All articles by Miranda Blazeby – Page 42
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NewsSue Murphy staffs up ITV fact ent team
ITV factual entertainment chief Sue Murphy has made her first hires – recruiting the commissioner of Channel 4’s Grand Designs and Embarrassing Bodies and the First Dates executive producer.
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NewsPeston on Sunday set for September return
ITV’s Sunday politics show Peston on Sunday is set to return in September after almost doubling its audience across its 10-part run.
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NewsITV orders Love Island special
ITV2 has capitalised on the success of Love Island with a one-off special episode which will reunite the contestants after their journey back to the UK.
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NewsSpring hires Coast co-creator
Coast co-creator Kathy Myers is to join factual indie Spring Films as creative director.
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NewsLords: privatisation would jeopardise C4
A Lords report has urged the government not to privatise Channel 4, arguing that culture secretary John Whittingdale has left important questions about the impact of a sale unanswered.
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NewsLiz Warner launches blistering attack on TV
TV has become “old and boring” and regurgitates “risk-averse, culturally bland programming”, according to Betty founder Liz Warner.
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NewsDating in the Dark heads to ITV2
Dating In The Dark, the Talpa format which ran for three series on Sky Living, has been picked up by ITV2.
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RatingsEuro 2016: ITV semi-final outscores BBC
THURSDAY: BBC1’s second Euro 2016 semi-final between France and Germany was down by over 4m viewers compared with ITV’s match featuring Wales.
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NewsWorking Title hires ex C4 drama development boss
Channel 4’s former head of drama development Surian Fletcher-Jones is to join Working Title Television UK as head of development.
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NewsLouise Pedersen returns to All3Media
Louise Pedersen is returning to her former role as chief executive of All3Media International following the departure of Steve Macallister.
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NewsAll 4 orders Paralympic shorts
Channel 4 has teamed up with Allianz Insurance to commission a short-form series for All 4 which will tell the stories of seven hopeful Paralympians.
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NewsPact chairs Brexit working group
Pact chief executive John McVay has been appointed chair of a newly-established creative industries working group that will examine the implications of the EU referendum.
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NewsCuriosityStream ready for blast-off
CuriosityStream, the ‘Netflix for documentaries’ that recently commissioned UK indies Arrow Media and Bigger Bang, has outlined its growth strategy a year after launching in the US.
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NewsC4 entertainment chief lifts lid on Eden project
Channel 4 head of entertainment Liam Humphreys has lifted the lid on Eden, the blank-slate format that is among the broadcaster’s flagship shows for 2017.
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NewsChannel 4 to replenish Growth Fund
Channel 4’s Growth Fund is primed to be extended beyond its initial £20m investment pot and is expected to deliver its first return within 12 months.
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NewsSky plans Duck Quacks for kids
Sky 1 shows Duck Quacks Don’t Echo and Big Cats are to be remade for youngsters as the broadcaster continues to push into children’s content.
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RatingsC4 exposes 1.8m to Life Stripped Bare
TUESDAY: Princess Productions’ one-off exposé of consumerism, Life Stripped Bare, performed confidently for Channel 4 as BBC1 drama The Living and the Dead shed 1m viewers.
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NewsITV heads to Loch Ness for murder mystery
Fortitude writer Stephen Brady has penned a six-part murder mystery for ITV set on the banks of Loch Ness.
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NewsITV in fresh bid to claim retrans fees
ITV is to attempt to claim retransmission fees from pay-TV operators for broadcasting its channels after the government closed a legal loophole.
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NewsC4 puts a stop to Benefits Street
Love Productions’ controversial factual format Benefits Street will not return to Channel 4.