Commissioning – Page 578
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NewsBlog: Should Richard and Judy split?
Richard Madeley and Judy Finnigan are reportedly close to ending their 19-year-old husband and wife presenting double act. But, asks Susan Thompson, how much of a loss would it be for Channel 4? [ALL]
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NewsSci Fi orders online superhero drama
The Sci Fi channel UK has ordered a superhero-themed mockumentary drama - the first commission for its broadband player Sci Fi Play. [ALL]
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NewsFirefly wins second C4 drug abuse series
Indie Firefly is to follow up an exploration of heroin addiction, Going Cold Turkey, with a second Channel 4 series that aims to take a scientific look at wider drug abuse and withdrawal. [ALL]
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NewsGI acquires Asian talk show
Granada International has picked up pan-Asian rights to the first series of The May Lee Show, a new weekly Asian talk show.
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NewsCrime pays for Bullseye TV
Bullseye TV has unveiled a raft of deals for its latest factual titles, totalling 289 hours of programming.
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NewsEndemol sells Battutah doc to Nat Geo
Endemol International has sold its BBC4 documentary series Camels, Courts, and Concubines: The Adventures of Ibn Battutahto National Geographic Channels International (NGCI).
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NewsBBC Worldwide strikes deals for The Office
BBC Worldwide America has struck a raft of deals with digital platforms that will see the original UK version of The Officemade available to download in the US for the first time.
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NewsAvalon takes Kombat to the US
Avalon International has sold its critically acclaimed BBC2 series Kombat Opera Presentsto US cable network Ovation TV.
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NewsBBC Worldwide buys Carnival thrillers
Southern Star International has sold a trio of drama titles from Carnival Films to BBC Worldwide for the new BBC Entertainment Channel in India, Asia and Africa.
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NewsFewer questions in Millionaire re-jig
Who Wants to be a Millionaire? contestants will now have the chance to win big money faster after the first changes to the format introduced by new owner 2waytraffic. [ALL]
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NewsRoyal lawyers write to RDF about Queengate
The Queen's lawyers are understood to be pursuing a breach of contract claim against RDF and the BBC over the controversial editing of a preview of the documentary, A Year With The Queen. [ALL]
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NewsUltimate Journeys deal
Parthenon Entertainment has signed a deal with Equator HD, one of the 15 US Voom HD networks, giving the channel global pay-TV rights to the indie's high-definition travel franchise Ultimate Journeys.
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R4 orders Whistledown pilot
London radio indie Whistledown has been commissioned by BBC Radio 4 to make a pilot for a new format called Based on a True Story.
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NewsExtraordinary People to go beyond shock doc appeal
Five is moving its flagship Extraordinary Peoplestrand away from its shock doc roots with its latest round of commissions.
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Child in Time back on BBC1
Child of Our Time, the Open University and BBC co-production presented by Professor Robert Winston will return later this month for three weeks on BBC1.
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BBC to look at Oz wine
The BBC has signed up as a co-production partner on an Australian documentary titled Chateau Chunder.
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NewsPioneer to shine light on biology
Pioneer Productions is promising a ground-breaking two-hour journey through the human body's life cycles in its most ambitious high-tech science commission for Channel 4.
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NewsGarden show plans to help urban spaces bloom
UKTV Gardens will show viewers how to 'green up' Britain's towns and cities by transforming 10 urban gardens into natural triumphs, writes Rob Shepherd.
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£12k for festival pitchers
Four Fast Track delegates will pitch live for a£12,000 commission from ITV2 at the Pitch Perfect session at this month's Edinburgh TV Festival.
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NewsFive nurtures wildlife strand for primetime
Five is developing a flagship wildlife strand for its primetime schedule.