All Commissioning articles – Page 389
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NewsSpike returns to drama with Raw TV
US cable network Spike TV is aggressively moving back into scripted programming and is developing a mini-series about technological innovation with Raw TV.
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NewsBradby writing Great Fire of London drama for ITV
ITV News political editor Tom Bradby is writing a period drama for ITV based on the events of The Great Fire of London in 1666.
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NewsBBC3 lines up new comedies
BBC3 has ordered a comedy show about the “world’s most irresponsible uncle” and will turn iPlayer pilot People Just Do Nothing into a full series.
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NewsBBC1 orders second David Walliams adaptation
BBC1 is to adapt David Walliams book Gangsta Granny for Christmas 2013, following the success of Mr Stink last year.
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NewsBBC1 to return to The Village
BBC1’s historic drama The Village has been commissioned for a second series before the first has ended.
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NewsC4 launches mission to re-enact D-Day Live
Channel 4 will commemorate D-Day by re-enacting its events in real time for a large-scale multiplatform event.
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NewsVic and Bob to turn BBC2 into House of Fools
Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer are to return to BBC2 in a surreal studio sitcom about a pair of flatmates and their unwanted visitors.
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NewsAshley Banjo to get Stockton dancing for Sky
Sky1 is bringing back Diversity star Ashley Banjo after it commissioned a six-part series from Shine TV.
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NewsCohen signs three-year deal for One Show
Outgoing BBC1 controller Danny Cohen has secured the long-term future of The One Show - and helped to sign off the programme’s move to New Broadcasting House.
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NewsRDF rewards execs behind wins
RDF TV has won two BBC factual series commissions and promoted the pair of executives behind them to key positions.
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NewsBBC1 clocks up cost of living season
One of Danny Cohen’s final season commissions as controller of BBC1 is a look at the cost of living through five single docs, a two-parter and a Watchdog spin-off series.
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NewsA+E Networks’ H2 orders first original UK series
A+E Networks’ history channel H2 has ordered its first original series in the UK ahead of its launch next month.
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NewsC4's The Intern bumped to 11pm
Hilary Devey’s first Channel 4 vehicle, The Intern, has been buried in an 11pm slot for the rest of the series.
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NewsSewing Bee stitches up second series
BBC2 has renewed The Great British Sewing Bee for a second season and ramped up the number of episodes in the run.
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NewsDavid Attenborough returns to Eden
UKTV’s natural history channel Eden has ordered a beefed up second season of David Attenborough’s Natural Curiosities.
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NewsRio ready to welcome BBC2
The latest iteration of BBC2’s Welcome to…. series will be set in Rio de Janeiro, the next city to host the World Cup 2014 and Olympics 2016.
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NewsC5 preps more Botched Up Bodies
Channel 5 has ordered an extended second series of plastic surgery show Botched Up Bodies from Transparent Television.
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NewsBBC2 confirms Dylan Thomas drama
BBC2 has confirmed details of a single drama about the last days of Dylan Thomas.
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NewsNurses set for C5 treatment
Channel 5 has ordered a fly-on-the-wall documentary series from Maverick Television that will follow nurses from one of the busiest NHS trusts in the country.
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NewsITV orders Broadchurch seconds
ITV has ordered a second series of hit murder mystery Broadchurch.