Entertainment – Page 69
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NewsFrow casts doubt on Big Brother future
“I’d be much happier with a channel that did not have Big Brother on it”
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NewsBBC throws off slot shackles
Shake-up in drama and entertainment schedules to help corporation battle digital rivals
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NewsSmall indies face big challenge
Smaller indies are having to forge ties with larger rivals to secure unscripted commissions as broadcasters ramp up their entertainment ambitions. Over recent months, a number of sub-£5m producers have been encouraged to pair up with experienced partners to win work from the likes of Channel 4 ...
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NewsBBC and UKTV prep Edinburgh live streams
BBC Taster and UKTV are to livestream shows featuring BBC radio presenter Janice Forsyth and John Bishop from Edinburgh Festival. The BBC’s online testing ground will tap into technology, dubbed IP Studio, to stream shows from the event’s Blue Tent. The 10-day experiment gets underway today and ...
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NewsTwenty Twenty boss exits for Shiver
Twenty Twenty boss Tim Carter is to join ITV Studios’ Shiver as managing director. He leaves the Warner Bros-owned indie after over twenty years, having started as a runner in 1995. His appointment at the ITV Studios factual division, which has bases in London, Leeds and Manchester, ...
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NewsNaked wins E4 dating format
E4 has handed Simon Andreae’s indie Naked Entertainment a 20-part makeover format following a non-TX pilot. Described as “a makeover show for the Tinder generation”, My Hotter Half will be hosted by comedian Melvin Odoom who will pitch partners against each other in the “battle of hotness”. ...
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