All Commissioning articles – Page 287
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NewsSky teams with Stan Lee
Spider-Man creator Stan Lee has partnered with Downton Abbey producer Carnival Films to create a mystery crime drama for Sky 1.
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NewsC4 orders fast-turnaround Germanwings film
Channel 4 has ordered a fast-turnaround documentary about the safety of flying following last week’s Germanwings air disaster.
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NewsDog House Media embraces cats for C5
Dog House Media has produced two documentaries about cats for Channel 5.
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NewsC4 goes behind the scenes at NCA
The National Crime Agency has opened its doors to Blast! Films for Channel 4’s latest access documentary.
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NewsITV confirms end of Downton Abbey
ITV has confirmed that Downton Abbey is set to end after its sixth series.
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NewsC4 bolsters All 4 with short-form shows
Channel 4 has bolstered its short-form video offering with five new series ahead of the launch of its digital platform All 4.
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NewsRoux Jr to front C4 series on disability
Michel Roux Jr will mentor a group of people with disabilities who want to break into the hospitality business in his first series for Channel 4.
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NewsReally nabs Born To Kill from C5
UKTV channel Really has nabbed long-running crime series Born To Kill from Channel 5.
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NewsITV2 returns to Release The Hounds
Horror gameshow Release The Hounds is to return to ITV2 for an extended second series.
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NewsGareth Malone prepares acapella for BBC2
Gareth Malone is to return to BBC2 for an acapella spin-off of The Choir from Twenty Twenty.
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NewsKeith Lemon goes Back to the Future
Keith Lemon will step back in time to celebrate the 30th anniversary of iconic 1980s film franchise Back to the Future.
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NewsCBBC to launch TOTP-style live chart show
CBBC has joined forces with Radio 1 to launch a Top Of The Pops-style programme which will reveal each week’s number one at the same time as the Official Chart Show.
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NewsBBC2 reveals satirical election line-up
Jack Dee, Charlie Brooker and Rory Bremner will help BBC2 take an irreverent look at the general election this year through a range of satirical programmes.
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NewsWeekly iPlayer show to highlight BBC exclusives
BBC iPlayer is planning a weekly show to direct viewers to its exclusive programming as part of a raft of commissions for the VoD service featuring Matt Berry, Frankie Boyle and Jo Brand.
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NewsITV orders Houdini and Conan Doyle drama
The friendship between illusionist Harry Houdini and Sherlock Holmes author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle will form the basis of a supernatural crime drama for ITV from Big Talk Productions.
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NewsBBC1 pilots motoring format
BBC1 is to pilot a motoring format in which members of the public travel abroad to take part in a series of driving challenges.
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NewsBBC2 charts Melvyn Bragg’s life
BBC2 is to celebrate the life and career of The South Bank Show presenter Melvyn Bragg with a 75-minute documentary from Storyvault Films.
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NewsSpike to launch with Breaking Bad
Viacom’s Spike has acquired critically-acclaimed US drug drama Breaking Bad and ordered its first UK commission ahead of its launch next month.
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NewsBBC Earth and BBC Brit set for Nordics launch
BBC Worldwide international pay-TV channels BBC Brit and BBC Earth are to launch across the Nordics next month as part of a phased roll-out into 12 territories.
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NewsBBC4 goes inside big six energy firm
BBC4 is to reveal the inner workings of SSE, one of the UK’s big six energy companies, in an access documentary from The Tube indie Blast! Films.