All Commissioning articles – Page 604
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NewsCommissioners Q&A: Andrew Bethell
The chief executive and creative director of Teachers' TV is looking to challenge people's assumptions about education and is keen to involve audiences in programme-making
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C4's Cutting Edge shoots body squad
Channel 4 has commissioned a hard-hitting documentary for its Cutting Edgestrand inspired by the case of a London woman who lay dead in her home for three years before being discovered.
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Sudo-Q moves to BBC2 with 20 episodes
BBC1 has recommissioned its daytime Sudoku quiz show, moving it to BBC2 and doubling the number of episodes in the run. Eamonn Holmes will stay on as presenter of Sudo-Q, the programme based on the hugely popular number puzzle. The new 20 x 30-minute series ...
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C4 recommissions fourth 8 out of 10 cats
Channel 4 has commissioned a fourth 8 x 30-minute series of Friday night panel show 8 out of 10 Catsfrom Endemol UK-owned Zeppotron. The broadcaster made the decision after the Jimmy Carr-hosted show opened its third series last month with an average of 2.9 million ...
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NewsFive wins Screenings favourite Shark
Five is believed to have fought off stiff competition from ITV to snap up the rights to 20th Century Fox legal drama Shark, one of the best received shows at the recent LA Screenings.
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Flextech offers viewers downloads of US shows
Flextech is to enter the online download market, offering viewers the chance to rent US network shows it airs such as Grey's Anatomy, Extreme Makeoverand Aliasfollowing a deal with Buena Vista International Television.
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NewsLubbock father in talks over doc
The father of Stuart Lubbock, the man who died in Michael Barrymore's swimming pool, is in talks with production companies about making a programme about his son's death.
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NewsFive/BBC bid for highlights
Five is believed to be going head to head with the BBC in a bid to win the Premier League highlights package, which could be decided by the end of the week.
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NewsEmu brought back to life by Rod Hull's son
Michael Parkinson look out: ITV is bringing back puppet icon Emu with the son of the late Rod Hull taking control of the famous beak.
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Anneka Rice rises to new challenges on ITV
ITV is poised to put Anneka Rice back in a tracksuit as part of plans to reprise hit BBC1 show Challenge Anneka.
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NewsSky News reverses revamp
Sky News has confirmed it will return to a rolling news service from July, axing The Sky Report, World News Tonight, as well as its triple header daytime presenting teams and 16 jobs.
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BBC's NHU to make badger reality TV
The BBC is to make a ' Big Brother for badgers' as part of its Natural Worldseries for next year, one of nine programmes so far lined up to air from autumn 2007 onwards.
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NewsPact holds key new media talks
Pact is holding a council meeting today during which the producers' alliance will decide whether to accept or reject Channel 4's new media rights offer.
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NewsFlextech to rent and sell programming online
Flextech is to enter the online download market, offering viewers the chance to rent US network shows it broadcasts and buy episodes of its own commissions, including Most Haunted.
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NewsSky Report faces axe
Sky News is considering the future of poor rating programmes Sky Reportwith Julie Etchingham and World News Tonightwith James Rubin, according to senior Sky sources.
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NewsFive boss sheds light on new digital channels
Five has unveiled more details of the broadcaster's two new digital launches Five Live and Five US - which are set to launch this autumn.
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ITV's Antony Worrall vs BBC's Antony Worrall
First there was Trishaversus Trisha Goddard, then the Paul O'Grady Showversus the New Paul O'Grady Show.Now Antony Worrall Thompson is to be the latest presenter to go up against himself ...
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NewsITV regional cuts 'insulting' claim unions
Unions have hit out at ITV for describing 40 job cuts to its regional news service as 'enhancements', calling the claim 'thoroughly insulting'.
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NewsFive and Nick jr in kids show deal
Roary the Racing Car, the long-awaited follow-up to Fifi and the Flowertots, has been jointly commissioned by Five's kids strand Milkshake and Nick Jr.
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NewsFremantle wins US order for Bianca
Fremantle Media's US production arm has been commissioned to produce an American version of its popular German telenovela Biancafor cable network Lifetime.