All Commissioning articles – Page 333
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NewsZane Lowe to front Soundchain for MTV
MTV has ordered a new music series fronted by Gonzo host Zane Lowe.
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NewsAlaska finds a pearl for TV3
Irish broadcaster TV3 has ordered a Duck Dynasty-style reality series from UK indie Alaska TV as part of its drive to commission more British producers.
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NewsBBC3 reveals fresh round of factual orders
Keo Films will follow the arrivals and departures of British tourists at Bangkok airport as part of a raft of BBC3 factual commissions.
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NewsEmbarrassing Bodies preps Angry Birds-inspired game
Maverick TV is preparing to launch an Angry Birds-inspired game and live mental health checker to support the fourth series of Embarrassing Bodies: Live From The Clinic.
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NewsGuy Hibbert pens BBC2 China drama
Complicit writer Guy Hibbert is to pen a BBC2 drama about a Chinese woman struggling to find her identity after being adopted by Anglo/American parents.
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NewsC4 explores music education and prostitution
Pianist James Rhodes and actor Rupert Everett will join artist Grayson Perry as high profile talent in Channel 4’s latest slate of factual programming.
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NewsZig Zag lines up Herbert Bros for A&E
US cable network A&E has ordered a new reality series from Zig Zag, billed as the “natural successor” to Duck Dynasty.
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NewsBBC1 shuts down Waterloo Road
BBC1 has announced that it will close the school gates on classroom drama Waterloo Road after 10 series.
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NewsITV reveals Alan Titchmarsh format
ITV has confirmed Alan Titchmarsh’s latest project – a three-part series unearthing Britain’s best domestic gardens.
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NewsThe Voice to return in two-year deal
BBC1 has wrapped up a deal to keep broadcasting The Voice UK for another two years.
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NewsITV to reveal The Nation’s Favourite Motown Song
ITV is to tell the story behind 20 of the nation’s favourite Motown songs as part of a list show special.
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NewsBaby Cow, Big Talk and Shed break into US
Baby Cow, Big Talk and Shed Media have secured series from a range of cable networks as UK indies continue to make substantial gains in the US.
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NewsZig Zag preps Prince Harry dating show for Fox
US network Fox has commissioned Zig Zag Productions to produce a secret dating format in which American girls try to woo a man they think is Prince Harry.
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NewsITV adds The Dentists to access docs slate
ITV is paying a visit to the dentist with an ob-doc from Keo Films that will form part of its slate of access projects.
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NewsSuspicions of Mr Whicher returns to ITV
The Suspicions of Mr Whicher is to return to ITV for a third time with a two-part series.
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NewsBBC America makes comedy debut with Clive Tulloh
BBC America is moving into comedy for the first time after ordering aristocrat comedy Almost Royal from Clive Tulloh’s indie Burning Bright.
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NewsTony Hall unveils BBC's 'biggest arts push in a generation'
A second helping of Hollow Crown Shakespeare adaptations and the revival of landmark series Civilisation will form part of the BBC’s biggest commitment to the arts in a generation.
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NewsNat Geo uncovers Nazi War Diggers
Nat Geo has commissioned World War II documentary series Nazi War Diggers from Sex Box-indie ClearStory.
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NewsCorona teams with Fremantle on Birds of Prey
Corona Pictures, the UK indie set up by Richard Johns and Rupert Jermyn, has teamed up with Fremantle Media International to produce a TV adaptation of novel Birds of Prey.
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NewsC4's Educating... heads to Walthamstow
Twofour is heading to East London for its latest Educating…series, where it will install its fixed rig camera systems at Walthamstow’s Frederick Bremer School.