All Entertainment articles – Page 93
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NewsMark Freeland to exit BBC
Mark Freeland is to leave the BBC and will not take up the post of head of scripted comedy and drama at BBC Studios when the new division launches tomorrow.
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RatingsBang on the Money loses ground to McIntyre
SATURDAY: Britain’s Got Talent remained steady after Bang on the Money lost ground to Michael McIntyre’s Big Show.
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NewsBBC3 orders ‘anarchic’ music format
BBC3 has commissioned a short-form music show from Greenbird-network indie Rumpus Media and Phil McIntyre Television.
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NewsMTV US commissions clutch of Brits
Barcroft Media and Done + Dusted have picked up major MTV US commissions, while the broadcaster is remaking ITV2’s The Almost Impossible Gameshow.
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RatingsBGT piles on 1.3m as Michael McIntyre launches solidly
SATURDAY: Britain’s Got Talent piled on 1.3m viewers without competition from The Voice UK, while Michael McIntyre’s Big Show outperformed the comedian’s previous outings for BBC1.
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NewsRed Bull orders adventure format
Red Bull TV has commissioned an adventure series from multiplatform producer Telegraph Hill in which teams will race across Europe using cans of the fizzy drink as their currency.
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NewsITV unveils Kevin Lygo’s top team
BBC drama controller Polly Hill, Optomen managing director Sue Murphy and ITV Studios’ Siobhan Greene have been confirmed as the star signings in ITV director of television Kevin Lygo’s new commissioning team.
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NewsSky cancels Bring The Noise
Sky 1 has cancelled music quiz Bring The Noise after a single series.
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The Broadcast InterviewCelia Taylor, Sky
Sky’s non-scripted boss talks to Peter White about flying dogs, why ‘funny factual’ is harder than it looks - and why she couldn’t turn down Renegade’s Don’t Tell The Bride
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NewsMike Darnell lifts lid on Little Big Shots
US television chief Mike Darnell has lifted the lid on Little Big Shots, the hit Warner Bros format that has been acquired by ITV, and argued that producers are finally beginning to harness the power of viral internet talent.
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RatingsDrive splutters for ITV
TUESDAY: Drive got off to a slow start as 2m viewers tuned in to watch the ITV format get underway.
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NewsITV swoops for Little Big Shots
ITV has swooped for the rights to Warner Bros’ hit US kids talent format Little Big Shots.
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RatingsFinal Saturday Night Takeaway demolishes The Voice
SATURDAY: Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway bowed out with its second lowest audience of the series, but it still thrashed the semi-final of The Voice UK.
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NewsSony's Gogglebox Entertainment to close
Mat Steiner and Adam Wood, founders of Release The Hounds producer Googlebox Entertainment, are to close their Sony-back indie and establish a new production venture.
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NewsITV to pilot Talpa’s The Wishing Tree
ITV is piloting its first Talpa format after acquiring John de Mol’s production business last year.
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FeaturesHot Picks: Drive
Top Gear has rarely been out of the news over the past 12 months, with multiple controversies, new hosts and a star-studded launch for international buyers at BBC Worldwide’s Showcase event (not to mention the former presenters’ rival show for Amazon) all making the front pages.
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FeaturesHot Picks: Spartan Race
NBC has ordered a series based on Spartan Race, a series of obstacle courses that vary from three miles and 20 obstacles to 26 miles and 60 obstacles.
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NewsSky moves into kids' originals with Morph reboot
Sky will begin commissioning kids’ content for the first time after ordering a reboot of iconic animation Morph from Aardman Animations.
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NewsBBC Worldwide backs South Africa's Bake Off producer
BBC Worldwide has made further advances into Africa after investing in Rapid Blue, the Johannesburg-headquartered producer responsible for formats including Strictly Come Dancing and The X Factor.
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NewsPretzel lands bumper CBBC Chart show order
Pretzel Films has secured a beefed up second series of its live simulcast chart series for CBBC and Radio 1.