All Commissioning articles – Page 809
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RDF wins novel C4 commission.
RDF MEDIA'S new head of history, Martin Davidson, has scooped his first commissions for the indie,
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ITV 1 persists with Crossroads.
ITV 1 has ended months of speculation over the future of its Carlton-produced daytime soap Crossroads by commissioning a further 240 episodes of the embattled show, writes Luke Satchell
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DISCOVERY TO GET FURTHER INSIGHT INTO MEN.
Discovery Channel has commissioned Insight Films to make two documentaries looking at men and their family
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PROSPECT TO SERVE UP DAILY GOOD FOOD LIVE.
UK Food channel editor Nick Thorogood has commissioned a second series of Good Food Live from
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SPOOKS AND CUTTING IT GIVEN SECOND RUNS.
BBC 1 dramas Spooks and Cutting It have been recommissioned for second series by controller of
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DOCUMENTARY WILL RECREATE COOK'S JOURNEY.
BBC 2 controller Jane Root has commissioned film maker Chris Terrill to make a new documentary
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BBC gears up for Commonwealth games spectacular.
The BBC is to undertake its largest ever outside broadcast operation when it acts as host broadcaster to this summer's Commonwealth Games, which open in Manchester on 25 July, writes Leigh Holmwood
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DAN BACK ON TV.
Channel 5 has picked up the rights to the first terrestrial broadcast of the new #15m Dan Dare, Pilot of the Future series, writes Penny Hughes
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PRESS GANG REUNITED.
Press Gang, the Bafta-winning cult kids show that launched the careers of Julia Sawalha and Dexter Fletcher, could soon return to screens as a special one-off epilogue, writes Colin Robertson
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Cosgrove Hall up for grabs.
Granada is seeking international investors for animation house Cosgrove Hall in a bid to water down
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Press gang reunited
Press Gang, the Bafta-winning cult kids show that launched the careers of Julia Sawalha and Dexter Fletcher, could soon return to screens as a special one-off epilogue, writes Colin Robertson
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September Films bags first BBC series order
September Films has expanded its trademark programming on the world of showbiz, bagging its first series for the BBC, writes Steve Aston
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NewsBBC drama investigates Hatfield train disaster
The events surrounding the train crashes at Paddington and Hatfield which left 35 people dead and brought the railway industry to its knees are to be recreated in a hard-hitting new BBC docu-drama that is expected to heap further pressure on the government over the state of Britain's railways, ...
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NewsC4 rejigs factual commissioning
Channel 4 chief executive Mark Thompson is in the process of streamlining the popular factual commissioning process as part of a wider restructure that is expected to be unveiled within the next fortnight, writes Penny Hughes
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RDF wins novel C4 commission
RDF Media's new head of history, Martin Davidson, has scooped his first commissions for the indie, including a major series on the history of the novel for Channel 4, writes Penny Hughes
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Documentary will recreate cook's journey
BBC 2 controller Jane Root has commissioned film maker Chris Terrill to make a new documentary series recreating the 18th century journey taken by Captain Cook around Australia and the south seas
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Spooks and Cutting It given second runs
BBC 1 dramas Spooks and Cutting It have been recommissioned for second series by controller of drama commissioning Jane Tranter and channel controller Lorraine Heggessey
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New Talkback gameshow to trade on looks
E4 head of programming Murray Boland has commissioned a 20 x 30-minute gameshow from Talkback Productions that challenges contestants to predict how attractive they are, writes Penny Hughes
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USN guns for spin-off
Universal Studios Networks (USN) has bought the rights to the long-awaited X-Files spin-off, The Lone Gunmen, which will premiere in the UK on the Sci-Fi channel next month, writes Paul Revoir