All Commissioning articles – Page 464
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NewsAnnabel Karmel to front CITV series on healthy eating
Bestselling children’s nutritionist Annabel Karmel is to front a CITV series championing healthy eating.
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NewsE4 signs up YouTube stars for comedy music pilot
A comedy music group with a huge online following across YouTube, Twitter and Facebook are the stars of an E4 comedy pilot that has just gone into production.
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NewsBBC to take pain away from e-commissioning
The BBC is looking to take the pain out of its e-commissioning process with an overhaul of the online system.
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NewsITV signs £12m Titchmarsh deal with Spun Gold
ITV has struck a multi-commission and licensing deal, thought to be worth £12m in production fees, that will establish Alan Titchmarsh as a primetime face on ITV1 and launch a raft of consumer products under his name.
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NewsShed creates blue-collar comedy drama for BBC1
BBC1 is continuing its push on blue-collar scripted content by commissioning a primetime comedy drama based around a decaying seaside community in the north of England.
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NewsKarl Pilkington back on the road for Sky
Ricky Gervais sidekick Karl Pilkington, who fronted unconventional travelogue An Idiot Abroad for Sky, has revealed details of his next series.
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NewsWindfall to make ancient Rome shipwreck doc
Windfall Films is to produce a new documentary for National Geographic Channel and WNET that explores the mysterious wrecks of five ancient Roman ships.
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NewsGrandma's House set to return
BBC2 is close to commissioning a second series of Simon Amstell comedy Grandma’s House.
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NewsDisney seeks local content for UK channel portfolio
Disney is kicking off a push for a range of UK content across its portfolio of channels to support top shows such as Phineas & Ferb and Wizards of Waverly Place.
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NewsAbbey Road to host C4 shows
Channel 4 has ordered two new music shows set in the world famous Abbey Road studios, including a special with former Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher.
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NewsJacqui Smith to front BBC porn doc
Former Home Secretary Jacqui Smith, who put adult films watched by her husband on expenses, is to investigate the porn industry for a BBC documentary
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NewsBBC recommissions Come Fly With Me
The latest comedy show from Little Britain duo Matt Lucas and David Walliams has been recommissioned for a second series, the BBC has announced.
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NewsGino D'Acampo celebrates home cooking for ITV1
I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here! winner Gino D’Acampo is to front a new daytime cookery show for ITV1.
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NewsITV1 to celebrate Beatles anniversary
ITV1 has commissioned Shiver Productions to make a documentary celebrating the 50th anniversary of The Beatles’ first gig at Liverpool club The Cavern.
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NewsCelebrity Juice to squeeze out two more series
ITV2 has commissioned two more series of comedy entertainment series Celebrity Juice.
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NewsDave has another One Night Stand
UKTV channel Dave has ordered a second series of Dave’s One Night Stand with comedians including Dave Gorman and Jason Byrne.
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NewsSky names Sammon fact ent boss
Sky has appointed Mark Sammon as its head of factual entertainment to work across its range of entertainment channels.
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NewsBBC Comedy faces up to cutbacks despite successful year
The BBC will have to drop some of its comedy hits from last year because of budget cuts, the corporation’s comedy commissioning controller has admitted.
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NewsPioneer hires two in bid to crack US
Pioneer Productions has appointed two US-based execs and won a commission from Discovery Channel US as it bids to bolster its position in the country.
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NewsSky Living set to draft in boss from outside TV
Sky Living is set to appoint an executive from outside the TV industry as its new channel controller.