All Commissioning articles – Page 347
-
NewsCBBC hunts for ideas for extended My Life strand
CBBC is inviting indies to pitch for an extended run of documentary strand My Life next year.
-
NewsBoomerang wants reinvented Flintstones and Hong Kong Phooey
Turner Broadcasting is urging producers to help reinvent classic cartoon characters to join the likes of Scooby Doo and Looney Tunes on its Boomerang channel.
-
NewsPhilippa Gregory to front White Queen companion series
Philippa Gregory is to front a companion series to BBC1’s adaptation of her War of the Roses books The White Queen.
-
NewsCITV wishlist revealed
Live-action comedy and factual entertainment are top of CITV’s wishlist.
-
NewsITV orders October trauma doc
ITV will become the latest broadcaster to delve into the world of a medical emergency unit with a series from October Films.
-
NewsDawn O'Porter to reinvent vintage fashion for C4
RDF Television West is to produce a vintage-fashion makeover show for Channel 4 fronted by Super Slim Me presenter Dawn O’Porter.
-
-
NewsCF Forum: Sky developing Sheridan Smith series
Sky 1 is developing Sheridan Smith’s The Daltons, which aired as part of its Little Crackers strand, into a full series.
-
NewsCF Forum: ITV eyes contemporary drama
ITV is pushing ahead with plans to develop contemporary dramas outside of the crime genre and is hunting for a Doc Martin-style series.
-
NewsBBC2 strikes deal for Martin Luther King doc
BBC2 has commissioned an international co-pro following Martin Luther King’s 1963 march on Washington, in association with US network PBS and French broadcaster France 3.
-
NewsMichael Palin stars in WWI drama
Michael Palin is to return to TV drama in a story set on the battlefields of World War I, written by Ian Hislop.
-
NewsBBC & C4 combine for Scottish push
The BBC has teamed up with C4 to bolster the indie factual community in Scotland, as part of a number of new Network Supply Review initiatives.
-
NewsSundance Channel backs BBC's Honourable Woman
US broadcaster Sundance Channel has come on board the BBC’s Middle Eastern political thriller The Honourable Woman.
-
NewsE4 reloads Youngers
E4 has commissioned a second run of Big Talk Productions’ south London comedy drama Youngers.
-
NewsLion TV to produce Confucius doc for China
Chinese broadcaster CCTV has commissioned Lion Television to produce a major international co-production based on the life of philosopher Confucius.
-
NewsITV execs reveal wishlists
What are ITV’s new breed of commissioners looking for from indies? Click through to find out.
-
NewsC5’s Frow chases ‘killer’ ratings
Channel 5 has commissioned a six-part docu-drama series from Crackit Productions depicting and analysing some of Britain’s most notorious murders.
-
NewsMary Beard to explore life of Caligula for BBC2
BBC2 has commissioned a raft of history documentaries about the world’s greatest empires and their leaders, including one about Roman emperor Caligula, fronted by Mary Beard.
-
NewsTom Archer slams commissioners for killing creativity
Tom Archer, the former BBC controller of factual production, has said the growing power of TV commissioners is threatening creativity in the industry.
-
NewsLoose Women host fronts ITV makeover format
ITV has ordered a new makeover series presented by Loose Women’s Jane McDonald from ITV Studios’ Shiver.