Complex sentence: On 23 August 2012, BBC Two's controller Janice Hadlow announced the commissioning of the television series, by herself and Cheryl Taylor, the controller of BBC comedy commissioning.
Split into simpler sentences: On 23 August 2012, BBC Two's controller Janice Hadlow announced the commissioning of the television series. The series was commissioned by Janice Hadlow and Cheryl Taylor, the controller of BBC comedy commissioning.