All Commissioning articles – Page 359
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NewsSky confirms return of The Kumars
Sky1 has confirmed it is to bring back Hat Trick Production’s chatshow The Kumars seven years after it was dropped from BBC1 - and has signed Martin Freeman to appear in a forthcoming Little Crackers episode.
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NewsDanny Boyle to direct C4 drama
Channel 4 has ordered a Danny Boyle-directed police drama and period piece about the birth of modern India.
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NewsLiberty opens its doors to C4
Channel 4 has secured access to upmarket retail store Liberty for a three-part series from Rize USA.
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NewsNat Geo eyes UK drama
Nat Geo is considering ordering drama series out of its London-based production hub to sit alongside scripted US shows such as Killing Kennedy.
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NewsHistory stages Battle of Bannockburn
History UK has ordered a graphic novel-style docu-drama about the Battle of Bannockburn from Sky Vision.
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NewsHairdressers go head to head for BBC3 challenge
BBC3 is planning a Great British Bake Off-style series to unearth some of the UK’s most talented unqualified hairstylists.
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NewsYahoo! orders Boris Johnson spoof
A spoof Boris Johnson is to offer viewers an alternative guide to London in Yahoo!’s latest online commission.
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NewsRaw to explore Blackout for C4
Raw TV is to weave user-generated archive with scripted drama to explore the effects of a nationwide power cut for Channel 4.
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NewsC4 reveals latest comedy pilots
A chlamydia sufferer’s mission to come clean to his ex-partners and a group of amateur superhero crimefighters are among the subjects featured in the latest round of pilots for Channel 4’s 4Funnies strand.
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NewsSky poised to strike first deal with GroupM
Sky is set to work with GroupM Entertainment for the first time and has lined up a 20-part factual format from Leopard Films.
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NewsFrow brings drama back to C5
Channel 5 has ordered its first original British drama in eight years – a 10-part crime procedural called Evidence.
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NewsiTunes Festival returns to C4
The iTunes music festival will return to Channel 4 this year after the broadcaster renewed its deal with Apple.
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NewsMore4 orders True North property series
More4 has commissioned a ten-part series from True North that will see first time property owners attempt to build their own houses.
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NewsC4 sends Fearnley-Whittingstall to Scandinavia
Channel 4 is sending Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall to Scandinavia in the first of two new Keo Films commissions.
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NewsCatchphrase recommission bolsters STV Productions
STV Productions has been commissioned to make a second series of Catchphrase as the production unit remains on course to double its revenue by 2015.
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News4Music takes care of summer with new order
Digital broadcaster 4Music has commissioned a four part series in association with a youth charity that will see members of Made in Chelsea managing recycling and pop group Lovable Rogues cleaning dog poo at Battersea Dogs Home.
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NewsITV eyes nurses from Twofour
ITV has commissioned a new eight-part documentary series about student nurses from Twofour.
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NewsBBC1 orders more Holiday Hit Squad
BBC One has recommissioned Angela Rippon-fronted Holiday Hit Squad for a second series.
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NewsLondon Live eyes short film commissions
Local TV broadcaster London Live is looking to commission a raft of short films from young directors after teaming up with The Smalls Film Festival.
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NewsAlvin and the Chipmunks return to TV
Alvin and the Chipmunks are heading back to TV screens after the success of their film allowed distributor PGS Entertainment to strike a deal with US producer Bagdasarian Productions.