All Genre articles – Page 33
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NewsSchofield to meet Prince Philip for ITV
Spun Gold is teaming up with Phillip Schofield to shine a spotlight on the history of The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award (DofE) in an ITV documentary.
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NewsITV plans This Morning live event
ITV daytime stalwart This Morning is to be turned into a live visitor experience.
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NewsC4 orders Jon Richardson doc
Comedian Jon Richardson is to front a one-off programme on Channel 4 exploring the reasons to be terrified of life.
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NewsThe Island exec producer joins Blast
The Island exec Alf Lawrie is leaving Shine to join Blast! Films.
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NewsIcelandic noir Case heads to Walter Presents
Channel 4’s foreign language streaming service Walter Presents has acquired Red Arrow International’s Icelandic crime drama Case.
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RatingsParalympics launches with 2.3m
WEDNESDAY: The Paralympic opening ceremony peaked with 2.3m (19.1%) while BBC1’s Great British Bake Off continued with a slot winning performance.
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RatingsMotherland boosts BBC2 pilot season
TUESDAY: Sharon Horgan and Graham Linehan’s comedy Motherland was the second most-watched pilot of BBC2’s New on Two season.
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NewsGogglebox-inspired Gold format leads UKTV slate
A Gogglebox-inspired show in which some of the UK’s best-loved comedy duos watch their favourite classic comedies is among a raft of commissions unveiled by UKTV.
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NewsITV to televise diversity awards
ITV is to televise a new awards ceremony celebrating the achievements of influential BAME public figures.
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NewsJack Thorne: C4 asks 'big questions' in sex abuse drama
Channel 4’s willingness to “ask big questions” makes it the fitting home for sex abuse drama National Treasure, according to writer Jack Thorne.
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NewsSyfy throws up The Exorcist deal
Syfy has acquired the UK rights to the TV reboot of The Exorcist.
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NewsMinnow kicks off long-term C4 social mobility project
Channel 4 is to embark on a long-running documentary project, filmed over five years, to expose the reality of social mobility in Britain.
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NewsNat Geo & MTV ramp up visions of scale
Nat Geo and MTV are on the hunt for programmes with increased ambition, vision and scale to maximise their global reach.
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NewsMarcella to return to ITV
Hans Rosenfeldt’s Scandinavian drama Marcella is to return for a second series on ITV.
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RatingsSlow start for 500 Questions
MONDAY: ITV’s stripped gameshow 500 Questions got off to an underwhelming start – beaten by the fourth series opener of Ripper Street on BBC2.
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NewsUKTV signs Irish sitcom
UKTV is bidding to tap into the success of Mrs Brown’s Boys after acquiring an Irish comedy from RTÉ.
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RatingsSpotless struggles for ITV
SATURDAY: ITV’s one-off gameshow Spotless entertained just over 1m viewers in its primetime slot.
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NewsITV 'on brink' of signing £150m X Factor deal
ITV is on the brink of signing a £150m deal to keep The X Factor and Britain’s Got Talent on-screen until at least 2019, according to reports.
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NewsKeo explores Mormon polygamists
Keo Films has gained access to a fundamentalist Mormon community in Utah for a four-part Channel 4 documentary.