All Entertainment articles – Page 95
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NewsSony to shut Victory Television
Sony Pictures Television is shutting Victory Television after Victoria Ashbourne decided to step down.
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NewsDeal or No Deal's future hangs in the balance
Channel 4 gameshow Deal or No Deal is likely to come to an end with multiple sources indicating the latest series of the long-running format is set to be its last.
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RatingsEurovision decider draws 700,000 for BBC4
FRIDAY: Musical double act Joe and Jake won the right to represent the UK at Eurovision in front of a strong audience on BBC4.
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RatingsThe Voice UK hits new low
SATURDAY: The Voice UK slumped to a new low against Saturday Night Takeaway, as BBC2’s Stag failed to match The Wrong Mans.
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RatingsThe Brits hits right notes
WEDNESDAY: The Brit Awards turned in a performance in line with last year’s event and more than double the channel slot average.
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FeaturesLight entertainment feels the squeeze
With the likely closure of Fountain Studios, shiny-floor shows could struggle to find space within the M25, but expansion elsewhere should ease the problem.
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NewsBBC refreshes daytime line-up
Dan McGolpin has argued that there is still much work to be done to revamp BBC daytime, despite unveiling more than 70 hours of fresh commissions and a record order of Pointless this week.
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CommentWhy The X Factor remains on song
Executive producer Richard Holloway explains why The X Factor remains part of the fabric of the nation, despite declines in ratings and reports of the show’s demise
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NewsHolloway: X Factor part of the ‘fabric of the nation’
Richard Holloway has argued that The X Factor is as much a part of the “fabric of the nation” as Coronation Street and expects the ITV format to continue for “many years to come”.
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NewsITVS Australia secures first Talpa format
ITV Studios Australia is to make its first Talpa format, after the Dutch business was acquired by ITV.
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NewsPointless to pass 1000-episode mark
The total number of Pointless and Pointless Celebrities will pass the 1000-episode mark after Remarkable Television scored its biggest-ever commission of the daytime format.
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NewsGogglebox lands safe-cracking BBC quiz
A safe-cracking quiz format from Release The Hounds-indie Gogglebox Entertainment is among a raft of daytime commissions which have been unveiled by BBC1.
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RatingsSNT smashes The Voice
SATURDAY: Saturday Night Takeaway returned with its biggest audience in three years to outmuscle The Voice UK by almost 2m viewers.
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NewsLiz Murdoch to invest in second TV producer
Former Shine Group chief executive Elisabeth Murdoch is in advanced negotiations to make a major investment in a second television production company, Broadcast can reveal.
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NewsO’Leary and D'Acampo open Italian restaurant for ITV
Dermot O’Leary and Gino D’Acampo are piloting a live entertainment show for ITV in which they will open their own Italian restaurant.
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NewsZnak & Jones develops Dating Naked
Sky-backed indie Znak & Jones is developing a British version of controversial social experiment Dating Naked after striking a deal with Ben Silverman’s Electus.
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NewsSo TV appoints creative director
Paul Gilheany, the former head of factual and factual entertainment at Objective, has been appointed creative director at So Television with immediate effect.
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NewsITV2 returns to Love Island
ITV2 has commissioned a second series of revived dating show Love Island.
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RatingsNinja Warrior stays strong for ITV
SATURDAY: Ninja Warrior crossed the finish line with a near identical series average to last year, as The Voice UK continued to underperform.
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NewsBBC2 prepares teatime show
BBC2 will delve into TV news and gossip in a live teatime format presented by Emma Bunton, Sara Cox, Rufus Hound, Aled Jones.