All Commissioning articles – Page 596
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NewsABC's Six Degrees goes back on air
US network ABC has rescheduled drama series Six Degreesafter it was pulled in November, but the show could still be sidelined to ITV2 or ITV3 when it airs in the UK.
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NewsITV gets access to Queen's guards
Lion TV has secured exclusive access to the troops who guard the Queen for a major new primetime series for ITV1.
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NewsTX: Fallen Angel: What makes a killer?
A three-part adaptation of a reverse-narrative thriller signals a new direction for ITV drama.
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Apprentice star in Sky One doc
Former The Apprenticecontestant Syed Ahmed will spend£20,000 of his own money trying to launch a new business in a 60-minute Sky One documentary.
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Tiger Aspect to make Haddon drama
Tiger Aspect has been commissioned to make a 90-minute drama for BBC1 by the novelist who wrote The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.
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NewsIn the audience
Andy Stout joined the audience at a recording of Harry Hill's TV Burpat Teddington Studios.
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RTE hires Sideline for baby show
Dublin-based indie Sideline Productions is making 8 x 30-minute primetime series Baby on Boardfor Irish broadcaster RTE.
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NewsBBC gears up for indie rights deals
BBC Worldwide's indie unit hopes to sign a raft of new media rights deals with independents after reaching an agreement to distribute comedy producer Baby Cow's content on new media platforms.
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Living links with Fireworks for Blood Ties
Living has struck a deal with distributor Fireworks International to acquire 22 x 60-minute Canadian supernatural crime thriller Blood Ties.
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On the box - Wild West and wilder cops
The Wild Westfilled Adrian Wills with a sense of injustice at Billy the Kid's conviction, while Cops with Camerasseemed preoccupied with 'hard entry'.
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NewsKorean broadcaster buys Top Gear for digital service
BBC Worldwide has sold almost 40 hours of Top Gearto a South Korean mobile TV broadcaster.
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Warner and Buena Vista rivals team up to launch indie
Two former rival executives from Warner Brothers International Television and Buena Vista International Television have teamed up to create a London-based indie.
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NewsPact lobbies MPs in kids campaign
Pact has stepped up its campaign to save kids TV after pressing MPs to launch an urgent review into funding for children's programming.
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UKTV's new chief plans to diversify
UKTV's incoming chief executive, David Abraham, has said that UKTV Gold relies too much on classic sitcoms.
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UKTV Style reorders The Clothes Show
UKTV Style has commissioned fashion magazine format The Clothes Showfor a second run.
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Commissioner's Q & A - Janet Han Vissering
Nat Geo Wild's senior vice-president, strategic development and co-finance is looking for programmes which can become long-running series .
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ITV to develop music formats with Globe
ITV Productions' entertainment department is developing a raft of music-based programmes after joining forces with Globe, the production arm of Universal Music.
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NewsDropping kids pays off for ITV
ITV1's controversial decision to drop its weekday CITV strand has led to a surge in viewers, with the commercial network's share for the 3.30pm to 5pm slot more than doubling.
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NewsHeggessey: indies can earn more from rights
Talkback Thames chief executive Lorraine Heggessey has suggested an X-Factor broadband channel as an example of one of the ways indies can extract more value from the new terms of trade.
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Five' Hidden Lives is 'most shocking' yet
Five has commissioned its shock-doc Hidden Lives strand for a third series, with 6 x 60-minute programmes featuring stories from around the world.