All Commissioning articles – Page 707
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Animals explore sex for C4
Channel 4 is to air an ambitious three-part musical that aims to tell the story of the evolution
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Grammer pilot lures Fox
Frasier star Kelsey Grammer is hoping to follow up the success of his long-running series with a British-made comedy for Fox.
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Boxers fight for Five TV fame
Young boxers struggling to gain recognition are to be put under the spotlight for a new Five show in the mould of Jamie's Kitchen.
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NBC has ordered six episodes of a US version of Ricky Gervais's award-winning sitcom The Office , despite the pilot show being panned by critics.
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Panorama to make Iraq torture special
BBC1 is to screen a special 60-minute Panorama investigation at 21.00 on Wednesday (19 May) into the torture allegations against coalition troops in Iraq. The fast-turn around special - greenlit at the end of last week - will be fronted by Jane Corbin and will ...
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Target takes on new head of licensing
Target Entertainment has hired Helen Howells as director of international licensing. Howells joins Target from 4 Kids Entertainment. In her new post, Howells will manage the licensing of Target properties such as Meg and Mog and Funky Valley - while identifying programmes for acquisition.
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hallmark reports subscriber growth
The international arm of the American Hallmark Channel, put up for sale by owners Crown Media last month, has reported a 5% growth in subscribers. The business, which includes channels in the UK, Latin America and Asia, grew its subscriber base to 57.3 million for the three months to 31 ...
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ITV Westcountry secures first network order
ITV Westcountry has been commissioned to make its first drama programme for the network with a 90-minute broadcast pilot about a Devon-based detective.
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kiddies show wide eye has world in sight
Abbey Home Media has sold pre-school BBC co-production Wide Eye to nearly a dozen broadcasters. The series is made by King Rollo Films and features voiceovers from Anton Rogers and Jane Horrocks. Buyers of the 26 x 10-minute series include ABC in Australia, M Net in South Africa, TV3 in ...
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Electric Sky provides spark for Fox Italia
UK distributor Electric Sky has secured a major deal with Fox Italia that will see it become a significant provider for the network's new channel for women, writes Michael Rosser.
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Second EastEnders Xmas Party planned
The cast of EastEnders are to be brought together again this Christmas for a second variety special. This year's 60-minute EastEnders Christmas Party is expected to follow the same format as last year's, which aired on Christmas Eve, and saw ...
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Ultimate documentaries are global hit
Five documentary strand The Ultimates has been licensed to Discovery Asia by distributor Cineflix International. The 6 x 60-minute technology series was made by Wark Clements, Pioneer Productions and One on One Productions. The strand includes Ultimate Trains, Ultimate Crashes and Ultimate Explosions. The show has now been licensed to ...
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Voodoo to make video shock doc
ITN-owned production arm Visual Voodoo has picked up a series of commissions, including a Saturday night special for Channel 4, which charts the most shocking and extreme pop videos ever made.
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Cowell to give richard dunn lecture
Pop Idol judge Simon Cowell is to give this year's Richard Dunn memorial interview at the Media Guardian Edinburgh International Television Festival. Cowell, whose indie Syco (formerly Simcow) is making X Factor, a major new pop contest for ITV, will give the interview to ITV marketing director Jim Hytner. Organisers ...
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Commissioner's Q&A
A Welsh Simpsons is the unlikely production on the wish list of head of English language programmes, BBC Wales Clare Hudson, who is most impressed by indies that can use rejection to become stronger.
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Living chases Robbie into haunted house
Living TV is bringing back its celebrity haunted castle show I'm Famous and Frightened and is lining up popstar Robbie Williams to be in it. Scream Films has been commissioned to make a 3 x 180-minute second edition of the reality show, in which eight ...
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Tarrant leaves Capital FM on a high
Veteran breakfast DJ Chris Tarrant left 95.8 Capital FM in good shape but has put pressure on Johnny Vaughan to perform in his place.
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ITV bumps Trouble in Paradise from peak
ITV has pulled Endemol's primetime reality show Trouble in Paradise after only two episodes after it failed to break the 3 million mark in its Thursday 21.00 slot. The remaining four episodes - the first of which was due to air tonight (13 May) - ...
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NFL passes super bowl rights to ITV
ITV has taken over the terrestrial rights to air American football's Super Bowl live in the UK from Five in a three-year deal. The agreement kicks off next year with Super Bowl XXXIX held at Alltel Stadium in Jacksonville, Florida, on 6 February . Due to the time difference, it ...
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BBC prime enjoys leap in polish viewers
BBC Prime, the corporation's entertainment channel in Europe and the Middle East, has added 265,000 homes to its presence in Poland. The carriage deal with broadband platform the Aster Group will take the channel's reach in Poland to 1.8 million.