Veteran TV host and comedy writer Denis Norden has died aged 96, his family has said. Best known as the frontman for long-running ITV blooper show It’ll Be Alright On The Night, Norden died on Wednesday morning following a spell in a London hospital. He hosted the hit ITV … Read entire story.
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ITV has officially tabled a bid for Black Mirror and Big Brother producer Endemol Shine – six months after Deadline first revealed interest. British newspaper The Sunday Times, which is owned by Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp, sibling to Endemol Shine co-owner 21st Century Fox, reports that the British commercial … Read entire story.
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Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? is returning to British broadcaster ITV with ten new episodes. The Grand Tour’s Jeremy Clarkson is once again hosting the stripped run following a series of anniversary specials earlier this year. The show relaunched in May with over 6M viewers and a 31% share. … Read entire story.
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Johnny English Strikes Back and Paddington 2 star Ben Miller has joined the cast of ITV psychological drama The Man. Miller will star alongside Christopher Robin and Killing Eve star Ken Nwosu in the three-part bullying drama, which was created by Doctor Foster and Press creator Mike Bartlett. Also joining … Read entire story.
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The British television production grew to £2.7B (US$3.5B) – its highest ever level largely thanks to a boom in commissions from global SVOD services such as Netflix and YouTube. The figures have been published as part of the annual census published by the Producers Alliance for Cinema and … Read entire story.
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