery Channel has partnered with Magilla Entertainment, in association with Feld Entertainment, to launch its latest event special from the Diesel Brothers. Diesel Brothers: Monster Jam Breaking World Records will chart Heavy D ...
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Sheffield Doc/Fest ’20: Commissioners talk COVID-19 challenges, opportunities
Factual commissioners from the BBC, Channel 4, Channel 5 and ITV gathered virtually July 9 to talk about the challenges and opportunities of making work through the pandemic as part ...
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C5 commissions “The Frontline: Doctors of War”
Feature-length documentary The Frontline: Doctors of War (working title), from ITN Productions, will air on the UK’s Channel 5 later in the year. The 90-minute documentary was filmed in South Sudan ahead of ...
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C5 orders “1000 Years of History”, “Shoplifters: At War With The Law”
ViacomCBS-owned UK broadcaster Channel 5 has commissioned the landmark series 1000 Years of History from a trio of Uk indies — Middlechild, Lambent Productions and Raise the Roof Productions — ...
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Channel 5 sets Nuremberg Trials doc from Middlechild Productions
UK free-to-air broadcaster Channel 5 has commissioned Brighton- and London-based factual entertainment indie Middlechild Productions to make Nuremberg: The Nazi’s on Trial (w/t). Middlechild will deliver the 90-minute documentary special in the summer, to air ...
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Channel 5, Network 10 to co-fund “The Royals Reveal”
British free-to-air network Channel 5 and Australia’s Network 10, both owned by ViacomCBS, have partnered to co-fund the eight-part series The Royals Revealed. Produced by UK indie Back2back Productions, the series will unpack the ...
