All Commissioning articles – Page 560
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NewsBBC3 farms out comics to live with animals
BBC3 will challenge a group of young comedians to live like animals in a new series from Love Productions.
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NewsRicochet to test UK's fittest for Five series
Five has commissioned an adventure series which will put some of the UK's fittest people through their paces across three continents.
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Original to film psychic hit squads for Living
Original Productions UK will send a Swat team of psychics to restore order in Britain's most haunted homes in a new 8 x 60-minute series for Living.
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NewsBBC2 hails British style
BBC2 will turn the spotlight on the UK fashion industry this autumn, with a 5 x 60-minute documentary series on the evolution of British style.
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Discovery wants more Bear
Discovery Channel has ordered another 13 x 60-minute series of adventure series Bear Grylls from indie Diverse.
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Omaar to front three-part Dispatches
Rageh Omaar is to explore Britain's attitudes towards immigration in a three-part Dispatches special for Channel 4 to mark the 40th anniversary of Enoch Powell's “rivers of blood” speech.
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NewsCelebs host ‘top 50' list shows series for Sky One
Sky One has commissioned five different indies to make a season of TV and celebrity-themed “top 50” list shows, each of which will be hosted by a famous face.
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NewsBBC3 orders disabled model hunt
BBC3 will attempt to launch a disabled woman as a mainstream fashion model in a new twist on an established format.
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NewsITV calls for Mumbai sitcom
ITV1 has ordered a full series of Sanjeev Bhaskar call centre comedy Mumbai Calling for the autumn following a one-off pilot last year.
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FeaturesCommissioning Focus: Have broadcasters found the plot?
After the success of Kate Modern, broadcasters are beginning to see how they can create online dramas which are much more than spin-offs of existing TV shows.
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NewsSky lines up next Prachett film
Sky One's next Terry Pratchett project will be an adaptation of Discworld novel Going Postal.
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NewsMorrissey brews new C4 series
Channel 4 has commissioned a series following Men Behaving Badly star Neil Morrissey's attempts to set up his own brewery.
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NewsBBC4 takes on sketch show born on BBC3
BBC4 has commissioned a three-part sketch show series from indie Angel Eye that was originally destined for BBC3.
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NewsGranada to ship HMS Illustrious doc for Five
Five is to embark on a documentary series filmed aboard aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious during a rare four-month deployment.
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NewsBBC lifts RDF ban with£10m kids show
RDF Media Group's first order from the BBC since its commissioning suspension was lifted is a 100 x 20-minute pre-school show thought to be worth more than£10m.
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NewsSecond series for Coleen
ITV2 has recommissioned Coleen's Real Women mid-way through the series' first run.
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CBBC orders bug show
CBBC1 has invited young viewers to get up close and personal with “mini-beasts” in a Life in the Undergrowth-style children's series.
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NewsMarven hunts jaguars for Five doc
Wildlife presenter Nigel Marven goes in search of the biggest jaguars in the world for his latest series for Five.
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NewsDiscovery to unravel mysteries of Egypt
Discovery Channel is lining up documentaries on the mysteries of ancient Egypt, tornadoes and the workings of the human body for its history and science seasons.