All Commissioning articles – Page 736
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Company brings Pete and Dud 'love story' to C4
Company Pictures, the indie behind hit drama series Shameless , is to make a film for Channel 4 about the iconic comedy team Peter Cook and Dudley Moore.
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Eubank knocked out of Five format
Five has decided not to make a second series of reality show At Home with the Eubanks but is keeping the brand and is on the hunt for a new celebrity.
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All3media completes flurry of deals
All3Media International, formerly Chrysalis Distribution, has scored several new deals in France with its slate of documentaries and drama. France 3 is to screen series seven and eight of Bentley Productions' mystery drama Midsomer Murders and cable network Match TV has picked up docu-soap ...
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NewsBBC charts 2003 top TV moments
The BBC is set to air a programme setting out the top TV moments of 2003 and has drawn up a shortlist of 28 potential 'moments' two-thirds of which were on the BBC.
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NewsGranada unveils I'm a? celebrities
Granada has named the cast of 10 celebrities who are to be flown to the Australian jungle for the third series of I'm a Celebrity? Get Me Out of Here! - one of ITV's most profitable and highest rating shows.
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NewsBBC scraps pre-recorded Kilroy
The BBC is to dump 25 episodes of its Kilroy programme that have already been recorded following the deal to terminate Robert Kilroy-Silk's contract to front the show.
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NewsBBC Kelly Panorama to air before Hutton
A BBC Panorama special on the Hutton inquiry will not feature Lord Hutton's conclusions on the affair as the corporation has decided to screen the programme a week before he publishes his report.
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LIQUID ASSETS TO RUN TO ANOTHER SERIES
BBC3 controller Stuart Murphy has commissioned a further run of Liquid Assets. The new 6 x
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A&E keen for a third visitation of Spooks
A&E Networks in the US has bought the forthcoming third series of Kudos's hit BBC1 drama Spooks. The 10 x 60-minute series - renamed MI-5 for the US - will air later in the year. Series one and two of the drama aired on ...
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Peep show to pop up again later in year
Objective Productions' Channel 4 sitcom Peep Show has been commissioned for a second series. The show, written by Jesse Armstrong and Sam Bain, will return later this year. Ordered by C4 commissioning editor Iain Morris it will be executive produced by Andrew O'Connor.
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Granada's allsop to head Teve media
Former Granada executive Malcolm Allsop has been appointed creative director of newly formed production company TeVe Media Group. The group has been created by pulling together six media and music units, which includes Granada's Dutch production partner, TeVe Holland, and TeVe Company in Belgium, together with facility company TeVe Studio.
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Liquid assets to run to another series
BBC3 controller Stuart Murphy has commissioned a further run of Liquid Assets. The new 6 x 60-minute series, which is expected to air in late spring, will be expanded to look at the finances of movie stars as well as pop singers. Among those slated to be examined are the ...
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Pop Idol poised for Asian launch
Indie 19TV has struck its first Asian deal for the Pop Idol format, with Singapore's Channel 5 signing up to produce a local version, writes Michael Rosser.
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My New Best Friend goes to MTV US
My New Best Friend , Tiger Aspect's hit Channel 4 comedy format, has been sold to MTV US Networks. Tiger will co-produce a pilot of the programme with Katalyst, the production company owned by Aston Kutcher, star of US hidden camera show ...
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Talent TV tests kids' loyalties for CBBC
Indie Talent TV is making a CBBC factual entertainment series in which kids' friendships are put to the test. The 15 x 30-minute Best of Friends , commissioned by CBBC head of entertainment Anne Gilchrist, will feature teams of five friends aged between 10 and ...
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TV corp sends mother-in-law to Germany
The Television Corporation has sold its ITV1 reality format Take my Mother-in-Law to German broadcaster RTL2. Constantin Entertainment GmbH is producing an initial six episodes to be aired by the network in February. The completed UK series is also set to be screened in TVNZ ...
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Kitchen detective on way to discovery
Discovery Health channel director Clare Laycock has ordered Kitchen Detective , a 10 x 30-minutes series from Twofour Productions, part-funded by the British Heart Foundation. The show sees a top nutritionist giving advice about diets. Katie Taylor is producer and Steve Grizell is executive producer.
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Discovery US goes to Extreme for doc
Extreme Entertainment has been commissioned by Discovery USA to make a one-hour documentary exploring how humans can affect electronic circuitry. Electric Children will co-produce with UK indie Illumina TV. Extreme will retain the international rights, with the exception of the US and Asia which ...
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Early Doors to return for second series
Royle Family writer Craig Cash's acclaimed BBC2 comedy series Early Doors has been commissioned for a second run, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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Fox Sports Net to play Late Night Poker
Indie Presentable has sold its Channel 4 show Late Night Poker to US network Fox Sports, writes Glen Mutel.