All Factual-entertainment articles – Page 98
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NewsWhizz Kid returns to Ingenious for investment
Whizz Kid Entertainment has turned to a familiar partner to secure investment for growth - teaming up with Ingenious Group for a second time.
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NewsBBC Brit back in for content
BBC Worldwide has bolstered its male-skewing channel BBC Brit with two major series and an updated commissioning brief.
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NewsDiscovery sets out shopping list
US cable network Discovery Channel is looking for British indies to pitch crime series and social experiments as it moves away from shows featuring “weirdos in the woods”.
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NewsOutline strikes first-look deal with DRG
Outline Productions has struck a first-look distribution and development deal with Doc Martin distributor DRG.
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NewsBBC2 to pilot amateur engineering show
RDF Television is to explore the UK’s most extraordinary amateur engineering projects after landing a pilot for BBC2.
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NewsMasterChef chief launches indie
MasterChef creative director Karen Ross is launching her own Endemol Shine Group-backed indie.
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NewsAnalysis: Don't Tell The Bride moves to Sky
The producer of Don’t Tell The Bride has claimed that the BBC walked away from the show because it skewed too young for flagship channel BBC1.
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NewsLove lands Great British Bake Off spin-off
Love Productions has landed a Great British Bake Off spin-off in which teams of professional pastry chefs will go head-to-head.
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RatingsKirstie's Handmade Christmas unable to top 2014
TUESDAY: Kirstie’s Handmade Christmas was unable to outperform last year’s seasonal starter as Capital and The Murder Detectives both slipped.
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NewsUndateables producer launches indie
The former executive producer of The Undateables, Amelia Hann, has established an indie to produce factual and factual-entertainment formats.
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NewsUS Bake Off makes ‘so-so’ start for ABC
The Great British Bake Off’s second US adaptation made a solid, if unspectacular debut for ABC on Monday night, according to reports in America.
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NewsRemy Blumenfeld adapts fashion format
Former ITV Studios exec Remy Blumenfeld is adapting French format Shopping Queens for the UK.
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NewsPlimsoll opens distribution division
Plimsoll Productions, the indie established by former Zodiak USA and RDF exec Grant Mansfield, has set up its own distribution division.
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NewsThe Only Way Is Essex heads to China
Chinese broadcaster Hunan TV has launched a local version of The Only Way Is Essex.
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NewsNorway's Born On heads to Channel 4
A Norwegian format which tracks the lives of a disparate group of people who share a birthday is to be remade for Channel 4 by Outline Productions.
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NewsSky 1 runs off with Don't Tell The Bride
Don’t Tell The Bride will to move to Sky 1 next year after the Renegade Pictures format was unsettled by BBC3’s digital switch.
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RatingsGogglebox dips to series low
FRIDAY: Gogglebox fell to a series low, while Michael Portillo’s Great Continental Railway Journeys tracked lower than last year.
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RatingsSecret Life of Five Years Olds slumps to low
THURSDAY: The Secret Life of Five Years Olds fell to a series low, while Sky Atlantic’s The Last Panthers lost half its audience.
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NewsThe Apprentice proves popular online
The Apprentice has dominated online viewing over the past four weeks – accounting for four of the top 10 most-watched shows on-demand.
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NewsTim Wonnacott leaves Bargain Hunt
Presenter Tim Wonnacott has left long-running BBC1 daytime series Bargain Hunt after clashing with producers earlier this year.