All Commissioning articles – Page 298
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NewsC4 plans live theatre broadcast on election night
Channel 4 has commissioned Twofour to produce a live broadcast of a play set in a polling station as part of its election night coverage.
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NewsArthur Williams explores remote locations with Blast!
Arthur Williams is to explore remote regions which can only be accessed by the air in a Blast! Films documentary for Channel 4.
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NewsAlan Titchmarsh to explore the Queen’s Garden
Secret Life of Cats producer Oxford Scientific Films has lured Alan Titchmarsh from Spun Gold to front a series about Buckingham Palace’s garden.
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NewsChannel 4 puts Ukip in power
Channel 4 is to imagine what the country would look like if Ukip was in power in a docu-drama produced by Raw TV.
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NewsBBC2 looks to refresh 7pm slot
Alex Polizzi is to front a restaurant rescue series for BBC2 as the channel bids to refresh its 7pm slot.
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NewsBBC3 format Hair heads to BBC2
BBC3’s Great British Bake Off-style hairdressing competition Hair is set to become the latest brand to move to BBC2.
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NewsBBC2 weighs up personalised dieting
BBC2 has ordered a three-part series from BBC Scotland investigating the science behind personalised diets and whether they are the best way to lose weight.
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NewsRDF serves up two BBC shows
Masterchef host Gregg Wallace is to front one of two major orders picked up by RDF Television for the BBC.
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NewsTwofour's Educating... to return for fourth outing
Channel 4 has ordered a fourth series of Twofour’s fixed-rig classroom format Educating…
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NewsMary Berry heads to Shine for next BBC2 series
Shine Soho, the indie label behind all UK MasterChef series, has lured Mary Berry away from Love Productions for her latest BBC2 format.
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NewsIndies win major drama deals
Drama producers Rainmark Films and Archery Pictures have secured separate deals to produce series for ITV and Channel 4
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NewsSpun Gold makes poverty doc for C5
Channel 5 is to explore poverty through the eyes of children in a one-off documentary from Spun Gold.
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NewsChannel 4 develops Isis drama
Channel 4 is developing a drama exploring the reasons some British-born Muslims are joining the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (Isis) with Liza Marshall’s fledgling indie Archery Pictures.
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NewsOrangutans swing onto Animal Planet
Animal Planet has ordered Meet The Orangutans, an eight-part follow up to its hit series Meet The Sloths.
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NewsComedy Central takes Big Talk pilot to series
Comedy Central has taken Big Talk comedy Mummy’s Boys to series after producing a non-TX pilot last year.
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NewsYalli wins C4 gameshow pilot
Yalli Productions is to pilot a gameshow format for Channel 4 in which contestants must agree how to divide up a prize pot into unequal amounts.
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NewsJonathan Ross signs two series ITV deal
Jonathan Ross has signed up for a further two series of his ITV chat show – keeping him on the channel until at least the end of 2015.
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NewsFrankenstein first order for ITV Encore
ITV has ordered its first original commission for Sky pay-TV channel Encore, a Sean Bean-fronted drama about Frankenstein.
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NewsC4 and Box TV head to Platform Festival
Channel 4 has teamed up with Box TV and events company Live Nation to broadcast a series of performances from Manchester’s Platform Festival.
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NewsFrankel film under starter's orders for C4
Oxford Scientific Films will explore the story of legendary racehorse Frankel in a Channel 4 documentary ahead of Royal Ascot next year.