All Commissioning articles – Page 466
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The Broadcast InterviewFactual Q&A: Alison Sharman, ITV
ITV’s director of factual and daytime outlines what is on her commissioning wishlist.
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The Broadcast InterviewFactual Q&A: Charlotte Moore, BBC
The BBC’s commissioning editor for documentaries outlines her commissioning wishlist.
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The Broadcast InterviewHow to pitch the right ideas to factual bosses
Broadcast publishes its first Factual Commissioning Report next month, offering insights into the wish-lists of the genre’s top UK and US commissioners. Here we reveal what the PSBs are planning.
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The Broadcast InterviewFactual Q&A: Andrew O'Connell, Channel 5
The head of factual for Channel 5 outlines his commissioning wishlist.
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NewsChefs to champion ‘forgotten’ food for BBC2 series
Michel Roux Jr, Ainsley Harriot and Clarissa Dickson Wright will promote traditional British food that is “under threat” in an Outline Productions series for BBC2.
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NewsC4 to show live births on Xmas day
Channel 4 will show babies being born live on Christmas Day as part of a marathon five-hour version of One Born Every Minute.
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NewsUKTV and C4 step up to digital plate
UKTV and Channel 4 are stepping up their hunt for shows that have a strong multiplatform element to increase audience engagement.
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NewsLife On Mars creators to bring angels to ITV
The creators of Life On Mars and Ashes To Ashes are to make a major new drama for ITV about two angels sent to earth as lawyers.
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NewsDiscovery Channel on board HMS Ark Royal doc
The Discovery Channel has ordered an access-all-areas documentary series on board decommissioned aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal as it embarks on its final major voyage.
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NewsBBC orders docs from Hardcash and Films of Record
The BBC has ordered documentaries on US police attempts to track paedophiles and the history of Amnesty International from Hardcash Productions and Films of Record respectively.
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NewsBranson and Huq to front shows for Current TV
Environmentalist and model Sam Branson and Blue Peter presenter turned Xtra Factor host Konnie Huq have been lined up as key talent for new shows for Current TV.
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NewsRed Bull eyes content to give it wings
Drinks manufacturer Red Bull is hunting for original content to air online and via the TV channel it broadcasts across Europe.
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NewsDiscovery UK ready to push entertainment credentials
Discovery UK is kicking off a hunt for more entertainment-based formats and has invested development funds in fledgling indie Nerd’s underground gameshow as it bids to broaden its output.
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NewsDappy to deliver T4 Christmas message
Channel 4 has scotched rumours that N-Dubz rapper Dappy will broadcast the alternative Christmas message in the traditional slot - but confirmed that he will deliver a speech on Christmas morning.
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NewsBBC3 to air live Frankenstein show
The BBC is to host a music and drama event in Leeds, dubbed Frankenstein’s Wedding, which will be broadcast live on BBC3.
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NewsSky1 orders Fat Families special
Sky1 has commissioned a studio-based special of hit factual entertainment show Fat Families.
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NewsBBC teams with Discovery to tell History of the World
The BBC and Discovery Channel US are joining forces to produce a landmark series in which journalist Andrew Marr looks back over 20,000 years of human history.
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NewsCaroline Quentin to host BBC2 restoration series
The BBC has commissioned a new factual series to be presented by Caroline Quentin called Restoration Home.
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NewsBBC unwraps Christmas line-up
Comedy specials, brand new drama, a Strictly Come Dancing special and Top of the Pops all feature in the BBC’s Christmas schedules, it has been revealed.