Commissioning – Page 509
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NewsITV1 to screen unaired Jackson footage
ITV1 is to screen previously unaired home video footage of the late pop star Michael Jackson from his friend Uri Geller’s private archive.
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NewsC4 orders lifestyle specials on oldies for mini-season
Channel 4 is lining up special editions of lifestyle shows such as How to Look Gook Naked and Embarrassing Bodies featuring the over-60s, in a week of themed programming.
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NewsOccupation writer pens BBC1 Morecambe and Wise biopic
The BBC is planning to transfer its BBC4 comedy biopic formula to BBC1 with a 90-minute drama on the early years of Morecambe and Wise.
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NewsBBC in firing line over drama
The Writers’ Guild is to call a public meeting with the BBC after the battle lines were drawn this week over the state of its drama commissioning.
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NewsCommissioning Index to keep readers up to date
Broadcast has unveiled a new online service that offers up-to-the-minute information on the latest commissions and a comprehensive guide to the indies, channels and commissioners behind them.
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NewsDiscovery orders 20 hours on Second World War
Discovery Channel has commissioned 20 hours of content as part of a season commemorating the 70th anniversary of the beginning of the Second World War.
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Hardy examines horror legends in first work for Five
History specialist Hardy Pictures has won its first commission from Five, examining the origins of the best-known horror legends and why they have survived so long.
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NewsIndies set to grab half of £500m ITV1 spending pot
ITV’s drama, entertainment, factual and daytime commissioners have £500m to spend on original programmes for ITV1 next year - and £250m of that is earmarked for the indie sector.
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NewsSophie Dahl to look at emotional food for BBC2
Sophie Dahl is to take an emotional look at food, in a new BBC2 show from Jamie Oliver’s Fresh One Productions.
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NewsFast Show star takes lead in BBC online comedy
A star of The Fast Show is bringing another comedy character to life, this time on the BBC Comedy website in the first online series to be produced by ITV Studios.
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NewsZig Zag wins major ESPN order
Zig Zag Productions is to produce 30 hours of archive-based content for ESPN Classic as part of US broadcaster ESPN’s biggest ever single commission outside of the Premier League deal.
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NewsBoomerang in profits warning
Welsh indie Boomerang Plus has warned that profits for the year ending May 2009 will be materially below market expectations.
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NewsBBC1 unveils new dramas
BBC Drama controller Ben Stephenson has announced five new dramas set for BBC1 in 2010, including a thriller set below the Arctic ice, a deaf girl who accidentally witnesses a murder and a mother’s affair across the years.
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NewsBBC Scotland signs League of Gentlemen producer
League of Gentlemen producer Jemma Rodgers has returned to the BBC to become executive editor of comedy for BBC Scotland.
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NewsBussell and Dixon in as Arlene exits Strictly
Prima ballerina Darcy Bussell is to join Alesha Dixon on the judging panel of Strictly Come Dancing after the BBC confirmed that Arlene Philips is to step down.
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NewsITV demands commissioners prove shows’ ROI potential
ITV has effectively handed a commissioning tick to its business affairs team by insisting that commissioners prove a programme’s business worth as well as its creative merit.
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NewsNickelodeon to take on Disney in tween battle
Nickelodeon will take on rival Disney in the teen and tween girls market with a major new UK sitcom and the launch of a young-skewing daily T4-style strand.
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NewsITV1 orders more Morgan, Clunes and Lumley
ITV1 is set to cement Piers Morgan, Martin Clunes and Joanna Lumley as faces of its factual output with three travel-themed shows for 2010.
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Bio of porn king Raymond first from Neal stable
Drama guru Gub Neal is backing a feature-length biopic of the late porn baron, Paul Raymond, slated for Channel 4, as the first venture from his new company, Artists Studio.
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Wag TV explores X-Machines for Discovery EMEA
Wag TV is making a series about extraordinary machines for Discovery Networks EMEA, described as “Transformers meets Thunderbirds on an immense scale”.