All Commissioning articles – Page 554
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NewsStudio comedy in demand from BBC
The BBC is calling for more traditional studio-based sitcoms and wants to run around four a year on BBC2.
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NewsITV orders first toon for mobile
A sketch show in the Little Britain mould is ITV's first original made-for-mobile animation series.
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NewsBBC orders pre-school quiz
The BBC is lining up the first ever game show aimed at pre-schoolers that will see youngsters answer questions and predict the outcome of CGI races.
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NewsHistory Channel unearths the original SAS
The History Channel has unearthed unseen interviews with the first SAS pilots for a new series on the unit's history.
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NewsUKTV Style to correct celeb fashion crimes
UKTV Style will use CGI to carry out virtual makeovers on A-list celebrities as part of an innovative format presented by Myleene Klass.
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NewsCommissioners share new media pitching tips
Indies pitching multiplatform ideas must link their ideas to wider trends on the web and offer a clearer idea of how to keep content alive for longer, according to new media commissioners.
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Carr to host ad clip show
Jimmy Carr has landed his first BBC presenting role as the latest host of Celador Productions' BBC1 clip show Commercial Breakdown.
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NewsJamie Oliver will produce Nick Jr kids cookery show
Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver will executive produce a children's cooking show for pre-school channel Nick Jr.
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NewsLeft Bank plans£5m Myanmar film
Andy Harries' indie, Left Bank Pictures, is making a£5m drama for the BBC about the life of Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
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UKTV Style to correct celeb fashion crimes
UKTV Style will use CGI to carry out virtual makeovers on A-list celebrities as part of an innovative format presented by Myleene Klass.
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Eight-part BBC doc reveals the real lives of London nurses
BBC1 is to go inside one of London's busiest hospitals in a “life affirming” documentary series.
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Five teams with Dog House
Five has inked a contract with Dog House Media to produce two series of shorts.
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BBC4 ‘Black Power' doc
BBC4 is to tell the story behind the iconic “Black Power salute” given by athletes at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico.
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NewsJeanette Winterson to pen BBC kids drama
Jeanette Winterson has signed a deal with the BBC to develop a new children's series with Lime Pictures.
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Firecracker to follow life of a mermaid girl
Firecracker Films is making a documentary about an American girl with “mermaid syndrome” for Five's Extraordinary People strand.
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NewsLiving seeks to talk to dead serial killers
Living is planning to make spiritual contact with dead serial killers in the latest addition to its line-up of paranormal programmes.
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NewsKids indies get BBC boost
The BBC is backing the kids indie sector with a trio of drama commissions, among a raft of new and repeat series on order for 2009.
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NewsAardman goes green for Animal Planet
Animal Planet International has teamed with Aardman Animations to launch a series of short films focused on saving the environment.
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NewsC4 crown new comedy heroes
Channel 4 is to celebrate the comedy careers of Ricky Gervais, Sacha Baron Cohen, Matt Lucas and David Walliams in a series of documentaries.