All Commissioning articles – Page 314
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NewsDiscovery develops 50 Ways To Kill Your Mammy for US
US broadcaster Discovery is developing a local version of Sky 1’s 50 Ways To Kill Your Mammy.
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NewsBBC unveils VE Day season
Testimony Films, Fresh One Productions and Oxford Film and Television are among the indies to have picked up commissions as the BBC unveils a season of programming to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the end of the Second World War.
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NewsBroadchurch gets third series
ITV has swiftly commissioned a third series of Broadchurch after the second run concluded on Monday night.
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NewsEye/Present lands CBeebies development
CBeebies is developing ChuckaBops, a live-action and animated series with fledgling kids indie Eye/Present.
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NewsBBC4 documents Culture Club reunion
BBC4 will chart the reunion of Boy George’s Culture Club for an access-all-areas documentary.
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NewsITV tracks down French detective drama
Rowan Atkinson will play fictional French detective Jules Maigret in two feature-length dramas for ITV.
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NewsOSF ties with Korean indie for BBC2 plant doc
Oxford Scientific Films has partnered with Korean producer Paan Media to produce a four-part documentary series about the history of plants for BBC2.
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NewsYouTube channel Yogscast strikes TV development deal
Eye/Present, the fledgling indie set up by former Cake boss Genevieve Dexter, is developing an animated series based on YouTube channel Yogscast.
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NewsCBeebies and CBBC magic up Aladdin-inspired drama
CBeebies and CBBC have co-commissioned a drama inspired by the Middle Eastern folk tale Aladdin as the channels work together more closely.
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NewsBoundless to build fledgling community for C4
Channel 4 will give ten households the chance to build a unique home in a newly created community for a new series fronted by Kevin McCloud.
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NewsITV royal doc eyes young viewers
Prince Charles is aiming to reach out to a younger audience by teaming up with Ant & Dec to go behind the scenes of the Prince’s Trust charity for ITV.
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NewsObjective and Crook make off with BBC daytime order
Objective Productions is to make a daytime show for BBC1 revealing the risks of buying cheap goods online.
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NewsPlimsoll locates £1m council houses for C5
Channel 5 is investigating the sale of council houses to tenants as part of a brace of commissions for fledgling indie Plimsoll Productions.
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NewsThe Job Lot returns to ITV2
ITV2 has recommissioned employment agency sitcom The Job Lot for a third run after a strong performance following its shift from ITV’s main channel.
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NewsSky Atlantic re-enters The Tunnel
Sky Atlantic is bringing back Anglo-French crime drama The Tunnel for a second series.
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NewsNick Hornby and Anthony Horowitz pen BBC1 dramas
Nick Hornby is to pen his first television drama for BBC1 while Anthony Horowitz is to return to the channel after more than a decade with an investigative thriller.
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NewsBBC2 to launch Review Show-style brand
BBC2 is to launch a weekly topical arts programme a year after The Review Show was axed.
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NewsBrian Cox moves to BBC1
Brian Cox is to move to BBC1 to present a series explaining the science behind Earth’s natural beauty.
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NewsAnt & Dec move into factual with Prince Charles doc
Ant and Dec are to make their first documentary – meeting the Prince of Wales to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Prince’s Trust for ITV.
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NewsVanessa Engle visits Harley Street for BBC2
Award-winning filmmaker Vanessa Engle will access the exclusive world of private healthcare practices on Harley Street for a BBC2 series.