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NewsYouTube impressionist lands E4 order
Princess Productions’ strategy of working with online talent has helped it land a prank show for E4.
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NewsDave lines up Storage Hunters celebrity special
UKTV has ordered a further two series of US format Storage Hunters, along with a celebrity spin-off featuring Bob Mortimer, Kimberly Wyatt, Ross Noble and Jimi Mistry.
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NewsKayvan Novak to front C4 news spoof
Channel 4 head of entertainment Ben Caudell has ordered his first commission – a Kayvan Novak-fronted satirical format from Objective Productions.
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NewsITV faces federal US trial
ITV may be forced to pay out £65,000 in healthcare liability to writer / producers after being summoned to a federal trial in the US.
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NewsLiberty Global exec joins All3Media
Liberty Global executive Angela McMullen has joined All3Media as chief financial officer.
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NewsLewis to end after decade-long run
Inspector Morse spin-off Lewis will end its decade-long run this year after its stars decided to leave the ITV show.
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NewsGok Wan fronts ITV cookery pilot
Gok Wan is being lined up to front his first ITV show after hosting a non-TX daytime cookery pilot for the commercial broadcaster.
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RatingsThe X Factor live launch hits record low
SATURDAY: The X Factor finals got underway with a record low, as ITV’s entertainment show was thrashed by Strictly Come Dancing.
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NewsThe Garden wins record A&E run
Channel 4 has ordered 50 hours of fixed-rig programming from The Garden, including the single largest commission of flagship brand 24 Hours in A&E.
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CommentAlex Graham: madness to strip BBC of formats
The former Wall to Wall boss responds to ITV’s call for a ban on formats on the BBC.
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NewsOfcom to investigate Jekyll & Hyde
Ofcom is to open an investigation into ITV teatime drama Jekyll & Hyde after the show racked up over 800 complaints.
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RatingsCuffs arrests 4.2m
WEDNESDAY: Cuffs, BBC1’s first new pre-watershed drama series for eight years, started solidly with 4.2m viewers.
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The Broadcast InterviewNick Curwin and Magnus Temple, The Garden
The fixed-rig pioneers talk to Chris Curtis about implementing a growth strategy while holding on to their core creative principles, life under ITV, and taking a ‘box-set approach’ to factual
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FeaturesGlobal formats: scaling the format heights
From naked dating to mountaineering and feel-good prank shows, Peter White provides a rundown of the hottest international properties and the biggest emerging trends.
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NewsLeftfield founder to run ITV Studios US
Brent Montgomery, chief executive of Pawn Stars producer Leftfield Entertainment, is set to become head of ITV’s US division.
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NewsFremantle raises questions over Bring the Noise
Fremantle Media UK has written to Sky and the indie behind Bring the Noise seeking assurances that the music panel show is unrelated to a format it previously pitched to the broadcaster.
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NewsPossessed develops Korean gameshow
Possessed, the ITV Studios label set up by Deal Or No Deal banker Glenn Hugill, is developing a UK version of a Korean gameshow.
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NewsThe X Factor embraces Periscope
The X Factor has tapped into live video-streaming app Periscope to offer fans a peek backstage after Shotglass Media renewed its digital deal with Social Life.
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NewsJekyll and Hyde draws 500 complaints
ITV’s teatime drama Jekyll and Hyde has drawn almost 500 complaints after depicting horror and violence before the watershed.