All Indies articles – Page 694
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NewsDan Baldwin to leave Talkback
Celebrity Juice creator Dan Baldwin is to leave Talkback after five years to set up his own production company.
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NewsBetty apologises to musician Whitey
Betty has apologised to musician Whitey after he criticised the Discovery-owned indie for asking to use one of his tracks for free in a forthcoming production.
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NewsFremantle buys stake in Danish indie Miso
FremantleMedia has bought a majority stake in Miso Films, the Danish producer behind ITV3 drama Those Who Kill.
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NewsDancing on Ice leads RTS Craft & Design Awards nominations
Dancing on Ice has picked up four nominations at this year’s Royal Television Society (RTS) Craft & Design Awards.
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RatingsStrictly hits high note as X Factor falters
The X Factor dipped to a series low on Saturday night for ITV as BBC1’s Strictly Come Dancing twirled to its best performance of 2013.
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NewsBBC3 recruits for World’s Toughest Jobs
BBC3 is to send three young people overseas to take on some of the world’s toughest jobs.
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NewsDerren Brown in C4 art heist
Derren Brown will attempt to steal a Turner-nominated painting using pensioners for his next Channel 4 stunt.
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NewsLion TV beefs up Scotland base
Lion Television is beefing up its Scottish production base ahead moving its Homes Under The Hammer series to Glasgow.
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NewsWatch plans to take magic to the ‘next level’
Watch is to return to the magic circle with its latest original commission The Happenings, from Derren Brown-producer Objective Productions.
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NewsYalli hires head of entertainment
Shed Media’s comedy production division Yalli Productions has hired Mark Cossey to the newly created position of head of entertainment.
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NewsITV to renew X Factor and BGT for three more years
ITV is on the brink of renewing The X Factor and Britain’s Got Talent until the end of 2016 in a deal that will open the door for Simon Cowell to return to the Dermot O’Leary-fronted singing contest.
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RatingsX Factor loses its lustre
The shortening days always come as a disappointment, even though, without fail, it happens every year. But it feels especially poignant this year, as we bid adieu to the long hot days of the Grand Summer of 2013.
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NewsTiger Aspect hires Clare Handford as head of factual
Tiger Aspect has appointed former Sky commissioner Clare Handford as head of factual programming.
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RatingsThe X Factor slumps to low
The X Factor’s spate of off-key Saturday night performances continued, as the ITV show was watched by the smallest audience of the series so far.
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RatingsFirst live X Factor hits a bum note
The first live X Factor of the year hit a dodgy note in the battle with Strictly Come Dancing on Saturday - but ITV did enjoy some success with the return of Jonathan Ross.
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NewsMTV orders UK Catfish pilot
Renegade Pictures is to produce a UK TX pilot of MTV hit Catfish: The TV Show as the channel looks to capitalise on the programme’s US success.
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RatingsStrictly outsteps The X Factor
Strictly Come Dancing waltzed off with 1.3m more viewers than The X Factor on Saturday - as Atlantis failed to match the launch of Merlin.
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NewsDave orders Brewster's Millions-style travel show
Dave has commissioned a comedy travel series inspired by classic film Brewster’s Millions in which celebrities must spend up to £10,000 in 24 hours.
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RatingsThe X Factor's final auditions draw 8.8m
The final closed-doors audition round of The X Factor was watched by the show’s second lowest audience of the series on Saturday.
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RatingsStrictly opener beats The X Factor
Strictly Come Dancing launched with nearly 8.5m viewers on Saturday - outmanoeuvring rival ITV entertainment show The X Factor.