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Channel 4 Orders Lightbox Doc War Child
LONDON: Channel 4 has commissioned Lightbox, co-founded by Simon Chinn (Man on Wire) and Jonathan Chinn (American High), to produce the tentatively titled documentary War Child.
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New Channel 4 Commission to Commemorate Battle of the Somme
LONDON: The Rare TV-owned factual studio 360Production has been commissioned by Channel 4 to produce a documentary that tells the story of the final Battle of the Somme, the 100th anniversary of which is being commemorated this year.
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BBC Loses Great British Bake Off to Channel 4
LONDON: Channel 4 will become the new home of The Great British Bake Off, signing a three-year agreement with series producers Love Productions.
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HISTORY in Canada Slates Hunting Nazi Treasure Series
TORONTO: Hunting Nazi Treasure, a new original investigative series featuring The Monuments Men author Robert Edsel, is due to air on HISTORY in Canada next year.
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Amy Flanagan Moves Up at Channel 4
LONDON: Channel 4 has elevated Amy Flanagan to deputy head of factual, a newly created position.
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Channel 4 Orders Raw TV Doc One Punch
LONDON: Channel 4 has commissioned Raw TV to produce the documentary film One Punch (working title).
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Channel 4 Orders New Levison Wood Series
LONDON: Channel 4 has picked up Walking the Americas, its third major series with explorer Levison Wood.
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Channel 4 Orders Doc on Teen Moms
LONDON: Channel 4 has commissioned the Oxford Scientific Films observational documentary House of Teen Mums.
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Channel 4 Doc to Explore Airbnb Phenomenon
LONDON: Channel 4 has commissioned a new one-hour documentary from Outline Productions that looks at the popularity of the home-sharing empire Airbnb.
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Channel 4 Hires Factual-Entertainment Head
LONDON: Channel 4 has appointed former Shine exec Kelly Webb-Lamb as its head of factual entertainment, a new position that is effective in September.
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