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Channel 4 Goes for More Very British Problems

November 9, 2015

LONDON: Channel 4 in the U.K. has ordered a second season and a one-off special of the factual series Very British Problems. Alaska TV will produce the sophomore run’s three hour-long episodes. Based on Rob Temple’s Twitter feed of the …

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Netflix to Debut Original Crime Docuseries Making a Murderer

November 9, 2015

BEVERLY HILLS: Netflix has unveiled its plans to premiere Making a Murderer, an original ten-part documentary series that examines allegations of police and prosecutorial misconduct, evidence tampering and witness coercion. Making a Murderer will tell the real-life story of Steven …

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Abrams Artists Agency Prepping Grizzly Adams Resurgence

November 10, 2015

LOS ANGELES: Legendary outdoorsman Grizzly Adams is set for a comeback thanks to a deal inked by Abrams Artists Agency, which represents the casts and producers of “bearded reality” TV shows such as Discovery’s Gold Rush and HISTORY’s Mountain Men. …

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New Channel 4 Series Follows Rich Kids of Instagram

November 10, 2015

LONDON: A new docuseries on Channel 4 will shine the spotlight on a group of rich young people who share their lives on social media. Commissioned by Channel 4 Education's commissioning editor, Emily Jones, the program will be produced by …

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Hollywood’s Best Film Directors Scores Renewal in Italy

November 10, 2015

PARIS/LOS ANGELES: NBCUniversal International Networks in Italy has renewed Prime Entertainment Group’s factual series Hollywood's Best Film Directors. This marks the sixth deal the companies have done together since 2012. Among the directors featured in the series is Danny Boyle …

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NATPE to Expand Reality Track Program

November 11, 2015

LOS ANGELES: During the upcoming market and conference, a second day will be added to the NATPE Reality track, following its inaugural one-day run. NATPE returns to the Fontainebleau in Miami Beach from January 19 to 21 in 2016. The upcoming …

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More Are You The One? for MTV

November 11, 2015

NEW YORK: MTV has renewed its reality matchmaking experiment Are You The One? for a fourth season. The show sees a group of 20 singles who are bad at finding true love living together on an island. Each one has …

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Pulse Films & Britdoc Pact for New Doc Fund

November 11, 2015

COPENHAGEN: International content studio Pulse Films has partnered with documentary non-profit Britdoc to launch a fund dedicated to championing original non-fiction projects. The Pulse Britdoc Genesis Fund will be awarded to up to ten filmmakers per year without the requirement …

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New Paul Hollywood Series to Debut on Food Network in 2016

November 11, 2015

LONDON: Next year, Scripps Networks UK & EMEA’s Food Network is set to premiere a brand-new series starring The Great British Bake Off judge Paul Hollywood. Titled Paul Hollywood City Bakes, the series is slated to debut on Food Network …

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Sky Arts Greenlights Photo Competition Show

November 11, 2015

LONDON: Sky Arts has given the go-ahead to a competition series centered on photography for a spring 2016 launch. Created by the Sky Arts Production Hub, Master of Photography will see 12 contestants compete for a cash price of 150,000 …