Entertainment – Page 85
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NewsO’Leary and D'Acampo open Italian restaurant for ITV
Dermot O’Leary and Gino D’Acampo are piloting a live entertainment show for ITV in which they will open their own Italian restaurant.
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NewsZnak & Jones develops Dating Naked
Sky-backed indie Znak & Jones is developing a British version of controversial social experiment Dating Naked after striking a deal with Ben Silverman’s Electus.
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NewsSo TV appoints creative director
Paul Gilheany, the former head of factual and factual entertainment at Objective, has been appointed creative director at So Television with immediate effect.
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NewsITV2 returns to Love Island
ITV2 has commissioned a second series of revived dating show Love Island.
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NewsBBC2 prepares teatime show
BBC2 will delve into TV news and gossip in a live teatime format presented by Emma Bunton, Sara Cox, Rufus Hound, Aled Jones.
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NewsKiss FM's Rickie and Melvin to front ITV gameshow
Kiss FM’s Rickie and Melvin are to front a Thames-produced gameshow for ITV.
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NewsX Factor in the spotlight as ITV vows to back show
ITV’s vow to continue with The X Factor has been supported by industry experts after reports that the show would be rested in 2017.
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NewsEx-Endemol Shine Group duo launch indie
Two of Endemol Shine Group’s highest-profile former executives have established a new-breed production company dedicated to entertainment formats.
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NewsC4 orders safety review into The Jump
Channel 4 has asked The Jump producers Twofour to review the show’s safety procedures after the rising number of injured celebrities.
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NewsITV daytime orders include The Alphabet Game revival
Sky Sports presenter Jeff Stelling is to front an ITV quiz inspired by 1990s BBC format The Alphabet Game as part of a trio of daytime commissions.
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NewsITV pilots Scrabble gameshow
ITV is to pilot a daytime entertainment show inspired by the iconic board game Scrabble.
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NewsHandsome to make Spring Break with Grandad for MTV
Greenbird network indie Handsome Productions is to make a reality format for MTV starring eight twenty-somethings - and their grandparents.
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NewsRoughcut lands BBC NI chatshow
Patrick Kielty is to dig into the internet histories of celebrity guests in a chatshow format for BBC1 Northern Ireland.
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NewsSyco steals The Voice UK exec
The X Factor producer Syco Entertainment has poached Tim van Rongen, executive producer of The Voice UK.
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NewsBigger Bang eyes entertainment & drama
Bigger Bang, the indie established by former Darlow Smithson executives Ben Bowie and Iain Riddick, is developing drama projects and entertainment formats alongside its heartland specialist factual programming.
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NewsFountain Studios sale causes alarm
TV execs have voiced frustration that Greater London’s diminishing stock of TV studios is set to decrease further following the sale of Fountain Studios’ premises to a property developer.
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NewsBBC4 to air live Eurovision UK qualifier
Mel Giedroyc will host an X-Factor style singing competition on BBC4 next month, in the first televised national song search for the Eurovision Song Contest in six years.
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NewsCBB draws complaints over Bowie death
More than 200 people have complained about a mix-up in Celebrity Big Brother over the death of musical legend David Bowie.
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NewsRobot Wars rebooted by BBC2
Classic entertainment format Robot Wars is to be rebooted in a “bullet-proof arena” by Mentorn Scotland for BBC2.
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NewsI’m A Celebrity spider eating task escapes Ofcom probe
Ofcom has ruled out an investigation into Ferne McCann’s spider eating bushtucker trial, despite the episode of I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here! sparking nearly 1,500 complaints.