All Commissioning articles – Page 569
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NewsNat Geo orders CGI ape doc from Pioneer
National Geographic will examine the genetic and behavioural similarities and differences between humans and great apes in a one-off documentary from Pioneer Productions.
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FeaturesEureka!: Johnny's New Kingdom
Show creator David Parker talks about capturing the passion of a wildlife enthusiast on film.
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BBC4 adds ad tie-ins
BBC4 has lined up three 60-minute docs to tie in with Mad Men, its upcoming US drama import about the advertising industry in 1960s New York.
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Handle turns out spin-off
Kids indie Handle and Spout is to make a spin-off of kids show Go and Get a Grown Up, which airs on Turner's pre-school channel Cartoonito.
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C4 orders trio of docs for Cutting Edge
Channel 4 has commissioned North One and IWC Media to produce three films for its Cutting Edge strand.
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NewsMacIntyre to watch CCTV footage for Five
Donal MacIntyre will go behind CCTV cameras for an inside view of street crime for his latest Five ob doc series.
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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.