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CPL Productions
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CPL Productions alum Jack Shillaker joins Ant & Dec’s’s Mitre Studios as creative chief
Anthony McPartlin and Declan Donnelly’s Mitre Studios has named former CPL Productions exec Jack Shillaker…
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Netflix orders thriller ‘The Madness’ & expands ‘Love Is Blind’ to UK
Netflix has ordered conspiracy thriller The Madness and a UK version of dating format Love…
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Unpacking the beta male in Ranga Bee’s ‘Avoidance’ with Romesh Ranganathan & Ben Green
With BBC Studios Showcase kicking off today, TBI’s Mark Layton talks to Romesh Ranganathan and…
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Show of the Week: Quizness
Normally, quiz show contestants do their best to avoid appearing foolish in front of the…
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TBI Weekly: Embracing autism & disability representation
To mark World Autism Awareness Day on 2 April, TBI deputy editor Mark Layton talks to…
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Red Arrow Studios extends pact with UK’s CPL Productions leadership team
Red Arrow Studios has extended its multi-year deal with the trio behind Old People’s Home…
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Exclusive: Red Arrow future unclear as creative chief Nina Etspueler exits
Doubts have emerged over the future of Love Is Blind and Deep State producer Red…
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News round-up: Sky returns to ‘Rob & Romesh’; BBC cancels ‘The Greatest Dancer’; Electric launches streamer; and more
Sky picks up second run of Rob & Romesh Vs Sky One and Now TV…
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Exclusive: All3Media’s deal for Red Arrow Studios back on
All3Media’s pursuit to acquire Red Arrow Studios is understood to be back on course after…
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DR opens ‘Old People’s Home For 4 Year Olds’ in Denmark
Danish pubcaster DR has ordered a local version of a UK format that sees senior…
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Sales round-up: SBS6 orders dementia format, ‘Van der Valk’ travels Europe, Globosat buys ‘Keeping Faith’ S2
Talpa to open The Restaurant That Makes Mistakes Talpa TV in the Netherlands has ordered…
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Show of the Week: The Restaurant That Makes Mistakes
The Restaurant That Makes Mistakes is a Red Arrow – distributed social experiment format that…
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ITV explains How to Catch a Killer
UK broadcaster ITV has commissioned a documentary series about the ‘Golden Hour’, the name police…
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BBC names new comedy commissioning editor
UK pubcaster the BBC has appointed ex-CPL Productions producer Alex Moody as commissioning editor, comedy….
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Red Arrow hires Warner Bros. exec as formats boss
Red Arrow International has hired Warner Bros. formats exec Harry Gamsu to fill a new…
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BBC Decimates daytime with quiz from Tipping Point creator
UK public broadcaster the BBC has ordered Decimate, a new daytime quiz series, TBI has…
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News brief: Channel 4 gets Taste for Nigella cooking series
The UK’s Channel 4 has secured broadcast rights to Nigella Lawson-fronted US cooking competition series…