All Optomen articles – Page 6
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NewsSony backs Simon Andreae indie
Former Channel 4 exec and Optomen co-founder Simon Andreae is launching a new indie backed by Sony Pictures Television.
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NewsAyoade hired as C4's Gadget Man
IT Crowd actor Richard Ayoade is to explore innovative technology for Channel 4 after taking over the role of Gadget Man from Stephen Fry.
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NewsBBC1 clocks up cost of living season
One of Danny Cohen’s final season commissions as controller of BBC1 is a look at the cost of living through five single docs, a two-parter and a Watchdog spin-off series.
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NewsOptomen recreates Regency-era ball for BBC2
BBC2 is to recreate a Regency-era ball to mark the 200th anniversary of Jane Austen’s novel Pride and Prejudice.
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NewsFour Rooms moves into daytime as C4 beefs up schedule
Channel 4 is to move antiques series Four Rooms into daytime as it bolsters its off-peak schedule with three new commissions including impressionist Rory Bremner fronting a gameshow for the first time.
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NewsC4 urges British shoppers to haggle in Optomen series
Channel 4 has tasked businessman Justin Preston with turning British shoppers into bargain hunting hagglers in a 6 x 60-minute series.
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The Broadcast InterviewGordon Ramsay
2012 has been a prolific year for Gordon Ramsay and his indie One Potato Two Potato following a series of hit US shows for Fox. But he won’t forget his roots, he tells Chris Curtis
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NewsRamsay’s indie in US drama push
Gordon Ramsay’s One Potato Two Potato is making a bold step into drama and has two projects in development with different US networks.
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NewsShine TV hires head of programmes and new business
Shine TV has created two new roles to bolster its senior management team.
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NewsC4 to launch Hotel GB mobile game
Channel 4 is to launch a mobile game as part of its multiplatform strategy to support Optomen’s forthcoming factual entertainment series Hotel GB.
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NewsC4 recruits celebs to cheerlead Hotel GB
Channel 4 is to recruit two celebrity social media cheerleaders to build engagement with its factual entertainment series Hotel GB.
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NewsCoach Trip host to play Cupid for C4 on luxury liner
Coach Trip guide Brendan Sheerin is to trade up to a luxury cruise liner as part of a new dating show for Channel 4.
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NewsCowell whets appetite for Food Glorious Food
Simon Cowell has revealed Food Glorious Food will launch in February and offered an exclusive insight into the new ITV1 cookery format.
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NewsC4 hands Ramsay teatime slot
Gordon Ramsay will be taking a teatime slot on Channel 4 teaching viewers how to cook in dishes from around the world in a home cooking course.
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NewsITV confirms Cowell cookery show
ITV1 has confirmed it has ordered a new formatted food show from Simon Cowell’s Syco TV and cookery specialist Optomen Television.
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NewsMary Portas series under fire in Margate
Mary Portas has moved to defend her forthcoming Channel 4 show after claims that the desires of the production were being placed over the needs of the community.
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NewsMary Portas to revamp UK high streets in C4 series
A plan by Mary Portas to rejuvenate ailing British high streets is to be documented for a new Channel 4 series.
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NewsOptomen cook up Ramsay remakes
Gordon Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares format is being remade for viewers in five new territories including Spain and Poland.
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NewsC4 to follow Ann Summers sex toy launch
Adult retailer Ann Summers’ attempt to create the first ever ‘People’s Vibrator’ will be documented in a one-off film for Channel 4.
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NewsITV1 plans push on weekend mornings
ITV1 is targeting a major push on original content for weekend mornings and is lining up a rival to BBC1’s Saturday Kitchen plus a fresh stab at Let’s Do Lunch With Gino & Mel.