All Commissioning articles – Page 601
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NewsC4's Faking It axed
Channel 4 is axing its former flagship documentary series Faking It, with an upcoming Christmas special to be the last episode.
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NewsEdinburgh TV festival to beam in West Wing creator
West Wing creator Aaron Sorkin will talk about his latest TV offering as part of the New Season Showcase strand of this year's Edinburgh TV Festival.
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NewsC4 lines up Tanaka as latest celebrity chef
Channel 4 is handing a primetime show to the executive cook of London restaurant Pearl, Jun Tanaka.
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NewsReef sets up shop in South Africa for wine series
Lifestyle and arts indie Reef Television is co-producing an ob-doc series following one man's dream of owning a vineyard, and has opened up an office in South Africa to facilitate production.
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NewsProduction on Ugly Betty stalls
Production on the American adaptation of telenovela Betty La Feahas been shut down for a week coinciding with US network ABC's decision to change the name of the show for a second time.
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NewsMajor US seller expands into UK
Competition in the already crowded UK distribution market is set to intensify, with major US distributor Alfred Haber Distribution to sell British-made content for the first time.
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NewsElectric Sky to co-produce HD programming with Voom
Electric Sky is to co-produce two high definition series with US channel operator Voom HD Networks.
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NewsZig Zag ramps up US business
Zig Zag Productions has lined up a US co-pro partner and an international distributor for its latest Five documentary, Death in the Deep Freeze.
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Format Focus: big brother: all-stars
An all-star contestant edition of Big Brothercould help Channel 4 and Endemol UK revive the series' fortunes.
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C4I and ID sign first-look deals
Channel 4 International and ID Distribution have secured first-look deals with indies V Good Films and True North respectively.
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News2waytraffic about to buy a Millionaire?
Dutch company 2waytraffic is in exclusive talks to buy the Who Wants To Be A Millionaireformat from its owner Complete Communications Corporation (CCC).
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NewsArtsworld to rock with Alice Cooper
Sky-owned Artsworld channel has lined-up Alice Cooper to front a new weekly music strand.
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Ofcom survey
An Ofcom survey into current affairs programmes has found people watched more of the genre last year than they did five years ago. Bucking the suspicion that current affairs is on the wane, Ofcom found UK viewers watched an average 17 hours last year - four hours more than they ...
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My Network shelves Love Island plans
The struggling LoveIslandformat has been dealt another blow with US broadcaster My Network TV ditching plans for an American version. The new Fox-owned terrestrial channel, which launches in September, had been developing the show with Granada America. It would have featured six American celebrities and ...
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ITV ties down Schofield for This Morning
ITV has agreed an exclusive two-year deal with presenter Phillip Schofield that will see him continue to host popular daytime series This Morning. The new deal will also see the former children's TV presenter front a new series of Dancing ...
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NewsIndies given six slots for Panorama
BBC Panorama's move to a prime-time slot is unlikely to be a bonanza for indies, with only three more programmes going to the independent sector.
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At It to make facial surgery follow-up
Five and Discovery US have jointly commissioned At It Productions to produce a documentary returning to the story of Juliana Wetmore, the girl featured in last year's acclaimed Born Without a Face.
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NewsLeader: ITV at the crossroads
Broadcasteditor Conor Dignam looks at the future for the next ITV chief executive
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Commissioner's Q&A: Richard Melman
Channel director for The History Channel, The Biography Channel and Crime & Investigation Network (CI) Richard Melman is on the lookout for British crime stories and UK celebrity biographies
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MTV to make comedy clip show
MTV has greenlit a series about a drug-addled American star who has slipped so far down the celebrity rankings that he's ended up presenting a clips show for British TV.