All Avalon articles – Page 9
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NewsAvalon plots Childline TV special
Childline could be set to become an annual Stand Up for Cancer-style televised variety special after Avalon hosted an A-list comedy gala.
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NewsDave deletes TV Burp transgender skit
An episode of Harry Hill’s TV Burp which mocked the transgender community will be re-edited after Ofcom ruled it had become intolerable to shifting audience attitudes.
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NewsAvalon hires former Shine COO
Avalon has hired former Shine exec Tim Robinson as chief operating officer.
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NewsComedy Central orders Chris Ramsey studio show
Comedy Central UK has ordered a studio comedy entertainment series fronted by comedian Chris Ramsey.
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NewsAvalon strikes global Taskmaster deals
Taskmaster is being remade internationally for the first time after Avalon struck a deal in Belgium.
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NewsC4 makes offer to The Dog Father
Liberty Bell is on the hunt for troublesome dogs for its upcoming Channel 4 pilot The Dog Father (w/t).
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NewsAvalon to make political comedy series for Dave
Avalon is to produce a political comedy series for Dave fronted by Matt Forde.
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NewsAvalon set for US formats push
Avalon Television Factual (ATF) is planning a formats push in the US, building on the success of HBO hit Last Week Tonight With John Oliver, which is made by its parent company.
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NewsAvalon raids Bookhouse for creative director
Avalon has hired Bookhouse founder Ian Lamarra as creative director of its factual business.
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NewsC4 orders two series of Catastrophe
Channel 4 has ordered a further two series of comedy Catastrophe.
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NewsITV returns to Sugar Free Farm
Liberty Bell’s healthy-eating format Sugar Free Farm is to return for an extended second outing on ITV.
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NewsCatastrophe gets French remake
Rob Delaney and Sharon Horgan’s Channel 4 comedy Catastrophe is set to undergo a French-language re-make in Canada.
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NewsUKTV and Avalon set out comedy talent strategy
UKTV’s Richard Watsham has warned of the industry’s tendency to second-guess ideas and shoehorn talent into preconceived formats.
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NewsWork begins on Catastrophe series three
Rob Delaney and Sharon Horgan have started work on a third series of their hit Channel 4 comedy Catastrophe.
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NewsCatastrophe helps C4 triumph at RTS Awards
Catastrophe helped Channel 4 clinch the highest number of gongs at the RTS Programme Awards on Tuesday evening.
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NewsPrankster Simon Brodkin to front All 4 show
The prankster who showered former Fifa president Sepp Blatter with dollar bills has been signed up by Channel 4 to star in an online series.
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FeaturesBest comedy programme: Catastrophe
So perfectly formed was Channel 4’s hit comedy upon its arrival in January 2015 that it was hard to believe this was the first collaboration between its writers/stars Sharon Horgan and Rob Delaney.
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RatingsFlockstars and Stephen Fry average 2m
THURSDAY: ITV’s Flockstars and Stephen Fry in Central America both bowed out with less than 2m viewers as Channel 4’s Hunted lost 400,000 viewers.
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NewsModern Life Is Goodish lands two more series
Dave has commissioned a further two series of Dave Gorman Modern Life Is Goodish before series three has aired.
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RatingsFlock Stars rounds up 2.5m
THURSDAY: ITV’s shepherding format Flock Stars rounded up a crowd below slot average, as a Prince Philip doc helped C4 to an audience of 2m.