Entertainment Features – Page 4
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Ffit Cymru: how to forge a fitness format from home
Cwmni Da spotted opportunity to combine entertainment with education for S4C, writes show exec Llion Iwan
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How Robin Ashbrook conquered the US
British-born unscripted guru on Hollywood’s reaction to Covid-19, the SVoDs’ appetite for unscripted and his Netflix hit Next in Fashion
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PSB entertainment chiefs urge indies to think big
Commissioners from BBC, ITV and C4 appeal to indies not to ‘self-censor their ideas’
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Behind The Scenes
How C4 got Five Guys a Week
By speeding up the dating process and handing women the power, Label1 offers a fresh, romantic take on the genre
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Best music programme: Jazz 625 Live: For One Night Only
“This not only had iconic performances but was also an insight into history”
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Behind The Scenes
Inside The Masked Singer
How Bandicoot got on the front foot in snapping up the Korean format for the UK before it blew up in the US
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Five formats with potential
Korean studio format and mini-golf contest among international shows attracting attention
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Behind The Scenes
First & Last, BBC1
We instinctively knew a blend of innovative games and silliness would define our gameshow, says Peter Holmes
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The Broadcast Interview
Richard Watsham & Hilary Rosen: we’re leading the market in comedy and entertainment
UKTV’s commissioning chiefs talk about losing Taskmaster to C4 and their bold plans for scripted and comedy
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Behind The Scenes
The Rap Game, BBC3
Executive producer Tom O’Brien reveals the challenge of translating a grassroots ‘music-first’ world into formatted TV
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Best Entertainment Channel: Comedy Central
‘Comedy Central feels like it has found a British identity and cleverly marketed and repurposed its heritage brands’
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Best Entertainment Programme: Love Island
‘This series took the relationship format to a new level and was impossible to avoid – even if you didn’t watch it’
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Understanding the scale of US network TV
President of alternative entertainment and specials at Fox, Rob Wade, details the shape of his entertainment strategy
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Rob Clark: Blind Date
When ITV first pulled back the screen on Cilla’s dating show, it was love at first sight for Fremantle’s director of global entertainment
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Studio Shows
Shiny-floor successes, from Mark Wells on The Generation Game to Ana de Moreas on Big Brother and Alex Horne on The Krypton Factor
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Broadcasters retain edge over SVoDs
While Netflix has risen to sixth on the best broadcaster to deal with table, it is yet to unseat its more established peers
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Best entertainment programme: Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
“Outstanding in every way. Flawless, jam-packed and hugely generous”
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Behind The Scenes
Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?, ITV
New format points and a refreshed approach helped retool ITV’s classic format, says Fiona Clark