Commissioning – Page 813
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ITV hands cash to drama.
ITV drama producers are to be the beneficiaries of an influx of cash to ITV's programming budget, write Steve Aston and Peter Keighron
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BBC to up foreign coverage.
The BBC is to increase its commitment to primetime foreign affairs programming as media secretary Tessa
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BBC turns to Mast Media for new quiz format.
The BBC has commissioned a new, long-running daytime quiz series which is being billed as 'the new Weakest Link', writes Penny Hughes
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NewsITV in£25m ratings drive
ITV has launched a new salvo in the ratings war with BBC 1 by confirming a£25m boost to its programming budget while unveiling a new framework for regional programming, writes Steve Aston
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NewsChannel 5 goes high-brow with new historical series
Channel 5 is re-affirming its commitment to move away from tacky programming with a new major 12-part documentary on the history of British Kings and Queens, writes Georgina Lipscomb
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BBC 4 to look at NHS treatment of leukemia
BBC 4 controller Roly Keating has commissioned a one-off drama, which aims to explore medical ethics and lift the lid on the NHS treatment of children with leukaemia, writes Leigh Holmwood
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Fulmar wins C4 and BBC 2 orders
Cardiff-based indie Fulmar West is set to take a behind-the-scenes look at one of Britain's best-loved soaps with a 50-minute film for Channel 4, writes Penny Hughes
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BBC to screen '66 World Cup final
England's 1966 World Cup triumph over Germany is to be screened on the BBC's huge TV screens, being set up around the UK, hours before England's crunch match against Argentina in this year's tournament, writes Leigh Holmwood
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BBC youth pitch to exclude politicians
The BBC's planned new youth politics programme could become a politician-free zone, writes Leigh Holmwood
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September to make one-off From Hell film
September Films has made a foray into ITV's From Hell franchise by winning its first commission for the strand, writes Steve Aston
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Indies 'fed up' with C4 review
Indies specialising in educational programmes are being threatened by the budget freeze for next year on Channel 4's schools programming that has still not been lifted after more than eight months, writes Penny Hughes
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Small indies not hard done by, say commissioning editors
Speaking to a packed audience of producers and would be producers, commissioning editors of factual programming from BBC, Channel 4 and Channel 5 have denied that smaller and unknown indies are being unfairly treated, writes Peter Keighron
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NewsBBC asks indies for more interactive programming
The BBC has called on independent producers to submit more interactive programming ideas, writes David Wood
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NewsRed launches comedy shop
Manchester-based drama indie Red Production Company, the producer behind award-winning series such as Clocking Off and Queer as Folk, is moving into entertainment by launching a new indie with Multimedia Arts (MMA), writes Penny Hughes
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NewsProduction Show news: Commissioning editors give kids' programming wish-list
Commissioning editors for children's TV on Channel 5 and BBC gave independent producers a programming wish list today, writes Peter Keighron
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NewsPepsi Chart Show axed
Channel 5 has dropped one of the last remaining original entertainment shows of its launch era as it continues to distance itself from its old image, writes Georgina Lipscomb
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NewsProduction Show news: ITV Digital collapse will benefit ITV drama, says Elliot
ITV Drama will benefit from the collapse of ITV digital, according to the network's controller of drama Nick Elliott, writes Peter Keighron
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Production Show news: BBC4's Keating searches for 'halo effect'
BBC 4 controller Roly Keating and BBC Choice's head of planning and scheduling Brendan Dahill have attempted to give independent producers a clearer idea of the sort of programmes they were looking for on their channels, writes Peter Keighron
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NewsProduction Show news: BBC's Thomson says Channel 4 acquisitions are 'hard to justify'
BBC director of public policy Caroline Thomson has criticised some of Channel 4's recent programming decisions, writes Peter Keighron
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NewsChannel 5 to launch interactive daytime gameshow
Channel 5 is launching a new salvo in the lunchtime ratings war with a daily interactive game show, writes Georgina Lipscomb