All Commissioning articles – Page 599

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    Two series recommissioned for Cineflix

    2007-02-19T15:00:00Z

    Canada and London-based indie producer Cineflix has picked up re-commissions for two of its flagship properties Mayday and Psychic Investigators.

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    US deals for TVF International

    2007-02-19T14:45:00Z

    Factual distributor TVF International has concluded a number of deals in the US including two sales for Five's The Madness of Prince Charles.

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    Probe into Richard and Judy quiz 'scam'

    2007-02-19T10:55:00Z

    Channel 4 has launched an investigation into the Richard and Judyshow following allegations that viewers are being encouraged to enter its premium rate phone-in quiz even though potential winners have already been chosen.

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    Reality TV course aimed at unemployed teens

    2007-02-19T09:30:00Z

    A Bristol college is offering a course on reality TV shows including Big Brotherand Pop Idolin an attempt to coax unemployed teenagers back into education.

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    C4 Big Brother review underway

    2007-02-19T08:00:00Z

    Channel 4 has kicked off its review into the editorial and compliance procedures that support Celebrity Big Brotherand said its conclusions will be delivered within weeks.

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    BBC searches for Signs of Life

    2007-02-16T10:35:00Z

    BBC director of future media and technology Ashley Highfield has confirmed plans for a new Endemol-produced online teen drama.

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    Hotel Babylon returns with 5.4m

    2007-02-16T10:15:00Z

    BBC1 drama Hotel Babylon returned for a second series at 9pm last night and pulled in an impressive 5.4 million viewers (24.6%) which was easily above the channel's slot average of 4.5 million (20%).

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    Sky One investigates last hours of icons

    2007-02-16T09:10:00Z

    Sky One will examine the final moments of six historic icons, including River Phoenix and Marvin Gaye, in a new documentary series looking at the secrets behind their untimely deaths.

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    C4I sells Taliban and Iraqi films

    2007-02-15T08:00:00Z

    Distributor Channel 4 International has sold a trio of hard-hitting documentaries about Iraqi death squads and Taliban fighters to networks in Belgium, Finland, Norway and Sweden.

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    RDF in Bristol wins orders worth£7m

    2007-02-15T08:00:00Z

    The newly established Bristol arm of RDF Television has secured over£7m of commissions in six months.

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    TwoFour opens Gardens again for BBC

    2007-02-15T08:00:00Z

    BBC daytime controller Jay Hunt has commissioned a second series of Open Gardensfrom indie TwoFour.

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    Curse of Diana's dresses appeals to US

    2007-02-15T08:00:00Z

    Minotaur has secured significant sales in the US and Canada for a controversial Living TV documentary about Princess Diana's dresses.

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    Bond to track down secret royal offspring

    2007-02-15T08:00:00Z

    Former BBC royal correspondent Jennie Bond is to uncover the affairs of British kings and queens and their illegitimate offspring for a primetime ITV documentary.

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    Daybreak deal boosts Target's drama output

    2007-02-15T08:00:00Z

    Distributor Target Entertainment has signed an output and development deal with Mentorn's newly formed drama arm Daybreak Pictures.

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    Comic Relief cashes in on Car Booty

    2007-02-15T08:00:00Z

    Leopard Films is making a one-off special of long-running BBC1 series Car Bootyin aid of Comic Relief.

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    UKTV wins EuroMillions in Camelot deal

    2007-02-15T08:00:00Z

    UKTV has signed an exclusive seven-figure deal with National Lottery operator Camelot to air EuroMillions, poaching the rights from Challenge.

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    Harries cites Queen in plea for film cash

    2007-02-15T08:00:00Z

    Andy Harries has called on ITV executives to invest more money in film.

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    Chicken and egg - or surfers catching a wave?

    2007-02-15T08:00:00Z

    Channel 4 has commissioned Silver River to make a landmark series about television and when I read the following quote from Daisy Goodwin, I knew I would have to think harder this week. 'It's a chicken and egg concept. What comes first: our obsession with house prices or the vast ...

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    Commissioner's Q & A - Meredith Chambers

    2007-02-15T08:00:00Z

    Channel 4 commissioning editor, documentaries is looking for the right subject for a major doc series as well as more Cutting Edgetales and he's got around£145,000 an hour to spend.

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    Conley returns to ITV with diet trial

    2007-02-15T08:00:00Z

    Diet and fitness guru Rosemary Conley is making her TV comeback following a seven-year hiatus with a six-part primetime ITV series in which she helps overweight people shed the pounds.