All Commissioning articles – Page 497
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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.
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NewsBBC1 orders third series of Merlin
BBC1 has ordered a third series of Shine Television’s hit family fantasy drama Merlin.
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NewsStephen K Amos gets BBC2 show
Comedian Stephen K Amos is to unveil a set of comedy characters in his own BBC2 show.
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NewsRogerson named UKTV director of commissioning
UKTV has promoted director of factual and fact ent commissioning Jane Rogerson to the newly created role of director of commissioning.
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NewsBBC2 to pilot Talkback’s The Rob Brydon Show
BBC2 is piloting a new entertainment show fronted by Rob Brydon and produced by Talkback Thames.
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NewsITV2 lines up factual strand showing celebrity family challenges
ITV director of digital channels Zai Bennett has commissioned a new celebrity-led factual strand which will see famous faces, including Gavin & Stacey actor Larry Lamb, paired with their children to undertake mammoth challenges.
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NewsDisney bids to treble European animation output
Disney is to treble its animation output from Europe “over the next few years” as part of its strategy to complement the live-action shows coming out of the US.
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The Broadcast InterviewOrion Ross, Disney Channels
Disney Channels’ vice-president of original series is aiming to treble European animation output over the next few years, and is looking for ideas for 14 pilots.
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NewsITV orders Dickinson chatshow
Real Deal host David Dickinson has been lined up as ITV’s next chatshow host.
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NewsShameless run extended
Shameless will be extended from 16 episodes to 22 when it returns for an eighth series in 2011.
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NewsSky plans ‘muscular’ new Treasure Island
Sky is lining up a major adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic pirate novel, Treasure Island, and is eyeing Eddie Izzard to play Long John Silver.
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NewsBBC4 unveils love and sex season
BBC4 is to dramatise DH Lawrence’s controversial novels The Rainbow and Women in Love in a new season about love and sexuality in 20th century literature.
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NewsBook Club to be More 4's first ad-funded show
Richard and Judy’s Book Club is to return without the presenting duo, in More 4’s first foray into ad-funded programming.