All Commissioning articles – Page 562
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NewsGrown Up kids show spins off
Kids indie Handle and Spout is to make a spin-off of pre-school kids' show Go and Get a Grown Up.
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FeaturesBBC4 keeps rolling with the punches
BBC budget cuts have hit BBC4 harder than anyone but the digital channel is determined not to scale down its big ideas
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NewsNick Ross returns to crime
Nick Ross is to return to the factual crime genre to explore the history and archive of the world's oldest crime museum.
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NewsBoomerang dramas to return
Welsh indie Boomerang Plus has won more than 16 hours of drama recommissions from S4C and a major sports order from Channel 4.
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NewsBBC3 greenlights Phoo Action series
BBC3 has ordered a full run of tongue-in-cheek kung-fu drama Phoo Action just days after broadcasting its pilot.
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NewsFive and Talkback to revive Minder
His trademark sheepskin and “'Er indoors” catchphrase may belong to another era but that hasn't stopped Five from planning to revive Arthur Daley in a remake of Minder.
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NewsC4 asks customers to turn round firms
Channel 4 is to fight back against bad customer service for a new Back to the Floor-style factual entertainment series that it hopes to turn into a returning format.
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NewsHartswood to make fly on the ball show
BBC2 has commissioned Hartswood Films to make a mock-umentary comedy series about a junior football team.
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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.