All Commissioning articles – Page 603
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NewsSMG serves ITV1 another double helping of Scots crime
ITV1 has ordered new runs of two of its biggest drama brands, Taggartand Rebus.
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NewsTop Gear Breaks ratings barrier for BBC2
The return of presenter Richard Hammond to BBC2's Top Gearhelped the show gain the channel's highest audience in over 10 years.
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Newsxbox 360 pinata lives on in nicktoons series
Children's channel NickToons will launch a brand new series based on hit Xbox 360 game Viva Piñata in early March. The 52 x 30-minute series is made by 4Kids Entertainment International.
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NewsZig Zag investigates hoarders for C4
Zig Zag Productions is making a one-hour special about compulsive hoarders for Channel 4.
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NewsC4 delays Iraqi abuse drama
Channel 4 has rescheduled its controversial new drama The Mark of Cain - about the abuse of Iraqi prisoners by British soldiers - to avoid clashes with real-life court cases.
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NewsMcGregor revs up Barry Sheene doc
Hollywood star Ewan McGregor will narrate a documentary chronicling the life of motorcycle racing legend Barry Sheene for the Biography Channel.
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NewsBBC Wales to develop Scott film
BBC Wales drama is developing a one-off film about explorer Captain Robert Falcon Scott to mark the centenary of the explorer setting sail on his second, fateful expedition to Antarctica in 1912.
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NewsIt's Life but not as we've seen it before
BBC1 has commissioned a natural history spectacular billed as the 'natural successor' to its big budget HD blockbuster Planet Earth.
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NewsOn the Box - Time for new ingredients
Jamie's Chefstruggled to show Leo Burley anything he hadn't seen in other cooking shows but he was thrilled by the task of relocating buildings in Monster Moves.
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NewsRough Cut - Broadband your horizons
Martin Percy explains why a subservient chicken and interactive video are the future
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NewsCBB finale fails to fend off return of Hammond
Earlier this week, I spent two hours in a training session about UK programming with a group of executives from a Chinese broadcaster. Speaking through a translator (a phrase I've always wanted to use in this column), we discussed the major programming event of the past few days - the ...
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NewsHistory Channel follows in Weston's wake
The History Channel is to follow Falklands war hero Simon Weston as he embarks on an emotional journey in search of the people who helped save his life.
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NewsCicada goes to school with Tourette's
Cicada Films is to make a documentary for Five called Teachers with Tourette's, about people who despite suffering from the condition have forged successful careers.
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NewsCommissioner's Q & A: Elaine Pyke
The commissioning editor, drama for Sky One, Two and Three wants breakthrough, noisy ideas for primetime - and she's prepared to back the right idea with a 'mega terrestrial' budget
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NewsSky One will discover the real Shilpa
Sky One has landed a major scoop with a one-off special on the inside story of Celebrity Big Brotherwinner Shilpa Shetty.
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NewsRome makers take on Warriors
The team behind BBC1 series Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empireis creating an epic drama-doc series looking at six famous warriors from history.
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NewsTX - Monster mayhem
Costing£1m an episode, ITV's latest Saturday drama is an ambitious mix of fantasy and emotion.
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NewsPlaylist returns
ITV has commissioned Endemol-owned Initial to make a third series of celebrity chat and music show The Orange Playlist.
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NewsSky scores Shilpa Shetty interview
Celebrity Big Brotherwinner Shilpa Shetty will give her first in-depth interview since leaving the house exclusively to Sky News presenter Kay Burley.
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NewsJudi Dench makes BBC return
Dame Judi Dench is to star in a new five-part BBC1 period drama based on three novels by Elizabeth Gaskell.


















