All articles by Miranda Blazeby – Page 39
-
NewseOne rejects ITV takeover bid
The Walking Dead distributor Entertainment One has rejected a £1bn takeover bid from ITV.
-
NewsPlum abandons C4 property commission
Plum Pictures’ Channel 4 property commission Britain’s Best Beach Huts has collapsed following local opposition to the project.
-
NewsChannel 4 cancels Raised by Wolves
Raised By Wolves creator Caitlin Moran has launched a campaign to save her sitcom after it was cancelled by Channel 4.
-
NewsITV's Formula E coverage stalls
ITV will not renew its contract to broadcast fledgling motorsport Formula E, according to reports.
-
NewsITV scraps The Voice spin-off
Plans for an ITV2 spin-off show for The Voice UK have been scrapped after entertainment bosses decided to concentrate on the format’s main series and The Voice Kids.
-
NewsBake Off contestant fronts C4 pilot
Great British Bake Off contestant Dr Tamal Ray is to front a health pilot from Love Productions as Channel 4 expands its populist investigative slate.
-
NewsC4 drama showcases new female talent
Touchpaper TV is to tell the story of a teenage girl struggling to take control of her life in a 90-minute drama for Channel 4 which includes a host of new female talent on production duties.
-
RatingsRio 2016 opens with 4m
FRIDAY: The Rio 2016 Olympics opening ceremony entertained a peak of almost 4m viewers on BBC1 – but the late-night event failed to match the curtain-raisers of London 2012 and Beijing 2008.
-
NewsWhisper: sport needs entertainment vibe
Whisper Films is looking to inject entertainment beats into coverage of high-profi le sporting events after claiming it has broken into the “closed shop” of sports producers.
-
NewsWild Blue preps live pitches
Former Top Gear and Coast showrunner Gary Hunter is prioritising Space Dive-style live TV events and entertainment formats after Fremantle Media backed his fledgling indie Wild Blue Media.
-
NewsElectric Ray explores parenting for C4
Electric Ray is to take a light-hearted look at the reality of parenting for Channel 4.
-
NewsITV returns celebs to childhood homes
So Television has teamed with Sunnyside Productions to co-produce an ITV factual entertainment series which will delve into the former homes of celebrities.
-
NewsC4: Blaps tackles 'closed shop' of scripted comedy
Taking risks to help emerging talent and wacky ideas break into “the closed shop” of scripted comedy is at the heart of Channel 4’s online Blaps strategy as it prepares to open up its next commissioning round.
-
NewsStarz plots Peep Show US
US cable network Starz is remaking Channel 4’s hit comedy Peep Show for American audiences.
-
NewsITV Studios strategy pays off
ITV Studios has underlined its importance to its parent company after reporting a surge in revenues that will help insulate the broadcaster from the anticipated shockwaves of Brexit.
-
NewsITV prepares for £25m Brexit cuts
ITV is preparing to make redundanies as it looks to make £25m of cuts in the wake of the EU referendum but has stressed that programming budgets will not be affected.
-
NewsITV Studios revenue surges
A strong performance by ITV Studios helped the broadcaster weather the post-Brexit storm, as net advertising revenue remained flat in the wake of the referendum.
-
RatingsC4's Naked Attraction pulls in viewers
MONDAY: Channel 4’s risqué new dating show Naked Attraction almost doubled slot average as it grew its audience to peak with 1.7m.
-
NewsHartswood options Louise Candlish novel
Sherlock producer Hartswood Films has optioned British author Louise Candlish’s novel The Sudden Departure of the Frasers.
-
NewsITV tracks Devon and Cornwall police
Potato is to tail Devon and Cornwall police force across its enormous beat for a blue light documentary for ITV.