All Commissioning articles – Page 661
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NewsIndies serve up pilots for C4 breakfast slot
Channel 4 is moving ahead with plans to run topical news shows in its breakfast slot and is considering pilots from at least four indies including Hat Trick Productions.
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ITV2 will film radio tsunami campaign
ITV2 has ordered a fast turn-around, behind-the-scenes documentary about UK Radio Aid, the fundraising marathon for young victims of the Asian tsunami.
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Five makes model reality show
Five's next foray into reality television will be a hunt for a new supermodel in a show hosted by Rod Stewart's ex-wife Rachel Hunter.
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Hat Trick can Think Big
Hat Trick Productions has won a slice of the BBC's£12m 'Think Big' fund to produce a major reality series about nine young couples on the brink of parenthood.
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Second outing for The Smoking Room
BBC comedy The Smoking Roomhas been commissioned for a second series. The 8 x 30-minute BBC3 and BBC2 co-commission, which features the humdrum lives of a group of work-based smokers, is due to air in the autumn. It will again be written by Brian Dooley, produced ...
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Deayton to host guru series
ITV1 has commissioned a six-part, studio-based entertainment series, fronted by Angus Deayton, which explores the world of self-help gurus.
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Commissioner's Q&A: Maxine Watson
With What Ron Said and Who Do You Think You Are? on her CV, the commissioning executive BBC documentaries and contemporary factual would like to steal - and star in - Channel 4's Musicality
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ITV sets out to transform extreme Brits
ITV controller of factual Bridget Boseley has commissioned a new factual strand which will see extreme characters given 'mental makeovers'.
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Tiger Aspect wins C4 orders
Channel 4 has ordered more than 40 hours of lifestyle programming from producer Tiger Aspect to fill daytime slots.
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BBC3 greenlights disability sitcom
BBC3 controller Stuart Murphy is adding to his channel's growing reputation for comedy with a new show about the unlikely relationship between a man confined to a wheelchair and his homeless friend.
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New sports programme from Nation 217
Producer-broadcaster Nation 217 has created sports show Backawinnerin the run-up to the launch of its sports channel. Hosted by former jockey Richard Dunwoody, the weekly Friday night show helps viewers pick winners for the weekend's sporting events and also provides sports-related trivia. The hour-long show is ...
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BBC2 commissions primetime car show
Indie Denham Productions is to make a primetime series for BBC2 focusing on the nation's relationship with cars. BBC senior commissioning executive Richard Klein has ordered the 3 x 60-minute Car Nationfor delivery in May. The series will offer a wry look at topical subjects, such ...
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Somethin' Else lands raft of R2 orders
Somethin' Else has landed a raft of commissions from BBC Radio 2, including a new 8 x 60-minute series of Soul Solutions, fronted by Mica Paris. The Charles Hazelwood Showwill return for a 6 x 60-minute run, while ...
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Vine returns to BBC1 for interview series
BBC Radio 2 host and political presenter Jeremy Vine is to return to BBC1's daytime schedule in March with a second series of his celebrity interview show. The new
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BBC pulls plug on Supervolcano
The BBC has shelved its flagship£3m docu-drama about a volcano erupting underneath Yellowstone national park following the Asian tsunami disaster.
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BBC slated over Springer
The BBC has received more than 15,000 complaints about its decision to screen an uncut version of Jerry Springer - The Operadays before it has even aired.
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NewsBBC postpones Supervolcano
The BBC has shelved its flagship docu-drama about a volcano erupting underneath America's Yellowstone national park following the Asian tsunami disaster.
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NewsFive orders tsunami doc
Five has commissioned a fast turn-around documentary on the Asian tsunami disaster from indie Mentorn.
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NewsVine chat show returns to BBC1
BBC Radio 2 host and political presenter Jeremy Vine is to return to BBC1's daytime schedule in the spring with a second series of his celebrity interview show.
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Vine chat show returns to BBC1
BBC Radio 2 host and political presenter Jeremy Vine is to return to BBC1's daytime schedule in the spring with a second series of his celebrity interview show.