ITV spells out commissioning wishlist
John Kaye Cooper, controller of entertainment
Friday nights on ITV1 are set for a shake-up under Peter Fincham, with 9pm earmarked for fact ent and reality shows and 10pm set to be the home of new comedy and entertainment formats. [Click here for more]
Alison Sharman, director of factual and daytime
Sharman has identified authored journeys as a major opportunity for ITV1 and, having dipped her toe in the water with Robbie Coltrane: B-Road Britain, the director of factual has already ordered Martin Clunes: A Man and his Dogs and the Griff Rhys Jones-fronted World's Greatest Cities. [Click here for more]
Adam MacDonald, controller of daytime
Indies can't complain about a lack of clarity from MacDonald: his wish list is perhaps the most precise of the commissioners. [Click here for more]
Laura Mackie, director of drama commissioning
The hunt for returnable 9pm series remains Mackie's top priority, with the emphasis on giving familiar genres an original twist. [Click here for more]
Zai Bennett, controller, ITV2
Bennett wants big name celebrities to spearhead a raft of new factual entertainment and comedy shows. [Click here for more]
Michaela Hennessy-Vass, commissioning editor, comedy
Sitcoms are the key priority for Hennessy-Vass, who has spent the past year refining what works for ITV in scripted comedy. [Click here for more]
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