All Fremantle articles – Page 48
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NewsLinehan turns off The IT Crowd
Channel 4 sitcom The IT Crowd will not be returning for a fifth series but will wrap up with an extended special, creator Graham Linehan has confirmed.
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NewsPrincess hires Talkback comedy exec
Princess Productions has poached Talkback Thames’ deputy editor of comedy entertainment to spearhead the company’s push into the genre.
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NewsITV1 set to revive Play Your Cards Right
ITV1 is looking to revive classic gameshow Play Your Cards Right after an absence of nearly a decade.
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NewsTake Me Out spin-off for ITV2
ITV2’s next spin-off show will be based on ITV1 Saturday night dating format Take Me Out.
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NewsTalkback wins CBBC order for science sitcom
Talkback Thames is moving into the children’s space with a CBBC commission for a science-based kids’ sitcom.
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NewsITV1 has another crack at Lemon primetime show
Keith Lemon has been lined up to host a second ITV1 pilot as the channel steps up efforts to establish him as a primetime star.
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NewsBrits director joins X Factor
A former Brit Awards and Mercury Music Prize director has joined ITV’s The X Factor to direct the forthcoming live shows.
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Behind The ScenesHoly Flying Circus, BBC4
A drama exploring the furore surrounding Monty Python’s Life of Brian seemed apt in the current comedy climate, say Kate Norrish and Polly Leys.
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NewsSpeech: Sara Geater, TalkbackThames
A copy of the full speech delivered by Sara Geater, chief executive of TalkbackThames, addressing the Government’s plans for a new Communications Bill.
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NewsC4 recommissions Four Rooms
Channel 4 has ordered a second series of dealmaking show Four Rooms.
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NewsTalkback to revamp Buzzcocks for new series
Talkback Thames is planning to revamp long-running music quiz Never Mind The Buzzcocks ahead of its new series in October.
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NewsITV1 and BBC3 named channels of the year
EDINBURGH: ITV1 has been named terrestrial channel of the year at the Edinburgh International TV Festival for the first time.
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NewsFormer Thames Television exec dies
Ian Martin, the former editor of ITV’s This Week and factual executive at Thames Television, has died aged 75.
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NewsITV unveils heavyweight Saturday night schedule
ITV1 has unveiled an heavyweight Saturday night line-up, with Simon Cowell’s Red or Black? and Jonathan Ross’ new chat show scheduled to launch on the same night.
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CommentSimon who?
After a glitzy premiere for the eighth series of The X Factor, Jake Kanter is convinced the show’s future is strong after Simon Cowell.
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NewsX Factor final heads to Wembley
ITV has confirmed that The X Factor final will be held at Wembley Arena for the first time.
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NewsLeopard exec returns to Talkback
Talkback Thames has bolstered its factual features department by luring back an exec who spent less than a year at Leopard Films.
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NewsMcCloud to build affordable housing for C4 series
Kevin McCloud will aim to build affordable and sustainable homes using his own money for a new Channel 4 series that will tie in with the broadcaster’s housing and homeless season.
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NewsFremantleMedia to resurrect Through The Keyhole
Sir David Frost’s cult gameshow Through The Keyhole could be revived as a Cribs-style format after the worldwide rights were bought by FremantleMedia.
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NewsTalkback Thames orders new X Factor website
ITV, Talkback Thames and Syco have ordered interactive agency Pancentric Digital to design the website for this year’s The X Factor.