All Commissioning articles – Page 618
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Done and Dusted spotlights new bands
Music producer Done and Dusted is to profile the year's most successful new bands for a Channel 4 miniseries. The indie has been commissioned to make Carling's New Kings - a 3 x 30-minute series co-funded by beer maker Carling through its marketing company, Cake. The episodes will follow Hard-Fi, ...
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BBC Scotland lures C4 comedy talent
BBC Scotland has recruited a string of Channel 4 comedy talent for its latest sitcom, in the hope of securing its reputation as a centre for comedy.
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BBC1 to offer 'brain workout'
BBC1 is following up Test the Nation with a Saturday night 'brain workout' show from Northern Irish indie Wild Rover Productions.
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NewsBBC pilots dating show for NBC
The BBC is to combine Blind Date with hypnotism for a show it is developing with US network NBC.
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Quizmania gets late night slot on ITV1
ITV1 is to trial Quizmania, a participation TV block of programming from TalkbackThames and FremantleMedia, in a late night slot.
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NewsJames Nesbitt to play Jekyll in BBC1 series
8am: Indie Hartswood Films has signed James Nesbitt to front its production of Jekyll and Hyde for BBC1.
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NewsFive buys Blue Water High drama for Shake strand
Five has acquired a teen drama series from Southern Star International, following the fortunes of seven 16-year-olds as they attend a surf school.
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NewsITV1 honours Cosgrove Hall
8am: Cosgrove Hall founders Brian Cosgrove and Mark Hall are to be profiled in an ITV1 documentary.
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NewsMcGregor to narrate The Broons
8am: Hollywood star Ewan McGregor and presenter Muriel Gray are to take part in a one-off BBC1 Scotland programme dedicated to Scotland's answer to The Beano.
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NewsFive to profile 45-stone woman
8am: A 45-stone woman who risked death to lose two-thirds of her body weight is the subject of a forthcoming Extraordinary People documentary on Five.
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Second Paradise run
Mentorn format Paradise Hotel has been picked up for a second series by TV3 in Denmark after the first run averaged around 35%. The beachside reality format has signed a deal with Television Corporation International (TCI) to make a second 48-episode run. TCI has also signed a series of international ...
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Screentime launches Nothing to Hide...
Screentime Partners has successfully launched the Lion dating format Nothing to Hide in Greece. The 12-episode series, which debuted last month, has been performing above the Antenna TV Saturday night average share, attracting around 20%. Other deals Screentime has secured for the All3Media-owned producer include a series of taxi-based quiz ...
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Format Focus: Three Wishes
A major new unscripted US format might prove to be just a little bit too nice.
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Five joins in parenting fad
Five is to explore 'extreme parenting' in a two-part series from indie Monkey.
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Five's New Killer Instinct ends in US
Five's new US acquisition Killer Instinct has been axed in the week it will make its UK premiere. The Regency Television detective series which airs on the Fox Network in America has been scheduled for a 16-week run on Five in the plum Thursday 10pm slot - previously home to ...
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MacIntyre tests his survival skills inThe Edge of Existence
Donal MacIntyre's next TV series for Five will see him attempt to survive in some of the most inhospitable places on earth.
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TWI to distribute tsunami docs
TWI has secured the rights to distribute Orphans, Childless and Predators, a Channel NewsAsia documentary narrated by Oscar winner Susan Sarandon that tells the story of efforts to rescue orphans from the Asian tsunami crisis. The deal will also see TWIdistribute another Channel NewsAsia tsunami documentary called Island of a ...
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Cowell signs Syco deal with Fox
The X Factor creator Simon Cowell has extended his two-year first-look deal with Fox for a further five years. The US broadcaster will now have the first pick of shows from Cowell's indie Syco until 2010. He has also signed a five-year deal with Sony BMG that will give the ...
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Commissioner's Q&A: Liza Marshall
Channel 4's commissioning editor, drama has up to£900,000 an hour to spend on an authored single film with a contemporary theme and has recently commissioned one about British soldiers in Iraq.
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Bravo buys the third Ultimate Fighter series
Flextech men's channel Bravo has bought the third series of reality show The Ultimate Fighter and convinced rights holder UFC to feature two British contestants.