All Entertainment articles – Page 98
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NewsBBC entertainment commissioner returns to Talkback
BBC entertainment commissioner Ed Sleeman is to return to Fremantle Media indie Talkback just 18 months after joining the corporation.
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RatingsThe X Factor final slumps to record low
SUNDAY: The X Factor final crashed to its lowest audience on record as Louisa Johnson triumphed in ITV’s singing competition.
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NewsFremantle backs Justin Gorman indie
Former Channel 4 entertainment boss Justin Gorman has established an indie with backing from Fremantle Media.
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RatingsRoyal Variety Performance hits low
TUESDAY: The Royal Variety Performance tumbled to its lowest audience on record against competition from the finales of Capital and The Great Pottery Throwdown.
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NewsBill Turnbull to front BBC quiz
Bill Turnbull will not just be tending to his bees when he leaves BBC Breakfast in January next year – the presenter is also close to signing up to host a BBC quiz.
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NewsI’m A Celebrity spider eating trial sparks 1,200 complaints
Ferne McCann’s spider eating bushtucker trial on I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here! has sparked nearly 1,200 complaints.
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RatingsI’m A Celebrity concludes with 9.7m
SUNDAY: I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here! bowed out with its lowest series finale in six years as Vicky Pattison was crowned queen of the jungle.
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NewsFox to remake You're Back In The Room
US network Fox is to remake Tuesday’s Child-produced hypnotism format You’re Back In The Room.
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NewsSky to stage computer-created musical
Our Gay Wedding: The Musical producer Wingspan Productions to is to document and stage the world’s first computer-created musical for Sky Arts.
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NewsBBC1 seeks Top of the Pops-style music show
BBC1 is on the hunt for a weekly live music show ten years after Top of the Pops was axed.
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NewsITV asks 500 Questions with major format deal
US gameshow 500 Questions is heading to ITV, which has commissioned a series from The Voice producer Wall to Wall.
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NewsSue Perkins to front BBC2 panel show
Sue Perkins-fronted panel show Insert Name Here has secured a full series for BBC2 following two pilot episodes.
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NewsUK indies set sights on Asia
British producers and format owners can take advantage of an impending reality and entertainment boom in Asia by being inventive and open-minded, according to ITV Studios executive producer Dave Winnan.
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RatingsStrictly leaps to series high
SUNDAY: Strictly Come Dancing left Jekyll and Hyde in the shadows on Sunday night as the BBC1 format hit a series high.
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NewsITV confirms The Voice deal
ITV has confirmed that it has poached the rights to The Voice - striking a three-year deal with Talpa for the BBC entertainment hit.
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RatingsAdele takes chunk out of I'm A Celebrity
FRIDAY: The hour-long Adele special, in which the singer performed tracks from her new album, peaked with over 5m to help BBC1 take a chunk out of I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here!
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NewsBBC unveils £50m cut to sport and TV under savings plan
The BBC will be forced to relinquish sports rights and cut factual, entertainment and comedy budgets under proposals to save £150m by 2017.
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NewsPlay To The Whistle scores second run
ITV has ordered a second series of Hungry Bear Media’s sports panel show Play To The Whistle.
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RatingsI’m a Celebrity... returns with lowest launch since 2009
SUNDAY: I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here! returned with its lowest launch episode since 2009.
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NewsEntertainment chiefs seek the hit factor
Entertainment bosses have shared their secrets on giving new formats and talent the best shot of landing with audiences.