All Commissioning articles – Page 410
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NewsC4 plans £450m spend on UK commissions
Channel 4 is planning on increasing its budget for UK commissions to £450m this year, chief executive David Abraham is expected to reveal today.
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NewsITV1 orders Dom Joly prank show
ITV1 has confirmed that is has signed Trigger Happy TV star Dom Joly to front a fresh hidden camera show.
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NewsC4 orders Anna and Katy comedy
Channel 4 has commissioned a full series based on Comedy Lab pilot Anna and Katy.
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NewsC5 to investigate fat nation
The morbidly obese are to put under the spotlight for a new Channel 5 series.
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NewsBBC1 recommissions Call the Midwife
BBC1 period drama Call the Midwife has been recommissioned after just two episodes.
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NewsBBC4 partners with Southbank for classical festival
BBC4 is partnering with London’s Southbank Centre for a year-long classical music festival to be held in 2013.
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NewsDisney XD recommisisons Goalmouth
Disney UK has ordered a second series of its football-themed entertainment series Goalmouth featuring former England player Dion Dublin.
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NewsBBC unveils new Russell T Davies kids drama
Russell T Davies, best known for resurrecting Doctor Who, has co-created a new children’s drama for the BBC in which a young wizard protects the planet from aliens.
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FeaturesRachel Job, A+E
Head of acquisitions and commissioning, History and Military History at A+E Networks UK.
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NewsBank Job extended for second series
The Bank Job, Channel 4’s latest interactive gameshow will return for a second extended series in February.
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NewsSky and Tiger to revisit Kathy Burke’s schooldays
Kathy Burke will make her writing debut and star in a Sky Atlantic comedy series produced by Tiger Aspect.
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NewsITV commissions second Perspectives run
Comedian David Walliams is to divulge his passion for Roald Dahl and actor David Suchet will provide a snapshot of the world of photography for the second run of ITV1’s arts strand Perspectives.
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NewsSky orders Apprentice-style fact ent show
Former The Apprentice executive producer Michele Kurland is to manage a business-based fact ent commission for her new employer Sky 1.
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NewsBBC1 to shed light on food inspectors and pawnbrokers
BBC1 has ordered two series that take a close look at the little-known worlds of environmental health and pawnbroking.
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NewsCelebrity Pointless heads to BBC primetime
Eight celebrity specials of daytime quiz Pointless will be shown in Saturday primetime during its next run on BBC1.
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NewsKeith Lemon to be nation's agony aunt for ITV1
ITV1 has found a primetime entertainment vehicle for Keith Lemon in its second attempt to create a format for the Celebrity Juice host.
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NewsNina Conti seeks enlightenment in BBC4 travelogue
British actress, ventriloquist and comedian Nina Conti will front an Alaska TV travelogue looking at alternative lifestyles around the world for BBC4.
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NewsAvalon wins BBC3 commission for emerging talent
Avalon has beaten BBC in-house to win the commission for a new comedy-entertainment show for BBC3.
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NewsShed Media launches indie to take on Objective
Shed Media Group has launched a new indie, Yalli, focused on comedy and entertainment and led by the former showrunner of The Paul O’Grady Show, Robert Gray.
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NewsC5 doc season to examine war and disaster
The story of how the Nazis tried to spin the sinking of the Titanic as a tale of German courage is among Channel 5’s March season of four hour-long Revealed docs.