All Commissioning articles – Page 392
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NewsChannel 4 to return to Utopia
Channel 4 drama Utopia has shrugged off below-average ratings to win a recommission - but is also being investigated by Ofcom over the treatment of its child actors.
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NewsSky1 orders Tommy Tiernan comedy
Sky 1 has ordered a new comedy series created by and starring Irish comedian Tommy Tiernan.
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NewsC4 tests more daytime formats
Channel 4 is continuing to trial new daytime ideas with a pilot from Wild Rover and a Superscrimpers spin-off series from Remarkable Television.
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NewsC4 to tell Stephen Hawking's life story
The first TV autobiography of Stephen Hawking, one of the world’s most famous scientists, is set to be broadcast on Channel 4.
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NewsBBC3 serves up Horsemeat Banquet
BBC3 has ordered a fast turnaround special exploring people’s relationship with meat in the wake of the horsemeat scandal.
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NewsITV serves up Happy Families
ITV is to tell the stories of four families from across the UK in an ‘epic’ fixed-rig documentary series due to air later this year.
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NewsMan v Food star to front NBC series
US network NBC has ordered Food Fighters, a new cooking series fronted by Man v Food host Adam Richman from Ben Silverman’s Electus.
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NewsC4 strengthens cross-genre disability commitment
Channel 4 has strengthened its commitment to changing the portrayal of disability on TV through a raft of programming.
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NewsChannel 4 to hatch live Easter programming
Channel 4 is marking Easter with a natural history event that will see a variety of eggs hatch live on air.
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NewsSteve Gowans and Andrew O'Connell depart C5
Long-standing Channel 5 commissioners Steve Gowans and Andrew O’Connell are to leave the broadcaster as part of the first set of changes from the recently installed director of programmes Ben Frow.
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NewsBBC2 cues up Dave Allen Night
BBC2 has ordered a one-off doc about controversial comedian Dave Allen which will feature unseen footage and interviews with stars.
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NewsWelsh rugby star tackles C5 adventure series
Former Wales rugby international Richard Parks is to feature in a Channel 5 adventure series produced by Zig Zag Productions and GroupM Entertainment.
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NewsSyfy launches Helix from Battlestar Galactica creator
US cable network Syfy has ordered Helix, a new series from Battlestar Galactica creator Ronald D. Moore.
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NewsIndies reveal practical problems with C4 shows
Disgruntled producers have outlined a raft of production problems that they say are at the heart of the current debate about Channel 4.
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NewsOSF to film pandas in 3D for Sky
Sky has ordered a 3D documentary from Oxford Scientific Films (OSF) about China’s endangered giant pandas, which will be shot in 4K.
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NewsC4 set to dish out £10m to charities
Channel 4 is gearing up to hand out £10m to charities, in its biggest ever give away, which will see the Secret Millionaire format evolving to tackle pressing social concerns selected by the public.
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NewsBBC3 hunts for Fresh doc directors
Six fledgling documentary directors are being offered the chance to make their prime-time debut on BBC3 as part of the channel’s Fresh documentary strand.
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NewsITV cashes in with more Millionaire
ITV has ordered a new run of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? specials from Victory Television.
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NewsSue Perkins to front BBC1 panel pilot
Sue Perkins is to front a pilot BBC1 comedy panel show about the world of celebrity.
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NewsJonathan Creek returns for first series in a decade
The BBC has confirmed it will air the first Jonathan Creek series in a decade following an Easter special this year.