All Commissioning articles – Page 624
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BBC2 lines up political thriller
Prime Suspect writer Peter Berry has penned a political thriller for BBC2, to be made by indie Box TV.
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How (not) to pitch
What's the secret of a successful pitch? Broadcast asked a leading figure from each side of the fence and found they agreed on one crucial point: best never admit you are doing anything as vulgar as selling.
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NewsGranada plans new versionof The Prisoner
It's a cult classic which has provoked decades of speculation and interpretation. Now Number 6 is coming back to our screens in a remake of the 1960s adventure series The Prisoner.
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NewsC4 debuts online comedy channel
Channel 4 is to launch a second broadband channel next year which will allow up and coming comedians to showcase their acts online.
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BBC unveils horror strand
The BBC's drama department is to follow the success of its paranormal thriller Sea of Souls by developing a contemporary horror strand for BBC1 and is currently considering pitches from indies for the slot.
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NewsC4 risks offence with Xmas shows
Channel 4is set to offend religious sensibilities this Christmas with a schedule featuring shows guaranteed to enrage a range of denominations.
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NewsC4 takes reality series to space
Channel 4's new reality show, Space Cadets, is to be a practical joke on a grand scale - involving unwitting contestants, special effects, and 48 packs of Russian toilet paper.
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NewsITV beefs up for winter
ITV has unveiled its winter schedule which ITV1 director of programmes Nigel Pickard has branded 'classic ITV at its best'.
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NewsTony Robinson to front C4 politics show
8am: Comic actor-turned history presenter Tony Robinson is to turn his attention to the world of modern politics for a new Channel 4 documentary.
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NewsMore4 to air Pinter's Nobel Prize acceptance speech
Channel 4's new digital offering More4 has bagged the exclusive rights to broadcast Harold Pinter's Nobel Prize acceptance speech.
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NewsC4 to unveil big budgetentertainment show
11am: Channel 4 will tomorrow unveil a major new primetime entertainment series in an attempt to compete with ITV in the crucial pre-Christmas schedule.
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NewsRedgrave to front ITV1 rowing talent show
8am: Olympian legend Sir Steve Redgrave, who bagged six gold medals for Great Britain, is to star in a new ITV1 factual show.
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NewsMock The Week wins second run
8am: Indie Angst Productions has won a recommission for a second series of its topical comedy series Mock The Week.
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NewsProduction begins on Cracker
Former Coupling actor Richard Coyle will join Robbie Coltrane in ITV1's new two hour episode of Cracker, which went into production today in Manchester.
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NewsFrost to front new ITV politics show
Sir David Frost has been signed up to present ITV London's new politics show, as the network revamps its regional political programming.
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NewsKeating launches Dragons' Den spin-off
BBC2 controller Roly Keating is hoping to repeat the success of Dragons' Den with another series about entrepreneurial skills.
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NewsWine series to go with UKTV Food
8am: UKTV Food has greenlit an advertiser-funded wine show backed by Laithwaites wine merchant.
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NewsITV1 plans sci-fi rival to Doctor Who
ITV is looking to launch its own£6 million sci-fi rival to the BBC's Doctor Who with a new series, which will follow a group of time-travelling scientists who go back to pre-historic times.
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Stars nominate favourite ITV shows
Joan Collins and Trevor McDonald are to reveal their love for The Avengers and Tommy Cooper's TV comedies for an ITV1 show being made by Talent TV. Must See TV gives celebrities the chance to sing the praises of their favourite ITV shows - comedian Julian Clary examines the success ...
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UKTV gets its digits on Sudoku obsession
UKTV G2 has made its first-ever commission - a quiz series based on the Sudoku craze. Street Cred Sudoku has been commissioned by UKTV head of commissioning Jo Clinton-Davis from indie Hanrahan Media. The 5 x 23-minute series, hosted by Radio One DJ Colin Murray, will be stripped across the ...