All Commissioning articles – Page 464
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NewsC4 film to lift the lid on the 2006 foiled bomb plot
The story behind the foiled bomb plot that permanently changed air travel security has been commissioned as a Raw TV drama documentary for Channel 4.
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NewsBBC2 and Animal Planet order Icon snake odyssey
BBC2 and Animal Planet US have commissioned a doc from Icon Films following reptile expert and conservationist Romulus Whitaker as he travels across India on a “serpentine odyssey”.
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NewsT4/Cast Offs stars in C4 comedy pilot
T4 presenter Rick Edwards will be given a crash course in political correctness by Cast Offs actor Peter Mitchell in a satirical comedy pilot for Channel 4.
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NewsBlast! to profile Alexander McQueen for C4
The tumultuous relationship between the late Alexander McQueen and his muse Isabella Blow will come under the spotlight in a 90-minute documentary for Channel 4.
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NewsConnolly to travel Route 66 for second ITV series
Scottish comedian Billy Connolly will travel the length of famous US highway Route 66 in his second ITV travelogue, this time made by Maverick Television.
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NewsITV pushes the button on revamp of Gallowgate gameshow
Ant and Dec’s Push The Button is to receive a format shake-up and will go out live after ITV1 ordered an extended second series.
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NewsC4 Online reveals commissioners and strategy
Channel 4 Online is to set out its strategic aims and unveil Hilary Perkins and Kate Quilton as multiplatform commissioners at an event for suppliers on 21 December.
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NewsThis is England to return set in 1990
This Is England is to return to Channel 4 in a series that will follow the main characters - Shaun, Woody, Lol and Milky - four years later in a snapshot of the 1990s.
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NewsC4 seeks fresh faces for Paralympics team
Channel 4’s pledge to take the Paralympics into the mainstream has entered a new stage with the commission of two more series of That Paralympics Show and a boot camp to identify new presenters for 2012.
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NewsPrincess to make Vanessa Feltz show for C5
Shine Group has buried the hatchet with Channel 5 after its indie Princess Productions finalised a major deal to make the channel’s new year-long Vanessa Feltz show.
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NewsBBC1 hunts for series from 10.35pm docs
BBC1 is to use its 10.35pm documentaries slot as a testing ground for singles that could become 9pm series.
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NewsTony Jordan to exec £9m BBC co-pro
Former EastEnders writer and Life On Mars co-creator Tony Jordan is to executive produce a £9m police drama set in the Caribbean, which will be co-produced for BBC1 and French broadcaster France Televisions.
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The Broadcast InterviewHBO: Nancy Abraham, SVP, documentary programming
With a factual slate of mostly feature-length documentaries, HBO aims to deliver something viewers won’t see anywhere else, its senior vice-president of documentary programming tells Maria Esposito.
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The Broadcast InterviewFactual Commissioning Report: US cable networks
To mark the publication of Broadcast’s Factual Commissioning Report, subscribers can sample extracts here that detail what US cable bosses are looking for, an overview of the market and an interview with a HBO documentary executive.
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The Broadcast InterviewFactual Commissioning: US market overview
Overview of the factual commissioning market in the US and the opportunities it holds for UK producers.
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The Broadcast InterviewSmithsonian: David Royle, EVP, programming and production
Jointly owned by the 164-year-old Smithsonian Institution and CBS’s Showtime Network, Smithsonian Channel delivers programmes that are entertaining and informative.
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The Broadcast InterviewTLC: Rita Mullin, VP development
TLC is one of Discovery Communications’ big three brands. A female-skewing network, it is in 99 million homes and is being rolled out aggressively around the world.
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The Broadcast InterviewSundance: Harold Gronenthal, SVP & GM, Rainbow Media
Harold Gronenthal, who heads the international side of the operation, provides an assessment of international opportunities, echoing the US channel’s positioning.
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NewsBBC3 has Good News for Russell Howard
Russell Howard’s Good News has been recommissioned by BBC3 for a further two series, on the back of a successful third run.
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NewsC4 unveils hotel docusoap details
Channel 4 has revealed further details of a new fly-on-the wall series based in a hotel that promises a marriage proposal, family tensions and difficult customers.