All Commissioning articles – Page 423
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NewsSky Atlantic signs comedy duo
Sky Atlantic has commissioned a Mrs Merton-style comedy chat show hosted by two American Jewish mothers.
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NewsSky orders karaoke dating from Love Machine indie
Sky Living is to build on the early success of The Love Machine with a second dating show from the same indie, in which singletons are united by their passion for karaoke.
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NewsGold greenlights Yes, Prime Minister revival
Yes, Prime Minister is to return to TV after an absence of 24 years as UKTV’s comedy channel Gold kicks off its original commissioning push.
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NewsGumball producer to lead Turner’s hybrid Team Toon
Turner Broadcasting has commissioned a live-action and animation hybrid series led by the exec producer responsible for Bafta-winning The Amazing World Of Gumball.
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NewsITV1 orders 'landmark' history series
ITV1 has teamed up with the British Museum to create a “landmark” series about historical artefacts uncovered by the public.
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NewsC4's Food Hospital to return
A second shorter run of The Food Hospital, which looks at using food rather than medicine to treat illnesses, has been ordered from Betty for Channel 4.
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NewsAysha Rafaele to leave C4
Channel 4 documentaries commissioner Aysha Rafaele, responsible for Coppers and Secret Millionaire, is leaving the broadcaster.
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True North make 'lifers' series
A handful of the UK’s 46 criminals with life sentences are to be the subject of a True North series for Crime & Investigation Network.
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NewsDeal or No Deal to make celebrity primetime debut
Daytime gameshow Deal or No Deal will move to a primetime slot for the first time, to mark the show’s sixth anniversary.
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NewsGeorge Gently inspects new series
BBC1 detective drama Inspector George Gently is to return for a fifth series - comprising four feature length films.
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NewsNutopia going back to the 80s for Nat Geo US
Nutopia is to use its mega-doc formula to investigate the cultural, political and financial impact of the 1980s for Nat Geo US.
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NewsBeing Human gets fifth series
BBC3 has ordered a shorter run of supernatural drama Being Human for its fifth series next year.
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NewsJon Snow in Paralympics pilot
Channel 4 newsreader Jon Snow is to front a pilot that the broadcaster hopes will become a live magazine show in the build-up to the London 2012 Paralympics.
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NewsKavanagh signs off with Download recommission
One of outgoing CBBC controller Damian Kavanagh’s final orders has been to recommission Salt Beef Production’s Friday Download - while the current series is still on air.
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NewsC4 to unveil von Hagens' corpse crucifix at Easter
Controversial German anatomist Dr Gunther von Hagens’ journey and exploration of a crucifix will air on Channel 4 on Easter Sunday.
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NewsBBC2 takes Stewart Lee to 2015
The BBC has ordered a further two series of Stewart Lee’s Comedy Vehicle, taking the series up to 2015.
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NewsMTV orders Welsh Valleys series
MTV UK has ordered a non-scripted reality series set in the Welsh capital Cardiff, from indie True North.
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NewsC4's Coming Up line-up revealed
MJ Delaney, the director behind viral hit Newport State of Mind, is to make a drama for Channel 4 starring This is England’s Thomas Turgoose, as part of the broadcaster’s Coming Up scheme.
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NewsMr and Mrs returning to ITV1
All Star Mr and Mrs is to return to ITV1 in 2012 after a two-year hiatus.