All Commissioning articles – Page 525
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NewsITV snaps up Endemol physical game show
ITV is poised to add Endemol’s The Whole 19 Yards to its stable of primetime shiny-floor quiz shows.
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NewsC4 orders gender identity doc
Channel 4 has ordered a documentary about a boy who has gender dysphoria as part of its documentary strand First Cut.
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NewsApprentice finalist to host daily show for Five
The Apprentice runner-up Kate Walsh is to front a nightly magazine series for Five with Ian Wright and Melinda Messenger.
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NewsC4 orders more animal autopsies
Channel 4 has commissioned a second series of animal autopsy show Inside Nature’s Giants - with plans to scrap the lecture hall setting and go on location.
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NewsC4 to air calls from Twin Towers
Darlow Smithson is to revisit the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Centre with a feature-length examination of the calls that victims made to their families in their final moments.
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NewsCha'Mone: Bo' Selecta to pay tribute to Jackson
Comedian Leigh Francis has dusted off his Michael Jackson mask for a Bo’ Selecta tribute to the late pop star.
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NewsInbetweeners gets third series
Comedy indie Bwark has won a third series order for its E4 sitcom The Inbetweeners.
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The Broadcast InterviewHarry Lansdown, BBC3
His channel may be down with the kids, but BBC3’s factual commissioner wants pitches on topics that span the generation gap beyond pregnant teens and flatmates.
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NewsSky 1 orders dancing show to replace Lyrics
Sky 1’s schedule under Stuart Murphy is starting to shape up, with a The X Factor-style dancing competition lined up to replace Don’t Forget the Lyrics!
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NewsBalls of Steel star plans new pranks for Comedy Central show
Comedy Central UK’s first original commission is a hidden camera series fronted by Balls of Steel star Olivia LeeOlivia Lee: Dirty, Sexy, Funny is an 8 x 30-minute series by Tiger Aspect inspired by the glamorous and shallow lives of the characters found in shows such as Gossip Girl and ...
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Blood, Sweat and T-Shirts star lands a spin-off for BBC3
A former shop assistant who experienced life in an Indian sweatshop for BBC3’s Blood, Sweat and T-Shirts is to front a spin-off series about child labour.
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NewsDebutantes and pubs lead next Cutting Edge run
Acclaimed documentary-maker Jane Treays will reveal the culture of London’s society debutantes for her latest Cutting Edge film.
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NewsRain Media debuts with Virgin 1 restaurant show
Rain Media, the indie set up by former ITV Studios (ITVS) producers Mark Wells and Glen Middleham, has won its first commission - a Virgin 1 series dubbed Hell’s Kitchen meets Come Dine with Me.
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NewsC4 hunts for world's greatest pop star
Celebrities are to champion their favourite pop stars in a Great Britons-style Channel 4 series that will seek to establish the greatest act in the world today.
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Waddell Media wins double order for BBC NI
Waddell Media has won two commissions from BBC Northern Ireland, including a six-part series in which a musician supervises the mentoring of eight musical novices.
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NewsITV3's Ladies of Letters to return
ITV3’s first original comedy drama, Ladies of Letters, will be returning for a second series.
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The Broadcast InterviewMark Sammon, Virgin 1
The Virgin 1 commissioner admits his channel suffered an identity crisis at first, but now it’s found its place alongside the Virgin brand, he tells Robert Shepherd where it’s going.
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NewsCast emerges for More4's young Tories drama
Christian Brassington, who took the lead role in Channel 4’s Tony Blair: Rock Star, is to cross political lines to portray the young Boris Johnson in an upcoming More4 drama documentary.
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NewsJohn Sergeant to front ITV1 travel show
ITV1 AUTUMN LAUNCH: John Sergeant will star on ITV1 this autumn, travelling to England’s tourism hotspots to uncover the “gems and eccentricities” of the UK for a new factual series.
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NewsFamily Guy-style puppet comedy heads to BBC3
BBC3 has commissioned an adult puppet comedy pitched as “Avenue Q meets Family Guy”.