All Commissioning articles – Page 427
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NewsBBC to revisit Gypsy Wars
BBC1 is to follow up seminal documentary Gypsy Wars five years on as the community of 400 traveller families prepare for eviction.
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NewsNickelodeon to revisit House of Anubis
Nickelodeon has ordered a second series of drama House of Anubis, the first ever UK-produced live action series from its US division.
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NewsJon Snow to front Thatcher doc
Channel 4 News presenter Jon Snow will front a one-off documentary looking at the career of Margaret Thatcher for Channel 4.
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NewsBeyoncé set for ITV1 special
Beyoncé is set to star in a special ITV1 show celebrating her music, according to reports.
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NewsNoel Fielding reveals new title for E4 show
Noel Fielding, one half of surreal comedy duo the Mighty Boosh, has begun filming his first solo project for E4 and revealed its new title on Twitter.
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NewsGreenlight round-up: Fresh factual fare
Factual shows for the BBC and Channel 4 take centre stage for this week’s Greenlight round-up.
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NewsBBC1 lines-up McIntyre Christmas special
Stand up comedian Michael McIntyre is returning to the BBC with a one-hour Christmas special of his Comedy Roadshow.
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NewsSplash and Lime set for reality rivalry
Two structured reality shows are set to go head to head in Liverpool, with Splash Media in paid development on Desperate Scousewives (w/t) for E4 and MTV on the brink of commissioning Lime Pictures to make Mersey Shore.
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NewsITV to cut drama repeats to test in-house formats
ITV is weighing up cutting drama repeats from ITV1’s daytime schedule to clear space for experimenting with in-house formats.
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NewsBBC to reveal value of WoCC
The BBC is to publish the “size of the prize” and AI figures for the first time as it shakes up its Window of Creative Competition (WoCC) following the release of this year’s data - which saw indies edge further ahead of in-house compared with last year to win the ...
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NewsSo TV to make Armstrong’s Big Ask for Dave
Dave has ordered a full series of comedy panel show Alexander Armstrong’s Big Ask from So Television following a successful TX pilot.
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NewsC4 follow-up gives Brit teens taste of Amish life
The Amish community of Ohio will take in British teenagers for a Channel 4 follow-up to last year’s Amish: World’s Squarest Teenagers.
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NewsHistory of musicals takes centre stage for BBC4
BBC4 has commissioned Twofour to make a 3 x 60-minute series on the history of the musical in London’s West End.
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NewsCentury to make undercover police doc for C4
The undercover policeman who spent seven years posing as an environmental activist is to be the subject of a Channel 4 Cutting Edge film.
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News360 to commemorate Titanic sinking for BBC1
360 Productions has won a BBC1 commission marking the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, as parent company Impossible Pictures opens a Republic of Ireland office.
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NewsSwain confirmed as BBC Knowledge controller
Emma Swain has been confirmed as George Entwistle’s sucessor as controller of BBC Knowledge commissioning and the corporation will close her previous role.
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NewsTrue Stories picks up nuclear testing doc
The story of Kazakhstanis being used as guinea pigs to test nuclear weapons has been picked up by More4 for documentary strand True Stories.
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FeaturesGreenlight round-up: BBC2 reveals summer/autumn schedule
Highlights on Greenlight include a raft of new programmes from BBC2’s forthcoming summer and autumn season.
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NewsAtalla and Buxton join forces for 5*'s Silent Library
Ash Atalla’s Roughcut TV is behind Channel 5’s keep-quiet-to-win gameshow Silent Library, the broadcaster has revealed.
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NewsCarr locked into C4 for two years
Talkshow host Alan Carr has signed a two-year exclusive deal with Channel 4 that will see him continue to host Chatty Man.