All Whizz Kid articles – Page 3
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Reality ripe for greater innovation, say execs
Producers advised to work harder to surprise “savvy” audiences
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Fight for your rights
The rise of SVoD platforms means negotiations are increasingly complicated
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Baftas & Eurovision lose out to ITV
WEEKEND: Events struggle against competition from BGT and a drama double-header
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Channel 5: preparing for growth
Channel 5 is moving into its next stage of growth, three years after being acquired by US giant Viacom.
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Entertainment programme: The Last Leg
The Last Leg took a giant leap forward in 2016 with a live, daily pre-watershed show reviewing the Rio Paralympics.
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Sherlock sinks to low
WEEKEND: Sherlock fell by 2m to its lowest ever performance against stiff competition from Endeavour – as Dance Dance Dance got underway with 4m viewers.
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Harry doc informs 2.5m
MONDAY: ITV’s Prince Harry film proved no match for the channel’s recent interview with Prince Philip.
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Broadcast Awards shortlist 2017
ITV stablemates Big Talk and Twofour will battle four other major players to be named Best Independent Production Company at the Broadcast Awards 2017.
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Lip Sync Battle returns to C5
Lip Sync Battle is to return to Channel 5 after the broadcaster commissioned a second outing of the celebrity karaoke format.
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MTV inks tattoo series
MTV International is exploring the world of tattoos after ordering a docu-reality format from Gobstopper TV.
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BBC adds singing to Comic Relief’s Let’s Dance
The BBC is bringing back Let’s Dance For Comic Relief and has challenged twinkled-toed celebrities to warm up their vocal chords as well.
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Princess to Stand Up to Cancer
Princess Productions is to produce Channel 4’s fundraiser Stand Up to Cancer after taking responsibility for the event on YouTube last year.
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MTV seeks extreme ideas and big personalities
Geordie Shore and Ex On The Beach broadcaster MTV is looking for “bigger cast members and more and more extreme situations”, but producers warned of the health and safety risks associated with reality TV.
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Whizz Kid plans first feature film
Whizz Kid Entertainment is to produce its first feature film – a music documentary on the history of Ibiza directed by punk filmmaker Julien Temple.
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Baftas hit four year low as Peston struggles
SUNDAY: The Baftas sunk to a four-year low on BBC1, while ITV’s Peston on Sunday struggled to match The Andrew Marr Show.
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Steven D Wright joins Blumenfeld network
Steven D Wright has become the first producer to join Remy Blumenfeld and Justin Bodle’s fledgling production network.