All Factual-entertainment articles – Page 81
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NewsMcArdle returns to Electric Ray
Studio Lambert deputy head of development Natalie McArdle has returned to Electric Ray five months after leaving the indie.
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NewsStudio Ramsay hires Chris Brogden
Gordon Ramsay’s fledgling indie has hired Tinopolis creative director of entertainment Chris Brogden as chief creative officer.
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NewsMatt LeBlanc signs two-year Top Gear deal
Top Gear host Matt LeBlanc has signed a two series deal with the BBC to return to the motoring show.
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RatingsC4's Hunted is up on slot but down on last year
THURSDAY: Channel 4 surveillance reality show Hunted returned with a slot beating 1.6m, while classic sci-fi comedy Red Dwarf entertained 810,000 with its comeback on Dave
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NewsC4 hands Bake Off to Humphreys and Webb Lamb
Kelly Webb Lamb and Liam Humphreys will be tasked with making a success of The Great British Bake Off for Channel 4.
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RatingsConviction captures 1.4m
WEDNESDAY: BBC2’s Making a Murderer style-series Conviction launched with a solid 1.4m, as The Great British Bake Off continued to dominate.
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NewsC4 orders Autistic Gardener spin-off
Channel 4 has commissioned Betty to produce a spin-off series of The Autistic Gardener fronted by garden designer Alan Gardner.
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NewsJames Martin resurrects indie
TV chef James Martin has landed two commissions after relaunching his indie Blue Marlin Television.
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RatingsMercury peaks with 328k
THURSDAY: BBC4 reeled in a peak of 328,000 as Skepta picked up the Mercury Music Prize, while Celebrity Juice helped ITV2 beat BBC2 at 10pm.
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NewsAbraham: Bake Off will fund risky shows
Channel 4 chief executive David Abraham has written to key suppliers and stakeholders claiming that the audacious swoop for The Great British Bake Off will allow the broadcaster to invest in more risk-taking programmes.
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RatingsGBBO palaver wins viewers
WEDNESDAY: The furore surrounding Bake Off’s move to Channel 4 helped the BBC show to its second highest audience of the series – as Matt Forde’s satirical show kicked off on Dave.
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NewsInside the battle for Bake Off
Years of simmering tension and a commercial chasm were behind the failure of the BBC and Love Productions to renew the contract for The Great British Bake Off.
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CommentProof is in the pudding for C4
Bake Off deal could be a decisive moment for indies and IP owners, says Chris Curtis
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NewsHow C4 cooked up its Bake Off deal
Channel 4 secured board approval for its audacious and controversial capture of The Great British Bake Off over the weekend, and pounced within hours of Love Productions’ Richard McKerrow calling Tony Hall to notify him that the show’s BBC tenure was over.
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NewsBBC Worldwide retains Bake Off remake rights until 2028
The BBC is to continue to profit from The Great British Bake Off until at least 2028 after it emerged that its international arm holds the remake rights for the next 12 years.
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NewsGBBO: the TV industry reacts
The television industry’s reaction to Channel 4’s move to snap up Bake Off.
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NewsBroad Bean's Joff Powell joins BBCW
BBC Worldwide has hired former Lion executive Joff Powell as commissioning editor for its portfolio of international channels.
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NewsC4 wins Bake Off contest
Channel 4 has poached The Great British Bake Off after negotiations between Love Productions and the BBC broke down.
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NewsBBC to lose Bake Off
The Great British Bake Off, the biggest show on UK television, is to leave the BBC after talks broke down between the corporation and Love Productions.
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NewsBBC2 gears up motoring format
Paul Hollywood is to front his own car show as BBC2 ordered a North One Television series starring The Great British Bake Off host.