Entertainment Features – Page 8
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FeaturesThe Word: successors
In The Word’s wake, shows like The Girlie Show and Something For The Weekend tried to capture something of its spirit, but it wasn’t until The Big Breakfast alumnus Chris Evans launched TFI Friday in 1996 that C4 really had another Friday night youth hit on its hands.
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Behind The ScenesIf Katie Hopkins Ruled The World, TLC
After our first big hit with the outspoken columnist, it was time to step out of our comfort zones, says Sarah Thornton
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Behind The ScenesCBBC Official Chart Show
Our young production team had no previous experience of working in television, but stacks of ability and the confi dence to take on anything we threw at them, says Steve Wynne
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FeaturesBest Entertainment Programme: Wild Things
For a brief time this spring, the goings-on at 7pm on Sundays on Sky felt like a collective fever dream.
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Behind The ScenesNinja Warrior UK, ITV
ITV has turned to a high-octane Japanese format for its latest Saturday night entertainment offering.
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FeaturesWorld's Most Talented, Watch
UKTV wanted our show to be ‘big and global’ - so we recruited an international panel of vloggers to act as our jury, says Suzanne Readwin
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FeaturesBest Entertainment Programme: Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway
The popular Geordie duo have made it two Broadcast successes in a row (and three in total) after retaining the Best Entertainment Programme crown for ITV’s Saturday night format.
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FeaturesBest International Programme Sales: The X Factor UK
The X Factor UK had never been sold to international broadcasters as a finished series, despite being on air for more than 10 years.
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FeaturesThe hunt for the next big entertainment formats
Co-development and keeping it local could be the answer
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The Broadcast InterviewAntonia Hurford-Jones, Sky Living
Sky Living director reveals plans to defrock the channel of its fluffy image.
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The Broadcast InterviewElaine Bedell, ITV
Outgoing chair Elaine Bedell recalls her favourite moments and tells Chris Curtis why ITV’s revival strategy works
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The Broadcast InterviewDavid Mortimer, NBC Universal
The NBCU exec on searching for the Downton Abbey of unscripted formats