All Commissioning articles – Page 307
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NewsOne Direction producers secure C4 script
The owners of Luti Media, the production company behind music videos including Drake’s Hotline Bling and One Direction’s Best Song Ever, have secured a script development from Channel 4.
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NewsMagician Ben Hart to front BBC3 Objective series
BBC3 Killer Magic star Ben Hart is returning to the channel with a short-form series featuring a range of ‘life hacks’.
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NewsLightbox lands LA riots anniversary doc
Channel 4-backed indie Lightbox is to mark the 25th anniversary of the Los Angeles riots with a feature-length documentary for National Geographic Channel.
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NewsBBC2 explores East End poverty
Wall to Wall will transform a corner of London’s East End into a Victorian slum for a living history experiment to air on BBC2 towards the end of the year.
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NewsShakespeare to get Philomena Cunk treatment
Weekly Wipe’s Philomena Cunk will provide a ‘comprehensive’ guide to the life and work of William Shakespeare in a 30-minute show for BBC2.
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NewsC4 reveals Love immigration doc details
Love Productions’ latest Channel 4 documentary series about immigration, Keeping Up With the Khans, is due to air from next month.
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NewsStephen Hawking to front Nat Geo genius doc
Stephen Hawking is to front a documentary series for US public broadcaster and National Geographic’s international channel produced by fledgling UK indie Bigger Bang.
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NewsBBC2 celebrates Chinese New Year
BBC2 is to celebrate Chinese New Year with a season of five shows, including Guy Hibbert’s One Child drama and a three-parter from Lion Television about the festivities.
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NewsLittle Gem lands BBC1 migrant doc
TV doctors Chris and Xand van Tulleken are to travel to locations including Greece and the Balkans to explore the migrant crisis for a BBC1 film from Little Gem.
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NewsC4 orders Israeli drama remake
Channel 4 is eyeing up an adaptation of a drama dubbed the Israeli Entourage as a potential successor to comedy-drama Fresh Meat.
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NewsTeen Mom heads to MTV UK
MTV is to launch a UK version of American documentary reality series Teen Mom.
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NewsGold adapts Oldie Magazine cartoon
UKTV’s Gold is adapting Andrew Birch’s long-running Oldie Magazine cartoon strip as a three-part comedy series starring Simon Callow.
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NewsE4 in Netflix drama co-pro deal
E4 has struck a landmark deal with Netflix to co-produce an online gaming-inspired series from the creator of Skins, as part of plans to supercharge drama on the youth channel.
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NewsBBC lines up latest Agatha Christie adaptation
The BBC has lined up Agatha Christie mystery The Witness for the Prosecution to follow And Then There Were None.
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NewsRobot Wars rebooted by BBC2
Classic entertainment format Robot Wars is to be rebooted in a “bullet-proof arena” by Mentorn Scotland for BBC2.
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NewsBBC1 adapts Apple Tree Yard
Kudos is to adapt Louise Doughty’s best-selling psychological thriller Apple Tree Yard for BBC1.
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NewsNick scores Football League show
Nickelodeon UK is to launch a live-action football programme featuring Spongebob Squarepants after Viacom picked up Football League rights last year.
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NewsLightbox scores US trafficking doc series
Channel 4-backed indie Lightbox is producing an investigative documentary series about international illegal trafficking networks for US network Fusion.
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NewsHuman herd attempts wildebeest migration for Nat Geo
A human herd will brave harsh elements and deadly predators as it attempts to follow an African wildebeest migration in an ambitious October Films series for US cable network Nat Geo.
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NewsWall to Wall wins BBC4 band battle show
Stars from New Order, Soul II Soul and Ultravox are to feature in a BBC4 battle of the bands competition, produced by Wall to Wall.