Commissioning – Page 365
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NewsRaw opens Unexplained Files for Discovery
Discovery has ordered an X-Files-style documentary series from Raw TV to air around the world.
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NewsCNBC orders All3Media gambling series
US cable network CNBC has commissioned All3Media America to produce gambling format Money Talks.
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NewsSweet TV lands Scripps orders
Scripps channels Food Network and the Travel Channel have commissioned three series from Sweet TV.
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NewsC5 teams up with Wonga for adventure series
Channel 5 Productions is making a 4 x 60-minute adventure series funded and co-developed by controversial loan company Wonga.
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NewsDNI Lat Am scouts UK indies
Discovery Networks International’s (DNI) Latin American commissioning hub has placed several orders with UK-based producers and its boss plans to come to the UK to scope out further opportunities.
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NewsNGCI orders Blast! Kennedy doc
National Geographic Channels International (NGCI) has ordered a two-hour documentary about former US president John F Kennedy from UK indie Blast! Films to run alongside its forthcoming scripted drama Killing Kennedy.
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NewsStudio Lambert to find Britain’s top interior designer for BBC2
BBC2 is set to hunt for Britain’s best amateur interior designer in a major early-peak format from Studio Lambert.
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NewsSky loses three execs in factual commissioning shake-up
Sky has completed the second stage of its factual and factual entertainment commissioning restructure, resulting in the departure of three execs including Clare Handford.
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NewsSky reopens Young Doctor's Notebook
Sky Arts has renewed A Young Doctor’s Notebook, starring Daniel Radcliffe and Jon Hamm, for a second series.
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NewsJonathan Ross Show returns in 2014
Jonathan Ross will present another two series of his ITV chat show after extending his deal with the commercial broadcaster by a year.
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NewsNanny Mewes parachutes into C4
Professional nanny Kathryn Mewes is to front a Liberty Bell series for Channel 4 which will help parents struggling with difficult children.
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NewsC4 shelves Bad Sugar
Channel 4 has shelved plans for a full series of spoof telenovela Bad Sugar due to clashing projects between the cast and crew.
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NewsLove examines female genital mutilation
Female genital mutilation survivor Leyla Hussein is to feature in a Love Productions documentary for Channel 4.
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NewsJamie Theakston uncovers conspiracy theories for Yesterday
Jamie Theakston is to investigate conspiracy theories and wartime secrets for Yesterday after the UKTV-owned channel partnered with Like A Shot Entertainment.
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NewsRemedy bolsters Trace rebrand
International broadcaster Trace Sport has commissioned more than 100 hours of lifestyle and entertainment programming from indie Remedy Productions to help build on its rebrand.
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NewsITV returns to Wall to Wall for human interest formats
ITV is hoping to build on returning factual brand Long Lost Family with two new human-interest shows from Wall to Wall Television.
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NewsBroadcast and Edinburgh TV Festival team up for commissioning survey
Broadcast has teamed up with the Edinburgh International TV Festival to launch a major health check on the state of commissioning in British television.
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NewsJohn Kaye Cooper to leave ITV at end of the year
John Kaye Cooper’s long-standing association with ITV is to come to end after the entertainment commissioner decided to go freelance.
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NewsSky Atlantic's Ray Donovan recommissioned
US premium broadcaster Showtime has renewed gritty US drama Ray Donovan for a second season.
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NewsSky launches kids sports show
Sky Sports is launching a live Saturday morning kids show to encourage more children to get involved in sport.