All Commissioning articles – Page 262
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NewsC4 orders money-saving pilots
Britain’s post-Brexit attitude to spending and employment are to come under the microscope after Channel 4 ordered two pilots from Blink Films and RDF.
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NewsBBC3 lifts lid on Watford FC
Gary Lineker’s indie is to go behind the scenes at Premier League football club Watford FC for BBC3.
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NewsRaw Cut breaks out of blue light
Police Interceptors indie Raw Cut Television is breaking out of blue light genre with a fast-turnaround series about food.
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NewsE4 orders confessional cab format
VH1’s confessional cab ride format Walk Of Shame Shuttle is headed to E4.
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NewsTLC serves up Celebrity Fat Fighters
A group of celebrities are taking on an extreme weight-loss challenge in a three-part TLC series from Chalkboard TV.
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NewsC4 orders OAP wedding doc
Channel 4 will follow three OAP couples set to tie the knot in a one hour documentary.
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NewsBBC4 to show more emotion
BBC4 controller Cassian Harrison has revealed a corporation-wide drive to move away from the ‘Reithian mode’ of storytelling in favour of greater emotional engagement.
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NewsCBBC orders School of Rock doc
Three of the child stars of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s West End musical School of Rock are to feature in a CBBC documentary.
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NewsFleabag creator scores US drama
Fleabag creator Phoebe Waller-Bridge is writing and fronting a spy drama for US network BBC America.
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NewsMitchell and Webb return to C4
Peep Show stars David Mitchell and Robert Webb are returning to Channel 4 with a six-part pub comedy.
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NewsCDN commissioners scheme backed by broadcasters
The BBC, Channel 4, ITV, Sky and Channel 5 have joined forces for the second time to support a scheme designed to boost the diversity of their commissioning teams.
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NewsNaked lands E4 makeover pilot
E4 is piloting a makeover format from Simon Andreae’s indie Naked Entertainment.
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NewsWinkleman pilots C4 podcast remake
Strictly Come Dancing host Claudia Winkelman has fronted a non-TX pilot adaptation of hit podcast Do the Right Thing for Channel 4.
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NewsC4 gets fit with Betty order
Betty is to explore the truth about fitness for Channel 4 with Anna Richardson and The Last Leg star Amar Latif.
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NewsMicky Flanagan returns to Sky
Comedian Micky Flanagan is returning to Sky 1 for a six-part documentary two years after his Detour de France travelogue.
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NewsC4 heads down Glory Road with Springsteen doc
Lonesome Pine, the indie established by former Radio 2 controller Lesley Douglas, is producing a feature-length rock-doc about Bruce Springsteen for Channel 4.
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NewsBBC2 cooks up more Mary Berry recipes
The BBC has cemented its post-Great British Bake Off relationship with Mary Berry with a six-part cooking commission.
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NewsTwenty Twenty dances off with BBC2 format
Twenty Twenty is to apply The Choir format to dance after securing a five-part documentary from BBC2.
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NewsIdris Elba to exec BBC3 shorts
Idris Elba’s Green Door Pictures and BBC Studios are co-producing a BBC3 short-form scripted series showcasing new writing and acting talent.
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NewsITV orders This Time Next Year spin-offs
Twofour is to apply the “entertainment grammar” of its transformation format This Time Next Year to a pair of ITV factual spin-offs.