All Factual-entertainment articles – Page 91
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RatingsBaftas sink to five year low
SUNDAY: Leonardo DiCaprio’s best actor victory could not prevent the Baftas from slipping to a five-year low, as The Jump recovered following a surge of publicity.
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RatingsC4 feels the love with First Dates ratings
FRIDAY: Channel 4 enjoyed a strong night, as both First Dates and The Last Leg climbed to record ratings highs.
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NewsCrackit exec joins Spun Gold
Crackit Productions’ Fintan Maguire has joined Spun Gold as an executive producer.
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NewsNBC launches reality VoD service
NBC Universal is to launch a subscription VoD service dedicated to reality TV, offering access to over 3,000 episodes of shows including Keeping Up With the Kardashians and The Real Housewives.
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NewsFull Top Gear presenting line-up revealed
The BBC has revealed a seven-strong line-up of presenters for the reboot of Top Gear, with Formula 1 commentator Eddie Jordan among those joining co-hosts Chris Evans and Matt LeBlanc.
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FeaturesBest popular factual programme: The Secret Life Of 4 Year Olds
Three years in the making, RDF Television’s format was partly inspired by Mischel’s famous marshmallow test, which found that identifying four-year-olds who were able to delay their gratification was a better indicator of future success than any IQ test.
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NewsITV parts company with Richard Klein
ITV has parted company with director of factual Richard Klein after two-and-a-half years.
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NewsITV daytime orders include The Alphabet Game revival
Sky Sports presenter Jeff Stelling is to front an ITV quiz inspired by 1990s BBC format The Alphabet Game as part of a trio of daytime commissions.
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NewsOctober scores Discovery US order
Walking The Himalayas indie October Films has picked up a six-part survival series for Discovery - its third major US commission in the last two months.
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NewsTalpa UK hires ex-C4 commissioner
Talpa UK has hired former Channel 4 commissioning editor Madeleine Knight as its director of development and formats.
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RatingsGreat Sport Relief Bake Off gains 1.5m
WEDNESDAY: The Great Sport Relief Bake Off rose by 1.5m viewers from its debut, as Drunk History bowed out on a series high for Comedy Central.
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NewsMatt LeBlanc unveiled as Top Gear host
Matt LeBlanc will join Chris Evans as a co-host on the upcoming reboot of Top Gear.
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Behind The ScenesFirst Dates, C4
Feeling the series was lacking something, we brought in our own staff to give the restaurant an identity - and provide some familiar faces to keep viewers coming back, says Nicola Lloyd
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NewsE4's Tattoo Fixers inks spin-off series
E4 has ordered two Tattoo Fixers spin-off series following the success of the Studio Lambert format.
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NewsMTV attempts second Catfish adaptation
The Valleys producer True North is working with MTV on a second attempt to bring Catfish: The TV Show to British audiences.
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RatingsFactual hits boost BBC2
TUESDAY: The return of Back In Time For… and the growth of The Real Marigold Hotel helped BBC2 to a strong night.
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RatingsOne Show hits four-year high with Wogan tribute
MONDAY: The One Show recorded its biggest audience in four years after it was dedicated to Terry Wogan, the TV and radio presenter who died on Sunday.
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NewsGareth Malone heads to Invictus Games for BBC1
Choirmaster Gareth Malone will pull together an ensemble of members and veterans of the Armed Forces ahead of Orlando’s The Invictus Games for his latest musical endeavour for BBC1.
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NewsSky and October back US indie
Sky and October Films have invested in a US production company established by former History exec Julian Hobbs and ex-MTV chief Elli Hakami.
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RatingsGreat Sport Relief Bake Off sinks 2m
WEDNESDAY: The Great Sport Relief Bake Off was well down on last year’s Comic Relief cook up, as Channel 5’s 10,000 BC continued to fall.