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NewsRhod Gilbert to host Never Mind The Buzzcocks
Welsh comedian Rhod Gilbert has been signed to host the forthcoming series of BBC2’s Never Mind The Buzzcocks.
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NewsCharlie Bunce handed Renegade role
Renegade Pictures has recruited Charlie Bunce as its first head of features and formats for television in an effort to boost its output in these genres.
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NewsInitial wins ITV factual pilot
ITV will pilot an Initial-made factual format that sees households test and rate different products each week.
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RatingsE4 scores biggest ever launch
MONDAY: E4’s latest US acquisition The 100 has become the digital channel’s biggest ever programme launch, beating the previous high set by Skins.
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NewsHorrible Histories set for CBBC revival
CBBC is planning to return to Horrible Histories for a full series of the sketch comedy.
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NewsWall to Wall prepares WDYTYA website
Wall to Wall Television has partnered with genealogy service Findmypast to launch a Who Do You Think You Are? website.
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RatingsCHARTS: Storage cleans up for Dave
Of the top 50 this week, nearly half were Dave’s Storage Hunters
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NewsMasterChef travels to Brazil
Shine TV’s MasterChef is to be served up in Brazil after a deal was struck with local broadcaster Bandeirantes Network.
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RatingsCelebrity MasterChef trumps The Betrayers
WEDNESDAY: ITV’s hard-hitting documentary The Betrayers fell well short of slot average and was beaten by Celebrity MasterChef on a football-free night.
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Behind The ScenesUtopia, C4
Utopia flashes back to the 1970s for series two’s opener. Olly Grant reports from behind the scenes
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NewsBBC3 orders supernatural drama
BBC3 has turned to Being Human producer Touchpaper Television and All3Media-owned South Pacific Pictures for its first drama since plans emerged to move the channel online.
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NewsC4 in talks with All3 indies after buyout
Channel 4 is preparing to negotiate new terms of trade with All3Media indies after the group’s owner Permira struck a deal to sell it to Discovery Communications and Liberty Global in May.
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NewsLime wins real-time US commission
Lime Pictures has scored another significant series in the US with cable network Bravo ordering real-time dating format The Singles Project.
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RatingsAuction House draws 1.7m average
TUESDAY: The final episode of Channel 4’s The Auction beat BBC2’s Shop Girls – as the World Cup coverage peaked with 8.6m.
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RatingsC4 diet works against World Cup
MONDAY: Channel 4’s weight-loss documentary The World’s Best Diets found a solid, mainly female audience against Germany’s World Cup defeat of Algeria.
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NewsFremantleMedia drama head exits for Bob & Co indie
FremantleMedia drama chief Donna Wiffen is to leave the super-indie to help launch drama specialist Duchess Street Productions.
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Behind The ScenesMarvellous, BBC2
Peter Bowker’s BBC2 drama Marvellous gave young trainees from a range of backgrounds a chance to gain experience alongside the crew on a real TV production
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NewsWarner lines up rebranded Shed for major US push
Warner Bros believes the combination of US reality television pioneer Mike Darnell and Shed Media Group IP can make the UK super-indie a major force in America.
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NewsC4 pilots Christian Jessen format
C4 is piloting a fresh Dr Christian Jessen format, pitting two overweight people against each other in a weight-loss challenge.
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NewsITV ‘to relaunch Stars in Their Eyes’
ITV looks set to continue its revival of entertainment classics by bringing back Stars in Their Eyes with comedian Harry Hill, according to a report.