All Commissioning articles – Page 414
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NewsWide-Eyed to make Nat Geo Manhunt series
Wide-Eyed Entertainment, the indie behind March of the Dinosaurs, is to make a forensic science series in which investigators attempt to identify one person out of 313 million.
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NewsBlakeway exec completes C4 current affairs team
Channel 4 has completed its news and current affairs commissioning team with the appointment of an executive producer from Blakeway Productions.
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NewsMore4+2 to precede 4seven launch
Channel 4 is to launch a two-hour time-shifted version of More4, paving the way for the launch of repeats station 4seven.
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NewsC4 to air Gervais comedy - Derek
Ricky Gervais’s first sitcom pilot for Channel 4 is to be broadcast in April.
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NewsVorderman to host ITV1 gameshow
Former Countdown co-host Carol Vorderman is to front an interactive gameshow pilot for ITV1.
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NewsMandrake explores legal system for BBC2
The Learning Zone on BBC2 has commissioned Mandrake Films to produce Young Legal Eagles, a series of short films aimed at teens about the British legal system.
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NewsBBC's Doorstep Crime to return
A second series of BBC1 daytime series Doorstep Crime 999 has been ordered from Objective Productions and Crook Productions.
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NewsOutnumbered duo writing family comedy film
Writer-directors Andy Hamilton and Guy Jenkin are developing a comedy film with similar techniques and themes to their hit BBC series.
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NewsITV1 orders Richie and O’Connor specials
ITV1 is to celebrate the careers of Lionel Richie and Des O’Connor in two entertainment specials.
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NewsBBC2 orders Volcano Live
Kate Humble will report live from one of the most active volcanoes on the planet for a new BBC2 series.
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NewsBBC4 to profile Chas and Dave
Musical duo Chas and Dave will be profiled in a North One TV doc for BBC4, the indie’s first commission for the channel.
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NewsBBC pilots sci-fi comedy
The BBC is to pilot a new sci-fi sitcom made by Green Inc and FremantleMedia UK’s Retort - the first alliance between the two indies.
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NewsJewish mums lined-up to compete on C4
A competitive new series to crown the Jewish Mum of the Year has been ordered by Channel 4.
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NewsITV1 orders Morrison adaptation from Carnival Films
ITV1 has ordered its first drama from Carnival Films since Downton Abbey, commissioning an adaptation of Blake Morrison novel The Last Weekend.
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NewsITV1 heads to Corfu for Brits abroad series
ITV1 will continue to mine its Brits abroad agenda with a new series about expats on the Greek island of Corfu.
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NewsC4 sets May deadline to revamp entertainment
Channel 4 is planning a major overhaul of its entertainment output by the middle of May and is making more money and hours available to the genre.
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NewsC4 Education switches focus from gaming to TV
Channel 4 Education is to begin commissioning TV content again after 18 months of “bearing the weight of games innovation” for the broadcaster.
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NewsFamilies swap lives for Atlantic
Sky Atlantic has ordered a culture swap series in which two families from the US and UK cross the Atlantic to visit the other’s home city.