All Commissioning articles – Page 586
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NewsAardman goes green for Animal Planet
Animal Planet International has teamed with Aardman Animations to launch a series of short films focused on saving the environment.
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NewsC4 crown new comedy heroes
Channel 4 is to celebrate the comedy careers of Ricky Gervais, Sacha Baron Cohen, Matt Lucas and David Walliams in a series of documentaries.
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NewsArthur Smith hunts new comedy for ITV
Comedian Arthur Smith will showcase emerging comedy talent in the south-west in the first commission for new factual indie Machine Media.
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NewsAlesha examines British beauty for BBC3
Firecracker Films has signed up pop star Alesha Dixon for her first TV show since winning Strictly Come Dancing.
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FeaturesCommissioning Focus: BBC Learning
BBC Learning has left the fusty image of schools programming far behind, with a range of cross-media campaigns and events aimed at getting ordinary people involved.
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NewsITV1 to reveal Guilty Pleasures
Fearne Cotton is to front ITV1 primetime entertainment show Guilty Pleasures that will see pop stars such as Kelly Osbourne and KT Tunstall belt out their favourite songs.
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NewsNick orders Poppy Cat from Coolabi
Nickelodeon has commissioned indie Coolabi to produce an animated TV series based on kids book Poppy Cat.
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NewsWinton to front BBC hidden camera pilot
Dale Winton is to host an Objective Productions hidden camera quiz show pilot for BBC1.
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NewsBBC1's Robin Hood captures third series
BBC1 has ordered a third series of Robin Hood, establishing the drama as a returning series.
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BBC2 to air fish tale
BBC2 has commissioned indie Big Wave to make a high-definition film about the largest fish in the world for its Natural World strand.
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UKTV Style renews Homes
UKTV Style has extended its property relocation series Fantasy Homes by the Sea by ordering a series centred on dream homes in international cities.
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Living reorders Top Model
Living has ordered a fourth series of Britain's Next Top Model from Thumbs Up Productions.
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FeaturesDeveloping genius potential
Electric Sky creative director Benita Matofska on how to Make Your Child Brilliant.
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C4 heads to India for teen fair trade doc
A Channel 4 documentary will follow a group of teenagers who travel to India to make their own fair trade clothes.
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NewsNat Geographic puts weapons to the test
National Geographic Channel UK will examine the science, technology and history of formidable weapons in its search to find the perfect killing instrument.
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Dandy Films makes debut with BBC2 doc
BBC2 is to track the lives of old-fashioned children's entertainers in the first documentary to be made by film-maker Daisy Asquith's new factual indie
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Beadle to bring adult illiteracy to the fore
The teacher who put unruly kids through their paces in Channel 4's The Unteachables is to tackle adult illiteracy for the channel
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NewsStoryville makes BBC2 comeback
BBC2 will examine the bloody world of brain surgery in one of seven Storyville documentaries lined up on the channel over the next six months.
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FeaturesC4 raises its provocative voice
Channel 4's 9pm slot has been overhauled as part of its creative renewal, with more campaigning and investigative seasons.
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NewsITV orders more Primeval
ITV has commissioned a third series of Saturday night sci-fi drama Primeval as the current series continues to pull in strong ratings.