All Commissioning articles – Page 815
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ITV throws cash at ailing drama
ITV's main shareholders Granada and Carlton have moved to put an end to the enforced inertia in the network's once prolific drama department by pouring an extra£100m into original production for 2003, writes Steve Aston
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BBC religion to work with sport
The BBC's religion and sports departments are to collaborate for the first time on a major project as part of a raft of new shows from BBC religion and ethics under its head, Alan Bookbinder, writes Leigh Holmwood
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Extreme Brits get ITV series
Oxford indie Landmark Films is to expose the viewing public to the sadder side of Britain with a new factual series for ITV, writes Steve Aston
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C5 taps Endemol for quiz and pop shows
Channel 5 is launching a reality gameshow that sees contestants having to become experts on their opponent's specialist subject, writes Georgina Lipscomb
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BBC 1 dreams up new pop idol style show
BBC 1 is to develop the reality talent show concept pioneered by Popstarsand Pop Idolwith a series that will put undiscovered singers through the ultimate training academy. Fame Academy, to be made by Endemol UK ...
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Discovery to look at science in the kitchen
Two Four Productions has been commissioned by Discovery Networks Europe to make a series looking at the latest scientific research on food. The 6 x 30-minute series, Kitchen Chemistry, to air on the Discovery Channel in August and be presented by chef Heston Blumenthal, will ...
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BBC north west backs entertainment pilots
BBC north west is to broadcast six new comedy and entertainment pilots this autumn, which if successful will transfer to the network. Overseen by BBC head of entertainment group Wayne Garvie, the BBC Manchester programmes include new dating strand Nice Package, in which a woman ...
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C5 buys bulk order of Oz kids series Hi-5
Channel 5 controller of children's Nick Wilson has bought two 45 x 30-minute series of Australian pre-school programme Hi-5 from distributor Southern Star Sales. The kids show transmits on Australia's Nine Network and is a Nine Films & Television and Kids Like Us production. It features five presenters who entertain ...
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C4 to air Ewan McGregor festival short
Channel 4 is set to screen a film from Scottish TV's annual New Found Land Film Festival, the first time a festival film has received a network transmission. The 30-minute film, Solid Geometry, features actor Ewan McGregor in the lead role. It has been adapted ...
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S4C orders learning Welsh reality show
Welsh public service broadcaster S4C has ordered a Big Brother-style show for September that gives eight participants eight weeks to learn Welsh while confined to a language institute. Film cameras installed at the Nant Gwrtheyrn Centre in north Wales will record every move of 16 ...
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NewsShah raises veil on origins of Islamic terror
Saira Shah, whose documentary exposing Afghanistan's Taliban regime, Beneath the Veil, has garnered numerous awards, is to make a new film about Islamic terror, writesDavid Wood. Shah will team up with director James Miller on the project - a 90-minute film for US network HBO ...
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Bafta winners reunite for BBC rehab drama
Award-winning drama producers Antonia Bird and Ruth Caleb are reuniting to produce a new drama for BBC 2, writes Georgina Lipscomb
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Von Trier to follow English football fans
Zentropa, the indie run by Lars von Trier, the avant-garde director who founded the experimental Dogme movement, is set to explore the behaviour of England fans at this year's football World Cup in a new film for Channel 4, writesPenny Hughes
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Crossroads grows up as ITV cuts cast
Carlton is revamping its ITV daytime soap Crossroadsin a bid to shed its 'sexy' image and appeal to older viewers, writes Steve Aston
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British sitcom in the spotlight
British sitcom - a once venerated institution, now reduced to a laughing stock as commissioners struggle endlessly to discover new successful shows - is to be put in the spotlight in a three-part series for BBC 1, writesSteve Aston
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NewsColour brings the great war to life
The dark brutality of the First World War is the latest historical event set to be brought to TV screens in colour, with a six-part documentary series for Channel 5, writesGeorgina Lipscomb
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Carlton kills Peak Practice
ITV has decided to axe long-running drama Peak Practice, but has commissioned an almost identical replacement show from the same producers, writes Steve Aston
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C4 BACKS THE BANDS
Channel 4 has commissioned two music documentaries from indie At It Productions, including a film looking at the rise of boy band Blue, writes Penny Hughes. The 60-minute film, The Boys
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Monstrous bosses outed by the Beeb
Naomi Campbell's former personal assistant is set to spill the beans on her notoriously tempestuous ex-boss's workplace manner as part of a documentary on bullying in the workplace for BBC 1, writesGeorgina Lipscomb
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ITV reschedules Catchphrase
ITV has beefed up its tea-time schedule, moving long-running quiz show Catchphrasefrom its former Saturday primetime position to a weekday daily 17.05 slot, writesSteve Aston