All Commissioning articles – Page 246

  • Doodlebugs-Electric-Ray
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    Electric Ray scores BBC1 pilot

    2016-12-16T10:33:00Z

    Electric Ray has scored a BBC1 Saturday evening pilot for animated sketch show Doodlebugs.

  • The Power
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    Sister Pictures options The Power

    2016-12-15T12:05:00Z

    Jane Featherstone’s indie Sister Pictures has picked up the rights to Naomi Alderman’s sci-fi novel The Power.

  • Go 8 Bit
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    Dave reloads gaming format

    2016-12-15T10:41:00Z

    Dave is to supersize Dara O Briain’s Go 8 Bit by ordering two ten-part series of the video gaming panel show.

  • Will
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    Wales targets high-end TV

    2016-12-15T07:04:00Z

    Wales is looking to ramp up the amount of high-end TV that is filmed in the country after hosting Will, a major 10-part US drama for TNT, its biggest production to date.

  • Coach Trip
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    Revamped Coach Trip scores bumper order

    2016-12-14T10:33:00Z

    Coach Trip has landed a double series recommission from E4 after the 12 Yard format was upgraded from Channel 4’s daytime schedule.  

  • The Lodge
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    Disney returns to The Lodge

    2016-12-14T09:54:00Z

    Zodiak Kids has secured a second series of Disney Channel’s music drama The Lodge. Filming on the 15 x 30-minute show will get underway early next year in Northern Ireland after the first series debuted in September to an audience of 270,000 (2.1%), well ahead of ...

  • Big Brides Boutique
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    TLC bolsters Brideday with Big Brides

    2016-12-12T13:00:00Z

    TLC has ordered a 20 x 30-minute series on plus-size brides from The Secrets of the Tea Chimps indie Angel Eye Media.

  • John McCririck
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    Celebs get C5 makeover

    2016-12-12T12:15:00Z

    John McCririck and Celebrity Big Brother star Lauren Harries are among the celebrities set to receive makeovers as part of a celebrity remake of 5Star’s 100% Hotter.

  • Strike-Back-4
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    Sky reboots Left Bank's Strike Back

    2016-12-09T13:13:00Z

    Sky 1 is returning to the world of global espionage with a reboot of Left Bank Pictures’ action series Strike Back.

  • Horizon Tim Peake Special
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    Horizon strand opened up to tender

    2016-12-09T12:37:00Z

    The BBC is to diversify Horizon with hybrid drama-docs and interactive play-along formats, after opening up the science strand to indies.

  • The Dog Rescuers
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    Dog Rescuers digs up bumper C5 order

    2016-12-09T09:59:00Z

    Channel 5 has commissioned a bumper 32-episode order of The Dog Rescuers and a one-off Jo Brand-fronted kitten spin-off.

  • Michael Buerk
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    BBC daytime recreates royal recipes

    2016-12-08T11:07:00Z

    Michael Buerk will explore a range of royal recipes made by celebrity chefs in a 15-part BBC daytime commission for Spun Gold.  

  • Alison Kirkham
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    Alison Kirkham calls for ‘big ideas’

    2016-12-08T07:04:00Z

    BBC controller of factual commissioning Alison Kirkham has called for ‘big, noisy’ popular factual formats ahead of the arrival of former Channel 4 commissioner David Brindley.

  • alex polizzi
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    Alex Polizzi heads to Spain for C5

    2016-12-07T13:01:00Z

    Twofour is heading to Spain with Alex Polizzi in a six-part series for Channel 5.

  • Seven Year Switch
    News

    Channel 4 orders 'provocative' A+E relationship format

    2016-12-07T10:40:00Z

    A+E Networks’ relationship format Seven Year Switch is headed to Channel 4 after the international versions aired on All 4.

  • shane-the-chef-milkshake
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    Kids groups demand more C5 originals

    2016-12-07T10:39:00Z

    Two leading kids bodies have urged Channel 5 to invest more in kids’ original content for its Milkshake pre-school strand after the Viacom-owned broadcaster reported record profits.

  • Home From Home
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    Johnny Vegas stars in BBC1 sitcom

    2016-12-07T10:28:00Z

    BBC1 has ordered a six-part series of Johnny Vegas’ Home From Home, following a successful pilot as part of its sitcom season.

  • Carry on Barging
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    Celebrity barging sets sail on C5

    2016-12-06T12:39:00Z

    Barging novices are taking to British waterways with Great Canal Journeys indie Spun Gold in a four-part series for Channel 5.

  • Gangland
    News

    C5 plots to make 10pm slot 'edgier'

    2016-12-05T12:32:00Z

    Channel 5 is eyeing bringing back hard-hitting documentary Gangland as it beefs up its 10pm slot with “edgier” programmes.

  • FourBabiesASecondII
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    French indie scores C5 immigration order

    2016-12-05T10:36:00Z

    French indie Pernel Media has scored its first UK commission after Channel 5 ordered a documentary unpacking the impact of immigration law on family life.