All articles by Marian McHugh – Page 84
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NewsBBC NI orders celebrity travel series
Daytime co-commission comes with second series renewal for police drama Hope Street
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NewsOutline Wales sets leadership with Sarah Beeny C4 daytime order
Ex-Boomerang exec Wil Edwards joins as regional office also preps New Life in the Country renewals
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NewsAlex Horne preps scripted comedy for C4
Taskmaster co-host and his band The Horne Section to front self-titled show
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NewsRosie Jones, Kiell Smith-Bynoe line up C4 Blaps
Broadcaster set to release largest number of comedy shorts yet
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NewsBBC confirms Tokyo Vice acquisition
Corporation takes free-to-air window after Starzplay lands pay rights
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NewsRochford creates songwriting format with Talpa
I Want Your Song to air on Dutch television this summer
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RatingsDerry Girls’ final series opens with 1.6m
TUESDAY: Channel 4 comedy launches well, but can’t match its last outing three years ago
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NewsSky lines up thriller feature from Top Boy creator
Aml Ameen, Colin Morgan and Felicity Jones to star in 1970s-set Borderland
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NewsNoel Fielding to play Dick Turpin for Apple TV+
The Outlaws indie Big Talk lands streamer commission
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NewsChannel 4 pairs with Aldi for food reality format
South Shore’s Grow with Aldi (w/t) will promote emerging food and drinks suppliers
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NewsSteve Coogan praises C4 creative process for Chivalry
C4’s hands-on approach was a “culture shock”, but well received by co-creator
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NewsBBC unveils beneficiaries of £250K radio development fund
West Midlands indies Common Story and Acclaimed Content among 15 inaugural recipients
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RatingsGentleman Jack wins slot but can’t match previous opener
SUNDAY: BBC1 period drama Gentleman Jack was back with a slot-winning 9pm performance – but was 2m down on overnight viewers from its debut three years ago.
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NewsKate Winslet joins Channel 4’s I Am anthology series
Actress will appear alongside her daughter Mia Threapleton in feature-length ep
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NewsChannel 4 seeks ‘audacious’ ideas for third Contestable Pot
Ian Katz is seeking show to follow in footsteps of Murder Island and Kids Go Wild
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NewsDorries and Mahon set out opposing privatisation views
Culture secretary and C4 chief executive lay out their positions with newspaper op-eds
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NewsRevealed: C4’s offer to sell Horseferry Road
Broadcaster was open to offloading iconic office as part of rebuffed The Next Episode vision
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NewsHalf of C4 current affairs docs to be directed by women
Louisa Compton commits to We Are Doc Women campaign for gender equality
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NewsC4 First Cut pitch returns to DocFest
Shortlist of five will pitch short-form doc in front of live audience at event
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NewsVoltage lines up BBC and E4 celebrity formats
DNA Journey producer tees up Amanda Holden & Alan Carr and Danny & Dani Dyer shows