All Commissioning articles – Page 442
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NewsAttenborough visits Kew for third Sky 3D doc
Sky has commissioned a third 3D natural history documentary starring Sir David Attenborough, to be filmed at London’s Kew Gardens.
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NewsWild to take ITV1 viewers into premature baby unit
The indie behind Strangeways will take viewers inside the neo-natal unit of a Liverpool hospital for ITV1’s next access documentary.
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NewsAlan Carr gets C4 Friday night slot
Alan Carr: Chatty Man will return to Channel 4 for a sixth series in a new Friday night slot.
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NewsBBC1 bets on Kay Mellor lottery winners drama
Kay Mellor, the writer behind Band of Gold and Fat Friends, has penned a new drama series for BBC1 about a group of supermarket workers who win the lottery.
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NewsBBC3 picks up Scottish sitcom
BBC Scotland comedy Gary: Tank Commander has secured a network slot on BBC3 - the first such move for a Scottish sitcom in seven years.
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NewsGreenlight round-up: C4 dives into politics
The relationship between the government, banks and big businesses is at the centre of Channel 4’s Coup, which is among a host of new commissions on Greenlight this week.
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NewsKatie Price in model search for Sky Living
Katie Price is to hunt for undiscovered modelling talent for new agency in her latest outing for Sky Living.
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Camp Orange hits the UK
Nickelodeon is launching a UK version of its international reality format Camp Orange, which sees eight kids sent to compete in a series of bush challenges in the Australian outback.
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NewsITN extends 4Music deal
ITN Productions has signed a two-year deal with 4Music to supply entertainment news for its weekday morning TV show following a three month pilot.
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NewsC4 orders STV pub quiz series
Pub quiz fanatics will travel across the UK to test their general knowledge in an STV Productions daytime format for Channel 4.
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NewsSky 1 orders Maverick series; hunts entertainment format
Sky 1 has ordered its second fact ent series from Maverick TV in three months and is on the hunt for a £2.5m entertainment show to rival those of its terrestrial competitors.
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NewsITVS America ups stakes with first order for ITV1
ITV Studios America is to make its first show for ITV1 as part of a raft of entertainment commissions won by the in-house production business.
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NewsC4 to make mischief with new line-up
Channel 4 is to show people taking Class A drugs and aims to build a national database showing how changes in diet can cure common ailments, part of its commitment to a new risk-centred strategy.
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NewsBowman to front C4 film series
Edith Bowman is to present a new film series for Channel 4, made in partnership with Vue Entertainment.
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NewsSky's Mad Dogs to return for second series
Sky 1’s testosterone fuelled drama Mad Dogs has been handed a second series following a strong first run.
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NewsBBC to air teen Shakespeare competition
Secondary school students are being challenged to learn and perform speeches from some of Shakespeare’s most famous plays as part of a new BBC2 show.
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NewsSky hunts Spy comedy
Sky1 has ordered a new comedy from Hat Trick following a father who is accidently recruited as an MI5 agent.
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NewsSky recruits BBC's Anne Mensah to head drama
Sky has appointed BBC exec Anne Mensah to head up its drama commissioning, following Elaine Pyke’s move to manage Sky Atlantic.
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NewsNew C4 arts season to include Banksy doc
Channel 4 has launched a new late night arts strand and a season of urban arts programmes for the summer – in an initiative to connect with young and modern audiences.
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NewsSky Arts to cover Leonardo show
Sky Arts is collaborating with the National Gallery to give viewers a sneak peek of its forthcoming Leonardo da Vinci exhibition a day ahead of the official opening.