Entertainment – Page 81
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NewsSky Arts eyes off the wall ideas
Phil Edgar-Jones is hunting “off the wall ideas” after extending Sky Arts’ annual £1m Amplify project into 2017, and is eyeing up the channel’s first virtual reality project.
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NewsWild Blue preps live pitches
Former Top Gear and Coast showrunner Gary Hunter is prioritising Space Dive-style live TV events and entertainment formats after Fremantle Media backed his fledgling indie Wild Blue Media.
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NewsRemarkable hires entertainment development chief
Pointless producer Remarkable has hired Possessed development executive Paul Brassey and promoted Dom Waugh as it refreshes its creative team.
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NewsCarpool Karaoke heads to Apple
Apple is dialling up its original content ambitions – ordering a 16-part re-make of James Corden’s viral hit Carpool Karaoke.
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NewsITV strikes AwesomenessTV deal for youth shows
ITV is to launch a youth programming block in association with AwesomenessTV after striking a wide-ranging partnership with the US multiplatform video network.
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NewsBBC brings back Time Commanders
The BBC is bringing back military strategy competition format Time Commanders after a ten year break.
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NewsITV dances off with Talpa format
ITV is continuing to plunder Talpa Media’s formats catalogue after commissioning a third major entertainment format from the Dutch production business.
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NewsAvalon set for US formats push
Avalon Television Factual (ATF) is planning a formats push in the US, building on the success of HBO hit Last Week Tonight With John Oliver, which is made by its parent company.
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NewsC4 braves fourth series of The Jump
Channel 4 has recommissioned a fourth series of its controversial celebrity winter sports show The Jump.
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NewsITV2 heads back to Love Island
ITV2 has swiftly recommissioned Love Island after the dating reality show hooked its biggest ever audience.
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NewsITV orders Love Island special
ITV2 has capitalised on the success of Love Island with a one-off special episode which will reunite the contestants after their journey back to the UK.
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NewsHat Trick plots Brexageddon satire for BBC2
The Hat Trick team responsible for BBC3’s The Revolution Will Be Televised is to produce a fast-turnaround satirical comedy for BBC2 reacting to the Brexit fallout.
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NewsITV Hub looks to build on Love Island success
ITV is planning to bridge the gap between its commissioning and multiplatform teams following the runaway success of Love Island online.
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NewsObjective umbrellas 'adventure' indie
Plimsoll Productions creative director Gavin Henderson has established a male-skewing adventure and entertainment indie – under the umbrella of Objective Media Group.
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NewsBrazil snaps up Saturday Night Takeaway
Saturday Night Takeaway is heading to Brazil after ITV Studios Global Entertainment struck a number of format deals with South American broadcasters.
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NewsObjective's Panda staffs up
Objective Media Group’s entertainment label Panda Television has hired a series editor of The Voice UK and the creator of Big Star’s Little Star as it beefs up its team.
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NewsLove Island sex scene sparks complaints
Love Island has attracted 30 complaints to Ofcom after the ITV2 format featured two contestants having sex.
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NewsThe Xtra Factor to go live in shake-up
X Factor’s ITV2 spin-off show The Xtra Factor is set to be broadcast live in a major shake-up to the show’s format.
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NewsBBC entertainment in spotlight
The BBC is on the brink of naming its new controller of entertainment, as the department’s replacement for The Voice UK was thrust into the spotlight this week.
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NewsTake That talent hunt replaces Voice UK
BBC1 has found its replacement for The Voice UK next year – an eight-week talent hunt for the stars of a new Take That stage musical.