All Commissioning articles – Page 384
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NewsMade In Chelsea's Spencer to front C5's The Bachelor
Channel 5 has recommissoned reality dating show The Bachelor, which will see Made In Chelsea star Spencer Matthews pick a girlfriend from a line-up of 24 single ladies.
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News4oD viewers make date with Chelsea and Undateables
The third series of Made in Chelsea was the most watched series on Channel 4’s video-on-demand service in April – attracting 2.37m views to the service while The Undateables also featured in the top 10.
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NewsMcCartney to jam with Ronnie Wood for Sky Arts special
Sir Paul McCartney is to appear on Sky Arts’ The Ronnie Wood Show in a 60-minute special.
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NewsSteve Hewlett sets up indie Genie Pictures
Former Panorama editor and media commentator Steve Hewlett has set up an independent production company with director James Cohen.
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NewsHammond to front Saturday night prank show
BBC1 is lining up Richard Hammond to head a team of actors and comedians who will play pranks on members of the public for the Saturday night slot vacated by Total Wipeout.
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NewsObjective magics up first order from Discovery
Objective Productions, known for producing illusionist Derren Brown’s shows, has won its first order from Discovery Networks International to make a global series which combines magic with science.
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NewsITV returns to scene of The Bill
ITV1’s first daytime drama in nearly four years will be an innovative police procedural from the indie and key creatives behind The Bill.
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NewsBBC 999 Awards to challenge ITV’s Pride of Britain
BBC1 is poised to celebrate the heroics of the UK’s emergency services in a special awards ceremony that will rival ITV1’s Pride of Britain Awards.
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NewsCrimewatch’s Wilding to front C5’s Police Enforcers
Channel 5 has ordered a blue light documentary series from ITV Studios, which will be fronted by former police detective and BBC Crimewatch presenter Rav Wilding.
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NewsC4’s Comedy Blaps to feature Dr Brown
Dr Brown, the creation of mime artist and clown Phil Burgers, will feature in the next set of Channel 4 Comedy Blaps – the broadcaster’s online comedy shorts initiative.
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NewsBBC2 follows Tube hit with spotlight on Planners
BBC2 is looking to follow the success of ob doc series The Tube with an eight-parter lifting the lid on life as a council planning officer.
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NewsPeretti probes obesity for BBC2
BBC2 has greenlit a 3 x 60-minute Jacques Peretti documentary series for Fresh One investigating the history of obesity.
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NewsEmbarrassing Bodies apps near 400,000 downloads in one week
The new trio of Embarrassing Bodies iPhone apps have been downloaded nearly 400,000 times since the start of the new series of Embarrassing Bodies: Live from the Clinic last week.
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NewsAnneka Rice to lead Flowerpot Men on BBC1
Anneka Rice is teaming up with Phil Tufnell and Joe Swift to front a BBC1 series to regenerate outdoor spaces to create community legacies.
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NewsGeordie Shore returns for fourth series
MTV has ordered a fourth series of non-scripted reality show Geordie Shore ahead of the launch of the Cancun-based third series.
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NewsSarah Mulvey inquest re-opens
The inquest into the death of Sarah Mulvey has re-opened with the coroner reiterating that Channel 4 is not an interested party and confirming that it is not investigating any connection between the broadcaster and death of its former commissioner.
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NewsBBC's Football League Show to continue
BBC1 has breathed new life into The Football League Show after its future hung in the balance.
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NewsITV1 orders fast turnaround footie ads show
ITV1 has ordered a fast turnaround 60-minute clips show celebrating the best football adverts ever made.