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Ant & Dec’s Mitre Studios has reinforced its ranks with the hire of Lifted exec Ed Daggett and JamPot Productions’ Jemima Rathbone. theknowledgeonline.com/news/ant-decs-…

The Chase label Bright Entertainment has landed a relationship experiment for Sky, aiming to rebuild connections between long-term couples. theknowledgeonline.com/news/sky-order…

Actor Michael Sheen will occupy the chair recently vacated by Richard Osman to host BBC2’s daytime quiz House of Games. theknowledgeonline.com/news/michael-s…

The BBC is holding onto its entertainment crown jewel after agreeing a three-year deal to keep The Traitors and The Celebrity Traitors on BBC1 and iPlayer. theknowledgeonline.com/news/bbc-secur…

Lorraine Kelly’s Norwegian Odyssey outfit Captive Minds Media has tapped Naked exec Luke Hollands to join in the newly created role of director of development. theknowledgeonline.com/news/captive-m…

I May Destroy You outfit Various Artists Ltd (VAL) is working up a full series of its comedy blap Toads for Channel 4, our sister title Broadcast has learned. theknowledgeonline.com/news/various-a…

Sky has teamed with fellow European pay-TV giant Canal+ to co-create high-end English-language dramas. theknowledgeonline.com/news/sky-and-c…

S4C has called on the government to implement further measures to safeguard Welsh-language broadcasting as part of the BBC charter review. theknowledgeonline.com/news/s4c-calls…

E4 cameras will follow Made in Chelsea star Sam Vanderpump as he navigates life following a life-threatening diagnosis. theknowledgeonline.com/news/e4-doc-fo…

Early 00s makeover series The Swan is the subject of an upcoming documentary film from Expectation for Hulu. theknowledgeonline.com/news/expectati…

See-Saw Films is to reboot classic detective drama Lovejoy after winning the rights for the bestselling novel series. theknowledgeonline.com/news/see-saw-f…

Clapperboard Studios is making its US drama debut with a romance series for Hallmark Media, co-produced by Dynamic Television. theknowledgeonline.com/news/clapperbo…

Paramount+ UK and Ireland has partnered with MGM+ in the US on an adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson’s 18th century epic novel Treasure Island, with David Oyelowo and Hayley Atwell set to star. theknowledgeonline.com/news/david-oye…

Jimmy Carr’s Am I The A**hole? from Tuesday’s Child is among three shows to have been extended into second series by Comedy Central UK. theknowledgeonline.com/news/comedy-ce…

The chief exec of LumoTV has called on the industry to work with it on improving representation, after research found nine in 10 deaf UK viewers prefer content created in British Sign Language to sign-translated programming. theknowledgeonline.com/news/lumotv-ca…

Air TV has launched its debut YouTube Channel, setting off with a series about trainee pilots. theknowledgeonline.com/news/air-tv-la…

Ghosts is to be adapted into a feature film three years after the final episode aired on BBC1. theknowledgeonline.com/news/ghosts-se…

The Film and TV Charity has unveiled a set of key principles for creating mentally healthy productions in a bid to combat stress and burnout across the industry. theknowledgeonline.com/news/ftvc-unve…

House of Guinness star Ann Skelly is to lead the cast of BBC1 Cold War thriller Honey, produced by Killing Eve indie Sid Gentle Films. theknowledgeonline.com/news/house-of-…

BBC drama director Lindsay Salt has handed Adam Patterson and Declan Lawn’s Hot Sauce Pictures its debut commission, and greenlit projects from Clerkenwell and Drama Republic. theknowledgeonline.com/news/blue-ligh…