All Factual-entertainment articles – Page 99
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RatingsGogglebox returns with record high
FRIDAY: Studio Lambert’s TV-watching format Gogglebox returned to Channel 4 with its biggest audience to date.
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NewsLove It or List It heads across Europe
Love It Or List It, the Channel 4 property series fronted by Phil Spencer and Kirstie Allsopp, is to be remade around the world after Beyond Distribution struck a series of format deals.
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NewsGogglebox lands safe-cracking BBC quiz
A safe-cracking quiz format from Release The Hounds-indie Gogglebox Entertainment is among a raft of daytime commissions which have been unveiled by BBC1.
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NewsRicky Kelehar joins Optomen USA
Optomen USA has bolstered its development team after recruiting former BBC America non-scripted chief Ricky Kelehar.
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NewsSexy Beasts shipped to Russia
Lion Television’s unorthodox dating show Sexy Beasts has been snapped up by Russia’s CTC Network.
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NewsBBC2 checks back in to Marigold Hotel
Twofour’s social experiment The Real Marigold Hotel is to return to BBC2 for a second series.
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NewsChannel 4 extends property portfolio
Channel 4 is beefing up its property portfolio after ordering a dozen new and returning shows.
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NewsMary Berry prepares BBC2 Easter special
Mary Berry will return to BBC2 with an Easter seasonal special.
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RatingsBaftas sink to five year low
SUNDAY: Leonardo DiCaprio’s best actor victory could not prevent the Baftas from slipping to a five-year low, as The Jump recovered following a surge of publicity.
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RatingsC4 feels the love with First Dates ratings
FRIDAY: Channel 4 enjoyed a strong night, as both First Dates and The Last Leg climbed to record ratings highs.
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NewsCrackit exec joins Spun Gold
Crackit Productions’ Fintan Maguire has joined Spun Gold as an executive producer.
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NewsNBC launches reality VoD service
NBC Universal is to launch a subscription VoD service dedicated to reality TV, offering access to over 3,000 episodes of shows including Keeping Up With the Kardashians and The Real Housewives.
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NewsFull Top Gear presenting line-up revealed
The BBC has revealed a seven-strong line-up of presenters for the reboot of Top Gear, with Formula 1 commentator Eddie Jordan among those joining co-hosts Chris Evans and Matt LeBlanc.
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FeaturesBest popular factual programme: The Secret Life Of 4 Year Olds
Three years in the making, RDF Television’s format was partly inspired by Mischel’s famous marshmallow test, which found that identifying four-year-olds who were able to delay their gratification was a better indicator of future success than any IQ test.
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NewsITV parts company with Richard Klein
ITV has parted company with director of factual Richard Klein after two-and-a-half years.
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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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NewsOctober scores Discovery US order
Walking The Himalayas indie October Films has picked up a six-part survival series for Discovery - its third major US commission in the last two months.
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NewsTalpa UK hires ex-C4 commissioner
Talpa UK has hired former Channel 4 commissioning editor Madeleine Knight as its director of development and formats.
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RatingsGreat Sport Relief Bake Off gains 1.5m
WEDNESDAY: The Great Sport Relief Bake Off rose by 1.5m viewers from its debut, as Drunk History bowed out on a series high for Comedy Central.
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NewsMatt LeBlanc unveiled as Top Gear host
Matt LeBlanc will join Chris Evans as a co-host on the upcoming reboot of Top Gear.