Matt Ralph


Middlechild hires BBC exec as head of digital

Middlechild Productions has appointed BBC Factual’s Matt Ralph to head up a newly created digital department. Ralph was previously assistant digital commissioning editor for BBC Factual where he commissioned original digital content for channels, seasons and campaigns, including Plastics Watch by Sir David Attenborough. The exec was also part of the multiple award-winning senior team […]

Comedy Central, C5 remaking Impractical Jokers

Viacom-owned Comedy Central UK and Channel 5 have jointly ordered a local version of US unscripted format Impractical Jokers. The deal is the first between pay TV channel Comedy Central and free-TV service Channel 5, which Viacom acquired last year. The show has been remade in the UK previously, with a BBC Three version running […]