All Commissioning articles – Page 349
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NewsSky1 orders Tommy Tiernan comedy
Sky 1 has ordered a new comedy series created by and starring Irish comedian Tommy Tiernan.
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NewsC4 tests more daytime formats
Channel 4 is continuing to trial new daytime ideas with a pilot from Wild Rover and a Superscrimpers spin-off series from Remarkable Television.
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NewsC4 to tell Stephen Hawking's life story
The first TV autobiography of Stephen Hawking, one of the world’s most famous scientists, is set to be broadcast on Channel 4.
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NewsBBC3 serves up Horsemeat Banquet
BBC3 has ordered a fast turnaround special exploring people’s relationship with meat in the wake of the horsemeat scandal.
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NewsITV serves up Happy Families
ITV is to tell the stories of four families from across the UK in an ‘epic’ fixed-rig documentary series due to air later this year.
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NewsMan v Food star to front NBC series
US network NBC has ordered Food Fighters, a new cooking series fronted by Man v Food host Adam Richman from Ben Silverman’s Electus.
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NewsC4 strengthens cross-genre disability commitment
Channel 4 has strengthened its commitment to changing the portrayal of disability on TV through a raft of programming.
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NewsChannel 4 to hatch live Easter programming
Channel 4 is marking Easter with a natural history event that will see a variety of eggs hatch live on air.
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NewsSteve Gowans and Andrew O'Connell depart C5
Long-standing Channel 5 commissioners Steve Gowans and Andrew O’Connell are to leave the broadcaster as part of the first set of changes from the recently installed director of programmes Ben Frow.
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NewsBBC2 cues up Dave Allen Night
BBC2 has ordered a one-off doc about controversial comedian Dave Allen which will feature unseen footage and interviews with stars.
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NewsWelsh rugby star tackles C5 adventure series
Former Wales rugby international Richard Parks is to feature in a Channel 5 adventure series produced by Zig Zag Productions and GroupM Entertainment.
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NewsSyfy launches Helix from Battlestar Galactica creator
US cable network Syfy has ordered Helix, a new series from Battlestar Galactica creator Ronald D. Moore.
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NewsIndies reveal practical problems with C4 shows
Disgruntled producers have outlined a raft of production problems that they say are at the heart of the current debate about Channel 4.
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NewsOSF to film pandas in 3D for Sky
Sky has ordered a 3D documentary from Oxford Scientific Films (OSF) about China’s endangered giant pandas, which will be shot in 4K.
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NewsC4 set to dish out £10m to charities
Channel 4 is gearing up to hand out £10m to charities, in its biggest ever give away, which will see the Secret Millionaire format evolving to tackle pressing social concerns selected by the public.
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NewsBBC3 hunts for Fresh doc directors
Six fledgling documentary directors are being offered the chance to make their prime-time debut on BBC3 as part of the channel’s Fresh documentary strand.
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NewsITV cashes in with more Millionaire
ITV has ordered a new run of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? specials from Victory Television.
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NewsSue Perkins to front BBC1 panel pilot
Sue Perkins is to front a pilot BBC1 comedy panel show about the world of celebrity.
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NewsJonathan Creek returns for first series in a decade
The BBC has confirmed it will air the first Jonathan Creek series in a decade following an Easter special this year.
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NewsRize USA recalls Memory Games for Discovery
DCD Media’s Rize USA has teamed up with Man vs Food producer Sharp Entertainment to provide coverage of The Memory Championships for Discovery’s Science Channel.