All Commissioning articles – Page 651
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ITV1 adds live element to package holiday show
ITV1 is bringing back holiday consumer show Package Holiday Undercoveras a live series this summer in a bid to make it more topical.
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NewsNew BBC show for Norton
The BBC has finally found a show for comedian Graham Norton - more than 18 months after it signed him up to a£3m golden handcuffs deal.
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BBC in OED word project
The BBC has teamed up with the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) in a bid to trace the true origins of a number of commonplace words and phrases, ranging from the C-word to the corporation's own sobriquet, Beeb.
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ITV1 axes ratings flops
Under-pressure ITV1 has axed both Fat Familiesand The Real Good Lifefrom its Tuesday night line-up after both shows performed disastrously in the ratings.
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Sky One pits celebs against Sudoku
Sky One is jumping on the Sudoku bandwagon with a live show challenging celebrities to complete the tricky numbers puzzle in the fastest time possible.
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Betty to explore dark side of love
Channel 4 is following up its controversial season about the dark side of porn with a week of programmes looking at contemporary relationships.
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Live 8 crosses pond
The BBC is to turn next month's anti-poverty rock extravaganza Live 8 global with broadcasts from both sides of the Atlantic. Live 8 airtime has so far been scheduled on BBC1, BBC2 and BBC3 as well as radio stations Radio 1, Radio 2 and the BBC World Service. Jonathan Ross ...
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McCutcheon and Malik pair off
Martine McCutcheon and Art Malik are to team up for an ITV1 multicultural love story, in which a young working-class girl becomes one of the three wives of a Persian restaurateur. The English Harem, a 120-minute film, is being made by Feelgood Fiction and goes into ...
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Kudos wins first ITV work
Kudos, the indie behind BBC1 drama hits Spooksand Hustle, has secured its first ITV commission with a psychological thriller.
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Films of Record follows girl cops
The BBC has commissioned Films of Record to make two ambitious fly-on-the-wall documentary series, charting the lives of women police officers and prison staff.
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Commissioner's Q & A: Jill Offman
The senior vice-president of Discovery and Developing Networks is constantly on the lookout for trademark shows, as she attempts to stamp more personality on the network
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UKTV doles out property show cash
Brighton-based Maverik Motion Pictures is about to go into production with a property show for UKTV Style. The 15 x 30-minute series, In Grand Style, focuses on first-time buyers in the Brighton and Hove area, who are given£1,000 and 36 hours to kit out their new ...
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Brian Waddell profiles movie cars
Northern Ireland indie Brian Waddell Productions has been commissioned by Sky One to make a two-hour clip show called Movies' Greatest Cars. The show will feature famous vehicles such as the BullittFord Mustang, Goldfinger's Aston Martin, ...
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Blunkett drama kicks off More4
Channel 4 is launching its new More4 service in October with a satire on the life of David Blunkett. A Very Social Secretary, a one-off 90-minute drama from indie Mentorn, will follow Blunkett's recent past as a Cabinet minister, focusing on events surrounding his affair with ...
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NewsITV to make The Big Call
ITV1 has greenlit a Saturday night primetime quiz show from Granada Manchester, which it hopes will match the unprecedented success of Who Wants to be a Millionaire?
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C4 set to extend BB deal with Endemol
Channel 4 is in advanced talks with indie Endemol to secure a further two series of reality juggernaut Big Brother, which kicked off its sixth series last week.
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Sunset + Vine wins Zapcats order
Sunset + Vine has been commissioned to cover the 2005 National Zapcats Championship for the Extreme Sports Channel. The TV Corp-owned indie will make a 9 x 30-minute series following the so-called 'Zapcat' offshore power boats over nine UK events. The championship started on Saturday (21 May) and continues until ...
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Ryan recruited for How Not to Die show
Sky One has commissioned a new survival series in which members of the public are taught how to deal with a variety of traumatic situations from burglary to bush fires.
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Commissioner's Q & A: Joe Talbot
The Men & Motors' commissioning editor is planning to cater for an undervalued male audience by making programmes about cars and martial arts