Commissioning – Page 349
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NewsSky orders more Parkinson
Michael Parkinson is returning to Sky Arts, which has commissioned his interview series for a second run.
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NewsC5 orders live immigration debate
Channel 5 is launching a live debate on immigration following the success of its benefits debate earlier this week.
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NewsC5 back in the dating game
Channel 5 has ordered its highestprofile dating format since cancelling The Bachelor after its second series last year.
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NewsITV orders Chocolate Media daytime quiz
An ITV gameshow from Chocolate Media is one of the first projects to come out of NBC Universal’s newly formed central development unit.
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NewsAnansi Boys developed by BBC
The BBC is developing an adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s novel Anansi Boys with Red Production Company.
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NewsNightmare Neighbours invited into C5
Channel 5 is to explore some of the UK’s most extreme disputes between neighbours in a six-part series from Flame Television.
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NewsC4 takes comedy pilots to series
Channel 4 has earmarked Caitlin Moran’s comedy Raised By Wolves and unaired pilot Scrotal Recall for full series.
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NewsBBC delves into shopping addiction
BBC1 is to explore the world of shopping addiction in a one-off documentary produced by Twofour.
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NewsC5 rings up bailiff doc
The bailiffs and repo workers responsible for reclaiming the nation’s bad debt are the subject of a Touch Productions doc series for Channel 5.
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NewsBBC4 backs talent for comedy push
BBC4 has commissioned four new comedies from a host of established talent, including Mackenzie Crook, Graham Linehan, Simon Day and Miles Jupp.
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NewsLondon Live orders drag queen doc
Local TV operator London Live has ordered an eight part series about the capital’s drag scene from multiplatform producer The Connected Set.
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NewsCPL developing controversial dating format for C4
Channel 4 is in the early stages of developing a controversial Danish dating format in which strangers get married after meeting each other for the first time.
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NewsStill Open All Hours secures BBC1 series
BBC1 is to keep Still Open All Hours in business, committing to a full series after the successful update of the 1970s comedy at Christmas.
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NewsC4 preps Gordon Ramsay series
Gordon Ramsay is to record his first series of Kitchen Nightmares for Channel 4 in five years amid speculation he won’t renew his contract with the broadcaster.
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NewsBBC2 plans extension for Remarkable property brand
BBC2 plans to build on property brand The House That £100k Built by ordering a second series and a spin-off show.
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NewsAlan Davies lands Winter Olympics comedy show
Alan Davies is to front a Last Leg-style BBC2 comedy entertainment show about the Winter Olympics.
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NewsWindfall returns to Strip The City
New York, Venice, Tokyo and Paris will be among the next crop of cities laid bare using innovative CGI technology after Windfall Films’ Strip The City was recommissioned for a second series.
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NewsScripps hands Transparent global rights
Transparent Television has secured a commission from the Travel Channel which is almost full funded by Scripps Network International as part of its commitment to airing stand-out shows.
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NewsDave doubles up Modern Life is Goodish
Dave Gorman’s Modern Life is Goodish is to return to Dave for two extended series after becoming the channel’s highest-rated new commission last year.
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NewsLondon Live cues up late-night strand
London Live has revealed a raft of late-night commissions and acquisitions with an urban theme, from emerging production businesses.