All Commissioning articles – Page 417
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NewsFry to name 100 favourite gadgets for C4 list show
Channel 4 has ordered a three hour North One list show fronted by Stephen Fry in which the technology evangelist will count down his favourite gadgets.
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NewsC4 goes behind the scenes with Frankenstein cast
Channel 4 has ordered a behind-the-scenes documentary about Danny Boyle’s stage adaptation of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein.
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NewsSky to air previously unseen 3D Nazi footage
Sky is to broadcast unaired footage and photographs of Nazi soldiers in 3D following the discovery of World War II recordings.
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NewsE4 lines up teen model series
MIPTV: A new series exploring the lives of young models is being made for entertainment channel E4.
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NewsDSP to make Japan quake film
MIPTV: Darlow Smithson Productions is to made a one-hour special looking at the impact Japan’s recent earthquake has had on the country, for Discovery Networks International.
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NewsC4 orders 27 Inch Man doc
Channel 4 has commissioned a special for its Bodyshock strand following the journey of a tiny man and his attempt to enter the record books.
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NewsC4 orders Battlefront 3 after Emmy win
MIPTV: Channel 4 has recommissioned Raw Television’s website and TV project Battlefront for a third series as last year’s project scooped an Emmy award.
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NewsBBC2 orders Adam Curtis series
Bafta-winning film-maker Adam Curtis has unveiled details of his first TV series in four years.
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NewsCBeebies picks up new animated series
MIPTV: CBeebies controller Kay Benbow has commissioned a multiplatform animated series from CBeebies in-house productions and Fremantle Media Enterprises.
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NewsC4 reveals royal wedding line-up
Channel 4’s royal wedding coverage will consist of documentaries looking at the traditions of the royal family, Kate Middleton’s family, light entertainment and the perspective of people marking the occasion.
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NewsLove Thy Neighbour bumped to More 4
Love Thy Neighbour, Channel 4’s townies-move-to-the-country format, has been bumped to More 4 halfway through its run due to low audience numbers.
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NewsGreenlight round-up: Spring arrives on BBC4
This week’s round-up of the latest commissions includes the latest new drama and documentaries revealed at BBC4’s spring/summer schedule launch, including a new film starring Doctor Who’s Karen Gillan.
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NewsRamsay locked in for new Channel 4 series
Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay is to visiting prisons for a new Channel 4 series that aims to reduce the cost of keeping prisoners behind bars and getting them back to work.
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NewsMcFly on the wall doc for 5*
McFly is to feature in a fly on the wall documentary as the first original commission for 5* since its relaunch in March.
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NewsBBC4 orders more Dirk Gently
BBC4 has commissioned a mini-series of the Douglas Adams adaptation Dirk Gently after a successful TX pilot last December.
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NewsBring us your ideas first, Sky tells indies
Sky’s portfolio of channels is hunting an 8pm documentary series, a female-focused drama and more ideas with “true multiplatform potential”, execs have told suppliers.
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NewsBBC plans to turn Hasidic Jews doc into full series
The BBC is keen to turn a one-off doc on the Hasidic Jewish community in Stamford Hill into a full series.
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NewsMr T to search for World’s Craziest Fools for BBC3
Legendary hardman Mr T will front a new comedy-entertainment clipshow series made by Roughcut for BBC3.
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NewsTern investigates wildlife crime for ITV1 series
Tern TV is to make a series for ITV1 looking into the surge in wildlife crime in the British countryside, and the illegal trade in endangered species behind it.
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NewsLark Rise writer to pen political drama for BBC1
Lark Rise To Candleford writer Bill Gallagher is penning a drama series for BBC1 in which a local politician attempts to atone for his sins.