All Commissioning articles – Page 286
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NewsC5 political doc tails Nick Clegg, Jacob Rees Mogg and Naz Shah
The working lives of MPs Nick Clegg, Jacob Rees Mogg and Naz Shah are to be laid bare in a one-off Channel 5 documentary.
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NewsGoodnight Sweetheart revived by BBC1
BBC1 is travelling back in time to revive 90s sitcom Goodnight Sweetheart as part of its classic sitcom season.
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NewsITV raises writers' rates
ITV writers are set to receive a pay rise after the broadcaster agreed to raise its minimum writers’ rates by 1.75%.
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NewsITV returns to Sugar Free Farm
Liberty Bell’s healthy-eating format Sugar Free Farm is to return for an extended second outing on ITV.
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NewsTwofour secures third Tom Daley doc
ITV has commissioned a documentary exploring the life of Olympic diver Tom Daley from Twofour.
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NewsStop, Search, Seize returns to Sky
Sky 1 has handed border-patrol documentary series Stop, Search, Seize a second series.
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NewsSky orders art heist competition format
Seven priceless masterpieces are to be removed from art galleries around the UK and swapped with fakes in a new Sky Arts competition show.
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NewsBoomerang scores Paralympic programming
Boomerang has been commissioned to produce key Paralympic coverage in the run up to Rio 2016.
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NewsE4 greenlights stage school reality series
E4 has ordered a long-running structured reality series described as “the real life Glee”.
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NewsWindfall wins C4 property commission
Channel 4 will follow families swapping land-locked properties for waterside homes in a new daytime property commission.
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NewsC4 orders extreme sports disability show
A group of disabled people are set to take on bungee jumping, sky diving and waterskiing in a one-off special for Channel 4.
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NewsSky 1 orders James Van Der Beek comedy
Sky 1 has ordered a James Van Der Beek-fronted family comedy from Cuckoo and Trollied indie Roughcut TV.
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NewsEllie Simmonds to swim with dolphins for ITV
IWC Media is to document Paralympian Ellie Simmonds’ lifelong dream to swim with dolphins in a one-off doc for ITV.
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NewsITV Encore plots contemporary vigilante drama
ITV Encore has commissioned a special two-hour contemporary crime drama following a series of vigilante paedophile killings.
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NewsCatastrophe gets French remake
Rob Delaney and Sharon Horgan’s Channel 4 comedy Catastrophe is set to undergo a French-language re-make in Canada.
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NewsThe Frankenstein Chronicles to return to ITV Encore
ITV Encore has commissioned a second series of The Frankenstein Chronicles from Rainmark Films.
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NewsChris Packham to front Sky Arts documentary
Wildlife expert Chris Packham, musician Nitin Sawhney and Instagram artist Kaws are fronting the latest commissions to emerge from Sky Arts’ £1m Amplify initiative.
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NewsPenny Dreadful to end after series three
Penny Dreadful creator John Logan has called time on the Sky and Showtime supernatural drama after three series.
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NewsITV extends Maigret run
ITV has ordered two more Maigret dramas based on the novels of Georges Simenon following the success of first Rowan Atkinson film.
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NewsMum to return to BBC2
BBC2 has commissioned a second series of Big Talk Productions’ comedy Mum.