Factual-entertainment – Page 89
-
NewsITV Be heads to Marbella with Lime
ITV Be is to head to the Costa del Sol for reality series Life on Marbs from Lime Pictures.
-
NewsMartin Lewis to host BBC1 experiment
Financial journalist Martin Lewis will front BBC1 hour-long special The Day The Cash Came, in which a working family is given a £27,000 hand-out.
-
NewsSky Living to fix identity issues
The decision to row back from original commissions on Sky Living is a result of the channel struggling to find its identity under Sky ownership, according to executives close to the channel.
-
NewsBoundless establishes regional hub
Boundless has expanded the remit of its regional production hub in Amersham, handing it powers to pitch shows and take editorial decisions for the first time.
-
NewsBetty hires director of programmes
Bear Grylls: Mission Survive indie Betty has appointed Wall to Wall executive producer Duncan Coates as director of programmes.
-
NewsC4 Growth Fund indie hires Jonathan Boseley
Fledgling indie Renowned Films has hired former London Live commissioner Jonathan Boseley following its Growth Fund investment from Channel 4.
-
NewsBBC1 orders social experiment special
BBC1 is to follow the fortunes of a family after they are handed £27,000 in an hour-long special inspired by a Ugandan social experiment.
-
NewsStudio Lambert lands first BBC1 order
Studio Lambert will send a doctor to live with three different families for a month as part of its first ever commission for BBC1.
-
NewsCBBC constructs 'dream dens' for kids
CBBC is drawing up plans to create a series of dream dens for viewers in a makeover show fronted by Strictly Come Dancing finalist Mark Wright.
-
NewsBear Grylls returns to ITV for more Mission Survive
ITV has quickly commissioned a second series of celebrity endurance format Bear Grylls: Mission Survive days after the opening run drew to a close.
-
NewsITV tackles bullying with Fresh One format
ITV is to tackle teenage bullying after ordering a remake of a controversial Dutch format.
-
NewsBBC2 explores Victorian baking
BBC2 is to explore Victorian baking techniques in a three-part series produced by Wall To Wall.
-
NewsTeens pulled from C4 schedule
Channel 4 has pulled digital-rig documentary series Teens from the linear schedule to make it available online-only.
-
NewsE4 sets up dating format
E4 has ordered a dating format from Lime Pictures as part of a wave of commissions.
-
NewsLime and Monkey win Bravo orders
Lime Pictures and Monkey Kingdom have landed major orders from US cable network Bravo as part of the NBC Universal-owned broadcaster’s latest programming slate.
-
NewsSky buys stake in US producer
Sky has acquired a majority stake in US production company Jupiter Entertainment.
-
NewsNBC picks up First Dates for US remake
Channel 4 dating show First Dates is headed to the US after NBC ordered an eight-part run of the Twenty Twenty format.
-
NewsRoux Jr to front C4 series on disability
Michel Roux Jr will mentor a group of people with disabilities who want to break into the hospitality business in his first series for Channel 4.
-
NewsGareth Malone prepares acapella for BBC2
Gareth Malone is to return to BBC2 for an acapella spin-off of The Choir from Twenty Twenty.
-
NewsGreat British Bake Off heads to Israel
Israeli broadcaster Keshet is to remake The Great British Bake-Off after striking a deal with BBC Worldwide.