All Commissioning articles – Page 309
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NewsITV goes jambusters with WW2 drama
ITV Studios scripted division is adapting World War II novel Jambusters into an ITV drama.
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NewsDisney hunts out Wildlife Jack
UK preschool broadcaster Disney Junior has acquired Wildlife Jack, an animated series created by Bafta-nominated director Ed Kellie funded through crowd-funding site Kickstarter.
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NewsSky 1 returns to Yonderland
Yonderland is to return for a second series after Sky1 renewed the Working Title-produced fantasy comedy.
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NewsBBC2 prepares sweets series
Screenchannel TV is to head into the kitchen for a BBC2 sweet-making documentary series.
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NewsC5 returns to Benefits Britain
Channel 5’s Benefits Britain is to return after the broadcaster green-lit two more series of the in-house welfare documentary.
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NewsCBBC to visit Scream Street
CBBC has picked up a stop-motion animated series from Coolabi and Manchester-based indie Factory TM.
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NewsDave commissions Curb-esque Hoff The Record
Baywatch and Knight Rider actor David Hasselhoff is to star in a Curb Your Enthusiasm-style comedy for Dave that was originally piloted for BBC2.
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NewsSky 1 sows seeds to grow 8pm
Sky 1 director Adam MacDonald has lined up a Come Dine With Me style gardening format as the latest part of his push to rejuvenate the 8pm slot.
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NewsC4 unveils first online shorts
Monkey Kingdom, The Connected Set and Lemonade Money are among the first indies to win business from Channel 4’s short-form content platform.
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NewsWWI remembered with ITV commissions
ITV will mark the centenary of the outbreak of World War I with three new commissions including a four-part series of first-hand stories.
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NewsSplash! unlikely to return to ITV
ITV celebrity diving show Splash! is unlikely to return as coach Tom Daley focuses on his preparations for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio.
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NewsC4 pilots Christian Jessen format
C4 is piloting a fresh Dr Christian Jessen format, pitting two overweight people against each other in a weight-loss challenge.
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NewsBlue to open Ibiza bar for ITV2
Noughties boyband Blue and Apprentice star Luisa Zissman are to launch a bar in Ibiza for ITV2.
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NewsSky 1 orders northern comedy series After Hours
Sky 1 has ordered a sitcom centred on a small Northern town from Craig Cash’s indie Jellylegs.
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NewsITV ‘to relaunch Stars in Their Eyes’
ITV looks set to continue its revival of entertainment classics by bringing back Stars in Their Eyes with comedian Harry Hill, according to a report.
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NewsCITV lines-up Playmobil-inspired series
ITV will launch and merchandise a Playmobil-inspired children’s comedy-adventure series that will air on CITV later this year.
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NewsBBC iPlayer comedy pilots revealed
Ashley Walters, Kayvan Novak and Tom Rosenthal are to star in the latest round of Comedy Feeds pilots for BBC iPlayer.
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NewsUK indies pick up Nat Geo orders
Nat Geo is to follow a space mission, meet the 9/11 emergency teams and take a nostalgic trip back to the 1990s in a slew of commissions from UK indies.
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NewsITV pilots Name That Tune
ITV is bringing back classic musical gameshow Name That Tune after striking a deal with Natalka Znak’s new indie.
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NewsBBC on hunt for riskier docs
Emma Willis is on the hunt for an innovative format on the scale of Stephen Lambert’s controversial 2007 series The Verdict as she looks to boost risky and provocative documentaries across her BBC channels.