All Commissioning articles – Page 250
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NewsGold doubles up Marley's Ghosts order
UKTV’s Gold has renewed supernatural comedy Marley’s Ghosts for a supersized second series.
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NewsITV swiftly recommissions The Durrells
ITV has recommissioned The Durrells, just two episodes after the launch of the family drama.
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NewsPlum sends Morgan to jail for ITV
Plum Pictures managing director Stuart Cabb has hailed a “brave move” by ITV to greenlight a series in which Piers Morgan interviews some of America’s most notorious female murderers.
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NewsPulse lands Random Acts series
Channel 4 shorts strand Random Acts is to relaunch this spring backed by a three year partnership with Arts Council England.
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NewsRed Bull orders adventure format
Red Bull TV has commissioned an adventure series from multiplatform producer Telegraph Hill in which teams will race across Europe using cans of the fizzy drink as their currency.
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NewsMilkshake buys rebooted Noddy
Channel 5 has acquired rebooted Noddy series Noddy, Toyland Detective, in which the beloved British character turns into a super sleuth.
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NewsE4 doc follows party planner for the rich
The lives of the world’s richest partiers will be put under the spotlight in an E4 documentary.
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NewsMusketeers to be axed after third series
The Musketeers will hang up their swords after a third series on BBC1 later this year.
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NewsFull Fat pioneers ‘full human body rig’ for C4
Colette Foster’s Full Fat TV has landed its second Channel 4 commission – a fixed-rig format which will monitor the human body using forensic filming techniques.
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NewsStacey Dooley and Reggie Yates sign up for latest BBC3 docs
Stacey Dooley and Reggie Yates will continue their successful partnership with BBC3 after signing up to present two new immersive documentary series.
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NewsHarry Hill heads to Sky 1
Harry Hill is heading to Sky 1 with a new show described as TV Burp meets MasterChef - alongside a raft of new entertainment formats, including a series set in the British Museum and an adaptation of a major Australian spelling format.
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NewsSky News launches weekly debate show
Sky News is preparing to launch an unmoderated weekly debate show focusing on freedom of speech and lively debate.
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NewsLion and PBS in science doc deal
Lion Television is to develop and produce a number of archaeology-based documentaries for PBS’s flagship science strand Nova.
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NewsCuckoo to return for another two series
BBC3 comedy Cuckoo is to return for another two series.
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NewsC4 uses fixed-rig for The Job Interview
Former Dragonfly managing director Simon Dickson’s new ITV Studios label will use a fixed-rig to film job interviews for its first commission.
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NewsUKTV and PBS team for treasure series
UKTV and US public broadcaster PBS have teamed up with Carl Hall’s indie Warehouse 51 to dig for treasure.
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NewsRumpus guides OAPs for C4
Channel 4 is to provide OAP audiences with a comprehensive guide to living in modern Britain in a three part series.
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NewsBBC1 resurrects Animal Park
Remarkable Television’s Animal Park is returning to BBC1 after a seven-year hiatus to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the UK’s first drive-through safari park.
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NewsBBC3 lands heavyweight Anthony Joshua access
Gary Lineker’s indie Goalhanger Films has been following British boxer Anthony Joshua for a year and will detail his preparations for a world heavyweight title fight in a series of shorts for BBC3.
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NewsSky moves into kids' originals with Morph reboot
Sky will begin commissioning kids’ content for the first time after ordering a reboot of iconic animation Morph from Aardman Animations.