Commissioning – Page 269
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NewsCompetitive Lego comes to Channel 4
Six pairs of amateur Lego fans will compete to build ambitious brick creations for a Channel 4 competition series.
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NewsBBCS wins Question of Sport tender
BBC Studios has won the £4m tender to make A Question of Sport – the first show to be put up for grabs after the broadcaster scrapped its in-house guarantee.
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NewsGordon Ramsay returns to ITV
Gordon Ramsay is returning to ITV with a “hard-hitting” documentary series and a daytime cookery quiz, as well as a hosting stint on The Nightly Show.
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NewsEndeavour lands bumper run
ITV has ordered an extended fifth series run of Inspector Morse prequel Endeavour.
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NewsFledgling indie scores Tough Mudder Sky show
Sky Sports has commissioned fledgling indie Wilson Worldwide Productions to follow British Olympians as they compete in a selection of Tough Mudder challenges.
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NewsDiscovery: commissioning threatened by carriage row
Discovery has warned that it could be forced to cut commissioning a result of its “unprecedented” carriage row with Sky.
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NewsGinger Spice helps BBC celebrate the ‘90s
Ginger Spice Geri Horner is to feature in an Outline Productions documentary as part of the BBC’s My Generation strand.
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NewsITV opens up Russian doll gameshow
Catchphrase indie STV Productions is making a Russian doll-themed studio gameshow for ITV.
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NewsDot To Dot brings all-star animation to Cbeebies
Dot To Dot Productions is producing an animated dinosaur pre-school series featuring Kathy Burke, Sarah Lancashire and Andrew Scott for CBeebies.
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NewsITV expands Save Money strand
ITV has expanded its fledgling Save Money strand after ordering a primetime consumer format from Crackit Productions.
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NewsTigress scores marquee Nat Geo series
National Geographic is to explore the life of gorilla researcher Dian Fossey in a major Sigourney Weaver-narrated series from Endemol Shine’s Tigress Productions.
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NewsNon-scripted commissioner leaves Sky
Sky non-scripted commissioner James Quinn is leaving the pay-TV broadcaster after two years.
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NewsRobson Green explore coastline for ITV
Robson Green is to travel outside of Northumberland for his fourth ITV travelogue – exploring the UK’s coastline.
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NewsDragonfly examines African albinism
Dragonfly is to explore the persecution of people with albinism in East Africa in a one-off special for This World.
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NewsGold celebrates with David Jason
Gold has ordered Sir David Jason specials from Shiver and North One Television to help celebrate its 25th anniversary.
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NewsLennie James pens Sky Atlantic drama
Line of Duty’s Lennie James, Doctor Foster’s Suranne Jones and Boardwalk Empire’s Stephen Graham are to star in a booze-laden crime drama for Sky Atlantic.
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NewsAmazon ties with BBC for Terry Pratchett adaptation
BBC Studios is adapting Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman novel Good Omens for Amazon and BBC2.
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NewsInside No. 9 creators prepare 'lighter' return
BBC2’s Inside No. 9 is to return for a fourth series – and creators Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith are promising a lighter tone to the black comedy.
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NewsSchofield heads to South Africa
Phillip Schofield is heading to South Africa for a three-part series – the latest This Morning segment to be turned into a primetime order.
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NewsJohn Bishop scores bumper W renewal
W has ordered a further two series of John Bishop: In Conversation With… following a successful debut run.