All Commissioning articles – Page 266
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NewsCBBC reboots Dennis The Menace
Dennis The Menace is to be revived as a CGI series for CBBC after Beano Studios landed its first TV commission.
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NewsThe F Word heads to the US
Fox has ordered a live version of Gordon Ramsay’s The F Word to air in the US next year.
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NewsPioneer examines human face for C4
Channel 4 has commissioned a specialist factual series examining the human face.
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NewsTwo Brothers scores debut ITV drama
The Missing writers Harry and Jack Williams have scored the first ITV commission for their indie Two Brothers Pictures – a six-part thriller about the consequences of deceit.
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NewsTLC explores toddler pageants
The world of British child beauty pageants is to be exposed in a one-off documentary for TLC.
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NewsCharlotte Crosby to front MTV Snapchat gameshow
Geordie Shore star Charlotte Crosby is to front Show Us Ur Phone, a Snapchat gameshow for MTV.
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NewsFormer Sky exec John Cassy launches VR indie
Former Sky 3D boss John Cassy has partnered with Bafta-winning director Daniel Smith to launch a production company and scooped a virtual reality ballet experience as its debut order.
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NewsITV pilots Lambert challenge format
Gogglebox indie Studio Lambert is developing a factual entertainment format for ITV in which teams will have one day to walk between two well-known landmarks.
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NewsC4 reveals secrets of super-rich
Canadian comedian Katherine Ryan will reveal how the super-rich built their fortunes in a Channel 4 series.
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NewsBBC unveils daytime slate
Emerging Bristol-based indie Hungry Gap has scooped two BBC commissions as part of the broadcaster’s refreshed daytime slate.
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NewsBBC2 orders Andrew Marr stroke doc
BBC2 has ordered a one-off film from Icon Films following Andrew Marr’s battle to recover from his stroke.
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NewsKrempelwood funds Allen football doc
Game of Thrones star Alfie Allen is to front a football documentary for History, funded by fledgling content agency Krempelwood Entertainment.
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NewsC4 hands Bake Off to Humphreys and Webb Lamb
Kelly Webb Lamb and Liam Humphreys will be tasked with making a success of The Great British Bake Off for Channel 4.
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NewsPanda lands 'huge-scale' BBC1 pilot
Moira Ross’s entertainment label Panda Television is to produce a non-TX pilot of a “huge-scale” family entertainment format for BBC1.
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NewsVictoria to reign again for ITV
ITV has commissioned a second series of ratings smash Victoria from Mammoth.
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NewsBBC pilots Mrs Brown’s Boys spin-off
Hungry Bear Media is to pilot a talk-show spin-off of Mrs Brown’s Boys in which Agnes throws open the doors of her home to a string of celebrity guests and members of the public.
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NewsSally Wainwright lands BBC1 drama
Happy Valley will not be returning to BBC1 for at least two years – but creator Sally Wainwright already has a new series commission for the channel.
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NewsPlimsoll studies puppies for ITV
ITV is to explore the abilities of puppies in a two-part series from Life of Dogs indie Plimsoll Productions.
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NewsC4 orders Autistic Gardener spin-off
Channel 4 has commissioned Betty to produce a spin-off series of The Autistic Gardener fronted by garden designer Alan Gardner.
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NewsJames Martin resurrects indie
TV chef James Martin has landed two commissions after relaunching his indie Blue Marlin Television.