All Entertainment articles – Page 97
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NewsBBC closes in on entertainment boss
The BBC is closing in on appointing a permanent controller of entertainment after Mark Linsey moved to BBC Studios.
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RatingsPart-Time Band opens on BBC4
FRIDAY: BBC4 talent contest UK’s Best Part-Time Band struck up with an audience of 300,000.
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NewsOfcom raps Channel 4 for Countdown promotions
An episode of Countdown which heavily promoted The Ideal Home Show and P&O Cruises has landed Channel 4 in hot water with Ofcom.
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NewsBBC Studios hires entertainment chief
BBC Studios has appointed controller of rights, business and legal affairs Roger Leatham as its entertainment and events chief.
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NewsRumpus tests Japanese gameshows for C4
Comedian Noel Fielding is to explore the weird world of Japanese gameshows in a one-off Channel 4 studio show.
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RatingsLove Island turns up heat for ITV2
MONDAY: Love Island returned for a second series with a scorching performance, while BBC1’s adaption of A Midsummers Night’s Dream had a nightmare.
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RatingsBGT final hits 10-year low
SATURDAY: Britain’s Got Talent bowed out with its lowest audience for a final in the show’s 10-year history.
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NewsLA Screenings: Corden tipped for CBS sitcom
James Corden’s popularity in the US shows no sign of slowing down with the host of The Late Late Show tipped to join CBS sitcom The Great Indoors.
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NewsITV lines up Talpa entertainment format
ITV is continuing its push to mine Talpa’s rich vein of entertainment shows after ordering a talent contest based on its international format Challenge Me.
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NewsE4 revs up car makeover format
E4 has ordered a Pimp My Ride-style car makeover format from Electric Ray.
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NewsC4's Lazenby secures promotion
C4 has promoted entertainment editor Sarah Lazenby to commissioning editor.
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NewsX Factor to hold Facebook Live auditions
The X Factor will become the latest TV brand to embrace Facebook Live after offering contestants the chance to audition via the social media platform.
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NewsSenior digital commissioners depart in C4 shake-up
Channel 4 commissioners Adam Gee and Jody Smith are to leave the broadcaster after a more than a decade as part of a restructure at digital video service All 4.
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NewsCBS shops Carpool Karaoke format
James Corden’s viral hit Carpool Karaoke is set to be remade around the world after CBS Studios International started shopping it to international broadcasters.
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RatingsBGT live rounds underway
SUNDAY: The live rounds of Britain’s Got Talent got underway on ITV with 200,000 fewer viewers than last year’s equivalent episode.
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NewsPossessed wins ITV daytime quiz show
ITV has commissioned a daytime quiz show created and hosted by Bradley Walsh.
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NewsPointless co-creator exits Endemol Shine
Pointless co-creator Nick Mather is to leave Endemol Shine Group after ten years.
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NewsWilloughby to front mid-week ITV dating show
Kevin Lygo has hit the ground running in his bid to establish more mid-week entertainment formats on ITV after commissioning a Holly Willoughby-fronted dating show.
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NewsLygo lifts lid on ITV masterplan
Kevin Lygo wants to ramp up ITV’s entertainment factor and identify schedule-building hits that can give the channel a clearer identity.
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NewsLisa Clark resurfaces at Eurotrash
Short-lived Top Gear executive producer Lisa Clark is to take charge of the Channel 4 reboot of Eurotrash.