Factual-entertainment – Page 78
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NewsStorage Hunters star fronts Discovery format
Storage Hunters star Jesse McClure is to front a Zig Zag-produced antiques series for Discovery’s free-to-air channel.
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NewsRumpus guides OAPs for C4
Channel 4 is to provide OAP audiences with a comprehensive guide to living in modern Britain in a three part series.
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NewsShine's Hunted reaches China
Channel 4’s off-grid format Hunted is to be remade in China after Endemol Shine struck a deal with local broadcaster Shenzhen Satellite Television.
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NewsBBC Worldwide backs South Africa's Bake Off producer
BBC Worldwide has made further advances into Africa after investing in Rapid Blue, the Johannesburg-headquartered producer responsible for formats including Strictly Come Dancing and The X Factor.
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NewsRDF scoops Nat Geo People's first commission
RDF Television has scored a ten-part commission for fledgling international network Nat Geo People.
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NewsVice buys stake in Pulse
Vice Media has acquired a majority stake in Pineapple Dance Studios producer Pulse Films, Broadcast has learned.
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NewsC4 duo reunite to launch indie
Gogglebox commissioner David Glover and Dragonfly TV managing director Mark Raphael are joining forces to establish a production company.
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NewsLove to look beyond BBC and C4
Love Productions creative director Richard McKerrow has admitted that The Great British Bake Off indie is too reliant on the BBC and Channel 4.
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NewsBBC names Top Gear 'editorial lead'
Clare Pizey has been named as the ‘editorial lead’ in charge of Top Gear following mounting speculation about the show’s leadership in the fall-out from the controversial cenotaph stunt.
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NewsPlimsoll invests in UK distributor
The Story of Cats indie Plimsoll Productions has acquired a stake in UK distribution firm Magnify Media.
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NewsWestminster Council denies permitting Top Gear stunt
Westminster Council has said that it did not give permission for Top Gear to perform stunts close to the Cenotaph, while the BBC has confirmed it will not air any scenes showing the monument.
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NewsC4 hires Naked development chief
Tim Hancock has left his role as Naked Entertainment’s head of development after five months to join Channel 4’s features and daytime commissioning team.
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NewsTrue North to test trust in C4 relationship series
True North is to explore the importance of trust in personal relationships for a Channel 4 series.
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NewsDiscovery hunts UK pitches
US network Discovery Channel is searching for motoring formats and Hunting Hitler-style investigations as it urgently looks to fill its schedule over the next 12 months.
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NewsRed Bull hires UK programming team
Former Maverick chief executive Jim Sayer and ex-Bullseye managing director Ed Crick are to run Red Bull’s UK programming team.
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NewsC4 hires fact-ent commissioner
Danny Carvalho is to become a commissioning editor for factual entertainment at Channel 4.
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NewsAndreae format leads 5 Star's move into original commissioning
Viacom’s 5 Star has moved into original commissioning for the first time, including the debut show from Simon Andreae’s new indie.
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NewsUKTV orders first W shows
UKTV has ordered its first shows since rebranding W including a factual entertainment format fronted by Amanda Holden.
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NewsTOWIE strikes product placement deal with high street retailer
The stars of The Only Way Is Essex are set to appear in the latest fashion collections from high street retailer Select Fashion as part of a wide-ranging product placement deal.
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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.