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Round-up: ITVS preps ‘The Chase: Sidemen Edition’; Chaiflicks expands docuseries; S4C & Little Dot extend YouTube push
ITV Studios strikes Sidemen deal ITV Studios quizshow The Chase is set to launch a…
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News round-up: AETN & Pluto TV take GRB shows; ITV re-commissions game show duo; CTV goes ‘Farming For Love’
AETN & Pluto TV take GRB shows AETN UK, Foxtel Australia and Pluto TV in…
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ITV revives ‘Ninja Warrior UK’ format with new twist
UK broadcaster ITV is reviving competition series Ninja Warrior UK after a three-year break, with…
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Bulgaria & Slovakia catch up with ITVS quizzer ‘The Chase’
Bulgarian broadcaster Nova and Markiza in Slovakia have ordered local versions of ITV Studios (ITVS)…
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ITVS closes Gameface, Crook & Second Act, with Adam Adler joining Potato
ITV Studios (ITVS) is moving The Void producer Gameface into Beat The Chasers firm Potato,…
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ITV spins-off ‘Mummy Diaries’ reality series as star quits
UK-based ITV-owned FTA channel ITVbe has commissioned Billie & Greg: The Family Diaries, a spin-off…
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Elephant House taps ITV Studios label for creative director
Viacom International Media Networks’ (VIMN) Elephant House Studios has hired Ed Taylor, from ITV Studios…
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UKTV orders Sally Phillips original My Favourite Sketch
UKTV has ordered an original sketch comedy series from Sally Phillips (Bridget Jones’s Diary) for…
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Potato gains Powers through Love hire
ITV Studios (ITVS)-owned prodco Potato has hired Love Productions executive producer Sharon Powers. She joins…
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ITV confirms Talpa Cannonball deal
ITV has confirmed it will run a local version of Cannonball, the physical gameshow from…
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C5 orders Freddie Mercury, Karen Carpenter shows
UK broadcaster Channel 5 has ordered docudrama specials about Freddie Mercury and Karen Carpenter. Both…
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CITV opens Bear Grylls’ Survival School
UK children’s channel CITV has commissioned a Bear Grylls-fronted survivalist series for kids. Bear Grylls’…
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Shine TV exec joins ITV Studio’s Potato
Shine TV’s Claire Morrison has joined ITV Studios-owned UK prodco Potato in the new role…
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ITV Studios gets Possessed by new UK indie
ITV Studios and UK producer Glenn Hugill are setting up a new UK indie, Possessed…
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News brief: ITV champions British achievement
UK broadcaster ITV has commissioned a series from subsidiary production company Potato that will celebrate…