Commissioning

ITV Commissioning


http://www.itv.com/commissioning/


ITV is the home of high quality, popular television from the biggest entertainment events, to original drama, soaps, sport, factual series and independent news, both national, and regional.






ITV2 is ITV's entertainment channel for young people, with a range of shows including original scripted comedies and panel shows, American acquisitions, and movies.






ITV3 is a home for popular classic drama series from ITV, alongside a selection of choice factual and entertainment programmes.






ITV Encore has a schedule dedicated to drama, featuring the best of contemporary British drama series from ITV.




Channel 5 Commissioning


http://www.channel5.com/commissions/
Guy Davies, Commissioning Editor - factual (example)



8pm: popular returnable documentary series in Channel 5 heartland areas. We have a number of strong, straightforward hits at present which hit our audience right between the eyes and dependably rate over a million e.g. ‘Yorkshire Vet’, ‘Traffic Cops’, ‘GPs: Behind Closed Doors’. So what are the new areas which have characters our audience will recognise and identify with, and which are broad in appeal to set up a strong evening’s viewing?




9pm: formats with real purpose and returnabilty. Tone needs to be more life affirming and key in to current concerns e.g. ‘Rich House, Poor House’, which found a highly successful way of exploring the wealth divide, class and happiness; or ‘The Great British Benefits Handout’ which rolled on the benefits genre into a ‘golden ticket’ experience changing lives for the better.



10pm: intelligent, controversial and innovative series ideas which can punch above their weight in terms of noise, reputation and ratings – both for young skewing and ABC1s  e.g. ‘Gangland’, ‘Inside The Sex Business’ as well as true-life crime focusing on big stories interpreted for our audience such as ‘Fritzl: What Happened Next’ and ‘Soham Revisited 15 Years On’. And younger appealing returning series like ‘One Night With My Ex’ which entertainingly explored a well-established theme in a new and contemporary way.