All Entertainment articles – Page 88
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CommentAudiences want more than glitz
In an age of austerity, perhaps we should put value in content over form, says John Lloyd
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RatingsUS election helps Last Leg to record ratings
WEDNESDAY: A US election special landed The Last Leg its highest audience to date, while the morning news bulletins were also boosted by Donald Trump’s shock victory.
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NewsC4 doubles Naked Attraction order
Channel 4 has supersized its risqué dating show Naked Attraction for a second series.
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NewsFremantle eyes ‘mixed reality’
Fremantle Media has partnered with one of the creatives responsible for the special effects in The Matrix trilogy to create an ‘interactive mixed-reality’ gameshow.
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NewsBrexageddon duo return to BBC2
BBC2 has ordered a hybrid satirical sketch and prank series starring The Revolution Will Be Televised and Brexageddon duo Heydon Prowse and Jolyon Rubinstein.
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NewsKate Maddigan leaves ITV
ITV entertainment commissioning editor Kate Maddigan has left the broadcaster after her role was made redundant as part of Brexit-related cost savings.
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NewsFremantle takes Banijay to court
FremantleMedia-owned Israeli indie Abot Hameiri has lodged a High Court complaint about Banijay as a format dispute between the two firms escalates.
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NewsLip Sync Battle returns to C5
Lip Sync Battle is to return to Channel 5 after the broadcaster commissioned a second outing of the celebrity karaoke format.
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RatingsPride of Britain dominates for ITV
TUESDAY: The Pride of Britain awards dominated for ITV as BBC2 launched The Choir and Arctic Live.
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CommentEntertainment rises to challenge
Studio formats and comedy chat shows are hot on drama’s heels
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NewsStudio Lambert eyes entertainment
Studio Lambert is moving into shiny floor entertainment for the first time with the launch of a label run by a former series producer of The X Factor and Celebrity Big Brother.
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NewsITV plans Late Late-style show dry run
ITV is setting up a two-week dry run of its multi-million pound late-night stripped comedy show.
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NewsSesame Street returns to TV
Turner-owned pre-school channel Cartoonito is bringing iconic childrens’ series Sesame Street back to linear TV after a 15-year hiatus.
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NewsIP dispute the talk of Mipcom
A major formats dispute between Banijay and Fremantle Media-backed Israeli indie Abot Hameiri was the talk of Mipcom, with the row shining a light on an “increasing” issue around international format theft.
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NewsBBC tender prompts questions
Producers have raised questions about the value of securing a BBC format after A Question Of Sport and Holby City became the first shows to be put out to tender since the in-house guarantee was scrapped.
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NewsBBC releases Question Of Sport tender
Regional producers could be best placed to scoop the £4m contract to produce A Question of Sport after the BBC released its first tender document since scrapping its in-house guarantee.
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NewsBanijay and Fremantle indie in format dispute
Banijay and Fremantle Media-owned indie Abot Hameiri have become embroiled in a format dispute over general entertainment show All Against 1.
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RatingsStrictly hits 10m peak
WEEKEND: Strictly Come Dancing hit a series high on Saturday as The X Factor slipped to a low.
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RatingsCrystal Maze locates 3m
SUNDAY: The revival of cult gameshow The Crystal Maze smashed Channel 4’s slot average but could not beat BBC1 and ITV dramas Poldark and Tutankhamun.
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NewsRicky Gervais preps ABC gameshow
Ricky Gervais will executive produce and star in an ABC studio game show featuring adult contestants competing for cash prizes with the help of a child panel.