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NewsWall to Wall prepares C4 time-travel format
Wall to Wall is to produce a major “celebrity time-travel” gameshow series for Channel 4 which will be stripped across a week in 2015.
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NewsThe Singer Takes It All voting hit by technical fault
Channel 4’s new entertainment show The Singer Takes It All got off to a difficult start on Friday as technical issues in the studio affected the live voting.
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NewsC4 continues to beef up features slate
Channel 4 has rejuvenated its features slate with a range of commissions from Red House, IWC Media and Keo Films.
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NewsObjective to remake King of The Nerds for Sky 1
Sky 1 is to remake US entertainment format King Of The Nerds after striking a deal with Ben Silverman’s Electus and Objective Productions.
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NewsAll3M America hires Shed US exec
All3Media America, the US division led by Wife Swap creator Stephen Lambert, has hired an executive from Shed Media and made a number of promotions.
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NewsBrooker and Jones target US with House of Tomorrow
Charlie Brooker and Annabel Jones will attempt to make inroads into the US scripted market via their new indie House of Tomorrow.
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NewsBBC1 takes a punt on Coral doc
Boundless has secured access to high-street bookmaker Coral for a three-part documentary series for BBC1.
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NewsLondon Live orders local property series
London Live has ordered a 20-part factual entertainment commission exploring the capital’s burgeoning property market.
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NewsMarston's Brewery opens up to C5
Channel 5 is brewing up a new high-profile documentary series with Shine TV after securing access to Marston’s Brewery.
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NewsComic Relief hits the bullseye with Zeppotron
Charity event Comic Relief is to include pro-celebrity darts next year after the BBC ordered a tournament from Zeppotron.
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NewsGordon Ramsay's daughter fronts CBBC series
Gordon Ramsay’s daughter is to front a CBBC cookery series produced by the celebrity chef’s indie One Potato Two Potato.
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NewsCharlie Brooker and Annabel Jones launch Endemol indie
Former Zeppotron managing director Annabel Jones has joined forces with long term collaborator Charlie Brooker to launch an Endemol-owned scripted indie.
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NewsThe X Factor UK heads to Asia
The UK version of The X Factor is to air overseas for the first time after RTL CBS Asia Entertainment Network struck a deal with sister firm Fremantle Media.
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NewsCurtis Brown agent strikes Endemol indie deal
Former Curtis Brown agent Tally Garner has set up an indie and struck a distribution partnership with Endemol.
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NewsMTV returns to Ex On The Beach
MTV has renewed Whizz Kid’s dating series Ex on The Beach for a second series.
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NewsWatch summons Objective magician
Psychological illusionist Katherine Mills is to perform mentalism and magic on Watch after the channel ordered an Objective Productions format.
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NewsC4 launches Singer Takes It All app
Channel 4 has launched the playalong app for its forthcoming entertainment format The Singer Takes It All ahead of the show’s August debut.
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NewsTime Warner rejects $80bn Fox takeover
Time Warner has rejected an $80billion takeover bid from Rupert Murdoch’s 21st Century Fox.
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NewsSimon Shaps exits Core Media
Simon Shaps has left Core Media as the American Idol owner reins in its international business to focus on the US market.
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NewsTigress cooks up new food format for BBC1
Endemol-backed Tigress Productions will go into the kitchens of multi-cultural Britain in a new documentary series for BBC1.