Greenlit: Gavin Henson: Human Guinea Pig, Bravo UK

Gavin Henson: Human Guinea Pig w/t ( x60′) Welsh international rugby star Gavin Henson starts in this format in which scientist Greg Foot persuades him to take part in a series of death-defying stunts. Channel: Bravo UK Producer: Dragonfly TX: Early summer 2010 Source: Broadcast

Greenlit: Alex Reid: The Fight of His Life, Bravo UK

Alex Reid: The Fight of His Life w/t (6×60′) – Follows Katie Price’s (aka Jordan) erstwhile cage-fighter boyfriend Alex Reid as he prepares  to fight Tom ‘Kong’ Watson,  the current Middleweight Ultimate Challenge World Champion. The fight will be filmed ‘as live’. Channel: Bravo UK Producer: CPL Productions  (series) / Giant Film and TV (fight) [...]

Meet the Entertainment Commissioner: Mark Sammon, Virgin Media

Mark Sammon, Head of Commissioning at Virgin Media TV, recently outlined his commissioning needs to attendees of the Broadcast Entertainment Forum (as of September 2009). Mark commissions programmes for Virgin 1, Bravo and Living. Mark’s View on Living Living is aimed at young women; its competition is ITV2 and BBC3. Celebrities, dating, weddings and makeovers [...]

Meet the Commissioner: Claudia Rosencrantz, Virgin Media

Claudia Rosencrantz is director of TV for Virgin Media; she recently outlined her current channel strategy and needs (as of August 2009).

Claudia’s View on Virgin Media

* Virgin channels consist of Virgin1, Bravo, Living and Challenge. Trouble was recently cancelled as its audience was too niche (boys aged 12-14 years).
* Living is a channel for women under 44 years, with some shared viewing (budget £60-£120 per hour).
* Living 2 will be rebranded channel in autumn 2009.
* Virgin 1 is warm, smart, and mixes it up (and sometimes takes it too far) eg. The Naked Office, Sun, Sea and A&E, Trawlers, Rigs and Rescues
* Bravo is male skewed to younger men eg. Danny Dyer’s Deadliest Men
* Not currently commissioning shows for Challenge.
* Can often commission very quickly. Click through for more.
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Greenlit: Danny Dyer Lives Dangerously, Bravo UK

Danny Dyer Lives Dangerously w/t (9×60′) – Following up on Bravo’s biggest his of 2008, Danny Dyer’s Deadliest Men, this series sets out to investigate the psyche and morality of some of Britain’s most notorious hard men, from cage-fighting twins to underworld doormen. Channel: Bravo UK Producer: Zig Zag Productions TX: Summer 09 Source: Broadcast