All Entertainment articles – Page 97
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Fountain Studios sale causes alarm
TV execs have voiced frustration that Greater London’s diminishing stock of TV studios is set to decrease further following the sale of Fountain Studios’ premises to a property developer.
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BBC4 to air live Eurovision UK qualifier
Mel Giedroyc will host an X-Factor style singing competition on BBC4 next month, in the first televised national song search for the Eurovision Song Contest in six years.
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The Getaway Car stalls for BBC1
SATURDAY: BBC1’s new driving format The Getaway Car spluttered on the starting line, as The Voice UK lost more than half a million viewers.
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CBB draws complaints over Bowie death
More than 200 people have complained about a mix-up in Celebrity Big Brother over the death of musical legend David Bowie.
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CBB ratings rise after Bowie news
TUESDAY: A controversial episode of Celebrity Big Brother, where David Bowie’s ex-wife reacted to the musician’s death, helped the Channel 5 show finish in second place at 9pm.
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Robot Wars rebooted by BBC2
Classic entertainment format Robot Wars is to be rebooted in a “bullet-proof arena” by Mentorn Scotland for BBC2.
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I’m A Celebrity spider eating task escapes Ofcom probe
Ofcom has ruled out an investigation into Ferne McCann’s spider eating bushtucker trial, despite the episode of I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here! sparking nearly 1,500 complaints.
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Lip Sync Battle hits right notes for C5
FRIDAY: Channel 5’s latest entertainment format Lip Sync Battle got underway in front of a crowd of 1.8m as the final series of Mr Selfridge settled into its new slot.
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The Voice stammers on return
SATURDAY: The Voice UK failed to get a boost from its new coaches, as the BBC1 show returned for its fifth run with a nearly million fewer viewers than last year.
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Comment
Entertainment ramps up a gear
Genre has tended to be rather samey but new formats are intriguing
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BBC2 seeks SNL-style comedy format
BBC2 controller Kim Shillinglaw and acting entertainment boss Alan Tyler have kicked off the hunt for a Saturday Night Live-style comedy variety format to air at 10pm on BBC2.
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BBC widens hunt for next Voice
BBC entertainment boss Alan Tyler will look beyond the UK’s most established indies to find a successor for The Voice UK, arguing that the wrangle over the format shows the corporation is increasingly exposed to “cosy corporate gazumping”.
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Celebrity Big Brother returns with 2.8m
TUESDAY: Celebrity Big Brother returned to Channel 5 with just under 3m viewers, as ITV’s disaster series Saved lost out to Channel 4’s Big Fat Quiz of Everything.
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The Voice showrunner to launch Objective label
The Voice UK executive producer Moira Ross is leaving Wall to Wall after four years to launch Objective Productions’ entertainment label.
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Behind The Scenes
Ten Pieces II, BBC2 / CBBC
For our cinematic take on orchestra performance, we shot ten music videos in two days, reveals Serena Cross
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John Bishop outperforms Downton Abbey tribute
MONDAY: John Bishop’s evening of festive entertainment won the 9pm slot as 2.5m tuned in to Bafta’s tribute to Downton Abbey on ITV.
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4Music to air final American Idol
4Music has acquired the rights to the final series of American Idol.
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Behind The Scenes
The Sound of Music Live, ITV
ITV’s live broadcast of the classic musical won’t shy away from drawing political parallels with today’s global crises, discovers Emily Norval
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Gogglebox hires Lime development exec
Gogglebox Entertainment has hired Lime Pictures exec Paul Evans as head of development.
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Crunch time for The X Factor brand
Can Cowell and co woo back advertisers and undo the damage of this year’s lacklustre year, asks Manfred Abraham