All Commissioning articles – Page 581
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NewsBBC3 freestyle talent show to begin on web
BBC3 has commissioned a multi-platform talent show from Endemol production company Initial West.
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NewsNew BBC2 Choir series
Twenty Twenty will encourage schoolboys to take up singing in a follow-up to the Bafta-winning The Choir.
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NewsBravo probes UK crime
Bravo will reveal the world of crime in the UK in a three-part ob doc series from SMG Productions.
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NewsDeeley to go backstage on Bones for Sky One
Two specials will air before the new series launches next month.
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NewsVirgin 1 investigates unsafe dogs
Virgin 1 will focus on the topical issue of dangerous dogs in a one-off documentary.
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NewsITV unlocks celeb DNA
ITV will attempt to discover whether political presenter Andrew Neil could be facing a life-threatening illness.
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NewsUKTV budget swap
UKTV is cutting the commissioning budget of UKTV History and will pump the cash into UKTV Gold.
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NewsZeppotron to make Friday Night Live-style series
Endemol producer wins the battle to make new BBC3 strand.
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NewsFive puts chefs on trial
Five director of programmes Jay Hunt has made her first major mark on the channel’s schedule.
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FeaturesITV entertainment specials
ITV has upped the ante this year by investing generously in big, glossy shows to push its ratings boundaries.
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NewsFox options Zig Zag format
Zig Zag is close to securing a commission from US network Fox for a big-budget reality series called 6ix.
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CommentBlog: The colour of comedy
Indy Selvarajah looks at what you need to do to get a comedy show aimed at ethnic minorities off the ground.
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FeaturesA new split in BBC factual
A restructured BBC factual splits in-house and indie commissioning as part of plans for a leaner, fitter corporation.
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NewsSolon lands ITV2 show
ITV2 has ordered sketch show The Third XI (working title) which stars Perrier award-winner Laura Solon.
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NewsOliver probes ‘supermound’
Coast presenter Neil Oliver will explore the interior of the largest manmade mound in Europe in a one-off documentary for BBC4.
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NewsDave orders puppet panel show
Dave, UKTV’s new male-skewed Freeview channel, has made a dark comedy panel show hosted by a puppet.
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NewsC4 to bring back Late Night Poker
Channel 4’s Late Night Poker is to return to the channel in its original format after the broadcaster secured a sponsorship deal with website PartyPoker.
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NewsSupersize Me’s BBC2 history lesson
Restaurant critic Giles Coren and presenter Sue Perkins will resort to eating post-Second World War rations as part of a run of themed Supersize Me shows on BBC2.
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NewsDSP to make Frank drama
Factual specialist Darlow Smithson Productions has been commissioned to produce a drama based on The Diary of Anne Frank for BBC1.