All articles by Marian McHugh – Page 39
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NewsOptomen readies Liverpool-set reality pilot for E4
It’s A Scouse Life will follow glitzy lives of young Liverpudlians
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NewsFremantle and Fudge Park ink creative deal
Super-indie will be home for new scripted projects from Daddy Issues producer
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NewsWhisper behind Netflix Saudi football series
Saudi Pro League: Kickoff will feature the likes of Neymar and Cristiano Ronaldo
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NewsBBCS wins battle for Blue Peter
BBC’s commercial arm to keep making children’s programme after landing £2m-per-year contract
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NewsC4 sets head of commissioning development
Art Sejdiu will oversee creation of major unscripted projects in newly-minted role
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NewsIan Katz: AI will not be writing our dramas
C4 content chief takes swipe at ITV while ruminating on role of tech in broadcasting
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RatingsGeneration Z lures 451,000
SUNDAY: The Forge’s horror comedy unable to match scripted rivals DI Ray and Showtrial at 9pm
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NewsTrue North wins out in C4 property show tender
A New Life in the Sun spin-off emerges from call-out earlier this year for daytime format
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NewsWonderhood follows poisoner chef case for C4
Two-parter follows The Times’ investigation into Canadian accused of sending poison parcels
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NewsBBC1 doc looks at UK’s young anti-abortion campaigners
Poppy Jay fronts hour-long film Young, British and Anti-Abortion (w/t)
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NewsDisney+ ups EMEA scripted and unscripted heads
Lee Mason and Sean Doyle elevated to executive director roles
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RatingsPride of Britain Awards drops to 1.8m
THURSDAY: ITV1 awards show pulls in lowest audience but dominates two-hour slot
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NewsDanny Brocklehurst and Helen Black among Dancing Ledge writer mentors
Indie unveils latest cohort for scheme that has helped likes of Tony Schumacher and Nicole Lecky
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NewsScreenSkills boss talks up streamlined strategy
Laura Mansfield discusses the skills body’s long-term vision
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NewsScreenSkills centres industry partnerships in revamped strategy
Skills body unveils five-year vision for the industry and looks to reduce number of trustees
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NewsUnpacked: the Ofcom and C4 nations furore
How renewing the PSB’s licence has led to questions around the regulator’s power over the nations
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FeaturesGeneration Z scribe tells how Covid coloured the comedy
Writer and director Ben Wheatley discusses soon-to-air Channel 4 zombie series
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RatingsDress the Nation finale on par with The Yorkshire Vet
TUESDAY: South Shore design format concludes broadly level with C5 stalwart
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NewsNI indies ‘utterly let down’ by Ofcom C4 nations decision
51 indies sign letter rebuking regulator after it rejected individual quotas for nations
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NewsWhisper draws up Pictionary for ITV
Mel Giedroyc to host show based on Mattel’s famous drawing game