All Commissioning articles – Page 540
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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.
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NewsMTV orders first UK comedy shot on mobile
MTV1 has commissioned indie Brown Eyed Boy to make a comedy shot entirely on mobile phones.
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NewsBig Yin to face wife on Shrink Rap
Comedian Billy Connolly is set to face a grilling from his wife Pamela Stephenson in a special edition of More 4's Shrink Rap.
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NewsDocumentary commissioners wishlists
Commissioners from all of the PSB channels and several digital channels have outlined their factual wishlists to a packed audience of producers and directors at Sheffield Doc/Fest.
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NewsDocumentary wishlist: More 4
Budget:£40,000 or below. Depending on whether it is co-produced or fully funded.
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NewsDocumentary wishlist: Five
Slots: 9pm weekdaysBudget:£80,000-£150,000 per hour - on average,£90,000-£100,000Desired ratings: At least 1 million
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NewsDocumentary wishlist: BBC1
Slots: 9pm (60 minutes), 10.35pm (40 minutes)Budgets:£170,000 for observational docs at 9pm,£200,000+ for talent-led docs. At 10.35pm:£120,000
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NewsDocumentary wishlist: ITV1
Budgets:£140,000-£200,000 - on average£160,000-£170,000Slots: 9pm weekdays, though some “chocolate box, warm bath” series will be considered for early evenings on Sundays.Desired ratings: 4m+
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NewsDocumentary wishlist: BBC2
Slots: 9pm (60 minutes)Budgets:£160,000-£250,000, depending on the talent involved
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NewsDocumentary wishlist: Sky 1
Budget: High-volume series:£70,000 per hour; one-offs:£100,000-£130,000 per hour; blockbuster series such as Ross Kemp's series:£150,000
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NewsDocumentary wishlist: Discovery
Head of factual Dan Korn is interested in adventure programming and ‘how-to' series and is increasing its history and crime output.