All Commissioning articles – Page 360
-
NewsSyfy orders Ridley Scott miniseries
US cable network Syfy is developing an adaptation of Philip K. Dick’s The Man In The High Castle, produced by Ridley Scott and written by The X-Files Frank Spotnitz - but the BBC is no longer involved in the project.
-
NewsBBC greenlights Jamaica Inn
Origin Pictures has had a three-part adaptation of Daphne Du Maurier’s gothic romance, Jamaica Inn, greenlit by BBC1 - along with PD James’ Death Comes to Pemberley.
-
NewsMr Selfridge returns for second series
A second series of ITV period drama Mr Selfridge has been ordered, and it will return to coincide with the WWI centenary in 2014.
-
NewsThe Young Apprentice fired
BBC1 has given The Young Apprentice its marching orders after three series, Lord Sugar has confirmed.
-
NewsNick Grimshaw lands BBC3 panel show
Radio 1 breakfast DJ Nick Grimshaw is to front a BBC3 comedy panel show as part of a raft of new commissions for the channel.
-
NewsBBC delves into ancient Egypt
Dr Joann Fletcher is set to follow Mary Beard as the BBC’s latest female history expert, with a series on ancient Egypt.
-
NewsBeing Human laid to rest by BBC3
The current series of BBC3’s Being Human will be the last as the channel’s drama budget cuts begin to bite.
-
NewsBBC3's Cuckoo poised to return
BBC3 is in the throes of tying down the cast for a second series of hit comedy Cuckoo.
-
NewsBoomerang hires UKTV commissioner
Boomerang, the Boom Pictures-backed indie, has hired UKTV senior commissioning editor Tess Cuming to boost its factual entertainment output.
-
NewsITV to meet Britain's Smallest Families
ITV is set to explore the lives of small families in a one-off documentary being made by Sony joint venture Victory Television.
-
NewsWarner Bros options quiz show from NFTS students
Warner Bros has optioned quiz show format The Big Steal from two students at the National Film and Television School (NFTS).
-
NewsSplash! set for second run
Celebrity diving series Splash! has been recommissioned for a second run after becoming one of ITV’s best rating entertainment series launches in seven years.
-
NewsThunderbirds to blast off on CITV from 2015
Iconic kids show Thunderbirds is returning to CITV 50 years after the original series made its debut on TV.
-
NewsITV gets Breathless over 60s gynaecologists
ITV is planning to build on its slate of period dramas with a series following a group of gynaecologist in the 1960s.
-
NewsAmazon to roll out original kids series via Lovefilm
Amazon is developing five new kids series and will launch them in the UK via Lovefilm.
-
NewsC4 to trace history of De Havilland Comet
The creation and demise of the world’s first passenger jet airliner will be explored in a one-off Channel 4 documentary.
-
NewsC5 delves into Pet Hoarders
Channel 5 will explore the world of obsessional pet lovers in a one-off hour long documentary, Pet Hoarders.
-
NewsBBC2 lines up David Starkey series
Historian David Starkey is to present a major BBC2 series on the monarchy and music – his first for the corporation since his controversial race remarks on Newsnight in 2011.
-
NewsITV orders comedy entertainment pilots
Matt Lucas, Alexander Armstrong and Dave Berry are among the talent lined up for a series of ITV pilots as the broadcaster steps up its search for comedy entertainment formats.
-
NewsNat Geo orders Kumbh Mela fast turnaround doc
National Geographic has ordered a fast-turnaround documentary about the Kumbh Mela, thought to be the world’s largest religious festival and gathering.