All Commissioning articles – Page 349
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NewsITV lines up Christopher Jefferies drama
The Queen writer Peter Morgan is to pen an ITV drama about Christopher Jefferies - the man wrongly linked to the murder of Joanna Yeates in 2010.
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NewsDCI Banks set to return
ITV has commissioned a third series of Left Bank Pictures’ crime drama DCI Banks.
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NewsAmy Flanagan heads to C4 docs
The Garden’s Amy Flanagan is joining Channel 4’s documentaries department to bolster the team following Mark Raphael’s departure.
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NewsWhizz Kid chief to host Sky Arts musician series
Whizz Kid Entertainment chief executive Malcolm Gerrie is to step out from behind the camera to present a Sky Arts series celebrating the careers of influential musicians.
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NewsBBC3 doc initiative goes multiplatform
BBC3 new documentary director initiative Fresh is being extended online and will now acccept short form documentaries.
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NewsVictory goes to school for BBC3
BBC3 is building on the success of acclaimed documentary series Junior Doctors with a look at the lives of six trainee teachers during their first year at three challenging London schools.
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NewsBBC4 comedy Up the Women moves to BBC2
Jessica Hynes’ BBC4 suffragette comedy Up the Women will return for a second series on BBC2.
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NewsJulia Bradbury to front ITV daytime quiz
Eggheads producer 12 Yard is to make a daytime quiz for ITV fronted by Countryfile presenter Julia Bradbury.
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NewsC4 lines up Essex car dealers
Channel 4 is returning to Essex to delve into the world car dealers in a three part series being broadcast later this year.
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NewsFox invites pitches at CFF
Fox has been named the official pitching partner of Broadcast’s Commissioning and Funding Forum next month and will use the event to meet a selected number of new producers.
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NewsMelvyn Bragg & Mark Gatiss head to BBC2
A Melvyn Bragg-fronted doc about radical political thinkers and a Mark Gatiss reimagining of M.R James’ The Tractate Middoth, are among a raft of new arts shows ordered by BBC2.
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NewsMoshi Monsters heading to television
Moshi Monsters is finally coming to TV after Mind Candy unveiled plans to produce an animated series based on the popular kids brand.
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NewsGabby Logan to host BBC1 Olympics series
Gabby Logan is to front a BBC1 magazine show examining the legacy of the London 2012 Olympics as part of the corporation’s plans to increase sports participation across the country.
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NewsGino D'Acampo gets primetime ITV series
This Morning chef Gino D’Acampo is moving into primetime with a series that will see him travelling across Southern Italy.
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NewsBBC Worldwide orders Top Gear week
BBC Worldwide is scheduling a week of Top Gear programming across its network of channels.
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NewsNat Geo heads back to the '90s with Nutopia
National Geographic is heading back to the ’90s with a follow-up to Nutopia’s hit miniseries The ’80s: The Decade That Made Us.
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NewsC5 orders Hotel Inspector spin-off
Channel 5 has ordered a spin-off of its successful long running franchise The Hotel Inspector.
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NewsRobson Green returns to northern roots for ITV
Robson Green is to front two factual series from Shiver and Silver River for ITV that will draw on the actor’s northern roots.
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NewsJamie's Dream School opens in South Africa
South African broadcaster e.tv has commissioned a local version of Fresh One’s factual entertainment format Jamie’s Dream School.