All Commissioning articles – Page 699
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Fake lottery win story airs on ITV
ITV1 has commissioned Hewland International to make a one-off drama documentary about Howard Walmsley, the painter and decorator jailed in 2001 after posing as a£9m National Lottery winner to save his marriage.
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Challenge captures weird acts on film
Challenge has commissioned Indie Blue to make a 15 x 30-minute clip show series called Twisted TV. The show, which airs from 9 August, focuses on the weirdest moments caught on camera, such as water-skiing monkeys in Japan and a man with a six-and-a-half-foot moustache. ...
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C4 gives female orgasms the Bodyshock series treatment
Channel 4 is to chart the progress of three British women who travel to the US to test a new treatment for women who can't reach orgasm.
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C4 plans six more pieces for Animate
Channel 4 and the Arts Council have unveiled the latest commissions for its animation series Animate!. The season includes Who Am I and What I Want, a collaboration between Chris Shepherd and artist David Shrigley. Other pieces include As the Crow Flies by Carolina Melis and Susanne Flender; Rabbit by ...
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C4I sells documentaries to France 5
Channel 4 International has secured a raft of documentary sales to France 5. These include High Performance, a two-hour look at what happens when non-professional athletes take performance-enhancing drugs. The French broadcaster has also snapped up Paladin Pictures' 2 x 50-minute ...
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NewsITV turns to soap spin-offs to boost teatime
ITV is turning to spin-offs of soaps such as The Bill and Coronation Street to rescue its troubled teatime slot.
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NewsFive show will offer brides plastic surgery
Five has commissioned an outrageous new reality show which will transform the lives of engaged couples with extreme makeovers, involving liposuction and plastic surgery, immediately before their wedding days.
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C4 courts controversy with film on foetus life
Channel 4 is set to reignite the abortion debate with a film showing never-before-seen video footage of what foetuses can do in the very first weeks of life.
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Still Game gets UK airing
BBC Scotland's hit comedy series Still Game has received a network commission from BBC2.
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NewsBBC viewers to quiz editors
The BBC is launching a new weekly feedback programme where viewers can question news executives and editors about their decisions.
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NewsClinton to appear on Richard & Judy
Channel 4's Richard and Judy have snared an interview with former US president Bill Clinton.
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Fremantle to invest in new Pioneer shows
INDIE Pioneer Productions is to receive fresh investment from Fremantle International Distribution (FID) for two new US commissions.
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Heavy duty order for the gamma project
The Discovery Channel has commissioned new indie The Gamma Project to make a series about machinery, fronted by Red Dwarf's Chris Barrie. The 10 x 30-minute Heavy Duty, which is due to air in November, is the follow-up to Massive Engines. The series was commissioned by Discovery Channel UK director ...
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Graef to make doc on operation trident
Roger Graef's Films of Record has been commissioned to make a BBC1 series charting the Metropolitan Police's Operation Trident unit, which investigates black-on-black crime. The 3 x 60-minute Gun Cops was commissioned by BBC1 controller Lorraine Heggessey and senior commissioning executive Richard Klein and is produced and directed by Jane ...
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Sky and Paramount in sci-fi deal
SKY ONE has entered into a co-production deal with Paramount for new sci-fi series The 4400, writes Naomi Rovnik.
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Green in daytime directorial debut
Actor Robson Green is to make his directorial debut in the new run of BBC1's Afternoon Plays as the strand extends beyond from its romantic comedy roots.
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Entertainment rights lands puppy days
Entertainment Rights, owner of Basil Brush and Postman Pat, has secured the UK licensing, merchandising and video rights to pre-school cartoon Clifford's Puppy Days. The series, produced by Scholastic Entertainment, charts the early years of the CBeebies show Clifford the Big Red Dog. The new show will launch on CBeebies ...
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Trio of orders for the children's company
The Children's Company has picked up three orders, including a fresh take on children's stories penned by Calendar Girls writer Tim Firth. The live-action Baddies, which is in development for the BBC, will tell stories such as the Three Little Pigs or Cinderella from the villain's point of view. Little ...
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More Heavy Metal for History Channel
INDIE Flashback Television has won a multimillion-dollar slate of orders from US broadcasters, including a revamp of its lucrative war machines series Heavy Metal for The History Channel.
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Five uncovers more of Britain's Worst
Five is to expand its Britain's Worst strand with four one-hour specials looking at the country's worst wife, teenager, neighbour and mother-in-law.