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ITV and VH1 co-commission flame
ITV London and VH1 have co-commissioned a 6 x 30-minute series called Fame Wrecked My Lifefrom Flame Television. The series will look at the downside of fame, and will feature former Hear'say singer Myleene Klass, Lee McDonald who played Zammo in Grange ...
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Radar wins C4 commissions
Iindie Radar productions has won a series of commissions from Channel 4, including a show in which contestants compete for media coverage by inventing spoof news stories.
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Ware picks bloom for community
The Community Channel's new channel controller Nick Ware has made his first commissions. RHS Britain in Bloomis a 45-minute special following three communities representing their region in the national Britain in Bloom finals. Meanwhile Beach Loversis a 30 minute spin-off show of ...
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Redback chews on first orders
TV Corp subsidiary Redback has scored its first commissions since it launched in February, winning a series of factual orders from Sky One.
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Cineflix wins ITV and Sky orders
Canadian producer/distributor Cineflix's recently formed UK production arm has won a number of commissions, including a 15-part ITV series.
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Commissioner's Q & A: Peter Johnston
BBC Northern Ireland's head of broadcast is on the lookout for history and political documentaries and series that ...
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Five goes to extremes for Shock Docs
Five is to probe the bizarre worlds of voluntary crucifixion and sex addiction for its new late night documentary strand Shock Docs.
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Touch follows expat vicar for ITV
Touch Productions has been commissioned by ITV controller of current affairs, religion and arts Dominic Crossley-Holland to produce an 8 x 30-minute series about the only Anglican vicar on the holiday island of Mallorca. Parish in the Sun, which airs in October, will follow the life ...
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ITV revs up vehicles for Jason, Kemp and Outhwaite
ITV controller of drama Nick Elliott has commissioned new vehicles for star signings David Jason, Tamzin Outhwaite and Martin Kemp, writesPaul Revoir.
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NewsAnt and Dec set to star in ITV sitcom
Granada is developing a new ITV sitcom for Ant and Dec, written by the team behind Channel 4's hit comedy Peep Show.
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ITV drops flagging Dimbleby
ITV has axed its long-running LWT current affairs show Jonathan Dimbleby, after a decade on air.
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Sally Head wins ITV drama
Sally Head Productions, the indie behind BBC lesbian dramas Tipping the Velvetand Fingersmith, has picked up a drama commission from ITV.
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Dreyfus pulls on Hero cape
James Dreyfus is to replace Ardal O'Hanlon as superhero Thermoman in the BBC1 series My Hero.
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Five swims with sharks
Five is to dive into the world of the great white shark with a week of live shows this autumn.
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NewsCasualty viewers to play God
The BBC is gearing up for a major experiment in interactive TV, offering viewers of this Saturday's Casualtyprogramme the chance to vote on how the programme ends.
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NewsITV lines up live soap quiz
ITV1 has commissioned a live soap quiz that will pit three 100-strong teams of fans from EastEnders, Coronation Streetand Emmerdaleagainst each other.
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NewsLygo warns over C4's performance
Channel 4 director of television Kevin Lygo has warned that the company's record-breaking performance could be brought to an abrupt end.
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Nye scripts ITV1 dental comedy
Men Behaving Badlywriter Simon Nye has penned a 90-minute comedy for ITV1 starring veteran comic actor Nigel Havers. Open Widetells the tale of a mild-mannered prison officer who falls for a dentist's assistant and invents dental emergencies to get close to her. It was ordered by ...
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BBC2's Keating orders extra Extras
Extras, the new comedy from The Officecreators Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, has been given a second run by BBC2 controller Roly Keating. US broadcaster HBO has also taken up its US co-production option on the second series through a deal struck by BBC Worldwide. Gervais, ...
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ITV3 documentary revisits Brideshead
ITV3 has commissioned Free@Last TV to make an hour-long documentary about the Granada classic Brideshead Revisitedto air ahead of a complete rerun of the 1980s series later this year. Interviewees will include former cast members, series producer Derek Granger, and directors Michael Lindsay-Hogg and Charles Sturridge. ...