All Commissioning articles – Page 787

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    TX. - My regards to Shimon.

    2002-09-05T15:20:12Z

    Making a documentary about a war is never easy. Making a film sympathetic to the Palestinian

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    News analysis - Making TV an event.

    2002-09-05T15:20:12Z

    There is a growing buzz of excitement about event television, following several high-profile successes in the genre. However, live TV has been a rare breed in peaktime, so what has changed broadcasters' minds?

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    OUTLINE TO INSPECT GADGETS FOR DNE SERIES.

    2002-09-05T15:20:10Z

    Discovery Networks Europe has commissioned a 12 x 30-minute series from Outline Productions, assessing the newest

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    Collins to play ITV singleton.

    2002-09-05T15:20:10Z

    ITV has ordered a primetime drama series starring Michelle Collins as a 40-year-old woman tossed into the dating game after a long-term relationship, writes Penny Hughes

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    ZEAL TO MAKE CHALLENGE GAMESHOW FOR CHOICE.

    2002-09-05T15:20:10Z

    Zeal Television is to make a version of street gameshow Resistance for BBC Choice. The 15

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    GERE EXCLUSIVE FOR BEFORE THEY WERE FAMOUS.

    2002-09-05T15:20:10Z

    BBC 1 controller Lorraine Heggessey and controller of entertainment commissioning Jane Lush have commissioned a seventh

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    Zig Zag bags bundle of commissions.

    2002-09-05T15:20:10Z

    Former Granada-linked production company Zig Zag has landed a crop of commissions for terrestrial and multichannel broadcasters, writes Steve Aston

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    MUMMY IN ATTIC COMEDY SURFACES ON CBBC.

    2002-09-05T15:20:10Z

    The CBBC channel is to premiere a 26 x 30-minute comedy drama series about a young

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    CHX MIXES UP BOYS AND GIRLS FOR CHANNEL 5.

    2002-09-05T15:20:10Z

    CHX Productions has been commissioned by Channel 5 controller of children's Nick Wilson to make a

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    C4 examines future of war.

    2002-09-05T15:20:10Z

    The future of combat will be examined in a two-part series for Channel 4, featuring acclaimed journalist Sorious Samura, writes Leigh Holmwood

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    SCIENCE AND ART DANCE TOGETHER ON BBC2

    2002-09-05T15:20:10Z

    BBC 2 controller Jane Root and head of classical music performance Peter Maniura have commissioned a

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    BABY COW GERMANY DEAL.

    2002-09-05T15:20:09Z

    Distributor Avalon International has brokered a co-production deal between Avalon Television, Baby Cow Productions and German

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    Couples to get advice from C4.

    2002-09-05T15:20:09Z

    Channel 4 IS branching out into agony aunt territory with a new relationship advice show from

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    BBC backtracks on drama slots.

    2002-09-05T15:20:08Z

    The BBC has decided not to screen its much-vaunted adaptation of George Eliot's final novel, Daniel

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    Twin anchors return in BBC news shake-up.

    2002-09-05T15:20:07Z

    The BBC is to return to a twin-anchor model for its 18.00 News bulletin as part of a shake-up of roles across its main news programmes, writes Leigh Holmwood

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    BBC 2 edges away from youth drama.

    2002-09-05T15:20:07Z

    BBC 2 is to broaden its drama output away from its traditional diet of cult youth-orientated fare such as This Life and Attachments after controller Jane Root claimed they had run their course, writes Leigh Holmwood

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    BBC 2 edges away from youth drama

    2002-09-04T17:05:43Z

    BBC 2 is to broaden its drama output away from its traditional diet of cult youth-orientated fare such as This Lifeand Attachmentsafter controller Jane Root claimed they had run their course, writesLeigh Holmwood

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    CHX mixes up boys and girls for Channel 5

    2002-09-04T15:02:52Z

    CHX Productions has been commissioned by Channel 5 controller of children's Nick Wilson to make a pilot show, Deal with It, in which boys and girls aged 10 to 11 are forced to hang around together and adopt each other's lifestyles

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    Science and art dance together on BBC 2

    2002-09-04T15:02:02Z

    BBC 2 controller Jane Root and head of classical music performance Peter Maniura have commissioned a major series that looks at the science behind the performing arts

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    Outline to inspect gadgets for DNE series

    2002-09-04T15:01:14Z

    Discovery Networks Europe has commissioned a 12 x 30-minute series from Outline Productions, assessing the newest high-tech gadgets on the market