All Commissioning articles – Page 489
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NewsBBC drama to explore social services fallout
The BBC is to air a 90-minute film about three brothers split up by social services, produced by Kindle Entertainment and directed by The Devil’s Whore director Marc Munden.
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NewsMore4 lines up Amanda Knox doc
More 4 is to explore the year leading up to American student Amanda Knox’s 26-year jail sentence for the murder of her British flatmate Meredith Kercher.
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NewsABC picks up Zeppotron dating show
Endemol has sold UK-originated dating format Conveyor Belt of Love to US network ABC.
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NewsMurray to debunk German stereotypes for BBC4
BBC4 plans to combat negative stereotypes about German culture in a two-part factual series fronted by comedian Al Murray.
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NewsITV to send celebs on Norway trek
ITV has ordered a cold-weather alternative to I’m A Celebrity… - sending two groups of stars on a 2,000-mile trek through the wilderness of Norway to the edge of the Arctic Circle.
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The Broadcast InterviewHelen Warner, C4 daytime
After the Carol Vorderman and Paul O’Grady scuffles, C4’s head of daytime could be forgiven a little reticence, but on the contrary, Robin Parker finds daytime is making waves.
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NewsWe Are The Champions returns for Sport Relief
CBBC is to revive classic children’s show We Are The Champions for next year’s Sport Relief, with Phoenix Nights comic Paddy McGuinness as host.
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NewsSony Pictures Television diverts resources away from drama
Sony Pictures Television has effectively closed its UK drama production unit - but departing director of drama and comedy Serena Cullen is on the brink of getting another major project off the ground.
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NewsLiving presents celebs at 75 without the nip-tucks
Living will reveal what an elderly Katie Price would look like if she had not had plastic surgery in one of two major commissions for Granada Media.
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NewsC4 gets cooking Japanese-style
Channel 4 is lining up a UK version of Japanese gladiatorial ‘cook-off ’ format Iron Chef as a stripped weekday show.
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NewsTesco to sponsor C4 music shows
High street retailer Tesco has struck its first ever TV sponsorship deal with two music shows for Channel 4.
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NewsITV2 picks up new American Idol
ITV2 has won the rights to broadcast the ninth series of American Idol and will air the show just one day after its US transmission.
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NewsTarbuck teams with Criminal for Sky 1 pet show
Sky 1 has signed actress Liza Tarbuck and former Fun Lovin’ Criminals’ frontman Huey Morgan to front a new primetime entertainment series described as an “animal celebration”.
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NewsGervais sidekick to front Sky 1 doc
Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant will keep a watchful eye on podcast star Karl Pilkington as he embarks on a journey to discover the Seven Wonders of the World for Sky 1
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NewsC4 orders more Freshly Squeezed
Indie Remedy Productions has won a sixth order for its Channel 4 breakfast show Freshly Squeezed.
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NewsBBC2 greenlights Watson & Oliver pilot
BBC2 has greenlit a pilot from female comedy duo Watson & Oliver to be made by Peep Show producer Robert Popper and French and Saunders exec Jo Sargent.
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NewsSTV names Partyka channel controller
STV has appointed Elizabeth Partyka as its first channel controller, giving her responsibility for commissioning and scheduling.
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NewsJLC making Eurovision bid for Five
Justin Lee Collins will attempt to enter next year’s Eurovision Song Contest in his first documentary for Five.
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NewsPopper indie wins first order in E4 sitcom pilot
The Inbetweeners star Simon Bird is to take a lead role in an E4 sitcom pilot from Robert Popper’s indie and Big Talk Productions about a Jewish family.
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NewsBBC taps Northern Ireland indies for entertainment shows
Northern Ireland indies have landed a flurry of major BBC network orders, including an eight-part National Lottery series and an entertainment pilot starring Welsh comedian Rhod Gilbert.