All Commissioning articles – Page 504
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Taylor Drew wins first order with GMTV double bill
Inspire GLG’s former director of television distribution and licensing Nigel Taylor and financial expert Simon Drew have launched Midlands-based indie Taylor Drew with a double acquisition from GMTV.
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NewsRagdoll uses ‘handmade’ animation in new series
Ragdoll Productions has developed a “breakthrough” animation technique for its first preschool project since In The Night Garden.
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The Broadcast InterviewRosie Allimonos, BBC Multiplatform
Multiplatform commissioning executive, BBC Drama, Films and Acquisitions
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The Broadcast InterviewVictoria Jaye, BBC Multiplatform
Head of fiction and entertainment multiplatform commissioning. Responsible for commissioning strategy and financial management for drama, entertainment and comedy cross-platform.
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The Broadcast InterviewMartin Trickey, BBC Multiplatform
BBC multiplatform commissioning executive, comedy.
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The Broadcast InterviewDr Jo Twist, BBC Multiplatform
Multiplatform commissioning executive, Entertainment and Switch.
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Yesterday starts 1940 season with two docs
Yesterday has ordered two shows for 2010 to spearhead year-long programming event The Spirit of 1940, marking a pivotal year in British history.
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NewsC4 orders Tintin doc
Dom Joly will explore Tintin, the character created by Belgian cartoonist Hergé, for a Channel 4 documentary.
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NewsMaverick to check into children’s ward for ITV
Maverick Television has won its first ITV1 primetime commission with a look at life in Europe’s largest children’s hospital.
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Temple directs Detroit doc for Films of Record
Ten Alps indie Films of Record is to produce a one-off BBC2 documentary about the life and death of Detroit’s automotive industry.
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NewsBBC axes Silver Street
The BBC is to axe Asian Network soap Silver Street after five years on air – a move heavily criticised by the Writer’s Guild
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NewsBBC's Comedy College wins first commission
The BBC’s Comedy College has won its first commission – a sitcom pilot by John Warburton for BBC3.
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NewsGervais returns to office life for C4
Ricky Gervais is to work on the script of a new office-based sitcom for Channel 4.
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NewsBBC Cymru names commissioning head
Elis Owen has been appointed the new head of commissioning at BBC Cymru Wales.
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NewsMichael Winner reality show wins peaktime slot
Michael Winner’s upcoming reality series for ITV1 has been moved from a daytime spot into a peaktime position, after impressing commissioners with the pilot episode.
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NewsC4 to stage plane crash
Channel 4 is broadcast the crash-landing of a 300-seat passenger jet for a new documentary.
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The Broadcast InterviewJames Hunt, Sky Arts
Sky Arts has gone from having no hours of commissioned programmes to more than 200 hours a year. Head of programming James Hunt tells Lucy Rouse the secret of its success.
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NewsBravo to follow Katie’s boyfriend in ultimate fight
Bravo will follow Katie Price’s cage-fighting boyfriend Alex Reid as he prepares to take on the current Middleweight Ultimate Challenge World Champion.
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NewsC4 calls time on Wife Swap
Wife Swap and How Clean Is Your House? have become the latest Channel 4 formats to fall victim to the broadcaster’s plan to clear the decks for new shows over the next 18 months.
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NewsC4 examines foreigners' role in UK history
Channel 4 has commissioned three indies to produce a 4 x 60-minute series of drama documentaries looking at the role that foreigners have played in key moments in British history.