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New commissions: BBC taking “Grand Tour,” ITV books “The Clinic”

Andrew Tracy — Mon, 12 Jun 2023 14:44:29 +0000

BBC Two slates cultural travel series Rob and Rylan’s Grand Tour The BBC has commissioned a new travel series from Zinc Media Group label Rex that will see presenters Rob ...

Extra: Film London finance market sets fall return; Doc Alliance Award nominees revealed

Justin Anderson — Tue, 23 May 2023 21:04:26 +0000

FilmRise, Canal+ Docs team on Missing from Fire Trail Road New York–based studio and streaming network FilmRise is partnering with France’s Canal+ Docs for Missing from Fire Trail Road, a new ...

Extra: Northern Child wins BBC tender; DocuBay unveils original doc slate

Justin Anderson — Fri, 28 Apr 2023 16:44:33 +0000

Northern Child wins BBC tender for Therapy: Tough Talking Northern Child, part of Brighton-based prodco Middlechild, has won a tender for a 30-minute documentary through a successful application to the BBC’s ...

ITVX sets true-crime docuseries “The Other Mrs. Jordan,” on serial con man and bigamist

Andrew Tracy — Fri, 31 Mar 2023 14:57:42 +0000

ITV has commissioned a three-part docuseries for its ITVX streaming platform inspired by the best-selling memoirs of Mary Turner Thomson, which recount the author’s discovery that her husband Will Jordan ...

ITV relaunches “Deal or No Deal” in UK

Andrew Tracy — Mon, 27 Mar 2023 15:01:07 +0000

Deal or No Deal is returning to the UK, with a new version of the iconic game show format confirmed for ITV and ITVX. Hosted by Stephen Mulhern (pictured) and produced ...

“Tinder Swindler,” “Traitors” among 2023 RTS Programme Awards nominees

Justin Anderson — Tue, 07 Mar 2023 18:05:03 +0000

Netflix’s The Tinder Swindler and the Sky Nature doc My Garden of a Thousand Bees are among the documentary and non-fiction projects up for prizes at the 2023 Royal Television ...

Hiring round-up: senior appointments at ITV, The Garden, Electric Robin

Justin Anderson — Mon, 06 Mar 2023 16:30:59 +0000

ITV names Alex Pumfrey director of strategic partnerships ITV has announced that Alex Pumfrey will join the company later this year as director of strategic partnerships to shape and deliver ITV’s ...

ITV profits drop after ITVX launch, but streamer debuts to strong results

Andrew Jeffrey — Thu, 02 Mar 2023 17:28:52 +0000

ITV saw a 12% dip in profits last year according to the broadcaster’s full-year results for 2022, which were released on Thursday (March 2), largely due to “planned investment” in ...

ITVX releases details on first factual format commission, “Born from the Same Stranger”

Andrew Jeffrey — Wed, 01 Mar 2023 17:34:42 +0000

ITV streaming platform ITVX has unveiled its first factual format commission in the four-part series Born from the Same Stranger, which covers stories of people seeking their unknown blood relations ...

UK commissioning round-up: “Jeopardy!” to ITV; new titles for Channel 5, BBC

Andrew Tracy — Mon, 27 Feb 2023 17:25:15 +0000

Stephen Fry to front revamped Jeopardy! for ITV ITV has commissioned Manchester-based Whisper North to produce a new iteration of Jeopardy!, to be hosted by actor, author and TV presenter Stephen ...