All articles by Marian McHugh – Page 22
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NewsWise Owl Films appoints creative director
Specialist factual lead James Knight assumes role from indie’s founder Mark Robinson
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NewsIreland introduces Europe’s first unscripted tax credit
Producers can recoup 20% of eligible costs but shows must pass a cultural test
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NewsKenton Allen: comedy funding faces ‘existential threat’
Big Talk Studios boss on tax credits, why crime does pay and the resurrection of Adrian Mole
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NewsTalkback Thames ‘breaks new ground’ with digital move
Fremantle label will work with Britain’s Got Talent winner on YouTube and social media content
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FeaturesMarian McHugh: The Traitors franchise, BBC1/RTÉ
‘Despite it being my Mastermind subject, The Traitors can still take me by surprise’
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NewsDavid Harewood: audiences want diverse stories and will switch off without variety
Actor and Section 52 Films co-founder Sabina Emrit Harper open up on scripted ambitions and infusing diversity into their projects
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NewsS4C reveals digital tender winners
Y Deis and SOS Extreme Rescues indies will collaborate on package of YouTube-first content for viewers aged 25-44
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FeaturesBroadcast’s 2025 Quiz of the Year
Think you know all there is to know about 2025’s biggest shows, highest ratings and industry goings-on? Let’s find out!
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RatingsThe Imposter opens steadily as First Dates spin-off fails to spark
MONDAY: 5’s Aussie import opens on par with The Au Pair with Beach Club struggling
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NewsChannel 4 taps former LadBible and Barcroft exec to lead 4Studio
Alex Morris succeeds Matt Risley in leading C4’s social-first division
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NewsAccidental Tourist lands shy of 2m mark
SUNDAY: Stephen Mulhern-fronted travelogue edges ahead of Emission Impossible but falls short of slot average
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NewsFremantle shutters Wag Entertainment
Don’t Pick Up the Phone indie’s production unit to close after quarter of a century, distribution arm will remain
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NewsApple TV takes another trip Down Cemetery Road
Emma Thompson and Ruth Wilson return for further mystery thriller
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NewsBBC sets news documentaries and long-form journalism boss
Rachel Jupp moves to role created in wake of Gaza: How to Survive a Warzone scandal
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NewsAvalon preps protein doc for Channel 4
Film examines health industry’s ‘obsession’ with nutrient
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NewsMitchell and Webb Are Not Helping secures C4 renewal
Broadcaster’s return to sketch comedy awarded second series from Peep Show duo
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RatingsSee No Evil makes quiet start
WEDNESDAY: Channel 4’s doc on Church of England scandal opens behind slot average
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NewsIn brief: ITV Westlife special; Number 10 cast; C4 unveils hosts of women’s FA Cup coverage; Big Mountain orders
Boyband anniversary concert to be broadcast on TV and ITVX
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NewsThe Celebrity Apprentice handed full series at BBC1
Naked and MGM Alternative UK prep debut multi-part spin-off of reality stalwart
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NewsPriya Dogra: who is Channel 4’s new chief exec?
Insiders lift lid on ‘friendly, involved’ boss with strong commercial nous and creative ‘passion’


















