All Fremantle articles – Page 43
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NewsX Factor viewers get the vote from kick-off
The X Factor viewers will be able to vote for their favourite contestants from the start of the show for the first time from this weekend.
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NewsX Factor secures first ever PP deal
Samsung mobile phones and tablets will appear in the X Factor judges’ homes as part of the show’s first ever product placement deal.
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NewsThe X Factor hit with double investigation
Britney Spears impersonator Lorna Bliss’ raunchy performance on The X Factor could land the ITV1 show in hot water as it faces a double Ofcom investigation.
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NewsBritain’s Got Talent opera duo to be profiled in ITV doc
The lives of an opera duo discovered on Britain’s Got Talent will be profiled in a primetime ITV1 documentary.
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NewsNick Grimshaw lands BBC3 pilot
Incoming Radio 1 breakfast show host Nick Grimshaw is to front a BBC3 panel show pilot about the minor worries in life.
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NewsBBC2, Sherlock and Talkback win Edinburgh awards
BBC2, Sherlock and indie Talkback all picked up top prizes at Edinburgh’s Channel of the Year Awards.
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NewsX Factor launches first iPad app
FremantleMedia UK Interactive and ITV have relaunched the digital offering for The X Factor including online video and its first dedicated iPad app.
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NewsGrand Designs set to hit 100 episodes
Grand Designs, Channel 4’s show following people determined to build their own homes from scratch, will celebrate its 100th episode when it returns in September.
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NewsTake Me Out handed two more series
Hit ITV dating show Take Me Out has been re-commissioned for a further two series, along with spin-off Take Me Out: The Gossip.
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NewsC4 orders Cumbo Comedy Blap
Comedian David Earl will play Cumbo in three online episodes as part of Channel 4’s comedy shorts series, Comedy Blaps.
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NewsBatman shooting doc in raft of BBC3 orders
BBC3 has ordered a quick turnaround documentary on the shootings at a Dark Knight Rises screening in Colorado, as well as an entire season dedicated to body image.
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NewsDenison to lead global charge as Talkback revamps
Talkback has overhauled its development team, with Juliet Denison promoted to take on a more prominent global role within the FremantleMedia group.
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NewsBGT striptease cleared by Ofcom
ITV’s Britain’s Got Talent has been cleared by Ofcom on several fronts including the failure of its voting app and the performance of a burlesque dancer.
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NewsObituary: Ewart Needham
Ewart Needham, award winning film cameraman and former managing director of Teddington Studios has died aged 71.
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NewsBoundless to secure two-year extension for The Apprentice
BBC1 is reaffirming its commitment to The Apprentice, with YouView chairman Lord Sugar on the brink of signing a two-year extension to front the show.
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NewsKeith Lemon cleared by Ofcom following puppy complaints
Ofcom has cleared Keith Lemon’s Lemonaid of breaching its broadcasting code after it received 237 complaints about a puppy being awarded as a prize.
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NewsOfcom investigating Britain’s Got Talent over phone voting
ITV1’s Britain’s Got Talent is being investigated over whether it “misled” viewers over phone voting costs.
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NewsBGT producer poached by Lime for Geordie Shore
Britain’s Got Talent series producer has become the latest recruit to join Lime Pictures as the indie continues to staff-up following the appointment of Lesley Douglas as chief executive.
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NewsKeith Lemon being investigated over puppy giveaway
Ofcom is investigating ITV1 show Keith Lemon’s LemonAid after sparking 176 complaints for giving a puppy away as a prize.
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NewsThames starts search for development head
FremantleMedia UK’s Thames is on the hunt for a head of development following the departure of Gail Harman.