All Commissioning articles – Page 259
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NewsComedy Central pilots prank show
Comedy Central is piloting a prank show fronted by Facebook star Ben Phillips.
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NewsJohn le Carré returns to BBC1
BBC1 is hoping to repeat the success of The Night Manager after ordering an adaptation of John le Carré’s The Spy Who Came in From the Cold.
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NewsInsight greenlights UHD racing shows
Ultra HD channel Insight has ordered two extreme racing commissions from LSP.
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NewsSky cancels Michael Jackson comedy
Sky has pulled a half-hour comedy starring Joseph Fiennes as Michael Jackson after protests from the popstar’s daughter.
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NewsThe Crystal Maze supersized by C4
Channel 4 has commissioned a supersized order of cult gameshow The Crystal Maze following its successful revival last year.
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NewsStudio Lambert inks E4 tattoo contest
E4 is building on its TV tattooing success with the launch of a hunt from Studio Lambert to find the UK’s best professional artist.
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NewsCurve secures raft of orders
Factual indie Curve Media has marked its second anniversary with a raft of commissions across the BBC and Channel 4 and is on the cusp of winning a major ITV primetime pilot.
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NewsYouTubers head to CBBC for car makeover format
CBBC has ordered a car transformation series fronted by two YouTube stars from Endemol Shine North following a successful pilot.
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NewsSister Pictures lands debut ITV drama
Jane Featherstone’s indie Sister Pictures has landed its first ITV commission - a high-stakes drama series starring Sheridan Smith.
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NewsLiberty Bell wins C4 OAP order
John Prescott, Johnny Ball and Eve Pollard are among the celebrities who will explore what it means to be an OAP in Britain for Channel 4.
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NewsHungry Bear lands Mrs Brown’s spin-off
Brendan O’Carroll’s indie BocPix has teamed up with Hungry Bear Media on a Mrs Brown’s Boys spin-off for Saturday nights on BBC1.
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NewsITV Encore drama snares all-female team
Alison Owens and Debra Hayward’s forthcoming brothel drama for ITV Encore is to offer a “female gaze”, helped by its all-female writing and directing team.
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NewsBBC3 explores Trump assassination attempt
The failed assassination of Donald Trump is to be the subject of a BBC3 documentary, released on the day of the incoming president’s inauguration.
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NewsRichard Herring eyes C4 sitcom
Comedian Richard Herring is working on an ‘alternate universe’ sitcom for Channel 4.
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NewsBBC3 asks What Would Beyoncé Do?!
Comedian Luisa Omielan is bringing her stand-up special What Would Beyoncé Do?! to BBC3.
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NewsPeacock Productions exec launches indie
Steve Anderson, former managing director of NBC News’ Peacock Productions UK, has launched factual indie Shearwater Media.
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NewsEducating... doc series returns to C4
Twofour’s Educating… documentary is to return to Channel 4 in late 2017 after being rested this year.
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NewsTuesday's Child lands BBC1 singing format
Tuesday’s Child has landed its first peak-time BBC1 show – a Saturday night music format inspired by the hit film Pitch Perfect.
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NewsC4 orders myth-busting health show
Channel 4 has commissioned 7 Wonder to produce a health show that will attempt to separate fact from fiction.
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NewsBarcroft dino doc tops BBC science slate
Barcroft Productions will uncover the mysteries surrounding the mass extinction of the dinosaurs in its first commission for BBC2.