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NewsThe Stig drives off with BBC1 gameshow
Top Gear driver The Stig has landed his own show after BBC1 ordered Saturday night motoring format The Getaway Car.
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NewsThe X Factor live director exits
Bafta-winning director Phil Heyes is to leave The X Factor ahead of its 12th series.
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NewsC5 plans Lip Sync litmus test
Channel 5 will use buzzy, karaoke-style format Lip Sync Battle as a litmus test for its entertainment strategy next year.
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NewsRemembering Cilla's unique talent
Former LWT head of entertainment Alan Boyd has paid tribute to Cilla Black’s unique “common instinct” with the public and her meticulous planning on Surprise Surprise and Blind Date.
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NewsEndemol Shine launches Two Tribes game
An animated Richard Osman has been created as part of an app based on Endemol Shine UK’s BBC2 gameshow Two Tribes.
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NewsPrized Apart axed by BBC1
BBC1 has axed Electric Ray’s entertainment show Prized Apart after a single series due to its poor ratings performance.
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NewsC5 to remake Viacom karaoke contest
Channel 5 is to remake US karaoke competition Lip Sync Battle - ordering Whizz Kid Entertainment to produce an eight-part series.
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NewsTV bosses pay tribute to Cilla
TV bosses have paid tribute to Cilla Black following the death of the 72-year old Blind Date and Surprise Surprise star at her home in Spain this weekend.
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NewsItaly opens up to UK formats
Bigger commissioning appetites among Italian pay-TV broadcasters, including Sky and Discovery, are offering an increased opportunity for UK formats in the country, particularly shiny-floor shows and factual entertainment formats.
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NewsJim Pullin: a league of his own
Jim Pullin, the Bafta award-winning executive producer of A League Of Their Own, has died at the age of 57.
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NewsDeal Or No Deal banker’s indie wins first order
Possessed, the ITV Studios label set up by Deal Or No Deal banker Glenn Hugill, has won its first series commission and has assembled an executive team to create risk-taking formats.
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NewsObjective wins retro C4 commission
Objective Productions has revealed its first commission following the departure of chief executive Andrew Newman – a full series building on two-part documentary It Was Alright in the 70s.
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NewsAdam Crozier: BBC entertainment must be distinctive
ITV chief executive Adam Crozier has revealed he is comfortable with the BBC producing and airing entertainment formats such as Strictly Come Dancing so long as they are “distinctive”.
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NewsAudible funds third series of Crackanory
UKTV has agreed a deal with Amazon-owned digital audio service Audible to fund the third series of Crackanory.
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NewsYou’re Back in the Room to return for ITV
ITV has ordered a second series of Tuesday’s Child hypnosis format You’re Back in the Room.
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NewsC4 postpones Benchmark after poor start
Channel 4 has put Paddy McGuinness-fronted gameshow Benchmark on hold after its first nine episodes generated poor ratings.
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NewsWild Things let loose for second Sky series
Sky 1’s mad-cap physical gameshow Wild Things is to return to for an extended second series.
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NewsSky 1 rethinks 8pm strategy
Sky 1 has pulled back from original 8pm commissions but plans to supersize other areas of the schedule, including year-round drama and comedy, as part of a 20% budget boost.
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NewsOfcom probes The Voice
Ofcom has launched an investigation into the use of strobe-lighting during the final of The Voice UK.