All Factual-entertainment articles – Page 95
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RatingsGreat British Bake Off dips below 9m
WEDNESDAY: The Great British Bake Off continued to burn the competition despite the BBC1 format’s audience dipping slightly on last week’s opening episode.
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NewsMaverick hires chief exec from Ricochet
Maverick TV has poached Ricochet creative director Simon Knight to replace Jim Sayer as chief executive.
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NewsOvation buys Sky's Portrait Artist of the Year
US cable network Ovation has acquired Sky Arts’ Portrait Artist of the Year after striking a deal with Zodiak Rights.
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NewsGogglebox kids spin-off heads to C4
Channel 4’s TV-watching format Gogglebox is to be expanded via a spin-off show featuring children contributors.
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RatingsDragon's Den hits four-year high as Javone Prince struggles
SUNDAY: BBC2 experienced a mixed evening as Dragon’s Den pulled in its biggest audience in four years but Javone Prince’s comedy show bowed out with a series average under 350,000.
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NewsBetty launches US arm
The Undateables producer Betty has launched a US production arm headed up by Discovery exec Jon Sechrist as it attempts to crack America.
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VideoVIDEO: Hunted, C4
Channel 4 unveils the trailer for the Shine TV format in which 14 people go on the run from a team of expert hunters.
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RatingsRipper Street and BBQ Champ suffer declines
FRIDAY: Ripper Street continued on BBC1 with 300,000 fewer viewers than tuned in for last week’s opener – as ITV’s BBQ Champ lost half a million people.
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RatingsGreat British Bake Off peaks with 10m
WEDNESDAY: The Great British Bake Off got off to a strong start on BBC1 - peaking with more than 10m viewers as the first competitor was knocked out of the show.
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NewsHow Amazon secured the Top Gear team
Producer Andy Wilman’s full interview, which reveals the promise of a big budget and creative freedom sealed the deal for the SVoD service
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NewsTurner poaches MTV exec
Turner has poached MTV exec Vanessa Brookman to oversee content across its general entertainment and kids channels in the UK.
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NewsUndercover Boss exec sets up indie with All3
Chris Carlson, executive producer of the US version of Undercover Boss, has launched an indie in partnership with All3Media America.
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NewsBear Grylls lands CITV series
Bear Grylls will teach a group children about survival in the wilderness in a 12-part series for CITV.
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RatingsRipper Street slays BBQ Champ
FRIDAY: Ripper Street returned to BBC1 with a slot-winning audience, grilling ITV’s BBQ Champ at 9pm.
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RatingsFlock Stars rounds up 2.5m
THURSDAY: ITV’s shepherding format Flock Stars rounded up a crowd below slot average, as a Prince Philip doc helped C4 to an audience of 2m.
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NewsAndy Wilman lifts bonnet on Top Gear team’s Amazon deal
Andy Wilman has lifted the bonnet on the former Top Gear team’s landmark deal with Amazon Prime Video, explaining that they will be “left alone” to take the best of their old show and update it for a “new world” audience.
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NewsFive fast facts: Clarkson and co’s Amazon deal
Broadcast rounds up the key facts from the former Top Gear team’s landmark deal with Amazon Prime Video.
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NewsFormer Top Gear team to make series for Amazon
Amazon Prime Video has emerged as the surprise home of the new motoring show from Jeremy Clarkson and his former Top Gear team.
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NewsPett Television founder to produce Top Gear
Pett Television founder Lisa Clark is to replace Andy Wilman as the executive producer of Top Gear.
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NewsZodiak and Banijay to merge
Formats from Zodiak Media’s British indies could travel around the world more quickly after the firm agreed to merge with French production group Banijay.