Entertainment – Page 91
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NewsC4 hires entertainment editor
Channel 4 has hired CPL’s Game of Thrones – Thronecast exec Sarah Lazenby as entertainment editor.
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NewsITV raids Objective for indie launch
ITV Studios is launching a major entertainment production company with a trio of senior execs from Objective Productions and its co-founder Andrew O’Connor.
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NewsITV to rest Family Fortunes
ITV is planning to rest All Star Family Fortunes nearly a decade after the show was revived with Vernon Kay in 2006.
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NewsInitial prepares physical gameshow for ITV2
ITV2 has ordered a “dastardly” physical gameshow format from Total Wipeout producers Initial.
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NewsC4 axes The Singer Takes It All
Channel 4 has axed its real-time voting competition The Singer Takes It All after just one series.
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NewsThe X Factor prepares 'big format changes'
The X Factor producer Mark Sidaway has revealed that “big changes” will be made to the show’s format this year as it bids to overhaul Strictly Come Dancing.
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NewsPeter Fincham ‘not feeling pressure’ of ITV’s ratings dip
Peter Fincham has batted away suggestions that he is under pressure due to ITV’s poor ratings performance at the start of 2015.
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NewsBGT producers apologise over ‘stunt dog’
Britain’s Got Talent has come under fire after it was revealed that one half of the winning act, a dog called Matisse, was replaced with a stunt dog during part of its final performance.
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NewsJason Manford handed topical ITV series
Jason Manford will grow his annual comedy review show, It’s A Funny Old Year, into a four-part weekly series for ITV.
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NewsITV returns to Ninja Warrior
ITV ordered a second series of physical entertainment show Ninja Warrior ahead of the final of the opening run on 30 May.
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NewsITV taps into Periscope for BGT final
Britain’s Got Talent is preparing to use live video streaming service Periscope to offer viewers a behind the scenes glimpse of this weekend’s final.
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NewsSky to take arts to next level
Sky wants producers from the UK, Italy and Germany to bring it big budget ambitious arts projects for its new production hub in Milan.
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NewsNever Mind The Buzzcocks cancelled after 19 years
BBC2 has pulled the plug on Never Mind The Buzzcocks after 19 years.
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NewsHungry Bear wins extended 1,000 Heartbeats order
ITV has ordered an extended second series of Hungry Bear Media game show 1,000 Heartbeats.
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NewsBBC1 to reunite relatives in gameshow
BBC1 will help long lost relatives win a reunion in an exotic location in a fresh Saturday night National Lottery entertainment format.
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NewsLA Screenings: UK broadcasters eye James Corden talkshow
A number of British broadcasters are lining up to acquire The Late Late Show with James Corden but the show is unlikely to air in the UK before the end of the year.
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NewsC4 raids Objective for head of entertainment
Objective Productions head of comedy Ben Caudell is to become Channel 4 head of entertainment as the commercial broadcaster finalises the team’s new structure.
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NewsITV pilots Stephen Mulhern daytime show
ITV is shooting a pilot for a daytime format fronted by Catchphrase host Stephen Mulhern.
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NewsSky Arts 2 to close
Sky is to merge its two arts channels and hand the newly created Sky Arts an improved slot on its EPG.
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NewsSimon Cowell cues up DJ format with Yahoo
Simon Cowell has teamed up with Done + Dusted to produce a DJ competition format for online portal Yahoo.