Commissioning – Page 309
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NewsTop Gear could return with guest hosts
Top Gear could return with a different host each week as part of its overhaul, according to reports.
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NewsITV returns to Ninja Warrior
ITV ordered a second series of physical entertainment show Ninja Warrior ahead of the final of the opening run on 30 May.
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NewsSky Atlantic ties with NBC on plague drama
Sky Atlantic has partnered with US network NBC and Fortitude producer Fifty Fathoms on a big-budget plague drama from the writer of The Imitation Game and the director of World War Z.
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NewsPorridge writers pen royal sitcom
The creators of Porridge and The Likely Lads have written a single-camera sitcom about a fictional king as part of a trio of Gold commissions.
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NewsUKTV prepares Watch re-brand
UKTV is set to re-brand pay-TV channel Watch to appeal to a more female-skewing audience.
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NewsFirst Dates scores bumper C4 order
Twenty Twenty has notched up a super-sized order of dating format First Dates for Channel 4.
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NewsCBBC expands Junior Vets
CBBC has ordered a further two series of True North’s Junior Vets and expanded the factual format across the UK.
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NewsLiberty Bell rings up investment format for Dave
Liberty Bell is to produce an entertainment format for Dave in which ordinary people will risk their own money by investing in innovative ideas.
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NewsShiver examines Animal Births for ITV
ITV has ordered a series about the birth of animals from Shiver and recommissioned several existing formats from ITV Studios’ factual arm.
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NewsITV orders Winston Churchill biopic
Sir Michael Gambon is to take on the role of Winston Churchill for an ITV drama based on his second tenure as prime minister.
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NewsHungry Bear wins extended 1,000 Heartbeats order
ITV has ordered an extended second series of Hungry Bear Media game show 1,000 Heartbeats.
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NewsBBC1 orders WW2 Northern Irish drama
Ballykissangel writer Barry Devlin has penned a pre-watershed drama set in Northern Ireland during World War Two for BBC1.
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NewsFirecracker follows Llewelyn-Bowen to China
Firecracker Films is to follow Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen’s attempts to launch a lingerie brand in China for BBC2 in one of three orders picked up by the factual producer.
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NewsRTE drama to explore Easter Uprising
RTÉ head of drama Jane Gogan has ordered a drama series about the 1916 Easter Uprising from Zodiak Media-owned indie Touchpaper Television.
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News5Productions lands first MTV show
5Productions has picked up its first order from MTV in a fresh slate from the broadcaster which includes Remedy’s first factual entertainment show.
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NewsITV looks beyond Downton Abbey
ITV has taken a major step into the post-Downton era by ordering three high-end dramas that it hopes will ease the departure of the country house smash.
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NewsIn brief: Lime Pictures; The Garden; Nan; Radio 5 Live 606
Lime Pictures is to delve into the world of clairvoyants for Channel 4 and Nan is to return for a two-part series on BBC1. Click for the rest of today’s news round-up.
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NewsBBC1 to reunite relatives in gameshow
BBC1 will help long lost relatives win a reunion in an exotic location in a fresh Saturday night National Lottery entertainment format.
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NewsFreddie Flintoff fronts BBC fitness format
Freddie Flintoff is to front a BBC2 series that will put super-fit men and women through a series of military-inspired recruitment tests.
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NewsIn brief: Pact names vice chair; ITV2 re-orders sketch show
Hat Trick’s Paul Cohen lands Pact role, while Keith Lemon’s Kardashians are set to return