Entertainment – Page 90
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NewsJim Pullin: a league of his own
Jim Pullin, the Bafta award-winning executive producer of A League Of Their Own, has died at the age of 57.
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NewsDeal Or No Deal banker’s indie wins first order
Possessed, the ITV Studios label set up by Deal Or No Deal banker Glenn Hugill, has won its first series commission and has assembled an executive team to create risk-taking formats.
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NewsObjective wins retro C4 commission
Objective Productions has revealed its first commission following the departure of chief executive Andrew Newman – a full series building on two-part documentary It Was Alright in the 70s.
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NewsAdam Crozier: BBC entertainment must be distinctive
ITV chief executive Adam Crozier has revealed he is comfortable with the BBC producing and airing entertainment formats such as Strictly Come Dancing so long as they are “distinctive”.
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NewsAudible funds third series of Crackanory
UKTV has agreed a deal with Amazon-owned digital audio service Audible to fund the third series of Crackanory.
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NewsYou’re Back in the Room to return for ITV
ITV has ordered a second series of Tuesday’s Child hypnosis format You’re Back in the Room.
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NewsC4 postpones Benchmark after poor start
Channel 4 has put Paddy McGuinness-fronted gameshow Benchmark on hold after its first nine episodes generated poor ratings.
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NewsWild Things let loose for second Sky series
Sky 1’s mad-cap physical gameshow Wild Things is to return to for an extended second series.
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NewsSky 1 rethinks 8pm strategy
Sky 1 has pulled back from original 8pm commissions but plans to supersize other areas of the schedule, including year-round drama and comedy, as part of a 20% budget boost.
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NewsOfcom probes The Voice
Ofcom has launched an investigation into the use of strobe-lighting during the final of The Voice UK.
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NewsWayne Garvie slams Vardanis' Strictly Come Dancing claims
A row has broken out over the creation of entertainment juggernaut Strictly Come Dancing, with former BBC exec Wayne Garvie rubbishing claims by Fenia Vardanis that she was responsible for the success of the format.
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NewsITV orders two Fremantle daytime formats
FremantleMedia has won picked up two ITV Daytime shows - a quick-fire Sean Fletcher-fronted gameshow and a quiz involving a circular ice table.
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NewsTwofour lands an ITV double
Twofour bagged two pieces of business from ITV ahead of being acquired by the commercial broadcaster this week.
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NewsITV commissioner wishlists
ITV has challenged producers to create younger-skewing factual entertainment series as it aims to grab a larger share of the 16-44 market.
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NewsTalpa strikes Chinese VoD deal
ITV-owned producer Talpa Media has been commissioned to produce a reality format for Chinese digital service Tencent.
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NewsTFI to return for eight-part run
Channel 4 has confirmed that TFI Friday will return for a full eight-part series following the success of the anniversary show earlier this month.
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NewsSports stars go head-to-head in ITV format
Richard Bacon is to front a six-part entertainment format for ITV in which eight sports stars will compete in a series of physical and mental challenges.
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NewsPulse and Israeli firm launch indie with Objective exec
Pineapple Dance Studios indie Pulse Films has teamed up with Israeli production group Abot Hameiri to launch a UK indie with Bad Robots creator Nathan Eastwood.
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NewsC4 drops British Comedy Awards
Channel 4 has relinquished the rights to the British Comedy Awards after hosting the event for the last four years.
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NewsOfcom investigating BGT dog-swap
Britain’s Got Talent’s live final will be investigated by Ofcom to see whether voters were misled by the winning act.