All Commissioning articles – Page 662
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Discovery turns fiction into fact
The Discovery Channel's new channel director, Jill Offman, has made her first batch of commissions, including a new...
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GF's last hurrah
BBC1's Ground Forceteam are to get a final outing creating an African-themed garden for a one-off programme. The Endemol UK-made series was dropped in March after eight years, in the wake of comments by media secretary Tessa Jowell that the corporation should not 'play copycat' on ...
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NewsBBC axes 'two-tick' commissioning
The BBC is axing the 'double tick' commissioning system introduced by former director general Greg Dyke, and putting more power in the hands of genre commissioners.
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NewsSugar told 'you're hired' for Apprentice II
Electronics tycoon Sir Alan Sugar is to return for a second series of BBC2 reality hit The Apprentice.
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Five gears up for major drama initiative
Five is developing three new dramas and has promoted Abigail Webber to oversee the new projects.
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NewsNBC fast-tracks Hit Me Baby
US network NBC has rushed through production on Granada's Saturday night entertainment show Hit Me Baby One More Timefor get the format on air early next month.
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NewsBBC axes peaktime Bargain Hunt
The BBC has axed the primetime version of Bargain Huntand given host David Dickinson a new role in another antiques series.
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NewsBBC election night gets virtual reality treatment
The BBC is making a last-ditch attempt to fight election apathy among viewers, drafting in sports coverage experts and unveiling a virtual reality election night set.
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NewsMuppets set for TV comeback
Disney is bringing The Muppetsback to TV in a new series reported to be in the early stages of production.
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BBC2 prepares to mock the week with Bremnar
Impressionist Rory Bremner is teaming up with comedian Dara O'Briain for a new Sunday night comedy show for BBC2.
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ITV2 profiles button
ITV2 has commissioned Scream Films to make a 60-minute documentary following the lives of British Formula 1 driver Jenson Button and his wife-to-be, former Fame Academy starlet Louise Griffiths. The show, which will look at the respective careers of the pair and the build-up to their wedding, will be executive ...
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C4 gives The Other Side earlier slots
Channel 4 is handing new documentary talent primetime slots after the success of its late-night strand The Other Side.
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C4 buys superplane test flight doc
Factual producer Darlow Smithson is making a 120-minute documentary about the world's biggest airliner, which took its maiden test flight this week. Channel 4's commissioning editor for documentaries, Simon Dickson, has ordered World's Biggest Airliner: Building the Airbus A380. The documentary is being executive produced by ...
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Watson doc to air on BBC daytime
The BBC has achieved a coup for its daytime line-up, commissioning veteran documentary-maker Paul Watson to make a fly-on-the-wall series.
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Five to air Sky election show
Sky News has been given its first terrestrial window for its general election coverage after agreeing to simulcast the results on Five.
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Clunes to star as cancer victim
ITV1 has commissioned Clerkenwell Films to make a comedy drama starring Martin Clunes as a successful advertising executive who discovers he has testicular cancer.
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Turner creates healthy eating cartoon
Turner Broadcasting has created an animation series aimed at getting children to eat better. Elfy Foodis a six-part series featuring cartoon elves who use healthy food as weapons to combat evil monsters. It has been developed in consultation with Ofcom and the Food Standards Agency and ...
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Commissioner's Q & A: Tom Lenham
London TV's director of programmes would like to turn the capital and all it has to offer into one big televisual e...
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ITV series gives contestants dream job
An ITV1 series is bringing a new twist to the Jim'll Fix Itconcept, by springing people's dreams on them by stealth. Don't Just Dream It,being made by Prospect Films, gives contestants just four days to train for their dream job. The 10 ...
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Sky One lines up docs for Monday
Sky One is beefing up its Monday night documentary strand with four one-hour specials on a diverse range of subjects from DNA fraud to obesity.