All Commissioning articles – Page 569
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NewsC4 and MTV resurrect Dubplate Drama
Channel 4 and MTV are bringing back interactive urban music show Dubplate Drama. [ALL]
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NewsCarnival to make hotel comedy for ITV1
ITV1 will follow the trials and tribulations of an assistant manager left in charge of a hotel over the Christmas period in a Fawlty Towers-esque one-off comedy drama. [ALL]
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NewsMagazine funds web show
Bridal magazine Weddingis backing a 10-part series for broadband channel Wedding TV. Each 30-minute edition of Wedding Experts explores a key aspect of wedding planning, featuring contributions from the magazine's editorial team as well as fashion designers and make-up artists.
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FeaturesParamount Comedy
Having given a first chance to the likes of Sacha Baron Cohen, no one could accuse Paramount Comedy of not taking risks, but it is still struggling to repeat the scripted success it enjoyed with Spacedin 1999.
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Fonejacker gets the call
E4 has ordered a Christmas special and a 6 x 30-minute second series of prank call show Fonejackerfrom Hat Trick Productions.
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NewsHomegrown revamp for aspirational Five
Five has pledged to step up its original commissions and spend less on US imports as part of a move to make the channel feel more British.
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NewsMore 4 doubles doc output
More 4 has reasserted its commitment to international documentaries by doubling the number of new films in the True Storiesstrand to 40 over the next year.
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NewsBBC3 lines up Friday night entertainment
BBC3 controller Danny Cohen is lining up a Friday Night Live-style entertainment show as part of a strategy to attract younger viewers to the channel.
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Crime probed by Virgin 1
Virgin 1 will lift the lid on the multicultural secret criminal organisations operating across the UK today in a 10 x 30-minute series.
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NewsITV2 takes boxers on a ghost hunt
ITV2 is lining up Amir Khan, Joe Calzaghe and Chris Eubank to take part in its Ghost Hunting With...franchise next year. [ALL]
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NewsFrears blasts MacTaggart lecture
The director of Oscar-winning movie The Queen, Stephen Frears, has described Jeremy Paxman as a public school bully following the Newsnightanchor's MacTaggart lecture. [ALL]
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NewsEdinburgh: what the multichannel controllers want
Living rebrand a success, says Claudia Rosencrantz; Richard Woolfe says Sky One is confused; UKTV Gold will focus more on commissions; BBC3 is aiming for a younger audience. Click through to read the stories. [ALL]
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NewsOpie: Five will feel more British
Edinburgh:Five will step up its original commissions and spend less on US imports as part of a move to make the channel feel more 'British'. [ALL]
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NewsCohen looking for a Friday night banker
Edinburgh:BBC3 controller Danny Cohen is lining up a Friday Night Livestyle entertainment show, as part of his strategy to attract a younger demographic to the channel. [ALL]
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NewsMore4 to scale down drama
Edinburgh:Budget cuts have forced More4 to scale back original drama in favour of more talk shows and current affairs, channel controller Peter Dale has announced. [ALL]
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NewsITV drops Marchioness drama
Edinburgh:ITV drama consultant Nick Elliott has confirmed that the network will not air a controversial drama about The Marchioness riverboat disaster because there are creative concerns about the film. [ALL]
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NewsWoolfe admits Sky One is confused
Edinburgh:Sky One controller Richard Woolfe has admitted that viewers are confused about what the channel stands for, but hopes that with the forthcoming autumn schedule 'the message is getting there'. [ALL]
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CommentWatson defends craft of film-making
Edinburgh:Veteran filmmaker Paul Watson has defended 'manipulation' in documentary making, claiming it is essential in order to get to the 'inner core' of a film. [ALL]
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Five unveils autumn line-up
Edinburgh:A crime show with Donal MacIntyre, a comedy by Sharon Horgan and an edgy US drama starring X-Filesactor David Duchovny make up part of Five's autumn schedule, as unveiled today by managing director of content Lisa Opie. [ALL]
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NewsVirgin 1 explores penis size
Virgin 1, Virgin Media TV's forthcoming entertainment channel, will investigate the size of the average male appendage as part of its autumn launch. [ALL]