All Commissioning articles – Page 527
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FeaturesProduction: What next for Wales?
Boosted by Doctor Who, Torchwood and big BBC plans, the nation's TV industry is in an optimistic mood. Kate Large talks to some of the big players in Welsh media
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FeaturesEureka!: Green Up Your Life (Initial TV for CITV)
Producer Chirstopher Pilkington on the winning pitch for a British Gas-backed gameshow.
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CBeebies rejigs pitching
CBeebies has abandoned its annual commissioning round in favour of rolling commissioning.
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NewsNBC's Biggest Loser in ITV1 makeover
ITV1 is reworking hit NBC format The Biggest Loser - in which severely obese people are whipped into shape by personal trainers - for the UK.
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BBC4 to adapt Cloud Spotter's Guide
BBC4 is to take a “lyrical” look at clouds in a feature-length documentary based on the bestselling book The Cloud Spotter's Guide.
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Armed forces awards show to air on Sky 1
Sky1 is to televise “The Millies” - the awards for military bravery launched this year by Prince Charles and the Sun newspaper.
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NewsC4 ramps up First Cut doc strand
Squirrels and female soldiers will feature in the next run of Channel 4's documentary strand First Cut, which will expand to 30 episodes next year in order to strengthen its springboard for factual film-makers.
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BBC1 lines up Hitler murder plot drama
BBC1 is planning a major one-off drama about a German resistance fighter hanged in 1945 for his part in a failed attempt to kill Hitler.
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ITV4 picks up tennis tournament from BBC
ITV4 has picked up the exclusive rights to broadcast coverage of the BlackRock Tennis Masters from IMG, taking over from the BBC.
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NewsSchama lines up major history of the Jews for BBC2
Simon Schama is in discussion with the BBC to chart the history of the Jews in his next series.
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NewsFirst MySpace commission for RDF
RDF USA has produced original web series The Lost Archives of Quincy Taylor for MySpaceTV.
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NewsC4 drama to recreate Battle of Hastings
Hardy Pictures has called on more than 800 extras to recreate the three key battles of the Norman Conquest for Channel 4.
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NewsBlair to examine Christianity for C4
Michael Portillo, Ann Widdecombe and Cherie Blair will offer their personal takes on Christianity's rich history in Channel 4's forthcoming new religious strand.
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NewsJamie, Gordon and Hugh continue C4 Food Fight
Channel 4 is to tackle the welfare of pigs and chickens in another campaigning food season, a year on from January's Big Food Fight season of programmes.
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NewsC4 unveils new doc line-up
Channel 4 has pledged to continue to air the equivalent of one new documentary film in peak every weekday into next year despite restoring Celebrity Big Brother to its primetime schedules in January.
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NewsPeter Kay's Geraldine to return to C4
Channel 4 is planning a follow-up to Peter Kay's ratings-busting talent show spoof Britain's Got the Pop Factor and Possibly a New Celebrity Jesus Christ Soapstar Superstar Strictly on Ice.
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NewsMoyles to host C4 quiz show
Chris Moyles is to get his own TV show for the first time in eight years with a quiz show in which the Radio 1 DJ competes against three celebrities.
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NewsPrincess wins multimillion T4 contract
Princess Productions has won the multimillion pound contract for Channel 4's youth strand T4.
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NewsCBeebies to adopt rolling commissioning
CBeebies has abandoned its annual commissioning round in favour of rolling commissioning.
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NewsHD Crime network to feature Killer Couples
The Crime Investigation Network HD is to examine couples who murder in its first UK commission since its high definition relaunch last week.