All Commissioning articles – Page 387
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NewsThames and Scott join forces for ITV1 sports show
FremantleMedia UK’s Thames has teamed up with Sebastian Scott-backed Superhero Television to create a sports-based talent show for ITV1.
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NewsLemonAid sparks 176 complaints over puppy prize
ITV1 entertainment show Keith Lemon’s LemonAid has attracted 176 complaints and scorn from the Kennel Club after a puppy was awarded to a child as a prize.
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NewsSeeking Salvage returning to History
History has ordered a longer second series of Seeking Salvage after the first became its biggest ever original commission.
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NewsSky1 to revive the Kumars
Sky1 has picked up former BBC comedy The Kumars for a refreshed version of the show after six-year hiatus.
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World’s Scariest returning to C5
Channel 5 has commissioned a second series of the World’s Scariest strand from Mentorn Media.
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NewsPatrick Stewart to explore animal superpowers for Nat Geo
Star Trek and X Men star Sir Patrick Stewart is to front a new series for Nat Geo that explores the incredible powers of survival harnessed by some of the world’s deadliest animals.
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NewsAlan Carr to host Jubilee and Olympics specials
Alan Carr will celebrate the Diamond Jubilee and the Olympics on Channel 4 with two special programmes marking the events.
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NewsCBBC’s Dick and Dom join the circus
Kids presenters Dick and Dom are turning ringmasters for a new CBBC show – one of several new commissions for the children’s channel.
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NewsSarah Millican returning to BBC2
BBC2 has ordered a second series of comedy chat show The Sarah Millican Television Programme.
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NewsITV1 orders Guernsey hospital doc
Maverick Television is to continue to expand its health slate with an early evening ITV1 series based in a hospital in Guernsey.
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NewsC5's Extraordinary People to profile 90% burns victim
Channel 5’s Extraordinary People is to mark its tenth anniversary with a hat trick of new films.
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NewsC5 orders more Hotel Inspector
Channel 5 has ordered a ninth series of The Hotel Inspector, following Alex Polizzi as she grapples to improve a naturist hotel, a haunted inn and “the Fawlty Towers of Essex”.
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NewsBBC2 orders menu of fresh cooking shows
BBC2 has ordered a swathe of new cookery shows with an international flavour.
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NewsIdris Elba to host C4 dance doc
Idris Elba, star of Luther and The Wire, is being lined up to front a second Fresh One Productions film, looking at the history of dance music and clubbing for Channel 4.
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NewsITV reveals Diamond Jubilee plans
ITV will reunite Phillip Schofield and Julie Etchingham for its live coverage of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee in June.
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NewsITV planning ‘big splash’ as it returns to comedy
Big Talk Productions is to produce ITV1’s first pre-watershed comedy in almost 10 years as the broadcaster prepares to make a “big splash” in the genre.
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NewsBBC unveils post-DQF daytime strategy
The BBC is creating a more varied daytime schedule, with no more than two programmes of any genre a day and an end to long-running series.
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NewsBBC plans doc answer to Channel 4’s fixed rig
BBC commissioning editor for documentaries Charlotte Moore has greenlit three films that rely on footage supplied by the public – a move characterised by insiders as a calculated answer to Channel 4’s vogue for fixed-rig documentaries.
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NewsVic and Bob back on C4 as part of anniversary plans
Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer will return to Channel 4 after nearly 20 years as part of the broadcaster’s plans to celebrate its 30th anniversary.